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Fool's Errand Ref Sheets

I've been picking away at an official script, but here are the current character lineups for Fool's Errand

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The Republicans have decided we no longer need bees and are defunding the USGS Bee Lab. Please tell your friends, your representatives, local beekeepers, crafting clubs, your classmates, and everyone who has ever seen a bee that this is happening and that the Republicans are behind it. Scream about this. We in the professional bug world make fun of the bee people for having some of the only consistent funding and support in the whole field, but now even that is going away. Write it on your car. Tell someone at the store. Email your professor. Make a tiktok. Draw it on the sidewalk. Do NOT let them sneak this by.

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Fool's Errand Pilot

Hi! I made a pilot comic for my BFA show/portfolio! While I gave away physical copies at our reception, you can read it RIGHT HERE!

If you made it this far, thank you!

I put a lot of time into this at a point when everything was very busy and hectic! I plan on adapting this pilot into a full-length comic in the near future, so if you're interested in more be on the lookout!

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Starbucks Promo Poster from Spring 2024 -- Silver ADDY

HI EVERYONE!! I've been SOOOO busy with my BFA show prep this semester, sorry for my absence! I want to get back to the weekly posts now that things are getting to the tail end here, starting with a piece I never posted (and won an award omgg) This is hands down one of my favorite projects with SO much research behind it -- each creature is based on a specific drink - can you guess which ones? ALSO if you're there for our BFA show Ill be giving out some stickers based on the Frappuccino rabbits

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The mariachi counterpart -- connected by a little dancing guy

HIIIIII One of my favorite posters I've done, this is for an upcoming local event

Fun facts about his one: The music notes are from actual sheet music for Tapatio Jalisco

This was a big project that took a loooot of research, but it was a great way for me to explore the design and culture of Mexico!

The other half of the set should be coming next week :)

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I really should start using this thing more huh…

I just don’t like the format for some reason sorry dudes (and me feed breaks a lot…)

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-- Trader Joe's State Tote Bag --

Redid a project from my first illustration class, it's crazy how much my work has changed with me since then

... and now my mom has 2 cow posters for her office hehe

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One last post before the year end!

A promo piece for class that'll serve as an intro page for my portfolio, featuring stuff I've done in the last year or so

This year was an interesting one that's had me thinking and planning for my future a lot -- and next year will come with a lot of major changes -- but I'm excited for what I'll made and do next year!

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Please stop ✋🚨 you're the only hope to save a child🥺

🛑Urgent call for donations my baby brother is dying please donate and help.🚨

Hello I'm Amal from Gaza 🇵🇸 👋🥺

Please Help My sick brother , May Die at Any Moment. Donate or at Least Share This Appeal.

Scenes from the genocide we live now 😭 they destroy everything 👇👇

Death everywhere

Please Stand with us

I am in desperate need of your help. My brother's life is hanging by a thread, and he may not survive without urgent medical treatment. Time is running out, and we are facing a critical situation.

My campaign vetted by 90-ghost, butterfly no. 470.

I am asking for your generosity to help us save

him, either through a donation or by sharing this urgent plea with others.

@paper-mario-wiki @wayneradiotv @sayruq @womanaction @wellwaterhysteria @writerqueenofjewels @gazavetters @routeriver @anneemay @appsa @the-eldritch-it-gay @thebibi @thosemotivationalquotes @the-bastard-king

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🎮 HEY I WANNA MAKE A GAME! 🎮

Yeah I getcha. I was once like you. Pure and naive. Great news. I AM STILL PURE AND NAIVE, GAME DEV IS FUN! But where to start?

To start, here are a couple of entry level softwares you can use! source: I just made a game called In Stars and Time and people are asking me how to start making vidy gaems. Now, without further ado:

SOFTWARES AND ENGINES FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO CODE!!!

Ren'py (and also a link to it if you click here do it): THE visual novel software. Comic artists, look no further ✨Pros: It's free! It's simple! It has great documentation! It has a bunch of plugins and UI stuff and assets for you to buy! It can be used even if you have LITERALLY no programming experience! (You'll just need to read the doc a bunch) You can also port your game to a BUNCH of consoles! ✨Cons: None really <3 Some games to look at: Doki Doki Literature Club, Bad End Theater, Butterfly Soup

Twine: Great for text-based games! GREAT FOR WRITERS WHO DONT WANNA DRAW!!!!!!!!! (but you can draw if you want) ✨Pros: It's free! It's simple! It's versatile! It has great documentation! It can be used even if you have LITERALLY no programming experience! (You'll just need to read the doc a bunch) ✨Cons: You can add pictures, but it's a pain. Some games to look at: The Uncle Who Works For Nintendo, Queers In love At The End of The World, Escape Velocity

Bitsy: Little topdown games! ✨Pros: It's free! It's simple! It's (somewhat) intuitive! It has great documentation! It can be used even if you have LITERALLY no programming experience! You can make everything in it, from text to sprites to code! Those games sure are small! ✨Cons: Those games sure are small. This is to make THE simplest game. Barely any animation for your sprites, can barely fit a line of text in there. But honestly, the restrictions are refreshing! Some games to look at: honestly I haven't played that many bitsy games because i am a fake gamer. The picture above is from Under A Star Called Sun though and that looks so pretty

RPGMaker: To make RPGs! LIKE ME!!!!! NOTE: I recommend getting the latest version if you can, but all have their pros and cons. You can get a better idea by looking at this post. ✨Pros: Literally everything you need to make an RPG. Has a tutorial inside the software itself that will teach you the basics. Pretty simple to understand, even if you have no coding experience! Also I made a post helping you out with RPGMaker right here! ✨Cons: Some stuff can be hard to figure out. Also, the latest version is expensive. Get it on sale! Some games to look at: Ib, Hylics, In Stars and Time (hehe. I made it)

engine.lol: collage worlds! it is relatively new so I don't know much about it, but it seems fascinating. picture is from Garden! NOTE: There's a bunch of smaller engines to find out there. Just yesterday I found out there's an Idle Game Maker made by the Cookie Clicker creator. Isn't life wonderful?

✨more advice under the cut. this is Long ok✨

ENGINES I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT AND THEY SEEM HARD BUT ALSO GIVE IT A TRY I GUESS!!!! :

Unity and Unreal: I don't know anything about those! That looks hard to learn! But indie devs use them! It seems expensive! Follow your dreams though! Don't ask me how!

GameMaker: Wuh I just don't know anything about it either! I just know it's now free if your game is non-commercial (aka, you're not selling it), and Undertale was made on it! It seems good! You probably need some coding experience though!!!

Godot: Man I know even less about this one. Heard good things though!

BUNCHA RANDOM ADVICE!!!!

-Make something small first! Try making simple: a character is in a room, and exits the room. The character can look around, decide to take an item with them, can leave, and maybe the door is locked and you have to find the key. Figuring out how to code something like that, whether it is as a fully text-based game or as an RPGMaker map, should be a good start to figure out how your software of choice works!

-After that, if you have an idea, try first to make the simplest version of that idea. For my timeloop RPG, my simplest version was two rooms: first room you can walk in, second room with the King, where a cutscene automatically plays and the battle starts, you immediately die, and loop back to the first room, with the text from this point on reflecting this change. I think I also added a loop counter. This helped me figure out the most important thing: Can This Game Be Made? After that, the rest is just fun stuff. So if you want to make a dating sim, try and figure out how to add choices, and how to have affection points go up and down depending on your choices! If you want to make a platformer, figure out how to make your character move and jump and how to create a simple level! If you just want to make a kinetic visual novel with no choices, figure out how to add text, and how to add portraits! You'll be surprised at how powerful you'll feel after having figured even those simple things out.

-If you have a programming problem or just get confused, never underestimate the power of asking Google! You most likely won't be the only person asking this question, and you will learn some useful tips! If you are powerful enough, you can even… Ask people??? On forums??? Not me though.

-Yeah I know you probably want to make Your Big Idea RIGHT NOW but please. Make a smaller prototype first. You need to get that experience. Trust me.

-If you are not a womanthing of many skills like me, you might realize you need help. Maybe you need an artist, or a programmer. So! Game jams on itch.io are a great way to get to work and meet other game devs that have different strengths! Or ask around! Maybe your artist friend secretly always wanted to draw for a game. Ask! Collaborate! Have fun!!!

I hope that was useful! If it was. Maybe. You'd like to buy me a coffee. Or maybe you could check out my comics and games. Or just my new critically acclaimed game In Stars and Time. If you want. Ok bye

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HIIIIII One of my favorite posters I've done, this is for an upcoming local event

Fun facts about his one: The music notes are from actual sheet music for Tapatio Jalisco

This was a big project that took a loooot of research, but it was a great way for me to explore the design and culture of Mexico!

The other half of the set should be coming next week :)

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Wordpair challenge: "wood" & "Tart"

another class project I ended up taking way too seriously and doing highly rendered food painting

who else would make a fruit tart of edible wood but a beaver pastry chef?

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Capricorn x Pisces

IDK anything about star sign compatibility but when I had to do some illustrations for star signs I HAD to make them both girls and I HAD to make them date. I don't make the rules.

They met when Capricorn was a college senior who got coffee on the way to her morning internship/classes from the same cafe every morning, where Pisces was a barista

we love a good computer science major x art major

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hey. i love you all. always and forever

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La Boheme opera poster

The last poster in the set, I'm freeee. This one I struggled with the most but ended up being my favorite with how much detail and symbolism I got out of it

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Hi! I'm Smagumph, an illustrator and lover of comics, games, and music with a dynamic style! I also do streams on Twitch & some comics/edits on Youtube!

It's been a few years since I've done a meet the artist and felt it's time to update it with my current style and try out a new composition :)