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So I've been kinda working on a comic in the background, and I am too proud of my work so far to not share! This project has been brewing in my brain for like a decade.

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Art is a sport

One common thing I see among artists who are just starting out is that they are very precious about their work -- ironically, way moreso than experienced artists. They need to get every line JUST right, because in their mind, getting that line just right is what stands between the piece being bad and it being good. I was like that too, for so long that I'm still struggling to catch up because of how it hampered my progress.

Being precious about every line is kind of like a track sprinter starting a run, but then restarting every time their foot lands in any slightly suboptimal way. This is comes off as silly, because we know that the "unit" of what they are doing is a sprint, and that they would make their greatest progress by finishing the full sprints, because that's how they train.

Well, similarly, the "unit" of art is a finished piece. What stands between the sprinter and the time they want isn't 1 individual step, but 1000 sprints. What stands between the beginner artist and making art they like the look of isn't that 1 line, but, i'm sorry to say, 1000 pieces.

Taking note of any mistakes you made afterwards is something done by both the experienced artist and experienced sprinter -- this is healthy and helps you improve. But you can do that later, after you're done.

That line is good enough.

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me and the squad off to see Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye

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Finally, presenting the Red and Black Jokers from my character art playing card deck:

Joker🔴: The Joker from DC Comics

Joker⚫: Joker from Persona 5

(Also, if these were in Balatro, what powers do you think they'd have?)

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Now presenting the Aces from my character art playing card deck:

A♣️: Phoenix Wright from Ace Attorney

A♦️: Saitama from One-Punch Man

A♠️: Numbah 1 from Kids Next Door

A♥️: All Might from My Hero Academia

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Now presenting the Kings from my character art playing card deck:

K♥️: John Snow from Game of Thrones

K♣️: King K. Rool from Donkey Kong

K♠️: Kingpin from Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse

K♦️: Katsuki Bakugo from My Hero Academia

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Now presenting the Queens from my character art Playing Card deck:

Q♦️: Killer Queen from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Q♠️: Queen from Persona

Q♥️: Anna from Frozen

Q♣️: Marceline from Adventure Time

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Now presenting the Jacks from my character art playing card deck:

J♠️: Jack from Samurai Jack

J♦️: Handsome Jack from Borderlands

J♥️: Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas

J♣️: Jack Sparrow from The Pirates of the Caribbean

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Here are the 10's from my character art playing card deck:

10♦️: Mr. X from Resident Evil

10♣️: Ben Tennyson from Ben 10

10♥️: Tanjiro Kamado from Demon Slayer

10♠️: Senku Ishigami from Dr. Stone

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Here are the 9's from my character art playing card deck:

9♦️: Nine-Toes from Borderlands

9♠️: Izuku Midorya from My Hero Academia

9♥️: Yasha Nydoorin from Critical Role

9♣️: Xûr from Destiny

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Here are the 8's from my character art playing card deck:

8♥️: Octodad

8♣️: Zenitsu from Demon Slayer

8♦️: Axel from Kingdom Hearts

8♠️: Spider-man from Marvel

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Here are the 7's from my character art playing card deck:

7♠️: Seven of Nine from Star Trek

7♦️: 007 aka James Bond

7♣️: Naruto... like from Boruto

7♥️: 7 from the Tim Burton movie, 9

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Here are the 6's from my character art playing card deck:

6♠️: Revolver Ocelot from Metal Gear Solid

6♦️: Jonah Hex from DC Comics

6♣️: Cayde-6 from Destiny

6♥️: Mista from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

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Here are the 5's from my character art playing card deck:

5♦️: Number 5 from The Umbrella Acadamey

5♠️: Numbah 5 from KND

5♥️: Speed Racer from Speed Racer

5♣️: Black Star from Soul Eater

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Here are the 4's from my character art playing card deck:

4♣️: Numbah 4 from KND

4♥️: Aang from Avatar: The Last Airbender

4♦️: FL4K from Borderlands

4♠️: Mr. Fantastic from Marvel Comics

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Here are the 3's from my character art playing card deck:

3♣️: Three Dog from Fallout

3♦️: Tien from Dragonball

3♠️: Lupin III from Lupin III

3♥️: Numbah 3 from KND

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I designed a set of playing cards for myself a while back, where I redesigned characters from various media as if they were the representative of their card number and suit. Here are the 2's:

2♥️: Caduceus Clay from Critical Role

2♣️: Twice from My Hero Academia

2♦️: Two-Face from DC Comics

2♠️: Numbah 2 from KND