- 9.08.2018

- 1/28/2018 I drew most of this while watching the good place and scrolling through tumblr (mostly @lesly-oh's blog cause she's awesome) so I know I drew at least one of her oc's and while I may have started to draw the other like many of the other doodles they became a mix of tumblr and whoever's face I happened to be watching cause I forgot who I was drawing.

(I made a fast sfw version)

(5/04/2018) So it turns out I love this version of my art far more than I do the version I spent many, many… more hours working on… But yeah mermay is great (I’m not being sarcastic I’m really enjoying it)

[I posted three with a black, white or transparent background]

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I mean it’s true but you don’t have to say it

a thing i only recently realized i knew abt character design that isnt just common sense apparently:

do not start ur character design by doing a full, refined turnaround/model sheet.

like. everyone in my childrens book il class is fuckin doing this even though most of them are illustration majors and its a huge mistake (our prof literally warned them against this, and YET)

any time you design a character, start by not caring. by just doing what feels right. dont settle on the first thing; play around. and then draw your character a shitload of times before u start a ref sheet

dont finish anything, just. do super fast sketches of them over and over and over. fill up a page or two. as you draw them theyll evolve. that will happen whether your sketch it out at the beginning or jump right into a final draft, and lemme tell u, u do NOT want ur character evolving and changing AFTER ur final draft. u want to get that out of the way early so u can get a decently consistent finished product

then when you go to do your model sheet you will already be able to keep your character on model without it bc youve drawn them a shitload of times. then it wont be “struggling to draw the character the same every time” itll just be “this is what the character looks like and i could draw them with my eyes closed bc of muscle memory”

dont just jump in and be like “shit i gotta have this full complex polished thing right out of the gate!” like. in the beginning, Do Not Work Hard. play. play a lot. and THEN do a refined drawing. your refined drawing will look way better, too, bc by then youll be completely comfortable with your design

its just a super bad idea to present a character as “heres a ref sheet” as soon as you have a concept. your concept will evolve and u have to let it, or else ur designs will look rushed/bad and your drawing will looks stiff and uncomfortable bc u can only draw ur character at a ¾ths view in a particular pose bc youve drawn them twice in ur entire life

- 2/14/2018 Didn't draw them or anything but the gold winning German pair skate was like actual perfection

- 08.19.2018 I need to post here more cause I actually use this site more than Instagram I’m just lazy with posting

- 10.14.2018

Here’s to a failed birthday present for my best friend… wahoo…

- 6/07/2018 Redrawing panels from fishballs webcomic my giant nerd boyfriend is a fun way to get over art block

Marvel Comics #1000: We’re Calling Him Ben

Kelpie

I know that in mythology, a kelpie is a horse. However, the description also states that he is stronger and more enduring than any horse, and it is usually mules that have this characteristic. So yes, it is a mule x) In fact a dead end branch

The image of this comrade is still being searched for, but gradually