#also experimenting with new chibi style

[anshares]

Just a random thing i did that i thought would be funny you know a step by step guide by gardener dfqc (part time moon supreme, full time gardener)

[pom12art]

Drew some Naruto OCs

I introduce you guys my Naruto OCs. Muichiro Aburame, Haruna Mori, and Kazuma Kimura.

I'll draw their instructor later...

[napstachill]

Commissions are currently: OPEN ✓

Payment is done through either Boosty or Hipolink! (Both accept cards, but Hipolink also accepts Paypal payments!) [Unable to accept Paypal payments currently due to technical difficulties on Hipolink. Very sorry for the inconvenience.]

("Boosty? How does that work?") (I dont have a guide for Hipolink, but it's pretty similar to Boosty!)

Commission prices:

Chibi - 20$ Icons - 20-35$

NEW OPTION! "Surprise me!" - 60$ ( I wanted something that would give me an opportunity to have fun and experiment with style, coloring and brushes. ^^ ) (Price does not go higher than that unlike the Character illustration option in exchange of unpredictability of the result)

Character illustration - 60-90$ (Price varies based on the character design complexity.)

Character + Background / Full Illustration - starting at 150$ ( Price changes depending on the difficulty of the illustration )

I will start working on the commission only after receiving the payment.

Please email me if you’re interested in a commission or have questions regarding it: napstachill@gmail.com

if you cant commission me, please reblog this post to support me! i would appreciate it a lot!

[starrysilvalley]

Time for the secondary protagonist of this tale, Emmet! He may have a familiar face— if only he had the same understanding of himself. He occupies more of a Virgil/mentor archetype, and within the Pokémon games universe he would be the closest to a Professor role.

To emphasize again, this project takes place in distant future of the Pokémon in-game universe. The plotlines of previous games are all considered canon up until Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Anything past that is considered non-canon within the context of Spectrum. Emmet’s place in particular was based on the context of PLA and my own interpretations/theories on the subject of the twins when playing it (mostly answering questions like “where is Emmet”, “is he in present-day Unova or another time/place entirely”, “what happened to cause the separation”, etc.)

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Emmet is an amnesiac and fugitive against the New Unova League, as well as a surrogate father to Una. Despite being a verrry blunt and open book, Emmet remains a bit of a mystery. His earliest memory is waking up in the custody of the Pokémon League with nothing but his ratty coat and hat that just so happened to have his name stitched inside. Interregators told him he was found with illegal possessions (what type of possessions, he still doesn't know) and had been conspiring to eliminate the Champion. It was only through an intervention that he was able to escape with a mysterious little girl in tow. To this day, he still has no idea where he came from before his captivity or if he has any roots somewhere in New Unova. Although there will always remain the desire to know his true self, under the current circumstances, Emmet is focused more on his found family in Una and his business partner Fajra.

Due to his experiences, Emmet has a tendency to be more reserved… at least, sometimes. He is more mischievous than he first appears and typically uses this to his advantage when faced with more sketchy characters. He is very observant, but learned that his commentary can get him into trouble. It also may just be that he has become more restrained with his trickster side in order to show a good example to the young rascal in his charge. If he wants her to follow his safety guidelines, he should probably learn to follow them himself, right?

Emmet currently only has one Pokémon— a Neo Variant Liepard. If he had any other Pokémon prior to his amnesia, he has no way of knowing where they are or what they were. He acquired Liepard during his incarceration, but he’s never spoken on the specifics of how he acquired her. Regardless, their experiences together led to a strong comradery between them. Liepard is almost always out of her pokéball and flanking his side. For whatever reason, Emmet never pursued acquiring more Pokémon and seems to avoid Pokémon battles altogether. He’s never made it clear why this is the case. However, on the rare occasion where he and Liepard do battle, they are notoriously ruthless and almost perfectly in-sync. At the very least, he has shown to have a strong knowledge of battling, even if he doesn't seek it out.

I currently do not have as many sketches of Emmet as I do Una since I'm building Una from the ground u, and I struggle to find a design/style I like for him. This sketch of the pair and their Pokémon is one of my favorites.

My one other drawing I liked was an even chibi-er version of him (I don't usually draw in chibi style, but its proven to be the easiest to use), including some character notes from the time.

I've gone back and forth on a LOT of his character since I wanted to have his character explore a twist in the themes originally given to him by the creators. I know there are theories that Emmet is meant to embody truth while his brother embodies ideals, so its been an interesting challenge to work with this character in the dystopian context where truth is oppressed and often requires characters to abandon honesty. Its also difficult because Emmet is known for his optimism and I don't want to take that from him, even in a dystopian context. I believe his upbeat/mischievous nature helps him stand out from his brother, and quite frankly, I think even dystopian worlds could use some hope. I'm just more use to writing Ingo characters rather than Emmets. I'm hoping I can do this little guy justice :’)

[hauntedraggedyanne]

how to make yourself feel less bad about doing nothing during a block

this is for all artists/writers or anyone else who feels a bit burnt out during the creative process

—make one of those ‘wheel of names’ and fill it with characters, ocs, or just ideas that you’ve had either right now or in the past. Spin it. Force yourself to write or draw whatever you land on, because now you’ve got a new scene/piece so congrats!

—Pinterest boards. Just compile their aesthetic, outfits, actors/actresses who either play the character or you WANT to play them, scenery, or even just colors. Rest easy knowing that you’re coming up with ideas as to how the characters express themselves, their appearance, or that you’ve got a bit of inspiration

—pocket notebooks. This’ll be a couple of bucks but it is SO worth it. If you’ve ever wanted to get into journaling at all, you need a pocket notebook that you can get almost anywhere for less than $10. Write about your experiences, write about where you want to see the characters or your ideas go, just about anything. And because the pages are so small, you’ll feel like you did something after filling one up, let alone two or three.

—write a future scene that isn’t happening at the point you’re currently writing. This is more writer specific so let me explain. Whether it’s the climax, just a sweet scene between the love interests, or the villains final monologue, just writing a draft 0 of the scene you desperately want will make you feel good, while also giving you ideas and a baseboard for when the time comes to finally write that scene.

—pick a person walking down the street and draw them like the protagonist of your favorite genre. Time for artist specific. Obviously DO NOT creepily take their photo and watch them run away to call the police, in fact you don’t even need their photo. Just look out the window, find a person walking their dog, gardening or whatever, and write down some basic things about their appearance. Pick a genre (like turning the old lady who walks her dog into a fantasy heroine) or style (chibi, realism, pixel art, etc) and go to town.

[aibouart]

Art Trades Opening~

Okay so I hate artfight for specific reasons but i wanna draw and none of my OCs are doing it for me, but idk if i have the organisational skills rn (i have a fuck ton of chores to do today) to accept new comms SO ANYWAYS

I am opening for ~3 art trades. (might come back and do more if I have time)

We will be doing flat chibis (full body) at min. I will not trade a flat chibi for a sketch, you must match my level of completion. You can go above that if you desire (shading, non chibi, etc) but please don't expect me to be able to match your level of completion. I just need to make sure you know what completion level to expect going into this! please don't haggle completion levels (such as offering 2x coloured sketches), i don't really have the energy to think about all that stuff rn sorry.

you must be able to complete your end in at least a month, please. otherwise i will forget entirely about this. also due to past experience, i will not be sending you the full res image of my end if i finish before you. I will only send a low res thumbnail. i will not be sending WIPs for error fixes etc (i will send them as proof of progress!), as this is not a commission, but if i forgot something egregious/important in the finalised image, PLEASE let me know! i still want you to like it!

please no overly complicated characters. mine aren't super marking heavy, either! you can send a complicated character to ask if it's okay, and i'll let you know~

I REQUIRE this info: (feel free to reblog w this form or DM me! if it fits into the replies that works, too.)

Example of your art: (image/link/your art tag) Character(s) you want me to draw: (image/url) Must Haves: (accessories that are not optional, if you wanted the character to be a specific mood/personality, etc)

Here are my characters I'd love to see drawn, pick yer poison~ My furry/anthro characters do not have pronounced muzzles, they are specifically kemono style..!

1: BunSong 2: Shitvee 3: Calpico 4: ChooChoo 5: Cim 6: My Pokesona 7: Yarby 8: My Splatsona

I tried to include variety so hopefully one of them works for you~

[satoshi-mochida]

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection demo now available - Gematsu

A demo for Ace Attorney Investigations Collection is now available for PlayStation 4 via PlayStation Store, Xbox One and PC via Microsoft Store, and Switch via Nintendo eShop, and PC via Steam.

The demo allows users to play the beginnings of both Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth and Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor’s Gambit, and save data can be transferred to the full game when it launches.

Here is an overview of the demo, via its store pages:

Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Step into the shoes of Miles Edgeworth, that prosecutor of prosecutors from the Ace Attorney mainline games! Leave the courtroom behind as you walk with Edgeworth around the crime scene, gathering evidence and clues and talking with persons of interest. Use your wit and what you discover to solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction.

Both games have been given the full high-definition treatment, including all-new designs for the chibi characters! Classic pixel art style is also available for those who like a more retro vibe!

Autoplay and Story Mode have also been added. Autoplay will progress the dialogue for you, while Story Mode will solve even the toughest puzzles on your behalf — perfect for those who just want to sit back and enjoy a good mystery! (You can turn Story Mode on and off at any time.)

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection is due out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store on September 6.

Watch a new trailer below.

Allies and Adversaries Trailer

English

Japanese

[stepswordsen]

【KHR AU】 XanLena ❤️💜🔥🪷

Nguyễn Selena (Nguyễn Nguyệt Vân Liên) 💜🪷

Figured it's been a long time since I posted about my wife, Selena~

Nguyễn Selena is my KHR OC who is a Vietnamese non-binary assassin. Her Vietnamese name is Nguyễn Nguyệt Vân Liên.

Her name, Selena, means "moon" 🌙

Her Vietnamese name, Liên, means "lotus flower" in Sino Viet 🪷

In my KHR AU, she joins the Varia as one of their members and lives at their headquarters with the rest of the core Varia members. My wife has NB flag colours~

My wife and her NB swag~ 💜🖤🤍💛

I mainly ship Selena with Xanxus.

In KHR, Xanxus is the leader of the Varia, an independent assassination squad under the Vongola mafia family. He was initially one of KHR's major antagonists.

Selena 💜🖤🤍💛🌙☁️🪷

English name: Nguyễn Selena (グエン・セリナ)

Vietnamese name: Nguyễn Nguyệt Vân Liên (阮月雲蓮)

Japanese alias name: Gen Suzuha (阮月雲蓮)

I resketched Selena's hair recently 💜

I resketched these quickly so it's not as refined but I'm still experimenting/trying to decide how I want Selena's hair to be drawn, whether I want to keep the curls in the back or not.

I feel like her ponytail is pretty iconic to her design. So if Selena got a TYL (10 Years Later) design, then I'd just add a bun on top of the ponytail.

Didn't redraw everything yet but just updated this for now

I redrew the bow and it has better lines but I prefer how pointy the shape of the OG bow was so I'll just combine the two eventually. I just wanted to get the new Selena down

Though both are nice! I just like how the shapes/silhouette of the hair are clearer now.

The XanLena chibis are pretty old doodles, so I'd like to redraw it sometime, but I still think it's cute ^^

My friend Feuri told me he likes how the softer upturned eyes of the OG Selena has a softer expression, so I'll keep both expressions ^^

I love both eyes in the Selena doodles hehe

Art Rambles

XanLena Doodle WIPs ❤️💜

Some recent + old doodles I drew before. I'm planning to refine them eventually!

Xanxus is wearing áo dài ("Long dress"), a type of Vietnamese traditional clothing

Selena is in her usual outfit I designed for her ^^

I think my art style is improving nicely! The way I draw faces is getting more refined

I'll redraw the hair later. I just sketched this quickly for now. Cuz I was just thinking about how I wanted to draw XanLena together more

I have a XanLena art idea in my head... Just need to get started with actually drawing it

Did a quick colour test today. I'll draw the rest later.

I wanna do a big XanLena piece eventually... And also XanLena in traditional Vietnamese clothing~ Matching couple clothing! 🥰💞

I rambled more about XanLena and Selena below.

You can read more under the cut!

Context

I added context for my mutuals who don’t know much about KHR, but would still like to tune into my KHR AUs and KHR OC stuff. Feel free to read only if you want!

Vongola Family = The KHR protagonist, Tsuna, is currently training to become the 10th generation boss of the Vongola family. Tsuna and co. are the Vongola family’s 10th generation guardians.

Varia = The Vongola family’s elite independent assassination squad. Their leader is Xanxus.

Source: (X)

Nguyễn Selena: Relationship Chart 💜

Selena's Name Interpretation 🌙☁️🪷

Notes

Misc Rambles

Sorry but I don't want to retype all this again so I'm just copy pasting from my Notion doc and side blog. I also included my rambles with friends!

Selena's info sheet and character relationship chart was inspired by FGO Materials' character profile formats where it lists a chara's general info, usage of pronouns, quotes, relationships with other charas, etc.

I still need to revamp the quotes with Selena's relationships with the other Varia members so I just posted Xanxus' part for now

Selena is the type who's calm and gentle but likes to keep to herself regarding matters that don't concern her. She's more aloof when she doesn't know the person well, but eventually opens up to the other Varia members.

I imagine Selena speaks in a really polite and formal way to Xanxus out of respect for him.

Xanxus and Hibari are my no. 1 fave KHR characters (tied) 🥰

Also used Glaze on my art as protections against A/I fart.

Also I'm just thinking of the recent FGO: Summer 7 event with Douman growing cursed morning glories (vampiric shikigami), flowers that suck blood.

I NEED THIS FOR SELENA...

DOUMAN BASED!!!

Selena's man eating plants 🥰💞

Selena is very soft and gentle, but she can be a little unhinged, as a treat!

Selena is a gardener and florist (flower enjoyer and enthusiast)

[stepswowdsen]

【KHR】 XanLena ❤️💜🔥🪷

I drew sketches of Xanxus and Selena recently!

Xanxus ❤️🍷🔥

New (2024)

Old (2023)

Xanxus wearing áo dài ("Long dress"), a type of Vietnamese traditional clothing

I think my art style is improving nicely! The way I draw faces is getting more refined

I'll redraw the hair later. I just sketched this quickly for now.

Cuz I was just thinking about how I wanted to draw XanLena together more

I have a XanLena art idea in my head... Just need to get started with actually drawing it

Did a quick colour test today. I'll draw the rest later.

I wanna do a big XanLena piece eventually... And also matching XanLena in traditional Vietnamese clothing 🥰💞

Selena (Liên) 💜🪷

Recent sketches I did of my KHR OC, Selena (Liên)

My wife and her NB swag~ 💜🖤🤍💛

Her Vietnamese name is Liên, which is the Sino-Viet word for "Lotus" 🪷

Selena's Names:

English name: Nguyễn Selena (グエン・セリナ)

Vietnamese name: Nguyễn Nguyệt Vân Liên (阮月雲蓮)

Japanese alias name: Gen Suzuha (阮月雲蓮)

New (2024)

Old (2023)

I resketched Selena's hair recently 💜

I resketched these quickly so it's not as refined but I'm still experimenting/trying to decide how I want Selena's hair to be drawn, whether I want to keep the curls in the back or not.

I feel like her ponytail is pretty iconic to her design. So if Selena got a TYL (10 Years Later) design, then I'd just add a bun on top of the ponytail

Didn't redraw everything yet but just updated this for now

I redrew the bow and it has better lines but I prefer how pointy the shape of the OG bow was so I'll just combine the two eventually. I just wanted to get the new Selena down

Though both are nice! I just like how the shapes/silhouette of the hair are generally clearer and cleaner now

Oh and I'll make the silhouette of the ponytail more wavy like the 1st one

XanLena Chibis (2023)

This is pretty old so I'd like to redraw it but I still think it's cute ^^

I rambled more about XanLena and Selena in a previous ramble post.

I'll put it under the cut!

[glasswinggames]

What's that? Some Ever After Chibis and two new outfits all in one?!

I've been doodling some chibis whilst working on things I'm keeping hush hush for now!! But the chibis have been a great way to experiment with new outfits and designs before I go ahead and draw them in full!

For Cai I knew I needed a) more cut outs and skin showing and b) a fancy hairstyle for the fanciest of royals 😊 and for Helios I wanted to take a step back from the classic Western style Northern Duke and reflect hints of his heritage, since his family and ancestry is important to him.

I've also started working with a new background artist!! I'm keeping the first one they've sent to myself for now, but I can tell you I'm so excited with how beautiful it looks!

If you'd like to support Ever After and also get a chibi all of your own, please consider commissioning me!! My ko-fi is open and available for more than just the ych chibis!

Glass 🦋

[turboacek-blog]

BDSP was fine, y'all just mean

Kinda kidding but not really as I know it's a hot take

Written Feb 6th 2024

Not saying some of the dislike wasn't worth it

But the problem wasn't with ILCA it's the base game of Diamond and Pearl

A lot of people's complaints basically sum up that they didn't incorporate Platinum into the game

Mainly from Pokemon available, with some mentioning the Giratina distortion world and such plus other changes that platinum had from DP like battle frontier differences

On one hand yes it would have been nice if they did make some more changes like implementing more Platinum story elements making it more of a definitive Sinnoh experience

But also it's DP remakes not Platinum remakes

Similar with ORAS and FRLG they had some new stuff and revamped stuff. But it's not like FRLG had Yellow elements (that's lets go) and ORAS had a lot of Emerald. At most the Delta episode for ORAS was their workaround for no Emerald so if you want to group that as the full game then sure BDSP needed some DLC but then you have the DLC dilemma is getting the platinum stuff worth an extra $20-$30 dollars and have that dlc debate

The underground solved a lot of the issues imo

The underground having Pokemon down there personally solved a lot of the Pokemon availability problem

For example, I picked Turtwig so I wasn't just limited to Ponyta for a fire type since I didn't pick Chimchar I had options as Magby and Houndour were now available, which fixes the fire type problem imo

And I think people overreact about the changes to the bases and flag capturing as yes it would have been nice if they were the same but I think the changes outweigh it greatly. Plus if ORAS showed anything people really didn't care to have the secret bases as secret bases and just liked it for nostalgia mainly

Not saying BDSP was perfect but I do think in a lot of aspects it is the definitive Sinnoh experience as you're basically just missing the Giratina story which isn't as necessary to the plot imo

As it kinda just seems like Yellow, Crystal, Emerald and Platinum were seen as definitive because they don't have the dual version conundrum so they seem more complete in compariso. But when the dual version games get additional content is the additional usually third legendary plot really worth it?

Maybe maybe not

And I know a lot of rumors about potential Johto or Unova remakes have been going on and people are worried as they didn't like BDSP

But if for example ILCA makes the remakes and has the chibi style and etc

But they fix the level scaling in Johto or something like Pokemon availability for Unova I think those would be better even if minimal changed

I do have my own hopes and wishes for potential remakes but I will wait until they are officially announced

[kyouka-supremacy]

your new banner is so cool.. wow.. I just stared at it for five minutes..

Aawwww thank you 🥺🥺 To say I didn't want to make anything too elaborate, I'm happy with how it came out.

I like that chapter 51 panel so much, Atsushi and Akutagawa are so cute in that half-chibi style, and sskk having their sskk quarrels is just too dear to me. I think it's a very cute moment in their relationship? It may sign an evolution from addressing their disagreements through physical fighting, to facing them through heated quarrels, to (hopefully) solving them by calm words. It's nice how both Atsushi and Akutagawa grow with and because of each other.

And tbh to me that panel is also a... Wow, Akutagawa is really whipped. Like, there's little to no other person on earth who could say the things Atsushi did to Akutagawa and leave alive. Akutagawa must truly be head over heels to go past all of it like it was nothing. It's really cute. In this panel in particular, he looks uncharacteristically collected. It's crazy how Atsushi has changed him.

I like the first part of cannibalism sskk. It's the most light-hearted sskk can be. It's got funny quarrels and coming to common ground in spite of themselves and involuntarily helping each other and overfocused Akutagawa and “once this is done, I'll teach you some tricks besides killing” and “this riding experience is terrible”. Overall, it's the first time in the manga we see Akutagawa being silly, and it's sweet.

I like how in the end the header resulted with it looking like Akutagawa is looking directly at the blog underneath, ahah. I wonder what sskk would think of it. I don't think Akutagawa would be very pleased with my description of him. Atsushi would probably feel uncomfortably called out ahah. Maybe that's what they're fighting over. It's very amusing for me to imagine.

[xsilversugar]

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My past rates for a full color illustration with multiple characters or character sheets with a ton of expressions/items have gone as high as $350 currently. I can provide prior client examples and/or reviews/references upon request.

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[lefinx]

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - Review

I know I said I was doing a series of spooky games, and I plan to hold up to that, however last week 'The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom' released and in a moment of weakness I caved and bought it, and what a good decision that was. The past week i've been completely hooked, casting aside my seasonal spooky games, and instead having so much fun exploring Hyrule. Its got cats! and dogs! and even cows!! what more could you want?

Disaster has struck! in an effort to save the princess, Link has be captured by the enemy! Now, it's up to Zelda. Using her powers of wisdom, she pairs up with Tri and sets off on her own adventure to find him and save Hyrule from the mysterious rifts opening across the land.

Echoes of Wisdom is a 2D action-adventure, puzzle game, developed by Nintendo and Grezzo, and published by, of course, Nintendo. It released worldwide on September 26, 2024, and it is the first main Legend of Zelda game with Princess Zelda as the playable character.

In Echoes of Wisdom, you will use 'echoes' to help solve puzzles, reach new areas, and fight off enemies. 'Echoes' refer to various items and/or monsters found throughout the game. Using Zelda's Tri Wand, you can duplicate and manipulate these items, which is essential for progressing. The majority of the game focuses on puzzle-solving, either in dungeons or around the open world, so you will be using these echoes a lot!

I had a lot of fun experimenting with the different ways I was able to solve various puzzles. You are limited in how many 'echoes' you can create at one time, so some puzzles may require you to experiment a little to find your way around.

Minor gameplay spoilers!

Most reviews do mention this element of gameplay, so it is not a huge spoiler. However, due to the game having only released a week ago, I wanted to include the notice just incase some players are unaware of this feature and would prefer to discover it on their own. Personally, I was unaware of this feature before playing, and it came as a pleasant surprise during my play through.

In addition to creating 'echoes', Zelda can also enter a 'sword fighter form', where, for a brief time, she has access to Links abilities. This form is limited, however, it helps to mix up game play and add newer elements to the puzzle solving and combat.

End of spoilers

To top off each gameplay element, you have access to a surprisingly large map, full of additional small quests and objectives outside of the main storyline. These enhance exploration, extending your journey or bulk out the game after completion. Throughout the game your free to do what you wish and experiment with your echoes and the world around you, creating an incredibly fun, and unique game.

I have heard mixed reviews on the art style, some do not like the chibi look, whilst others do. I personally love it. It's cute, simple, and almost childish element really add to the whimsy of the game and are enhanced by its soundtrack. The soundtrack is cheerful and upbeat, its simplicity matching the games visuals, with catchy tunes bound to get stuck in your head.

The game takes a new approach to its usual leitmotifs. For instance, the well loved 'Zelda's Lullaby' has been remade and reused to create the 'Hyrule Field Theme'. Instead of a slow, calming piece at 100BPM, it jumps up to 300BPM, adding an energetic and adventurous feel. This helps paint Zelda as the main protagonist and a hero, just as other Hyrule Field themes have done in the past with Link, by rewriting 'Zelda's main theme' (commonly associated with Link) to create the track.

The one drawback I had with this game involved its UI. In order to select 'echoes', the game uses a long scrolling category bar which over time becomes more and more difficult to navigate as you progress.

Another common complaint I’ve heard from others is that the frame rate occasionally drops in the overworld. While I didn't personally notice this, I tend not to pay much attention to a game's performance unless it significantly impacts my gameplay. From what I understand, the frame drops seem to affect only the visual experience, making this drawback more of a slight inconvenience rather than a game-breaking issue.

Another common complaint I've seen is that there are too many 'echoes' and that most of them go unused or are never needed. While I did have several 'echoes' that went unused throughout the game, I disagree with this criticism. Having access to a wide variety of 'echoes' allows players to approach the game in their own way. In fact, some of the 'echoes' I didn’t use were frequently used by others in their playthroughs.

As you might expect, the game is released on the Nintendo Switch and retails for £50 on the eStore. However, you can find it for slightly cheaper on other sites, with some places even holding release sales at the moment.

The main story is estimated to last around 20 hours. Having just completed it myself, I've sunk around 30 hours into the game and still have additional content available to play through.

Echoes of Wisdom is a game fit for any Zelda fan, cozy game, or puzzle adventure enjoyer, and it is all I personally am going to be talking about for the next week.

Buy the game here!

[paperstreetlocal]

How did you manage to improve your art so fast in so little time?

i dont think 5 years is that little 😭😭😭😭 i mean.drawing daily for that long ....thats like thousands of drawings since on some days i draw several times

i started drawing fr at the start of quarantine for whatever reason (end of my gacha phase + i wanted to branch out + general boredom) and had a relatively supportive friend group who liked what i made (even tho i deem it utter garbage by my standards now) so that did motivate me to do it often asides from my general love for it... i usually focused on chibi/more cartoony stuff without a general sense of direction (didnt know anatomy or anything) so i guess the real start of me taking it seriously (whatever tha means) was watching fight club? cause i was like Yeah no way am i drawing tyler as a twink in my usual artstyle so hence came my insane focus on learning anatomy and how to draw muscles/fat whatever else

i dont ever do studies and barely use references (aside from character ones so ik how to draw them correctly) because it feels incredibly restrictive and i just like drawing what interests me and cant force myself to do anything that idgaf about which is probably a bad habit and uhm. I should actually learn color theory and whatever but I dont care I draw for fun.art isnt a serious thing if you put your heart to it you can learn anything with enoguh trial and error❤️ experiment!!! if it turns out like shit, good! you learned not to do that thign next time! you also learned how to utilize said style in the future to make something better!!!! If you struggle with studying shit make your favorite character/topic a core component of it!!! if you dont like drawing something, dont!!! take inspo from other artists, use the components you like from their styles to create your own!! its probably not that easy for most people but its how it came to me i Guess... if you struggle with something you want to get better at just fuck around with it until it looks good.......i have horrendous perfectionist issues and if my brain doesnt like what its seeing its gonna tell me (un)fortunately and i draw until its good enough. Or i dump it. my main goal is make as much shit as possible until i just gradually get better at it

i never take more than 5 hours on a drawing since my style is relatively flexible and i dont focus on much than besides basic anatomy and making it as funky/appealing as possible.if ur pose is too stiff mesh transform it until it looks fine, feel free to scrap shit if it looks bad. dont dwell on it for too long. people always talk about rules and whatever other shit or using tutorials it just Doesnt work for me...

only rule i Do like is you have to learn anatomy to break it properly ok. this applies to cartoonish shit too. and chibis. Learn it

gradients are awesome and will make ur stuff look 50 times cooler and I encourage using filters if ur colors look bad.. (i do it for every drawing)

dont compare urself to other artists EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean EVER you can like another persons art but NEVER compare yourself to them IT WILL KILL YOUR ART Only compare yourself to yourself . compare new art to old art if you need to. Do Not compare yourself to others you dont know how long theyve been drawing, how much time thye spent on it, their circumstances, talent, tools Ok. Dont . Jealousy is bad and ugly and you should never indulge in it. draw for nobody but yourself. if you like it its Good enough

tldr: fucking around

[gzeidraws]

I have two questions

What's your advice for an Artist who wants to do commission? 

What do you advise Artists to do, particularly those who would want use their online names and do not wish to reveal their real name throughout the payment process? Such as PayPal and ect. 

Hello Anon!

This is quite a broad question, but let me list what I can think of:

Create a style sheet or gallery showing what art style you'd do. This can be different from your usual style eg. doing chibis only. It should also give an idea of art, subjects, and themes you're comfortable with drawing for others (or if you want to be a NSFW artist, obviously have NSFW examples :P)

Don't be afraid to focus on a fandom first, especially if you're not sure of demand. Build up your client base and following, and you can slowly offer up more options from there once others know about your experience with comms.

Set up a detailed post or external page/site (I use Carrd) that displays updated info about how your comms work. Include details like steps, estimated waiting times, what to expect, and terms/conditions.

You can just have potential clients DM you directly, but I prefer to use a form (I use Google forms). This way their requests get auto-consolidated into a sheet, I can see who messaged first, and I can edit the sheet to keep track easier (eg. highlight a row to show if paid, or if comm in progress, or if done, etc.).

Be firm and honest in communications. You are essentially selling a product/service, there is no 'customer is always right' but think of it as having common respect for each other. If a client requests a comm you're not comfortable with, you can say no or ask if it can be amended. If you feel you might not be able to deliver the comm or a wip by a milestone, let the client know in advance.

For prices, I cannot advise on this as it depends on circumstances. If you find your art style or type of comms more unique and in demand, you can ask for a higher price. If you are doing this fulltime, you should definitely ask for a higher price (pegged to what you'd think you should earn per hour in a similar job scope). If you're new and are unsure of demand, you can start 'low-ish' and increase your prices over time.

For payment, you should at least ask for partial payment up front for a sketch. Never do 'test' drawings or sketches for free. You can slowly switch to asking for full payment upfront especially if clients are confident you can deliver based on your past work.

About the Paypal thing, it's been a long while since I've set my account up and PP also likes to change stuff on their website 🤔 But I believe as long as you convert your personal account or set up a Business account, you can choose the display name.