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whisperingstardust commission timelapse

this character was inspired by viktor from arcane so I referenced some screenshots of him in season 2 for the lighting and background... but boy it did not make it any easier to make, I cut a few shading attempts from the video so it wasn't too long! I do think the colors turned out cool in the end though.

and if you haven't heard the rest of the cobalt core OST you should go check it out...

pikmin!!!

the pikmin fanart... is finally finished!! hard to imagine I've been working on this one since march, but I took the reference picture in august 2023 so the idea has been sitting patiently in my head for even longer...

I really wanted to record some of the process for this one but I keep having trouble with that gooseneck phone holder I bought- if I clip it to my desk or the shelf next to...

adultfiendfinder commission timelapse

study with euphoria ✍️ chill dragon age library ambiance 📚

I listened to a lot of tales from earthsea while I drew this, after reading language of the night also by le guin, so I was also studying... the short story "bones of the earth" from tales of earthsea might be my favorite from the bunch. despite being the shortest and simplest, it really hits you emotionally with a grumpy o...

cornspiracy commission timelapse

these characters are from a fear and hunger themed roleplay- it was fun to do some creepy portraits and really fun to do the meat texture on the walls lol. these tips for drawing meat were very helpful!

I almost did a terrible job with the armor as you can ...

april commissions

the last couple of commissions from last month! the big tree in the full background commission was a challenge, but I really enjoyed figuring out the bark after I went looking for inspiration and rediscovered the backgrounds from the sword in the stone- I really like the distinct patches of colors and selective detailing in the trees:

2025-05-16 13:56:45 +0000 UTC View Post

endtemple commission timelapse

I was happy with how the colors and hair texture turned out in this one (: I also tried color jitter with my dither brush for the first time in the background for the stars and in the trees- it didn't work out in the trees here but it has an interesting effect I might play with later...

gatzudon commission timelapse

hope you guys are enjoying my song choices for these <3

a bit of trial and error in the sketching for this one- I wasn't feeling it and had to give up and come back the next day to do the final sketch. but it's always a treat to draw sorochiey designs!

puffalump commission timelapse

I got pixel art timelapse videos back! 🎉

this one was cracking me up because I totally forgot I did an observational drawing of a raccoon in the middle of sketching to understand their face structure better so it looks like she just became so realistic suddenly. like a spongebob gag.

raptor dragon doodles

here's the design process so far for a creature I've been toying with! these are in chronological order with the first drawings of them in the first image. they're for a little story idea I had after watching this video about flight in hayao miyazaki's movies and then rereading the nausicaa manga. I watched all ...

pikmin wip + inprnt!

I thought I'd start posting some wip crops as free posts here, so here's the pikmin fanart I'm chipping away at right now!

I also finally put my inprnt together with old and new stuff! this pikmin drawing will go up there when it's done too. looks like there's free shipping on orders over $30 this weekend!

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hidden world timelapse

a surprise treat for everyone!

I've been working on this entry to the current clip studio contest this week and after enduring CSP groaning and moaning and autosaving every 3 seconds... I realized I'd accidentally left timelapse recording on so I have the full process video! which explains that haha. please wish me good luck in the contest so I can get some money to buy a new ipad lol �...

march commissions

lots of fun commissions this month! the second one was an experimental commission for forager on toyhouse- I'm grateful that they let me play around with the style and try to do something similar to the lion and bird pieces I've done recently. definitely want to work with this style and gold lineart more...

pixels

I've been working on lots of pixel art on the side lately! my friend laine very kindly offered to sell prints and stickers of my work at the conventions they're tabling at, so I sniffed around my files to find old pixel fan art to redraw for stickers. all the old ones are on the left, new on th...

lineart tips!

I told helioangel a whileee ago that I'd put together some tips for doing lineart, so I wrote up all the advice I could think of! some of these are more foundational information but I thought I'd cover everything, I hope they're helpful!

draw on paper

drawing traditionally helps to improve your mark making technique, since it lets you work on your hand-eye coor...

my girlfail oc wye and more doodles

introducing my weird lesbian pokemon character wye 🎉 who has been around for a while but I only recently finished her reference! apollo and I decided to make impromptu characters to play as in scarlet and I ended up unexpectedly attached to her. the second and third images include the first drawings of her which are pretty old already, and you can see her go from kind of cool to much less co...

february commissions

I did remember to record timelapses this time, but for some reason out of nowhere the video quality of my pixel art timelapses has completely tanked so they're unwatchable... I can't seem to find a solution so I'm going to contact support for clip studio and hope they get back to me.

I listened to the broken earth trilogy by NK jemison while I worked on a lot of these, which was so good- ...

birds!

I got the idea for this drawing from goyagoat's adorable drawings of her merlin app recordings, mixed with some inspiration from mystery of th...

november to february sprites timelapse

I call this batch the smiling grinners facing left collection...

brittlefangs commission

the background for this piece is based on this photo of cape flattery, the specific setting the commissioner asked for! I tried something new for the foliage and water details here and I'm pretty happy with how they came out- I often struggle with water in particular but I'm looking forward...

january commissions

I completely forgot to record any of the timelapses for these so I threw in all the sketches! I think the first big sprite for wanderfell might be my favorite big sprite I've done in a while- they provided the pose & composition idea. really enjoyed working on the floral pixel portraits recently too!

also absolutely wild to see the difference in my style between these new pouflon and ...

cheshirerat commission timelapse

one more timelapse from last month's batch of commissions! I was really satisfied with how the denim jacket turned out in this one... I've always struggled with highlights on fur and hair so the fur highlights were a challenge here but a good step forward I think.

also, quick question- sho...

lots of doodles

I've been messing around with a new character based on the demon marchosias- thought it would be fun to save every drawing I did on the way to solidifying their design (though I haven't included all of them here because I don't want to mark my patreon as 18+ atm lol) but the first image does cover the point that I figured them out (the three rightmost drawings). I am going to change their horns...

gard3nb0y commission timelapse

the commissioner provided the thumbnail for this one- I thought it was a really fun concept for joined portraits!

canar1e commission timelapse

I wish I could have better captured the specific expression of the sketch for this one... it's especially hard to do with pixel art sometimes because of the tiny resolution, but I do like the final version too!

2025-01-16 14:56:26 +0000 UTC View Post

bunniespjs commission timelapse

I have to say I was very happy with how all the pastries turned out in this one haha. maybe I need to draw more pixel art food...

kickjurassic commission timelapse

loved working with the colors of this one and filling in the leaves!

december commissions

the last of 2024's commissions! mostly pixel art and the finished youtube thumbnail for simplysnaps. most of these have timelapse videos so I'll be posting them too!

happy new year everyone, thank you for supporting me here over the last year! ❤️

xmas gift drawings

two christmas gift drawings I made for friends this year- there's hess and her dad canoeing in sort of a linocut style, referenced from this unsplash photo, and a traditional drawing of my friend's fursona!

maiya commission timelapse

tried to focus on creating depth with the shading in this one!

also listened to a lot of the audiobook for sunbringer, the sequel to the book godkiller, while working on this, and I'm mad because my libby hold elapsed before I finished it- but I have to say I love the character kissen in the first book. she kills malicious gods, similar to a witcher, and she is very gruff and rude ❤️<...

august to november sprites timelapse

warning for blood in one of these sprites! I tried a couple different poses in the first few here, the dancing one was particularly fun!