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Willy

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I just got surprised with the cutest art ever!!

Art trade, made by Mblazy!!

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why do they keep getting up i need my ferrite

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I still have a couple dozen screenshots to share, but I’ll leave this one for now to avoid clogging up the feed.

I’m off to find new worlds, stay safe traveller.

Sudzerbal Galaxy

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I didn't want to upload this but realized my work doesn't need to be perfect and the point of art is to express than to please....

...and I love Harvey ♥♥♥

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My Shadow woven blanket by @lightningstar1389 arrived and it is glorious! 🤩

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Part 252 of  “A Tale of Two Rulers” (April 9, 2025)

Happy to finally have an update for your all! I hope to get back to a somewhat regular schedule as i adjust to the big changes in my life. Sorry this wasn't a bigger update, but I'm glad i was able to finish it.

Other Notes!

-Please contact me via dm if you're still waiting on a patreon reward. I'm a mess right now and I know I've missed sending people what they're owed. I want to make it right.

-If you support my comic, (or any Patreon project) through the Apple Patreon App on your iphone, it has forced through an additional 30% fee for Apple the corporation to consume. To bypass this fee, all you need to do it delete your account on the Patreon App and make a new account through ANY web browser and sign up for your donations there. You can even use a web browser on your iphone. I'm so sorry for the increase and I hope this is helpful! If you can't support my work anymore i completely understand. times are hard

★ Webtoon-  https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/a-tale-of-two-rulers/list?title_no=292453 ★ - I’m still building up this archive.

★Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/LorIllustration ★

★Store - www.etsy.com/shop/FigmentForms

annnd Vaati just keep digging.



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I hate that I put effort into this.

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"Oh dear! A tiny crab appears to have made his home in my shirt pocket. That's the trouble with living on the beach."

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fat bodies tutorial!

ALRIGHT SO my pal @kalreyno wanted help with drawing fat characters and as a fat artist i felt like i could give a bit of helpful insight on that. there’s also been a lot of complaining about “boo hoo fat characters are hard to draw so i can’t include them in my work Ever” goin on lately so if that’s your case then this is for you too!! and also just for anyone who would like help with fat bodies in general, ofc. anyway, let’s get this show on the road!!

let’s start with some common misconceptions. these are the two main attempts at chubby bodies i run into, so i’ll focus on them. 

the Anime Chubby i see everywhere, and it’s just……so wrong in many ways. first of all, there is almost no additional body fat compared to your average thin character - except for where it’s added in “attractive” places (breasts, hips, thighs). the breasts are way too perky, and don’t have the realistic shape fat would give them (though how to draw accurate breasts is another tutorial all on its own lmao). there is still a thigh gap, which usually only happens in very thin people, and bones are still visible on the surface of the skin, which also rarely happens in fat people.

the Michelin Man is better in some ways, but still not that great. it’s a slightly better attempt, but basically all that’s done there is taking a thin character and blowing them up, while giving no thought to fat distribution. the thigh gap is usually still present, and they look a lot more hard than soft - and fat is very soft and pliable.

here’s a chart on how fat usually distributes (if you can’t read my messy writing, “1. next to no fat, 2. moderate amount, 3. most of the fat distribution”). basically, the more muscle an area has, the more prone it is to develop fat, such as the abdomen, thighs, and upper arms. it’s important to note that fat sits on top of muscle, and that it does distribute in different levels, and not evenly across the body as shown in the Michelin Man. 

now, here’s an accurate fat body with all of that kept in mind!! notice how the fat isn’t only kept to aesthetically pleasing areas, and how it sits realistically on the character’s body. their breasts sag a lot more, which happens even in thin people with larger breasts, and the nipples are pointing more downwards than straight out. there is no thigh gap in sight, there are no bones in sight, and most importantly, they have fat rolls, which are very important in drawing a convincing fat character!! as far as i know i’ve never met a single person with no rolls at all, and everyone has them, whether thin or fat - they’re just more prominent and more consistently present in fat people. pay close attention to where they are and how they’re shaped.

here are a couple of drawings showing how fat is affected when sitting vs stretching. as seen in the first, the fat specifically on the stomach is distributed a lot more evenly and stretched out, so it becomes “flatter”. the love handles are still pretty visible, though, as well as the fat on the thighs and arms. the breasts are raised with the shoulders, and the fat on the shoulders and near the neck forms rolls as it’s being pushed together. 

in the second, there is a lot less room for distribution, so the fat is all pushed together. the breasts sag and the stomach forms rolls and spills into the lap. a good analogy for the way fat works is to liken it to a water balloon, and thinking of how its shape would change when resting flat on a surface, hanging off of a ledge, held upright, etc.

here are a few extra tips i find a lot of people miss!

first on the top is the hip/pubic region. the first circle is showing the way the bellybutton is folded in fat people, as opposed to stretched out in thinner people. the second is the stomach fat spilling over onto the pubic region and creating a separation in the two areas, which is something that’s missing in a lot of art. in addition, the pubic mound also gains fat, making it round as seen in the profile drawing i did up there (i’ve heard people refer to it as fupa?). the last in the hip region is the lack of a thigh gap. i can’t stress this enough!!!! if you’re trying to draw a convincing fat character, make sure their thighs are pretty much always touching!! for reference, mine literally don’t separate until my feet are about 2ft from each other.

the bottom right is showing the double chin, which a lot of people are afraid to draw!! fat does distribute itself here too, and there’s nothing wrong with it, so don’t feel like you shouldn’t give fat characters a double chin in your work for fear of it looking like a caricature.

in the bottom middle, it’s showing how fat affects different types of breasts with the presence of more or less breast tissue. 

lastly, at the very right are stretch marks with their usual locations and directions, which i also can’t stress enough!!!!! i sometimes forget to add them honestly, but they’re so important in accurately portraying fat characters, as they literally come from the skin being stretched from fat being gained (and they’re also just rlly neat lookin like why wouldn’t you lmao). some people have less and some people have more, feel free to experiment with them!

the last thing is body types!! there isn’t one single way for a person to be fat, so feel free to experiment with shapes once you’ve learned the basics!! 

so there you have it, a tutorial on how to draw chubs!! now go forth and make some accurate fanart or some rad fat characters, because the world could always use more of both. hmu if you have any questions or concerns, and thanks for reading!!

EDIT: someone pointed out the bad wording in the tutorial. thank you for bringing it to my attention and sorry for offending anybody. i’ve updated the tut, so please reblog this one!

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You should, I’d love to see your take in this!

Random headcanon for my farmer:

She has two very different styles,

A soil soaked, workin’ 9 till 5 (more like 7 till 12), been in the mines all day, happy I’m still breathing farming style

And her usual wear which is more lady like, all sundresses and hair loose, wearing her glasses instead of contacts.

Thing is, because of the glassen and the overal difference in styles, the people don’t realise it’s the same woman, creating a superman & Clark Kent situation

I think it’s especially funny in a romantic scenario, just imagine one of the bachelors being curious who this mystery woman is that’s seated at the bar, they have definitely never seen her before

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Philly's Masterlist of SDV Landscapes

My friend @eemamminy-art had the excellent idea of putting all of my landscapes of Stardew in one post! I'll probably edit this as I go along, but here's what I have so far!

Wizard's tower

Adventurer's Guild

Harvey's Clinic

Elliott's House

Shane's Dock

Secret Woods

Ginger Island

Willy's Fish Shop

The Farmhouse

The Stardrop Saloon

Marnie's Ranch

There's so many cute locations in SDV, so I'm sure I'll paint them all eventually, and I'll keep adding them to this post!

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This is such a fun question! Definitely remembering it for when I have time to work on my farmer’s story.

You executed it really well too, the running for mayor one made me laugh. I’d definitely try to beat Lewis😆

So I've been hanging out on the Discord server for @stardewfanficwritersguild. Every afternoon, we get a question about our Farmer OCs to answer. It's been a hoot! If you're a Stardew fan and a writer, I'd recommend joining when they open for invitations.

Anyway, tonight's question was: If your farmer had Heart Events, what would they be like?

Wow, what a question! After taking some time to think about what Heart Events Aina could have that would summarize her story and that most friends/love interests could fit into, I’ve come up with the following outline. Placing a cut for length!

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2❤️: Any day, between 7 AM and 5 PM. Any season, sunny weather. Bale Farm.

You’ll find Aina walking around the property with a map. It turns out she’s trying to decide how to expand her area of workable land without significantly disturbing the river’s ecosystem or cutting down too many trees. See, her farm is on Riverland, which is great for fishing! But it leaves her less room for gardens, barns, coops, orchards, and fish ponds. She’s trying to diversify her wares, so as not to over-rely on one particular resource.

She sees you come up and decides to ask you for your input. Put on your engineering cap! ‘Cause then, you start a mini-game where you simulate what happens when you dam up certain parts of the river and try to plot the facilities Aina wants to add in. The better your plot, the more Friendship points you rack up with her (up to 300!). By spring the following year, her farm layout will change to reflect your suggestions.

However, if you choose to be a troll about the matter, you lose 150 Friendship points with her. She will politely but firmly ask you to leave and refuse to engage with you for three days afterwards.

And then, to really bust your hump, gifts you give her for the rest of the season are reduced by 25% in Friendship value. Even loved gifts. It takes a good while for her to forgive someone when they disrespect her, especially if it’s someone she doesn’t know well. It’s one of her few flaws: quick to trust but slow to forgive.

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4❤️: Friday, between 5 PM and 10 PM. Spring through Fall, any weather. Stardrop Saloon.

Aina has arranged for Sam to lend Elliott his keyboard so Elliott can play bar piano songs for tips. On this occasion, you get to request one of 3 songs for Elliott to play. Depending on what you pick, Aina will start dancing along with it. She’ll ask you if you want to dance with her. If you say yes, you dance with her throughout the saloon!

If you say no, she’ll dance with someone else—most likely Emily. You don’t suffer a penalty for saying no, but the Heart Event does end there.

You get an extra 150 points if you say yes to dancing with her! Also, if you dance with her, she’ll sing for you. Compliment her and you can score up to 50 points extra, depending on which compliment you pick. (Hint: pick the most profound-sounding one!)

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6❤️: Saturday or Sunday, between 7 PM and 11 PM. Any season, any weather as long as it’s not raining or snowing. The Beach.

You find Aina sitting on the end of the dock in front of the tide pools, to the right to Elliott’s cabin and Willy’s shop. She’s balled up and crying. You ask her what’s wrong, but she doesn’t answer. Not so much because she doesn’t want to but because she’s too upset to form words. She’s basically having a meltdown, shutdown, breakdown…whatever you want to call it.

Here, you get three options: leave her alone, sit quietly with her, or tell her to “pull herself together”.

The 1st option will end the Heart Event then and there. You lose one Heart with her but will get another chance at having her open up a week later. Same place, same time.

Do NOT pick the 3rd option. She’ll lose her temper, push you off the dock and disappear. You lose 4 Hearts with her, too. You can build those Hearts back up, but it will take a lot longer the next time around. Friendship value of gifts will be slashed by 50%, even loved ones. You can also expect to repeat this Heart Event when you get back up to 6 Hearts with her, whereupon you will hopefully do better by her…

The 2nd option is the best. Wait up to 20 minutes and she’ll eventually get back her bearings enough to tell you what’s going on. Namely, she pretends to be a better person than she actually is because she fears no one would ever like or respect her otherwise. For her whole life, it feels like she’s had to work twice as hard to get half the affection everybody else gets for half the effort. She’d moved out here to Stardew Valley hoping it would solve all her problems with life. But it hasn’t.

This is already getting pretty long, so I’ll conclude this summary with another warning: what you choose to say from here will determine whether or not you’ll have to start over with earning her friendship.

PS: She will remember your past attempts at this Heart Event, so beware.

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8❤️: 1st Day of Fall, between 7 AM and 5 PM. Fall, sunny weather. Pelican Town Square.

Aina gets mad at Lewis and decides to run for mayor. She comes to you asking for ideas on how to get people to vote for her. Similar to her 2-Hearts Event, your suggestions will determine her actions throughout the season, and whether she ends up winning on the 9th of Fall. You get treated to a series of cutscenes depicting the campaign in real time.

Every fall thereafter, an election will be held to decide who gets to be mayor. Yes, even if Aina loses the first go-around. Because she’ll just get back up and try again next year. From the 2nd election onward, you may even have other characters in town throw their hat in the ring. You can even run, if you want to! And whoever wins that race will change how Pelican Town is run in some way until the next election. 

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I’ll stop at 8 Hearts for now, but I personally think it’d be cool if Aina was romanceable! And since she’s polyamorous, she’d allow you to date other characters and occasionally ask you about them.

The catch? She’ll have a relationship of her own, and her partner will never be someone you’re currently dating (she doesn’t have the bandwidth for more than 2 relationships at a time, and her past experiences as a unicorn have made her averse to sharing lovers with another lover). Also, you’d better treat your other squeezes well. She’ll be asking about them, and if she discovers you haven’t been, there will be repercussions. Even more serious than the consequences posed by the vanilla game!

If I come up with more Heart Events for her, or more to what I’ve already shared, I’ll be sure to follow up.

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I headcanon that Krobus can take on the appearance of other people's shadows and sometimes when he misses the farmer, he takes on the appearance of their shadow for a little bit.

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Trying to get the hang of drawing Elliott (and men in general)

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