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Attack on @fallenpegasi. Why yes I use artfight as an excuse to draw party/friend character interactions. Quentin and Muan were as classic of a rogue/bard duo as you could get and many shenanigans were had. Captain's only rule was don't get caught

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I made a little drawing of my boy Fang, since I'm finally gonna get the chance to play him in an actual D&D session. A Fool's Gold-inspired one, no less! Which is perfect for me because, well, that's literally why I initially made him, lmao I'm very happy with how this one turned out, so I decided to post him here! It's been ages since I drew his actual outfit, and boy was it fun to draw ^-^ Hopefully the void enjoys this offering. I worked hard on it :)

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I decided to take on pencilcat's Improvement Hell challenge today! Or, well, starting today, at least. I think I'd implode trying to do all 30 prompts in 24 hours, heh. (Er, significantly less than 24 hours now, given the day's almost over for me lol) This is my Day 1 drawing! The prompt said to draw a self-portrait, but I don't really feel comfortable putting my face up on the internet, even if it's just a drawing. Or, um, even if no one actually sees it. ...So instead of a portrait of my physical self, I decided to just draw my fursona lol So, with that said, this is Lumi! She's essentially supposed to be a night light in the form of a soft, huggable kobold companion, designed to be a friend to help comfort those who are scared of the dark. I love her to bits. And I think she represents more about me than my reflection ever could :) Genuinely excited to get started on this challenge though! I've never done one of these 30-day prompt thingies before but I've always wanted to! I may take a little longer than 30 days, but I'll try my best regardless ^-^ It's about the journey anyways, so like... fuck it.

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30 Day Art Challenge: Draw all the things

My first challenge, Improvement Hell, was a way to inspire people to draw different things different ways, drawing outside their comfort zone, and most of all to draw every day. I had a few people ask for a follow up. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the sequel: Draw All The Things

Each day has three prompts. Some are specifics, others are vague, but all are geared to spark your imagination and inspiration. Take from them whatever you want. Design a character, an illustration, a collage. Singular or plural. Literal or symbolic.

Casual Mode: Pick and draw one prompt each day

Normal Mode: Combine and draw two prompts each day

Hard Mode: Combine and draw all three prompts each day

Tag your artwork #Draw All The Things for others to follow and be inspired!

Wild animal, Thief, Winter

Jewel, Water, Contrast

Garden, Teeth, Bright

Old book, Pangolin, Clutter

Deep, Earth, Curse

Greed, Glass, Temple

Three, Rain, Shadow

Wire, Bottle, Pale

Sunshine, Track, Abandon

Cliff, Tattoo, Journey

Bone, Laughing, Free

Corner, Scripture, Dusk

Stairs, Amber, Guard

Vast, Alien, Glow,

Jazz, Pen, Urban

Sand, Royal, Red

Child, Fur, Cookie

Tree, Crime, Lizard

Tech, Tank, Silver

Scales, Vibrant, Smile

Naga, Knowing, Tribe

Witch, Jacket, Pattern

Secret, Melanism, Wings

Rogue, Bat, Dysfunctional

Passage, Fox, Chime

Star, Bridge, Mask

Observer, Forest, Unique

Degrade, End, Iron

Vivarium, Gradient, Mix

Imagination, Pencil, Borderless

Good Luck!

(alternately, this can be a writing challenge too, if that is your preference!)

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30 Days of Art Improvement Challenge

Are you tired of feeling like your art just isn’t improving? Do you want to do a 30-day challenge that’s actually useful? Welcome to 30 Days of Improvement Hell. >:D

I made this because I’ve been feeling super ‘blah’ about my art these days, and I needed something to kick-start myself. Who wants to do this with me!? Start now or whenever you can (now you procrastinators!). Challenge yourself and have fun at the same time!

Tag your posts with #Improvement Hell so everyone can follow along and see each other’s awesome artwork. I may even create a blog and reblog them! :D

What are you waiting for? START!

Self-Portrait - Introduce yourself

Draw a figure using a reference - link to reference

Draw a figure that’s in action, using a reference - link to reference

Draw a part of the human anatomy you have trouble with. x20, with atleast 5 being skeletal/musculature studies.

Draw more figures. Quick gestures and silhouettes. x20, with atleast 10 different body shapes

Let’s have some fun. Design a character from either This or This character generator! Be creative and bring something to life!

Pick the weirdest object in your house/room. Draw it. Shadows and Highlights.

Find 2-3 objects, make a scene with them. Draw it. Bonus points for creativity. Double points for dramatic lighting.

Draw a landscape of a place you’ve never been or drawn.

Draw a BG with 1pt Perspective. Negative points if it’s a railroad or an empty street.

Draw a BG with 2pt Perspective.

Look out a window. Draw what you see. Bonus points for adding something interesting.

Draw an interior setting with the character you designed on Day #6 in it.

BG with either bird’s eye or worm’s eye view.

Halfway there! Draw three 'action’ scenes with different compositions in each. Quick sketches are fine, just make them interesting and understandable! Bonus points if it’s the same scene, but different composition.

Draw a single page comic with 5-7 panels (the story begins and ends on one page). 

Draw an animal you’ve never drawn before. x10  Link references.

Draw a car. Negative points for whining. Hint: Use a perspective grid.

Think of the thing you hate drawing the most. Guess what? Draw it! Negative points for lying to yourself.

Pick an object in your house/room. Now design a character from it, using the shapes, forms, textures, purpose and colors as inspiration. Also link/post the object you used. Negative points for using a humanoid action figure.

Draw a character/object/scene, and shade them using ONLY solid blacks and whites. Bonus points for good use of lights/shadows

Draw a different object/scene/character. Shade using hatching, crosshatcing, and/or pointillism. Bonus points for lights/shadows and textures.

Colors! Pick a color palette, and paint a scene/character/object using only those colors (some blending allowed). Bonus points for good use of lights/shadows.

Draw and color a scene/object/character - no lines allowed! (aka - lineless art). Don’t forget light and shadows!

Draw a scene/character in a style you’ve never drawn before. If emulating an artist, credit+link. Bonus for color style.

Draw a character. Draw 10 emotions/expressions. Bonus points for 'uncommon’ emotions. (i.e. anxiety, guilt, despair, loneliness etc.)

Draw three random shapes using your opposite hand (or your foot). Now design characters from those shapes.

Turn on the tv (or load your illegally downloaded movies). Pick an actor and draw them.

Almost done! Let’s have some fun. Draw some fanart. Bonus points if it’s super obscure and unknown. Make people guess what it’s from.

Last day! Find a drawing you did within the last year. Now draw it again using what you’ve learned! Link it for comparison!

 Look at all that amazing improvement! Congrats!

[Update] There is now a sequel challenge, Draw All The Things!

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I guess while I'm here, I should probably also post this image of God-Tier Fang I made a while back. For context, "Fang Danger Strongjaw" is a character I initially made as an aquatic Beastfolk character for the Fool's Gold D&D supplement that Dingo Doodles made a while back, but I don't actually have anyone that I play D&D with, so he essentially just kinda... became my second 'sona. Which is kinda funny to me, because his 'fuck around and find out' kind of vibe is a very heavy contrast to my own personality, heh. I did a couple classpect tests recently after sliding backasswards into my Homestuck phase again to determine... well, his classpect, and I ended up with a Witch of Rage. And I thought drawing him in a dress would be fun to do, especially since he is absolutely the kind of person that would 100% unironically rock a dress. Mostly because he thinks they look nice on him, but there's probably at least a little part of him that gets a kick out of undermining traditional gender roles. His right hand and the Rage symbol on the dress gave me absolute hell, but I think they turned out alright in the end! I absolutely love this rapscallion of a shark, and I'm really proud of how this came out. Tl;dr: Here's my gremlin shark man in a Witch of Rage outfit :)

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Middle of the night me thought it'd be a fun idea to draw Lumi in some Prospit moon jammies. So I did. Y'know, as one does in the middle of the night. And middle of the night me was right, I had a blast drawing this :D I decided to go with a sketchier style than I usually do, since I thought it fit more with the dream-like setting, and I think it came out pretty nicely! So here, have a Prospitian Plushie :)

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I recently got sucked back into my Homestuck phase (from a Terraria Wiki article, somehow, but that's beside the point) and realized my main 'sona is pretty much just a scalemate. So, naturally, I tried my hand at drawing them as one! I dunno if it's super readable as a scalemate, but I liked drawing it, so here's a pic of Lumi anyway :)

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Whoa, this is some eldritch horror shit right here

An overgrown light pole in Poland

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