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[Cyberspace]

I find this to be quite unsettling. It's probably just the dead stare, but if I saw this blocking me in a hallway, I would about-face and leave that place. You did well, Moe, but I really hope this doesn't show in one of my dreams in the near future (or ever).

MoeAnguish responds:

Thanks, man! Sorry for the nightmare fuel though lol

[Penelope Nickels]

Ah, the return of Wazzles! I suppose he ate the Melon from his name during a particularly blazing summer. This depiction is much better than her 2021 appearance though I wish you had gone with a more interesting pose. Penelope might not be a talkative lady, but I'd hope she would be more expressive through her movement.

[Riding is a breeze]

I'm guessing there was a vehicle-related splatfest, but I, too, have an expired NSO... also, I don't own Splatoon, but I did have the online thing for Smash Bros. which offered up a few inklings, so that kind of counts, I suppose (not really). Playing on a PC is more convenient anyhow.

So, if Cami is bored, what will inspire Cami art in the Cami future? Will we finally get some character development for Madonna? Is there a new game that has your attention... Cami attention? Will you just relax and have fun until the Fall since the heat is probably draining you of all your Cami stamina? your Camina?

Nice to see that Pearl is appreciating her wheels. Bikes are kind of popular around here since most can't afford a car or its insurance. I don't really have anywhere to properly store one and it's a twenty-minute drive to work for me, so I can't really rely on one anyhow. More importantly, I did not know the Splatoon universe had vehicles though. I figured they just swam or rode on large sea animals that swam for them. You'd think Shiver would at least appreciate the exercise of riding a bike. It must help her maintain an idol's figure.

ICam2k responds:

You're technically right because that one posed the question about how we would spend our trips, either on land, sea or air (I personally would go for land because my family literally just drive by car for vacation really, going to Greece through was the first attempt really and I'm scared looking back on that). Same with me actually, I have Smash Ultimate long before I got into the funny squid game (heh). You could say that was technically the first time I've got to see or hear about that series, but it didn't take full effect yet, heck I rarely even played as the Inklings until now. Pretty neat moveset with interesting ink limit mechanic (don't have a specific main, but I did usually go with either Dr. Mario, Samus, K. Rool, Greninja, Captain Falcon, Pit and DK). Still, I really got that game because I love Super Smash a lot, thanks to Melee and Brawl, Brawl especially (I would forever cherish Subspace Emissary despite its gritty presentation, it was so cool seeing all the characters either duke out or join together to deal with these strange "anomalies" invading their homes). I spent a lot of time not just for matches (usually my friends and my brother, usually beat him up most of the time due to my experience with the game), but even went to collect all spirits even though they kind of lack the same awe and wonder that the trophies had. Where did the flavour text go?

Interesting questions that would never be answered. (seriously though, I am working on her, I just set up a couple of sketches :'D )

Bikes are pretty cool, although I must be ashamed to admit that I am uncapable of riding one. Kid me could not grasp the incoming obstacles such as maintaining balance on two wheels and pushing the pedals to make the wheels move.
They do drive indeed. I suppose it's because most of the fishy creatures have evolved in the same manner as the inkfish, all humanoid, well, except Shiver who has Master Mega, the shark, in her boss fight, but due to that newfound fact, I suppose bringing around sharks is highly forbidden in highly populated places, even for transportation purposes.

[the creature that lives in my head]

I initially wondered how one would forget the day, but it's summer break for a lot of people and all the days kind of merge together until it's time to return to society again.

"i feel like hardly anything changed, but maybe that's just an art style problem... i need to try something new with my understanding of fundamentals"

It's how things typically go for any task. A strong foundation is key, of course, especially for long-term improvement, but if you need a break from simply drawing Toggle a hundred times just to produce smoother line art, try adding a restriction or two to force yourself to be more creative. More likely though, you'll just see something one day, think to yourself, "Maybe I should trying doing that," and it ends getting incorporated into your own ever-evolving style. Ultimately, it's not something to feel too concerned about. If you keep at it, things will gradually improve and you probably won't even notice until you decide to look back at your oldest works and start doing that thing where you stop making new pieces in order to focus on redraws for a while.

[Life goes on]

Oddly enough, this doesn't even come across as a redraw. A redraw typically maintains the same direction of the original and mainly just highlights the artist's improvement rather than the character(s). With this, however, it's more like an actual person whose life suffered through a troubled, awkward phase at some point, found an old photo of herself during that time, then proceeded to recreate the pose of herself in that photo to provide a before and after comparison to really showcase how much effort she has put in to make life better for herself. This is something I've seen plenty of actual people do over the years whether it be about rehab, weight loss, or just highlighting the affects of aging. This is a far more interesting variation of redraw than just the "same energy but better looking" stuff I commonly stumble upon. Your OC grew alongside you. That or I'm overthinking it.

MoeAnguish responds:

I got that impression too honestly, So I'm glad you could also see it. Just didn't know what words to use exactly besides "redraw".

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, btw.

[Alonso]

What a nut. Still, the sort of kid I'd force a shirt on even if I doubt any of courtesy would be accepted... maybe a simple graphic tee would suffice. My child self would certainly agree to the importance of a good, solid stick. Feels like a waste to toss them away, so it was easier to keep them against the home or tucked around something in the yard to prevent them from being broken or lost.

Bertn1991 responds:

Well said. Do these youngins today even know what a stick is? Probably not.

[Off the guard]

I love how the comedically-extreme level of squeezing is starting to undo Pearl's humanoid form. It's like when I had dogs. Once in a while, they'd do something more adorable than usual and my immediate response would be to rush over, pick one of them up, and aggressively cuddle them as if I was going to be able to take in all of that cuteness for myself.

"Why can't I just take myself easy for once?"

Ha! Long ago, I was dating someone who heard me making a similar complaint to the way I was playing a video game differently from everyone else and she was the first person in my life to point out that I constantly do that because I have an uncommon definition of what I consider to be "fun" so I should just stop wasting my time complaining about it. Maybe you suffer from an artistically-equivalent situation? Cami can't make things easier on herself when drawing because a mix of personal pride and strange enjoyment refuse to allow her to compromise those self-imposed standards. That or maybe it's because the stuff Cami draws is far too important to her to represent half-heartedly. Pearl's glory can only be truly appreciated when one completely dedicates themself to creating fan art for her.

The chibi versions are an excellent addition, by the way. Turns an already-great image into a charming little comic.

ICam2k responds:

Pretty reasonable to be frank. That reminds me though, my family has a pair of dogs although my mom usually cuddles with only one (both of them are small breed and have bottom fangs sticking out but one is a female named Sofi with shaggy gold brown fur, got her in autumn of 2018 and the other being male with smooth white fur and brown spots, he was initially named Biri but my mom for whatever reason changed her mind and renamed him Geani, got him in the next following year). She pampered him so much that he pretty much not only actively looks out for her, but also tries to protect her, even from the most minuscule things. I can't count the amount of instances where he would start growling at me and then quickly get close to her everytime I try help her on some tasks.

Feels like just I read a psychology analysis of sorts, even with the small witty joke in the end. Passion probably rings even truer when it comes to that kind of stuff, although the reason where my frustration came from maybe was caused by me witnessing the amount of artists somehow pumping out a bunch of stuff, both complete and doodle comps at lighting speed whereas I always stagger around. Kind of want to know how they're even able to do that without straining themselves.
About that videogame thing, I recall mostly playing videogames whose mechanics and genres appealed to me a lot, but it was mostly the art directions that always caught me eye. I actually never questioned about that though, even when I played niche ones at that, that kind of stuff just felt right enough for me. I think you should be more than glad that we're nerds in a way. heh

They are clever additions indeed. Might try to keep these in mind so I could that again for drawings like this. heh

[coppersand flip]

Coppersand looks as delighted as I do about you trying out a new angle for one of your OCs. I figured it would be worth the added wait for your next art and you did not disappoint. Thank you as always, TD.

[Pete and the Important Interview]

Put some zombie face paint on her and hope that she proclaims, "I like humans."

[TheMewx Comic #62 'Fun Fact!']

Considering his complaint is about Teal #610 specifically, I'm wondering if Joe would have preferred Turquoise or Aquamarine.