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Cookie Run (Patreon Exclusive)

I drew this summery Cookie Run fanart last year for a Cookie Run server that was holding an icon contest. It ended up winning and is now the icon for that server! https://discord.gg/w8yW4GR 

The theme was "summer" or "ocean" since the name of the server is Faraway Ocean, so I drew Soda Cookie (blue), Orange Cookie (orange), and Lime Cookie (green) because I felt like they'd have the most summer fun. 

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Boss from MGS3 (+ life updates)

My good coworker friend, who is a huge fan of Hideo Kojima games (I can't even begin to express how much he loves Kojima lol), commissioned me to draw The Boss from Metal Gear Solid 3. I myself am not very familiar with Metal Gear and was worried this was too out of my comfort zone, but he was really interested in seeing Boss in my style. 

Given the source material, I think I did okay! Tried something new with filigree flyaway hairs and the backdrop to keep it my ~aesthetic~ The se...

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Boss from MGS3 WIPs

A coworker friend who is a huge Hideo Kojima fan commissioned me to draw Boss from Metal Gear Solid 3. This lady is not in my comfort zone, so it's taken me a whole week to even figure out the pose. Still, I like her outfit and I think I can make her turn out decent!


Here are some of the initial poses I drafted. My coworker requested that I include her signature gun, but every time I...

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Lucy Westenra

This is the final prize for my fanart contest last year, a portrait for @captainnowhere who requested Lucy Westenra from the 1992 Dracula film. I can't believe I haven't heard of this character before, everything about her is a little busy but totally my aesthetic. She took a lot longer than I expected because of all the detail (two weeks as opposed to 3-4 days for the other portraits), but I persisted because I liked her design so much.

I went ahead and made a background for this one s...

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Lucy Westenra WIPs

Progress pics of my final prize art for @captainnowhere, who requested Lucy Westenra from the 1992 Dracula film. I'm honestly surprised I hadn't discovered this character sooner - her design is kind of busy but overall totally my taste.

Though with all the details, this is a much more time-intensive portrait than I thought it was going to be...so there's going to be a lot more steps!

Here's the original inspo. Some of the details are hard to make out, so I'll be winging it but wil...

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Sailor Mack

A personalized sailor bust for my top backer on Patreon, Mack H.! He requested lots of purple and I hope I did his favorite color justice 💜 Also included some WIPs - the original sketch, and the bust without paper textures.

This bust will be featured with the rest of the social media shoutouts for backers $5 and up.


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Agatha

Prize art for @hallelugh on Instagram, who requested I draw this look from her character Agatha! I think I was able to capture all the details...? I handwrote the Japanese and Chinese characters (I think it's kanji in this context so technically Japanese) and was worried it'd look handwritten in a bad way, but the cool shadow effects actually make it look like a legit font...I'm shocked. 

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Agatha WIPs

Working on the next prize art for @hallelugh! Will be updating this post regularly with new progress pics.

1) Very rough sketch to figure out the pose + anatomy

2) Fleshing out the sketch - I can't start on lineart until my sketch is absolutely clear.

3) Carved the sketch into finished lineart. Sometimes I'll trace lineart on a separate layer, but other times I like the sketch so much that I don't want to redraw it and would rather work with what's already there.

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Faberge Bunny + smol updates

You may remember this WIP from a while back and he's finally done! Only two months late for Easter. This is for @alocalcosplayer who was one of the winners of my fanart contest last year. He asked for something bunny-themed and I've had this idea of a Faberge Easter bunny for a while so he let me use him as a model!

I'll probably share this again with a nice backdrop when I have the other prize art done so I ...

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Old Thumbnails

A dynamite-themed commission, a Heimlich-themed commission, a Sonic look, and an Among Us look walk into a bar...

I included the finished pieces as well so you can see them side-by-side.

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Seraphine (Old WIPs)

Progress pics for the Seraphine fashion designs I posted last year.

1) Very sketchy thumbnails. 

2) Finished lineart and base colors, starting on the hair.

3) Finished shading.

4) Added colors to the lineart. These are the final designs without the backdrop.

5) Added backdrop and text. Ready to post!

6) The original Seraphine, for reference.

I'm really pleased with how I was able to capture the iridescence on the left dress - iridescence has alwa...

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Sayaka Miki WIPs

First live WIP post! I'll be updating this post with more WIPs as I make progress, so you might see this post in your notifs multiple times but there'll always be new stuff. I prefer to keep all my WIPs of one drawing on the same post, plus it's nice to be able to track the progress from pic to pic ^^

1) Flats of both designs - open to feedback on these colors, not sure if it's too dull/bright.

2) Almost finished lineart of both designs.

3) Lineart of the Sayaka Miki redesig...

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Strawberry Dress Old WIPs

I've been requested by some backers to share old WIPs and thumbnails, so I'm starting to dig around my old files and screenshots! First, this gift art that I did for a friend, of her girlfriend wearing Lirika Matoshi's strawberry dress.

1) I drew 8 possible poses to let my friend pick one. Normally I don't thumbnail a bunch of different poses for my personal art, I usually just pick one from the get go and run with it. But I figured that since it wasn't my original design and I didn't n...

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Neapolitan (Updated)

Some thumbnails for a possible project - I dunno if Strawberry matches the other two in spirit even though I really like the design. I want each design to capture a "lady at a tea party" vibe in its own way, so if this looks more like three different fashion styles rather than two (Chocolate/Vanilla + Strawberry the outlier) then I'll can live with that.

But I included an alternate version just case, I'll probably end up drawing a few more, but tell me what you think in the meantime! I ...

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Phases of the Moon

The final images for my new Patreon tiers! I'll be announcing this on my social media on Sunday. 

I'm setting a goal of 25 backers to start a Patreon-exclusive Discord server! (This goal was originally 20 backers, but I'm socially exhausted and not ready for a server right now tbh - once I get that hump I'll probably lower this goal to 20.) This server will allow me to share WIPs more frequently, and possibly even hold some casual art streams. If you can help spread the wo...

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June Requests

Update 6/22: I'll be shipping out stickers this weekend, so $5+ backers please choose your stickers by Friday!

For everyone of all tiers to collect their rewards for this month! Comment below to collect your rewards, or message me privately. Here's how to message creators on Patreon. 

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Go_A

Fashion inspired by Ukraine's Eurovision entry...I said I was done with drawing real people, but I just got an influx of Eurovision followers this week and I mainly drew this as a thank you for following me 😅 I'm sorry for flip flopping! 

I won't lie that I'm really tempted to draw more Eurovision fashion because Eurovision 2021 has been on my mind non-stop since it ended, there's an infamous "post Eurovision depression" and I guess it's real 😩 There are so many more ideas I ...

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WIPs

1. Prize art for one of my fanart contest winners, a portrait of him as an Easter bunny inspired by Faberge eggs. I wanted to get this done for Easter but obviously I missed that deadline lol. This will probably be part of the next batch of portraits I post and won't be posted online for a while, so you guys will get really early access to this when it's done!

2. Fashion inspired by Ukraine's Eurovision entry...I said I was done with drawing real people, but I just got an influx of Euro...

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Portraits

Refurbished some old portraits I've done, plus a new one for my Patreon backer Felix (@fee.lines on IG)! He paid for my sticker cards as I was about to give them out as rewards, so this was my way of making up the cost 😅 

I should have put this up on Patreon earlier but I felt like I was making too many posts and didn't want to spam you all...which is one nice thing about splitting the $2 tier into "about 1 post a week" and $5 tier into "all posts, many times a week" - then you ...

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Montaigne WIP (Patreon Exclusive)

Some unfinished fanart of Montaigne (Australia's contestant for Eurovision 2021). I was hoping simple fanart could be done faster than designing fashion, but alas figuring out how to draw tulle took longer than I thought 😩

Also sharing the two Eurovision fashion pieces I posted a while back so you can see them in full resolution!

I also stopped this fanart because I realized that I should stop drawing fanart of real people for a while. I found myself feeling shitty if the perso...

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Which redesign for Sayaka?

I have a confession...I don't love Sayaka's original design, so I was thinking of a redesign that could still convey her themes but would look totally different. But I'm not sure if it's the right choice, so I want to let you guys decide.

To be clear, none of these would be the actual fashion design (the look that is eventually on the right) - I have a different look nailed down for that, whic...

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New Patreon Tiers

Hi everyone. Sticker cards have been shipped - if you reached 3 months of support at $5 or above, you should have received a message with a tracking number.  If you haven't received a message, your reward will be shipped next month once I get your support.

Starting next month, sticker cards are on hiatus due to the manufacturing + shipping costs. As a result, I'm overhauling my Patreon tiers as shown below. For current backers only, regardless of what tier you've backed me at befor...

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The Witches Pack is here!

I wish I had a better camera that could capture how these look IRL. The glitter is actually quite subtle until the light hits at just the right angle. I'm quite pleased with how they turned out!

I need to wait on a few things (bank transfers) before I send these out, but they will definitely be sent before the end of the month. If you've backed me for 3 months, you'll receive a message with a tracking number once they've been mailed.

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Mami Tomoe

She's done! I'm still figuring out face and eye styles if you can't tell...I still like the nose line down the middle and will probably use it in other looks, but everyone knows anime girls don't have noses.

I think it'd be nice if I share more about my design process behind these looks!

Redesign (left)
My redesign only makes minor changes to the original design, mainly removing unnecessary details and making the outfit more fashion-forward. Mami's outfit is p...

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Future Patreon Rewards

Hey y'all! Since I won't be printing new sticker cards after this month, I'm figuring out new rewards to offer. I'm curious to know which of these rewards you would actually be interested in. You should be able to select multiple options; if not let me know!

I can't promise most of these will happen (especially the pins), but it would be helpful to gauge interest.

There is some rewards that are not on this poll because I want to have them for sure. For example, I want to start d...

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Mami Tomoe WIP

Finally drawing out that Madoka fashion series - I'm just going to go in order of whichever girl inspires me the most at the moment, so Mami's first. 

I'd like to design two outfits for each of the magical girls.
The left version will be a redesign - I want to capture the essence of the original but make it feel a little more fashion forward, usually by simplifying unnecessary details and refining the...

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Witches Pack

Just sent off the order to have these stickers printed. The colors are slightly different from the originals due to printing restrictions. 

If you backed me at the $5 tier for three months starting in March, April, or May, you'll be getting these cards. May backers who have already supported me for 3 months will get these cards sent as soon as I receive them. I'm hoping they turn out okay, I've never printed glitter stickers before... 

This will be the last set of sticke...

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Witch of the South WIP

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Sneak Peek: Witch of the East

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Blog: Creative Struggles

Progress update on various things!

Witches Pack 

If you haven't seen my latest post, West Witch and North Witch are done - I'll tweak North Witch a tad, but she's mostly done. I'm working on East Witch now and I'm gonna aim to have her done before the end of the month. 

Here's a rough repaint where I planned which parts to change. I'll go further in-dept...

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