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[The beary lash out]

They're not angry bears. They're passionate! Also, Owlbear looks like he belongs in a Pokemon game, rather than Puyo, which makes me wish these were the three starters for a Puyo RPG monster-taming experience:
Maguro: "I choose you, Risukuma!"
Risukuma: "Will you quit saying that every time we run into someone!"
I am strongly in favor of the liberties you take with the Puyo style. Please keep doing that.

Coffee Day sounds awful. Tea Day or Milkshake Day would be amazing, but coffee? Smells as bad as it tastes and even drinking the high-end, expensive stuff is like being handed a mug of burnt beans mixed into lukewarm water. No amount of cream on top is going to help that mistake.

ICam2k responds:

Now you get it!
Now you just gave me another potential idea to draw of, although I'm gonna need to think of a funnier costume to make that joke have a bigger landing.
I always do, so no worries.
I haaaate coffee too. They're always bitter no matter the amount of sweeteners added, so I do get the frustration indefinitely. Everytime someone offers me one, I always give a big fat "no". Same with beer.
There are days for these upon searching actually, 21st may for Tea day and 12th september for Milkshake day. Kind of surprised my country has yet to celebrate that though, then again, it doesn't have the spirit of Halloween either, soo.

[comic]

That is how some people live. They are not all that concerned about hygiene or cleanliness. Just relaxation. I got into the habit of cleaning after I stepped on a toothpick that someone (likely my younger brother) left on the ground. Making it a habit to tidy up has greatly reduced sickness and, you know, stepping on things, but one doesn't think about that sort of thing when they're a child. I've worked with people who remained that way well into their twenties. Smelling like they just rolled out of a trash can. You point it out and they simply smile and confirm it as a sign of pride. "I do reek of death, don't I?" I also met one guy who just had a unique stink to him. He bathed and brushed his teeth and wore clean clothes and... stunk to high heaven. That's just how it is.

A name for this? I don't know. "Hygienic Reflection"?

[Boss' favourite chair]

Is it just in your art or is Deep Cut the "joke" bunch of the idols? Always seems like they are not treated as seriously as the other two groups, especially Big Man. Maybe he's just too nice, I guess.

I'm typically not a fan of green (or any cold colors), though it does look surprisingly good in this piece. I feel bad for Big Man though.

[Sunshine]

I saw this on one (probably all) of your links. I was curious what it was. Had I waited, I would have found out tonight. Aww well. Having lived in Florida, seeing a croc with the name "Sunshine" brings back memories. Rode an airboat in the Everglades and they were everywhere. Not a threat but definitely not afraid of the boat, either. Gators were more popular though I believe it's because people confused them with crocs. Sunshine here has the right nose and the light-colored skin, but the mouth is a little too smooth... kind of clean-looking. Seems gator-ish to me. The glasses, of course, are quite obviously croc in nature. Most alligators have no fashion sense. We all know this. Even if you gave'em a pair of shnazzy spectacles, I bet they wouldn't wear'em long enough for a simple photo.

So, what compelled you to bring Sunshine into this world and how much were those glasses you got for her? Could not have been cheap.

ShellySunshine responds:

It's totally fine if you seen this before. Thanks for checking out my other links! I had this thought process where not everyone would be interested in checking out other websites, so I figured I would post some of the old ones here! That, and it gives me an opportunity to not place all of my eggs in one basket, in the event a website goes down permanently, at least there are other copies that can be found.

I do miss Florida - only been there twice. Other than blisters, they were both great experiences. I do remember going to a zoo in another state and watched some crocodiles relaxing.

Yeah, gators and crocs get mixed up, and all people have to do is look at their noses. Thanks for the feedback about the mouth. I'll keep that in mind to roughen that up a little in the future.

Poor gators don't have ears to hold the glasses up naturally, unfortunately. Gonna have to rely on snouts and make sure they don't look at certain angles for the glasses to fall off... That, unless they have a glasses strap that goes around their heads, but they could still fall off. (The glasses would be a snack to them!)

I wanted a crocodile character is why she exists. Crocodile (amongst similar species) are my favorite animals period. Those glasses would probably be $90, but if they were fake ones without prescription lenses, it would be closer to $20-$30.

[Makafushigi adventure]

Considering the expressions you frequently add to your characters, I really should have noticed the Toriyama influence in your work. Guess I was too focused on your Sonic content and assumed you probably drew most of your artistic inspiration from its media.

ICam2k responds:

I have plenty of inspirations when it came to idealizing my style actually, although it would take me hours just to write down the reasons for the whole process, not just expressions but the linework, the colour usage, background planning among other fundamental elements. Plus revisiting the said media definitely did the trick since growing up allows me to get a better look of how these are made in terms of production value and the teams of people working on them. In return, this made me appreciate them more. Makes you stop and think about why you liked these pieces of media in the first place.

[Aristotle]

I had a similar professor for my Anatomy/Physiology and Biology courses back at college. Came in wearing flip flops and a poorly-buttoned shirt. Would sometimes bark at people in response to their questions. Drew silly stick figure people on the board to help visualize discussion points.

So, this is what happens to Dr. Shrunk when he becomes an educator? Is the tongue always sticking out? I hope it's always sticking out. Even when he's being serious... while the tongue is sticking out.

[Blue Dog Finally Takes the Gold!]

That is kind of terrifying. Had a friend who raised a pair of Schnauzers so the big eyes and wide jaw loaded with large teeth scares me. The fur looks less like hair and more like a collection of worms and those ears belong on a bat. Oh, and the paws are... well-trimmed, actually. It's difficult to get a dog to stay still to shave the fur around their feet. Do you own a grooming table with straps or did you create a dog who is very well-behaved? Either way, this piece is so overly stylized that I should hate it, but, since every part of it is committed to that, it works. All those aspects I mentioned are exaggerated in such a way that it forces a viewer to pay attention to it. Think... masks in a Greek play, for example or display pieces at an outdoor art festival. Ever been to one of those? When you're surrounded by other talented painters, sculptors, jewelers... etc, you have to be a little outlandish with your stuff to grab the focus of visitors. I still have a pair of ceramic coasters from some overly-friendly lady and a dragon light switch made by a guy named "Mahana" from over twenty years ago who only got my money because they each stood out in their own way. Here, I could totally see your design on a shirt (kind of a basic idea, right?), or, even better, as one of those stained glass suncatcher decorations. Seen those before? Most have those elaborate designs with bright colors... beautiful stuff.

Anyways... five stars. Noticed a few others I follow here also posted art recently and your work caught my eye first. That alone says something... to me, at least.

ShellySunshine responds:

Hahahaha, I was trying to reference off real Schnauzers, but then sometimes I forget to look at my reference photos every now and then, and go all willy-nilly. Oh well, I try to have a little fun with my art.

I guess I created a dog well behaved because I couldn't shave a dog that wouldn't sit still and behave either. I had Shih Tzus and those were difficult to trim their hairs. I then had a Pug, so hair wasn't a problem.

Never been to a Greek play, but nice story!

Thank you for your feedback! :D

[Flow through]

Your depiction of this *squints* ...duck gives it an ethereal look. I guess that is appropriate for a legendary duck, right? Makes it seem more elusive and mysterious. Kind of wish you included the Lugia art in the initial description that inspired you to create this, but that's on 2020 Cami. No turning back.

I saw the first movie and thought it was not great. Never gave me the incentive to check out any of the ones to follow it. Thankfully, my friends seem to have felt the same way about Pokemon. I've been forced into movie marathons because one friend or another was so passionate about a series that they'd visit my home after work and have me sit down in front a screen for 2-to-4 hours every Tuesday night until we watched every film. Wait, how many Pokemon movies are there now?

ICam2k responds:

Actually it's a cormorant. A weird big pretty looking cormorant. I know what I saw.
Really wish I could know what made me do this. That's how it goes.
The first was alright, although that's probably because I watched the japanese sub instead of the english dub, because they seemingly changed the dialogue for some reason. The rest after that though are kind of mediocre (with some minor exceptions like Heroes and Deoxys... and Giratina if ever slightly because of nostalgia bias, that was THE first movie I watched actually), pretty much some extra 2-hour Pokemon media to consume, so I feel you. Oof, that must annoying to deal with something like that, as much as I get the passion.
If I remember correctly without checking the wiki and going off my memory, probably 21. (with 3 being reboots/AUs of Ash's adventure starting off differently for some reason, one being Detective Pikachu and the last one is a 3D remake of the first movie... for some reason)

[Snowed In]

Welcome back, TiS! Glad to see your art, but don't push yourself if it might hurt your wrist again. Hopefully, you're at 100%. I was thinking about you while watching a friend do a randomizer of SF1 a few months ago.

Snow wasn't really a thing until the third game, was it? Maybe I need to replay the first two, but I can't remember snow or snow-themed enemies. Seems like a missed opportunity for more variety.

Tisbore responds:

Thanks buddy. Nope, no snow maps on SF1 or SF2. I always wanted a snow map though. I still haven’t played SF3. I plan to play sometime this year.

[Off the days]

This reads like a One Piece gag so I definitely approve of it. Other than that, it's just more of cami's usual high-quality Splatoon art. Excellent Pearl appearance in the second panel and every expression in the last panel is delightful.

I, too, ran out of storage on my Switch long ago and ended up deleting too much stuff, including pictures of Tingle in Hyrule Warriors. I might have to go back and take more. I only bought the Switch because of Tingle.

ICam2k responds:

Barely know One Piece, but the panels/shots from the manga/anime are absolutely stellar looking, so I'm taking the compliment anyways.
It's always neat to go all the way out in comics like this, especially when you're saving THE best for last to throw out a bigger punch to the reader/viewer.
Had to look out Tingle from that game until my memory jogged when I realized that I've seen these pictures before. I had no idea how good the guy looked which is kinda scary. lol