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Lil Man with a teddy should be turned into a profile picture for the Switch account. I think the other two look better in the sketches. Nice to see a Wario again. Been a little while since the last one.

"baby mantas" - pups. They're called pups.

Not sure about a baby octoling, but a baby octopus would be a "fry" which is mildly humorous since we'd be typing about Shiver, instead of... you know, Frye.

ICam2k responds:

There's also the one in this illustration where he was in highschool.
Let me guess. It's because of Frye looking like a turtle and Shiver being an alien?
I do have a couple of Wario drawings made throughout time actually. Not really illustrations, more like poses. It would be nice to at least colour one though.
Got it, searched that up recently to be sure after being lazy for almost a year now. Thanks! ദ്ദി
See, now that's funny because there are already smaller salmonids that are called "Small fries" and both the salmonids and the octarians have a trade agreement where they exchange power eggs for the octo's machinery. Although I've some that state that female octopuses are called "hens" and the other being... "boars". That makes sense.

Seems a bit tired, but, overall, I love the detail work on Max.
Who's that riding on top of him? Is it Tisbore? Pretty sure the rider is Tisbore. If I saw a man in a blue cape and proudly riding a Max, I'd be like, "That's definitely a Tisbore!"

Tisbore responds:

lol.

Had to see what the options were... obviously, Team Bunny should have won. Apparently, everyone got new outfits, but, once again, I was reminded of how much I hate the in-game models for all the characters.

I like how Shiver realized that she could pet more chicks simultaneously in her octo form. Gotta maximize those snuggle, cuddle moments!

ICam2k responds:

You would think that would've the case (and honestly even I thought the same too given the popularity results) but bears were somehow skilled enough to take the win.
I myself kind of like these, but I'm also aware of their rough edges, so I know not everyone would vibe with these. Always nice that we've got the hand drawn illustrations to go along with at least. The colours may be less saturated and grainy sure, but they have a lot more energy than what lot of people give credit for.
Gotta make use of these extra appendages. heh

I don't know much about the OC arena, but Megadog looks like something out of 2000s Flash animation and I love him for that. I hope he's bros with Clifford the Big Red Dog. They could hang out at the park, play in the lake, and people would nickname them "Mustard and Ketchup." It'd be great! Now, should the right arm be twisted back like that? Seeing the hand at that angle looks odd. I'd assume it was to position himself to swipe at the lizard if it got close enough, but a straightened arm would more suitable for doing that.

ToggleDragon responds:

yeah, the right arm probably shouldn't look like that at all. i kinda wish i had tried to find some type of reference picture or something, now that i'm looking at it. i made the entire drawing in one sitting, and usually when i do that, i don't notice anything wrong with it until days later, and then it pains me whenever i look at it again. in this case, i guess if i just ignore it hard enough it won't hurt

I was expecting the two to come together and form some shade of violet in the middle since the name of the piece itself is about mixing colours. Provides an excellent amount of detail in spite of its size and simplicity. You can clearly tell who is who without having to zoom in and I always find that impressive.

You definitely had a thing for Angry Birds back then, I see. For me, it was the ninja turtles. Didn't really keep any drawings from that long ago. Each time I moved to a new state, it meant tossing out everything that wasn't furniture, clothes, and collectibles. A shame I didn't own a computer back then to salvage my writings and doodles. Oh well.

ICam2k responds:

Yeah, I probably could've done that. Although I'm willing to cut myself some slack since I was attempting to replicate these character centric animations as they appear in LED screen on the palletes in Side Order despite how simple they look, so they where supposed to be short and simple by nature. And I remember redrawing these two multiple times just in that side angle because of how "off" they kept turning out. The title is actually a reference from one of the lines Marina says upon the near end during the story, but I suppose I accidentally clickbaited you for this animation nonetheless, so I'll have to say my apologies.
Yeah. That was that one part of my life I attempted to bury because 1. it's a mobile game where most consider to be too "kid-ish" by today's standards and 2. the drawings back then were in a worse quality even compared to the ones where I attempted to "restart", but then quickly got over that irrational disgust since I've come to acknowledge that it was a time period where my kid-self was just simply learning stuff and I still have interest in videogames regardless (albeit with more broader options), but at least I know I'm not the only one out there.
I do love Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles though. I remember that time where my brother and I watched two episodes of the 2003 series off the DVD, played a game based on that and even once owned a figurine of Ralph who was actually more based on the '87 cartoon given how different he looked from the more serious action packed 2003 series (although lost it due to room cleanup unfortunately).

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.

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.

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.

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

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)

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