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[Why is she so cool?!]

I don't know the details, but Marina is a cyber god or something? Just casually bringing AI beings into the world just to have them go wild? I thought she was an idol who dedicated her life to her music... and Pearl. I didn't know she dabbled in creationism, as well. Dang it, Cami. Why are you so insistent on making me learn about this game's lore and characters? Smollusk seems really "marketable." I'd be surprised if it wasn't turned into merch.

Happy Marina Day, I suppose. (Do all idols have a day?)

ICam2k responds:

Was I trying to make others to learn the lore? I'm just a poor ole' girl with self taught artistic skills. I like to draw what I like! And for the sake of entertaining others. I'm not forcing people to learn the subjects within. I'm not like these "youtubers" who specialize on one thing or such. Just because I say I like Castlevania: Aria of Sorrows and people should play it doesn't mean that I... actualy, forget what I just said.
It seems so, but its "final boss" nature seems to prevent that. At least it seems to easy for others to make dolls of. (or plushes, Idk)
Happy M- hold on, you'll have to wait to say it for that incoming day this year.

[suffocate in confusion (sketch)]

It's not hard to follow at all. It's a fairly standard plot. - "Do this thing for your own good!" "Do I have to?" "Yes." "But I don't want to!" *80 minutes later* "Turns out I was right all along and better off not doing the thing I was told to do!" *credits roll and my friend wakes me up because I almost always fall asleep in a movie theatre*

I am very much invested in the Toggleverse and wish to see more of this wonderous world axe-wielding dragons. Also, axe. I love that. Everyone else is all like, "Swords are so coo!" NO! Axes are cool. Crowbars, too. You can a variety of things with axes and crowbars. Swords are just kind of... meh. So, yes, more Toggle and the axe that is used to help rather than hurt. It'll be a touching tale with Toggle uses axe to save a baby dragon trapped in some rubble and to chop wood for an elderly dragon couple who are freezing due to the winter cold but are too frail to provide for themselves. Thankfully, this axe is canon and not cannon, cause cannons, like swords, are not all that versatile. They just do the hurting and damaging and such. Not good for more practical things, like collecting wood and such.

Love the simple, yet effective facial expressions, by the way. It's not just the expression, either, because they own their own are very similar, but it's the way you have him angled in each depiction... head's always tilted downward to indicate a feeling of inferiority and uncertainty but always looking up at the other dragon who is clearly a parental figure or maybe a leader of some kind.

The only real negative feedback is that I wish the second-to-last shot had a little more detail to it. It's not as expressive as the previous images and certainly doesn't hit as hard as the final image.

While it might be easy to type, I do hope you find some peace with this conflict you've been experiencing lately. I'd like to claim I would help, but I'm obnoxiously neutral in many of my responses and I find that my practical mindset tends to irritate more than comfort those who confide in me.

Thank you as always, TD. Hopefully, there is more Toggle lore to come.

ToggleDragon responds:

you always have so much to say, and as much as i appreciate that, my thoughts are not nearly as organized as yours, and i am tired. to use less brain power and to save time so i can sleep, here are all of my thoughts in a nice little list
-the first statement was good to know
-i knew that a sword would be boring and probably unrealistic for toggle + i like that story idea, but realistically i would probably just look at them and go "who's gonna save them?"
-i love facial expessions, but half of what you said i didn't even notice until now. guess it was subconscious
-the second-to-last shot probably needed a face or something
-just existing, acknowledgeing and hoping the best is more help than i've done for myself the whole last year
alway appreciate the ones who care in a non-hurtful way (unfortunately, so many do that to me. it's dumb)

[Imitation is everything]

Everyone else makes sense, but I don't think Ringo should be in there and especially not in the middle. Ecolo took control Arle though. Maybe Dark Arle should be the central figure of the piece. RIngo, however, resisted their possession, didn't she? Granted, Ringo was still the protagonist, so it would make sense to include her in a Puyo Puyo 7 work, but I'd think she would retain her original appearance in contrast to everyone else who had fallen under Ecolo's power. I'm probably just overthinking it.

ICam2k responds:

Yeah, you're right. He seems to just be into possesing people and not like also having the ability to shapeshift as others in his own transformation mode compared to others in Puyo Puyo 7. Or just straight up creating things like in Puyo Puyo Chronicles with Rafisol (I think?) or that PP7 anniversary event from Puyo Puyo Quest (which we barely know of because it's a mobile game that's still region exclusive to this day). Although the whole "time-space warp" isn't exactly properly elaborated upon either, with the characters inexplicably changing into either the kid or the older versions in the mini/mega puyo modes. Nothing other than Sega doing the usual "look at what this game can do now!"

[Wardrobe warping]

"So cute and cool ~!"
"I suppose you don't have anything at my size then?"

Once their outfits warp back to their respective owners, I imagine Pearl's outfit won't be in her size anymore, either, since Vector's bulk has undoubtedly stretched it out quite a bit. The crown looks appropriate atop his head though. Charmy is wearing a very punchable grin, but, more importantly, look at Marina! I absolutely love seeing her gush over Pearl like this.

Happy birthday, Cami! Sorry I didn't bring you a gift. I did bake brownies though. They're in the kitchen. Help yourself. You've earned it.

ICam2k responds:

Do you have the fonts downloaded? Because you might the first one to decipher these dialogues perfectly. I ought to give you a medal for that. (too bad I don't have one)
That's the aftermath they need to worry about. Correction, only she needs to worry about. (or, I guess maybe not? she's so rich she probably has replicas stored in her gigantic closet so Idk)
Vector earned the crown undoubtedly. heh
Charmy is quite a distractor here, but one cannot take their eyes off of Marina, especially when she's swooning over someone she sings with. That's the moneygrabber.

Thank you so much! Hope you also have a great day! Brownies are always gud, so I'll take these.

[The Yin and the Yang]

So, what you're showing here is that you took the moon and you took the sun and you took everything that seemed like fun... radda radda and such. I kind of wish Nintendo had done more of a yin-yang symbol with these two. They are the opposites and it's a simple yet effective visual. The disc as it is still has a great look overall but it is kind of sterile, too. Your take has more dynamic posing and they are even acknowledging one another. Nintendo just slapped their basic images onto it and shipped it out. A shame.

"Please let me know if this goes against the rules. I'm trying to figure out how to show this the best way possible." - Not sure how it would be. You are crediting your reference material for a piece of art you made yourself. As long as the art is your own, you should be fine.

"I am a huge sucker for orange-blue color combos" - I think the sequel to Super Monkey Ball has that combo, as well. GCN discs just look great in general. I'm a fan of the Namco Museum Collection and Sonic Mega Collection cover art with the bright yellow contrasting the red of one and the blue of the other, but my favorite is still Super Mario Sunshine.

Of the variations you've provided, I greatly prefer the third of the seven. I thought I would love the yellow with red more, but I didn't realize how much I would dislike seeing a red Twila. An odd revelation for me. Heh.

ShellySunshine responds:

I agree, but I wished Nintendo would do more with these characters in general. It pains me to say that they have so much potential to be fleshed out and even more interesting, but Nintendo just... doesn't take this opportunity. Instead, they just keep using cheap recolored Toads or make already playable characters as hosts. I do miss the times where Nintendo had no care in the world and made interesting characters. Now? They just keep reusing characters that aren't as interesting, but it seems like they're slowly going back to such.

Nintendo has a habit of reusing artwork or poses with an upgraded look, heh. Even if static, it's still better than what we got. :/

I'm still learning the ropes of Newgrounds, so I would rather play it safe. ^^;

I checked out the Super Monkey Ball disc and the people who designed that disc gets how appealing color combos can be, if done right. I loved Mega Collection - it introduced me to the classic Sonic games! Mario Sunshine has a great disc design, but I think Japanese ver. does it better slightly. It's a nifty idea that they make the "white" holographic, but the black border is... strange.

I think red Twila is interesting, but blue/green Brighton doesn't look as great haha.

PS: Thank you for featuring my artwork on Takeover Tuesday! I appreciate it!!!

[toggle evolved]

*waves back at long snek dragon Toggle*

Welcome back from inactivity! Glad school was cancelled. You sound like you needed a break from your break. 2025 is going to be the year of the snake, so I guess making Toggle long and snake-y is a nice transition from 2024's year of the dragon. He still has a chill look to him as if you could offer him a drink or snack and he'd gladly take it whether he wanted one or not because he didn't want to make you feel awkward for offering. I like him. Seems cool to me.

My school winter breaks were pretty dull back in the olde days. No internet meant I eagerly waited for gifts at Christmas, which typically included a video game or two, and then I'd spend the rest of the break playing those games. Because my mom was the black sheep of her family, my brother and I were treated poorly by all but my grandmother, so I feel ya on that. Not sure about the "delusional" part. I don't know you well enough to make any sort of judgment, but I do wish you well for this new year since I definitely don't see it being anything but miserable for myself at the moment.

ToggleDragon responds:

i can't be sure about the "delusional" part either because if i was or wasn't delusional, i wouldn't ever know for sure unless someone told me. i am under the belief that i could be and will never know because it seems that everyone around me is vaguely supporting my belief. my new year's resolutions are mainly about trying to figure out if i am a "morally bad person" or if i am being delusional, so hopefully that changes soon and i will never have to talk about that again.

[Sand Land]

An excellent series and one I assume will be grossly underappreciated with time, but I do hope I'm wrong about that.

Guessing this is inspired by the visuals that played during the show's outro "Drive My Idea." If not, then congratulations on still making me just as teary-eyed as it did after each episode.

[New Year 2025!]

Who knows? Maybe blinding yourself for the year might be the right play for 2025.

[Self-portrait #6]

The important question here is do you actually own a pair of those earrings? You mentioned before about not typically wearing jewelry, so I thought I should ask.

Shame you didn't care for the previous picture. I liked it since it felt relatable to my equally-tired expression but the cartoony look here is more akin to how your OCs look, so I guess this would be your in-universe self to interact with them, yeah? Teodora, the god of their world.

TrandafirTeodora responds:

Thank you for your review!
No, I don't own such earrings. This illustration is more akin to my idealized self, one who is more confident and doesn't have as many flaws as I do. It's purely wish-fulfillment and a way to control some aspects of my life that I don't like. As realistic as the previous picture was, I liked this one better for the reasons mentioned before.

[Yeti Tours New Years]

"Welcome to Canada! This is the entire country. It's cold. Also, we're eating Smabbles for dinner."