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Tumblr-pocalypse

If you guys are jumping ship after the changes (I dont blame you, honestly) you can find me in a couple of different places!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tarastoons/

Twitch: (streams every Sunday afternoon) twitch.tv/tarastoons

I’m going to stick around as much as I can though! I have a lot of fond memories with Tumblr...lol

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A couple of small drawings that I worked on for my stream last week!! Still really burnt out, so I am taking it easy. These were a nice break. .

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Josie the cyclops! This is from the stream this past Sunday. The whole drawing is done with Copic Markers. The cyclops tribe she is from lives in the mountains and does a lot of farming and herding. One of the sheepies tried to slip away~ 

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Hey, I did some digital art for once!  I am experimenting with a new coloring style for my sketches. :3 

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So about that Intervention...lol I am not even halfway through this sketchbook and I have at least 6 pages dedicated to Danny lol Oh dear...

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In case any of you missed the stream, we worked on some magical potion bottles~!  These were done with water color pencils!  I liked the texture of the pencils so I didn't really use water that much...so I guess that makes it regular pencil? Lol

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Here it is. The Before and after~! So, for reference, the picture on the left is something that I drew in 2013. The one on the right is the one I drew last weekend...lol I really love the Draw This Again challenge because it shows you just how far you've come. Ho'boy. You can definitely see the improvement between these two pieces and I actually got really emotional working on this and seeing it all finished...Sometimes it feels like you're in a rut going no where, and it's easy to focus on your failures, but seeing these two drawings next to each other is really eye opening. I am improving. I am getting closer to my goals. We'll all get there...:3   

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Super behind on a lot of personal projects, but I'm making sure I keep practicing!

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I stream every sunday at 1 PM pst for anyone who is curious~!

Both of these drawings were made with only 4 markers for each one.  Both pictures had similar colors, so I only used a total of 6 markers for both pieces!

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I started a new Traveler Pocket Journal sketchbook and so far, I’m a pretty big fan! Its a nice alternative to an expensive moleskine. (I have noticed marker bleeds a little more on the paper, so I do worry that it soaks up the ink a little, maybe something to keep an eye out for)  I haven’t done too many drawings in it yet, but I wanted to share the cover page with you guys~!

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Happy Pride Month everyone~!  I wanted to do something cute, and bright so I drew my character Felix with the rainbow flag.  He is gay, so it just made sense.  One day I’ll get around to all of my characters showing off their colors. :3 

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Monster Mayhem - Medusa!  The digital version!  I got a little carried away with all the details and just had so much fun with all of the shading and embellishments....lol  

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This was a really fun little commission that I did for a good friend @theworldoffishie of their lovely birb.  She has a habit of getting stuck in her food containers, so I did a fun little spin on that. lol.  

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Monster Mayhem~! I enjoyed doing the stone-y Medusa so much I decided to go all out and do a Gargoyle next! This is a mix of Watercolor, Inkwash, colored pencil and just the tiiiiiniest bit of Copic marker. (Cause its on water color paper - Copics and water color paper dont mix! )

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Monster May-hem - Medusa~ Just TRY to avoid her gaze, I dare you! Lol. I wanted to make a couple of these drawings a little creepier, just because I never show that side of myself.....but it still came out pretty cute. Darn. lol This piece is done entirely in Copic marker!

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Enjoy the Show~! - I wanted to make some posters / post cards using characters from my circus story, and just went all out!  I had so much fun with these, and I cant wait to make the prints.  

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I was getting prepared for MerMay / Monster May-ham and drew a little space merm. I’m really happy with the way the colors came together, despite not planning it out ahead of time like usual.  lol