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Hello there!
I'd like to know your advice on drawing tablets?
As in, what do you use for your digital art? Is there any you suggest?
I'm planning on getting one, but there are so many options, and I'd like to know your opinion and preference.
Thank you ^^
hi anon! thanks for the question!
i draw with a samsung galaxy tab s7!
BUT if this is your first time drawing digitally, then it's a good idea to test out if you like it with cheaper options first (so you don't drop a whole lot of money on a hobby/medium of art you don't enjoy)
some suggestions:
if you have a smart phone, try drawing with your finger using free to use drawing apps like ibispaint X or HiPaint (i recommend HiPaint cuz the UI is a lot simpler and less overwhelming, but both have a good selection of tools. i wanna say ibispaint has better text tools tho and there's A LOT more tutorials and resources online) drawing digitally with your finger is different from drawing digitally with a pen AND drawing traditionally, but this is a good way to familiarize yourself with digital art tools. a very simple entry point if you already have a smart phone.
if you don't want to draw with your finger (understandable, i personally couldn't stand it) you can try simple drawing tablets, which are the tablets that you plug into your computer/laptop, come with a pen, but they don't have a screen you draw directly on. they're actually a lot more affordable nowadays (i saw some for under $50 CAD, which is WILD), so that’s a good starting option if you want to draw with a pen. with a pen, you have more control with line weights than you do with your finger, but it takes practice to get used to. it also takes some getting use to drawing on a tablet and looking at your monitor, but this is where i started haha. i still have my old bamboo wacom create drawing tablet. but nowadays, other brands like xp-pen and huion are very comparable to wacom, so definitely consider getting a cheaper one to try out first. of course, if you go with a drawing tablet, you'll need an art program on your computer. i've used photoshop and clip studio paint and they're very good, but probably overwhelming for people who are new to digital art (they are loaded with tools and you have to really familiarize yourself with the menus and everything). there are probably simpler options available... but i'm not as familiar with them. oh wait, i think there are some drawing tablets that can also connect with your smart phone too nowadays. man, that's so cool. that's probably a better option instead of purchasing photoshop or clip studio paint right off the bat.
if you REALLY want a screen display experience, try a cheaper general tablet. iPads are a popular option if you're comfortable with the Apple ecosystem (i'm not 😅) but they can be pricey PLUS you have to buy the Apple pen separately. for Android, I'm pretty sure even the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 is a solid choice and it comes with a pen unlike an iPad. the SPen is built with Wacom tech, so you know it's quality. and while iPad has Procreate, HiPaint is available for Android and it's basically a Procreate clone (i explain more about HiPaint here) otherwise, ibisPaint X is also good and infinite painter is probably the most sophisticated free to use drawing app i've encountered (sophisticated as in it does a pretty good job at imitating traditional media in their brushes. it's cool, but the free version is very limited).
also if you like watching videos, Brad Colbow and Teoh on Tech on YouTube are great resources. they specifically review tech from an artist's perspective.
why i suggest testing it out is because if you're used to drawing traditionally, then switching to digital is a different experience. some artists can't get used to drawing digitally, and that's fine. that's why it's a good idea to test it out with a cheaper option first to see if you like it and to give yourself time to familiarize yourself with drawing apps/programs. i actually kinda hated drawing digitally at first. i didn't have the same level of control that i was used to with drawing traditionally. and overtime i made a lot of bad habits with my digital art that i had to unlearn by switching back to traditional art for a couple years (some bad habits like: relying on the Undo button to make "perfect" lines; trying to draw really fast because the pen glides over the screen unlike a pencil has friction against paper) so... give it a try and just let yourself have fun. don't worry about making anything perfect, just have fun!
#ask the crab#i hope you have fun!#i first got my bamboo wacom tablet in 2011#and it's still very good#i use my samsung tablet now because i really like the screen display experience#and the fact i can bring it with me on the go without my laptop#i like digital art#but i'll still occasionally switch to traditional art#that's how i deal with art block#i switch something up and just experiment with a different medium for a little while#that gets me out of the perfectionist mindset too#i can't spam the undo button if there's no undo button with pen and paper#the reason why i switched to digital art recently was because i was struggling with sketching with traditional art a little while back#i was designing a new DCA OC with a body type i am not familiar with drawing#and it was just getting frustrating trying to get the body shape right#so i took a break and switched to drawing chibis in digital art so i could give myself a refresh#i eventually was able to design that character#but i did it digitally#i'll share him soon#i haven't really decided on an outfit for him yet
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had some thoughts about certain characters having halos with specific looks to them, so i drew it.
//explanation(?) in the tags if your curious vv
#ok the tags are going to be a mountain of explanation im sorry#how it works is only mistress' can see them unless its a character that is able to break the fourth wall or understand the situation#maria and capella have the same ones as their mothers#maria's moon is upside to resemble horn yknow nina the wicked etc etc#capella's is meant to resemble a crown#capella's is also small and incomplete due to her still being young#she will eventually grow into a full large blinding sun halo trust#katerina is an eclipse because unlike the sun or the moon it doesnt give off light in the same way and blah blah blah blind you get it#however its the closest to a real halo if that means much to you#clara's is scattered not whole and the most inconsistent of the 4#her's changes size depending on emtion and actually cant be seen by the other mistress' it can only be seen by 4th wall breaking characters#if you have made it here and are wondering why katerina and capella look like that i like to fuse the p1 and p2 designs... sorry#also if this is extremly ooc im sorry i havent finished clara route i just thought this concept was cool..#clara saburova#clara the changeling#clara pathologic#katerina saburova#maria kaina#capella olgimskaya#capella pathologic#pathologic art#pathologic#pathologic 2#pathologic fanart#my art
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HOT SHOT REDESIGN + Illustration✨
I’m so goddamn detail-oriented it’s not even funny…
Let me tell you, I was locked 👏 the fuck👏 in 👏
This was legitimately so proud of myself for not making the outline perfect. I mean, don’t get me wrong—I love a good neat lineart layer, but where’s the fun in that?
Also the TF Skybound comic’s artstyle has been scratching my brain in a few good places.
#sphny arts (𖦹w𖦹)•*°⊹#transformers bold bright brisk#tf fan continuity#transformers#maccadam#maccadams#rcrr hot shot#hot shot#I was SUPER stoked to have added that chestpate accessory thingy that’s based off of the HS Armada design#I’ve decided to take a more looser approach with my character designing#it’s apparently how I’m able to come up with my better ideas#NO CLUE what’s going on with the yellow plating on the legs but I’ll figure out#eventually
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evolution of starsaints kiddos. first was from around 2021 . i wanted to give them a greater difference in color pallete and shape. my least favourite iteration of them is the 2nd because i can't get over the fact that they literally look identical, my same face syndrome was terminal back then
#also the info in the first image is HIGHLY INACCURATE!!!! it is from 2021 it isnt true anymore#anyway um. i finally decided on the opening of this game which means that i'll probably be able to start writing for it eventually#there is so much stuff and like 8 ish designs that are done but i havent shown and WON'T >:]#but ya. these guys are my prime examples for my design tactic of basically ripping off your inspos in ur first pass#like just look at their first designs theyre basically recolors of some of the wec kids#and now theyre actual characters !!! yay !!!!#starsaints carnival
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*oc-ifies smallidarity's lore child* wait what who did that
#smallidarity#my art#sorry the design is kinda boring i again was kinda lazy 😭😭#the bright ends of their hair is supposed to be like gold 😭 cause they were made with raw gold block..... yk....... ermm#<- is evidently not great at character design#anyways... tiny tom far from home angst....................#thinking that Tom treats empires like a greek fantasy storytale#and that their fathers were like these elaborate fantasy characters and just found it so cool that apparently they were related#Tom would beg Jevin to roleplay empires' characters together and the lores and stuff#Jevin at that point treats Tom more like a nephew rather than a son#At the point of adoption Tom could already walk and even teleport around the place#which was hard to manage but eventually Jevin learnt Tom's occasional hiding spots#Grian babysitted Tom once (to Grian's dismay) and was only able to get them to settle down if he told them more about Empires#Tom as a result hung around the obsidian rift#wondering about the lore in their blood...#about their parents and where they were then......#AU of this AU where Tom grows up and somehow finds a crack in the Rift#manages to enter it#and finds.... Hermes......#dun dun DUN!!!!#the rest is lore...........
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I'll finish this when I get home
#my art#project sekai#taniyama is sooooo cutie pie#i was scared to draw him cuz i didnt think i would be able to capture his essence#but i think im on the right tracj#he looks like a character i would design#freckles weird eyebrows fang tooth subtle eyelashes brown hair in a sorta shaggy style#i need him#colpal if you're listening please#when you eventually introduce new units#please please please make him part of one#i want a taniyama focus card pleaseeeeeeeeeee#i love his design so much im begging
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I finally made an actual original design for something! And my own DnD character no less! God I'm so overjoyed right now. Fuck you aphantasia you ain't got shit on me (it definitely definitely does but I'm still winning despite it)
#my posts#jibba jabba#ive never been able to actually make an original design befor#its all replica still lifes n shit#and now once i make one for my friends character i can make art of all three of them together!!...eventually#theres A LOT of footwork between here and there but im so much further than ever before im so happy#(third friend has already gotten a commission done of her character so i dont have to do much design work there lmao)
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Hello! I don’t have much art to post yet other than these sketches (going through Art Block!! D:), so I compiled a huge lore post explaining my version of the Welcome Home Magical Girl AU! Yahoo 👍
Magical Girl AU:
Wally: paintbrush, art magic, artist/apple
Julie: yo-yo, plant magic, flowers (both)
Frank: net, butterfly magic, butterfly (both)
Poppy: shield, healing magic, chef/plus sign
Barnaby: hammer, elasticity, clown/heart
Eddie: scissors, paper magic, paper/spade
Sally: staff, weather magic, sun/stars
Howdy: bag, item conjure, clover
(order: weapon, magic, theme/brooch shape)
* Home is the mascot and the source of most of their magic, which is kept inside fancy shaped brooches that fit character’s themes. Their brooches allow them to transform into magical girls!
* They fight monstrous goop entities that have suddenly appeared from a mysterious place, while trying to live their day-to-day lives in their neighborhood! The setting is about the same with more fantasy magical girl aspects.
* Everyone gets the standard magical girl abilities (enhanced strength, jump ability, durability, senses) plus a signature power & weapon. They can change the size of their weapon as they wish.
Wally - Wally is the leader of Welcome Home’s Magical Girl team! He has the ability to manipulate art by controlling paint, crayons, ink, and graphite. Typically, he uses his trusty magic paintbrush, which has everlasting and color-changing paint on its bristles. He can make any drawing, whether his own or someone else’s, into come to life as he wills. He’s mainly in the backlines painting creatures and items to help his friends, or just painting appealing shapes on the ground!
In a last resort situation, Wally can summon an ocean of black paint that will gradually swallow and drain the life everything in its path, even himself. While using this magic, he will be in an unresponsive state that can only be stopped under certain circumstances [force, death, or Wally just has to force himself out of it]. Paint hands will also arise to protect Wally from harm, but they can be destroyed or blown away, although they will respawn within a few minutes. The paint will immediately disappear and stop its effects when Wally snaps out of it. Eventually, Wally will be able to master this power and control this form.
Julie - Julie has the ability to grow and manipulate all plants, but she typically sprouts flowers and roots all around. Her weapon is a yo-yo that she uses to grab things, whack ‘em, and turn it large to roll somebody over! Julie is the first to spring into action when something goes awry in the neighborhood, usually followed by Frank (who’s always dragged into the fight. Poor guy!).
Frank - Frank’s ability is butterfly manipulation: he can summon swarms of them to disorient enemies, and he can also “see” through his butterfly’s eyes to spy. Frank’s magic also allows him to take on the physiology/abilities of butterflies, such as flight, cocoon generation, and poison spit. His weapon is a bug net, which he waves around to ensnare and smack monsters!
Poppy - Poppy is the main healer of the Magical Girl team! As is her role, she has the ability to heal all injuries and ailments. Her healing magic can also bless food, so you can take a bite out of her seed treats and feel better instantly. She hates battle and prefers to stay on the sidelines to heal her friends. In tense moments, out comes her mighty shield that’ll protect her and her friends from any sort of danger!
Barnaby - Barnaby’s ability is elasticity, which means he can stretch himself as far as he wants. It’s a useful power for grabbing things a little too far away, slingshotting, or just being plain silly. His weapon is a large squeaky hammer—even with its usual soft squeakiness, it could still hit hard with a bit of momentum from wound up arms (just like Popeye)! He can perform all sorts of crazy feats with his bendy puppet limbs!
Eddie - Eddie is the neighborhood mailman, of course, but when he’s not handling packages, he’s working alongside his friends in their magical girl escapades! He has the ability to generate and manipulate paper: it can fold and move according to his control. For more precise crafts or battle, he uses his magic scissors to snip away! Before he de-transforms, he always makes sure to create more paper for his letters and envelopes.
Sally - Sally has the ability to control the weather! Her powers can draw out different weather conditions, sun, rain, snow, (you name it) and direct towards a certain area too. Her weapon is a staff with a sun-shaped topper, modeled after the shining star herself. Sometimes, during one of her stupendous plays, she summons thunder for dramatic effect—which she quickly changes back to sunny before the wind and rain can destroy her whole stage.
Howdy - Howdy has the ability to create any object he desires. Technically, His main “weapon” is his bottomless bag, but he typically uses his other creations to support his neighbors. Although in desperate times, his bag can still totally pack(aha) a punch! Most of his creations stored in the bag, which he knows like the back of his four hands. He’s the only one who can even navigate it!
Random notes and trivia:
* Wally’s power doesn’t work on photographs, printed artwork, clay, and fibers (RIP he can’t control his funny cardboard cutout.. Eddie probably can though)
* Wally’s paintbrush can be used as a blunt object
* Julie can accelerate the growth of a plant, but its fruits/vegetables will taste lackluster so it’s better to just let it grow by itself
* Frank’s summoned butterflies are not alive unlike the various bugs in the neighborhood.
* Frank’s cape opens up like wings when he flies!
* Eddie is the only neighbor allowed to have a sharp weapon
* Howdy and Eddie can both produce paper
#magical girl! wally au#welcome home#strawberiiart#au talk#been wanting to do this for a while#but it took me like 3 months to figure out what i wanted to write for barnaby’s and sally’s stuff#eventually i will come up with a design for all of them.. but it will still be a while because character design is hard 😭#i was able to figure out a little bit of the quote unquote story i sorta made for welcome home thanks to the new update
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i could show you every iteration of my s/is for Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss but that's almost 3-4 years of increasingly varying designs and I was only ever satisfied with a handful
#🧤 through the void || ooc#theres some specific ones that i ADORE and will NEVER be able to recreate#like i HAVE decided to use some of them for separate ships#like my Mammon design? mwah. i think i peaked then#then i have the one for Valentino who I used to use for Angel and might eventually pair a specific version#of that character for Angel again but. i got sad abt canon Mammons design ngl#like its gonna be fantastic but it discouraged me from making more art of mine despite me literally ADORING someones fanon Mammon#i literally have a keychain of him and the artists Ozzie keychains because mghgmgh I'm homo
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ohhhhh the new argenti trailer. nevermind. i MUST have her
#i do not care abt meta at all i only use characters i like so it means nothing to me that her kit apparently sucks lol#also everyone says erudition is the weakest path but its by far my favorite so again idc abt that im pulling argenti#honestly i dont really see the point of following meta for a completely single player game without a single leaderboard for anything#like it literally means nothing if u can do the most possible damage in the game#and black swan's design is not nearly as pretty as i hoped which is why i dont really care if i dont end up getting her lol#it sucks so bad tho bc i look at leaks and aside from her... i dont care or want any upcoming characters LOL#most of them look very boring to me#genshin has that problem now too for me#the designs are just so mehhhhh#anyways thats fine tho bc i can just pull for argenti and then go back into saving for when an eventual character i like does come around#surely i wont hate EVERY design. surely#also im sorry but shes a girl no one will ever be able to make me use he/him for argenti#that is my new girlprince idc idc#ruan mei is very pretty and i like her music theme a lot but i dont care about harmony characters bc i dont like using them. so#also i have too many support characters so i do not need or want more#hanya i think is technically support tecccchhhhnicaaally but i love her so i dont care#sorry guys dont play star rail look at what it does to the human mind... this is sick this is sad
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FINALLY making comprehensive refs for all my main Guys YIPEEE (or at least,, this one AU of them kajsdh) So meet Kitson,, he's like,, the Main Guy of my Main OCs (there's like 8 of them that I keep throwing into different stories) )
He is like the Main Character in this one and has made a contract with this magical dragon to help him hunt down and kill this one (1) guy he hates cuz he's normal like that-
#:)#I am always rotating my OCs in my mind if any of y'all ever want to learn more about feel free to ask I will literally cry /pos#Kitson is Special To Me :)#Noticeable aspects of this design for this AU in specific are the dumb fucking hair spikes the seal and uhhh his lil scarf thing :)#that is the last Thing he has from his Dead Friend and he wears it to remember /honor her -#Actually the one (1) guy he hates and is trying to hunt down is her murderer#certain people in this AU are able to use magic and Kitson is Not One of them so he doesn't actually know how to control his summon#(the dragon) and so he ends up kinda Going Wild when he tries to use the dragon's power (whoops)#OH!! HE ALSO HAS A SCAR ON HIS NECK THAT HE KEEPS HIDDEN ! that was a purposeful injury from The Guy He Hates#NONE of this makes sense without any of the other characters I will get to them eventually </3#HNJMMM#his silly curl also has symbolism in this#There Is This One OC that kills him/is killed by him in like 95% of the stories I've made with them and she has like#lil devil shaped horns in her hair in this au and he has like a halo bc they're narrative opposites *nods*#Kite draws#kite's ocs#kitson alkaid
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Think "necessity" of evil in the ultimate doing of good ("For God judged it better to bring good out of evil than not to permit any evil to exist"); sin/failure for the sake of elevation, personal and otherwise, and how each of the characters "falls" so that good may come of it somehow, be it in general knowledge, assistance in pursuing good or personal enlightenment.
I'm far too lacking in dogmatic understanding to pursue this specific angle of investigation the way I'd like to and it's driving me crazy.
#vincent the traitor who releases adriel and later repents yes - but this ultimately brings us to reya#who would've stayed in shadow otherwise and hidden the danger she represents. oh the blood that was shed#but the progression of history has required it always and a few cardinals slain in a hotel are a small price to pay#suzanne the prideful who must be bent into accepting and trusting the women around her eventually#who followed by shannon the wronged (innocent?) precipitates the rise of ava#ava whom suzanne also aids and could not have done so had she not fallen#beatrice the forsaken who carves a path towards herself by using her pain#and without whom the designated saviour would never be able to save anyone of course#mary the abandoned who pays for the sins of her mother and thus buys herself the family she needs#jillian the relentless whose curiosity is fed in morsels at the exchange of human life#but who does gain glimpses at Something and who does become more human herself through loss#lilith the heir whose arrogance costs her more than one family but who might well lead the way to new life#michael the lamb who dies so ava may find her own way towards achieving her goal#i know this isn't exactly dogmatic but still; i'm caught up with nathaniel hawthorne see#read the marble faun and you will understand where this is coming from#i remember being struck by how in starz' spartacus every single character action brought on new disaster#but here in warrior nun - as much as disaster is part of it - there seems to be a light at the end of each tunnel in a way#complications arise one after the other but there are gains along the way#i shall ponder a good while more#if for no other reason than babbling in the tags like this is unacceptable#i was raised a civilised woman and i will write cohesive ordered texts like one! (eventually!)#analysis and similar#exercises in observation
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finally finished redesigning my old ocs,,,, now im just writing notes on em (mainly for myself lmao…)
#num speaks#im gonna post em eventually if anyone wants to see them!#i was gonna send them to friends but i dont think anyone is available rn haha#so im just keeping them to myself atm#im trying to get better at writing characters too so i wanna get a good idea of their personalities before i officially introduce them!#im not good at writing so bear with me haha#ive got stuff in mind i just need to be able to put it into words!#i just hope i do them well#im not good at designing or anything either so im a bit nervous haha#and idk if anyone would wanna see them either… lmao…#…i feel discouraged LMFAOO#oopsie daisy
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One remarkably funny aspect of my experience w/ DGМN was all those instances in which Id favor a digidеstined's critter more than I did the kid they were partnered up with. it felt exactly like this image
#this is specifically about Mіmi and Dаvis btw.I would give my Life for pаlmon & vеemon in a heartbeat#but i Could NOT tolerate their designated buddy throughout most of their respective seasons . whippersnappers DNI#wondertext#I mean tbf i got better eventually — Mіmi ended up growing on me by the end of Adventure & nowadays im slowly warming up to Dаvis too.#after having long since finished watching 02 but hey Better Late Than Never H;JWHAKDF#i owe it all to media analysis posters tbh . my belovedests always<3 Theyve helped me appreciate his character alot better#or rather‚ see the better parts of it more clearly. Bc not only did my love-hate for 02 make me blind to it#but the show's poor way of handling and/or executing someof their arcs(+narrative as a whole) also played a part by leavin alot 2be desired#So naturally it was quite hard to take the cast's actions seriously as a result :/#But having already left 02 past me & being able to reminisce on its events w/ a clearer head(that isn't agonizing + desperate to drop it)#it's been delightful realizing that Dаvis is .. actually a pretty charming kid and a compelling protagonist!!#Would that stop me from becoming irritated at his behavior if i revisited the season tho? I highly doubt it.HWJSDKFH#sorry Dаvis i was too hard on you I'll admit that much but that doesnt take away the fact that you're annoying </3 (/lh)#Even Mіmi still manages 2get on my nerves during rewatch sessions despite the fact that I understand her well hkjshjf it just cant be helpd#Tаichi's the only goggle-wielding protagonist whos had the privilege of making me have a full change of heart n it'll stay That Way#this turned into a Dаvis rant sorry i ♡ bitching abt 02 its my favorite activity
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some doodles from recently
#btw these are the type of sketches im offering 50% off commission price for!#they'll probably be a bit cleaner though. shapes wise. last one is a pretty accurate example actually. first one is a bit messy#but yah stuff like this is what i've been up to#i invested in a (pretty inexpensive) tablet so i could work & draw in bed under a blanket instead of hemorrhaging that money on heating#should pay itself off in that sense eventually#plus i really needed to be able to draw elsewhere other than my computer and pencil paper isn't very good for me anymore#it's been great so far i've been doing a lot of sketches like these#unforeseen consequence is my posture in bed is terrible.. obvious in hindsight but hopefully i can set up some proper back support#oh i've also been able to finish a couple WIPs recently :] stuff im very excited to post#well that's all. have a good afternoon. time 4 tags#art#digital art#drawing#illustration#sketching#doodle#artists on tumblr#cartoon#commissions#character design#creature design#monster design#creature art#creatures#beasts#mermaid#fish#fae#fairy#(aka minish-looking type of fucker)
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Oh gosh, if you're taking questions I have like, a bajillion. The neopets "style" has been pretty loose over the years but... What sort of guidelines did you have to follow? Were there any hard "no"s? Was there a style guide or bible? In terms of design, what were you most proud of? Anything that was rejected that was disappointing to not see come to fruition?? Pardon my excitement!
From my recollection there was no official style guide, which I'm sure is pretty apparent from the art on the site—we'd run things by our art director Anthony/Tigercatcher for feedback, or by Adam or Donna to get their stamp of approval, but otherwise it was relatively lawless. It is fun to be able to look back at the old art and immediately tell who drew it, though!
A couple memorable anecdotes:
There was this brief phase in the early years where we had anthropomorphized neopets, but we hadn't really standardized how we drew them. They eventually got fingers and fully rendered eyes BUT I do love this transitional period where I just drew a bunch of sexy aishas with nub hands and dot eyes:
At one point there was a moratorium on giving the anthropomorphic characters helix piercings. It had become a kneejerk instinct to just toss a couple hoops onto a character's ear as you were designing them and it got: wildly out of hand
the worst notes were the ones we'd get on the Neopets Magazine covers, hands down. We could have so much fun with the on-site art, but anything public-facing like merch and the magazine were under way more levels of impenetrable scrutiny. The feedback was always to make the smiles BIGGER and B I G G E R
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