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Not exactly the most...erm, "flattering" pieces of art I've done in awhile. I'm no stranger to doing chicken scratch to hastily get ideas down, but it's been awhile since I've utilized MSPaint for it. Having said that, there was something quite cathartic doing things this way! Just jotting down some silly ideas and whatnot.

Anyways, this is more concept art stuff to go with my other Surface Level concept art. I'm starting to get a clearer view of this idea in my head and might be able to make some serious headway into it!

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This year- especially as we reach the end- has been pretty rough on me. After having a pretty amazing creative blast through the last of summer, I feel like I just...collapsed. And I've been basically been struggling to get out of this pit I'm in. What better time to resurrect an old fan game idea, eh?

So this is Surface Level...originally, I had conceptualized this story a few years ago as, "The Middle Ground." and it had a wildly different story to it. Originally it was a sequel showing life on the surface and humans and monsters interacting. But ehhhh, it didn't really pan out. After playing the amazing Undertale: Yellow I got inspired to radically redo this entire story. Now it's become, "Surface Level." A story about a human and monster falling in love...or maybe becoming bitter, hateful enemies. Love, and Hate are core themes of this story, and unfortunately, I cannot reveal much more at the moment, since I'm still trying to organize it. I have a clear(er) image of how I want this project to go, but nothing concrete enough to share. Beyond these little snippets of art I've made.

I'm not entirely sure if I'm going to go anywhere with this idea, but it's still been an enjoyable creative exercise!

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I am HIGHLY doubtful I'm the first person to do this. But I was really interested in seeing Zombie and Sukiya Podes from the first second Puyo Puyo game in the modern Fever/PPT art style! And finally have all sixteen characters from that game brought into the modern SEGA era.

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Been struggling getting my creative juices flowing, so a logo redesign always helps! Been playing Puyo Puyo again, so that seemed like the perfect candidate to practice with!

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Just like how I updated Ebony's ref, it was only fair to update Ivory's ref. Funnily enough, some parts of them were simplified in the redesign (mainly the side modules under the ears) and some were made more complex (the legs, showing off how their knees work). One thing I noticed when people were drawing them for ArtFight, was that everyone was giving them their default face. So I thought I'd share some examples of their various emotions too.

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You might recall, I made this piece featuring my poor put upon inventor bun being subjected to this latest outfit meme. Well, a mere week or so afterwards, I decided to redo it. This time incorporating improved proportions and testing out a new (to me at the time) cell shade effect. Was quite impressed with how this came out! This is 100% non-canon of course, but again, the image of an exacerbated bunny was too tempting to pass up.

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Fridays are for posting fan art, it seems. And I'd like to start myself off on this trend with this little piece featuring @bubblebaath's oc, Michael! Always adored this character, and I love how versatile Bubblebaath's work is!

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Been doing a lot of digital art lately (especially for ArtFight) and I thought it'd be interesting to see how it compares with my traditional art. Here, I drew a simple shy guy from reference in pencil. Then I referenced that image in Affinity. Quite fascinating seeing the differences between the two!

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Took a small break from my character art to make this fake GameBoy poster. Orange is my favorite color, and I really wanted to see this iconic system in that color!

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Artfight is over, but I'm still continuing to improve my visual art skills. A thing I've always thought about doing was going back and redesigning old characters of mine. Here's the first so far; Albert: a cycloptic...alien? Who had a penchant for reading comic books. The oldest record I could find of this guy came from a Flipnote I made in 2010. Possibly 2009. He's part of a group of characters from a failed webcomic idea called, "Rough Sketch." So expect to see the rest of his entourage sometime soon!

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And here we arrive at the final two submissions I made for artfight! On the top, we have @laughingbear's Clover enjoying her summer vacation (with Melos uh...hanging in there). And on the bottom is a faux comic book cover for Willowails!

A lot has been happening to me this summer, and I'm so glad I had the opportunity to join in on ArtFight this year! I never thought I was all that good of a visual artist. But seeing my skills improve little by little, and getting to see so many happy comments and fantastic pieces of art each week? It's been a tremendous joy! I'll see about doing it again in 2025!

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I forgot to post these yesterday! Artfight is slowly coming to a close, and the next post I make will be my final pieces for this year.

At top is a shy guy trio, belonging to Centibeetle (left), RottenEctoplasm (middle), and BurntBeebs (right). Bottom left, featuring the cowboy moth belongs to Lua_. The middle featuring a jumping blue haired hero belongs to Veldoodles. And the bottom right, depicting a dark scene belongs to Rudy-Ruddi.

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Holy moly, this was a project and a half! As a piece fitting for my 25th submission, here's a seven* character attack for all the cool weaviles on artfight! (* Sekharo doesn't count, cause he's my boy. Also whether or not he is cool is up for debate)

In order (starting from top left to bottom right) we have;

@faerierobin's Kleo

@crunchysaladx's Mute

@anzzuryoku's Jasper

@maxiematsu's Blade

Doggye's Jhin

AlpacaArtz's Ill

@junoeevee's Kliff

And that dork at the end is my own Sekharo.

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And we're at the sixth round of artfight works! in the top left with the munchlax and ditto belongs to Nindota. The top left with the kitsune (and their shadow) is RoxxieKitsune. The bottom left with the mouse potion maker belongs to SquishiSprite. And the bottom right, featuring the cat jester belongs to VAdaPEGA! Incidentally, that last one is from VAdePEGA's current project, "Gatoslip." It's a pretty surreal experience and I recommend checking it out right here.

The next attack I make will be my 25th, and I have something BIG planned for it!

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ArtFight season is still in session, and I'm still doodling away! Definitely feeling myself improve quite a bit. Especially in coloring.

At the top, is a piece for @shadesdraws featuring four of their ponies rendered inf four different generations. Bottom left, featuring he caught demon boy, belongs to Nicks11. The bottom middle with the deadpan sphinx belongs to @foxpopvli. And lastly, the bottom right with the Samoyed enjoying a nice autumn's day belongs to Kasscabal!

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Random character that just spontaneously popped into my head inbetween artfight pieces. This is Nephina Alarn'hym; a rather spacey water shaman from a far off lakeside town. She keeps changing her backstory whenever asked. Is she over a century old? Has she been reincarnated dozens of times over? It's never the same story. She'll sometimes just blurt out a random thought out of the blue, or pace in circles around the same streets of her town. Her behavior belies someone that very intelligent and keenly aware of the world around them.

I'll keep on refining this character, bit by bit!

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Another batch of ArtFight attacks (plus one friendly fire!). The three tarot cards belong to Cyamee. The vintage train poster belongs to @thebanditconductor. Our space-faring hero and their lapin partner is friendly fire for @manianart. And the fuzzy guardian blocking your path belongs to SaitoPsyncin!