>> NEW UPDATED VERSION also with alts. << (And went back to the original title due to the drastic change in context) [NOTE: FULL-RES POST HAS BEEN EDITED TO INCLUDE ALL 13 VERSIONS]
In retrospect, I admittedly went too harsh on giraffe mom in the previous version of this image. It was meant to be a stressful situation, yes, but not in the disturbingly-realistic mood-draining way that I accidentally presented.&nbs...
2023-04-29 05:56:01 +0000 UTC
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Giraffe Mom aka GM working as a General Manager aka GM of a HAMBUR® franchise! And her kids are there to help...
I'm pleased with how this one turned out. I initially thought the dialogue was going to be a mess but I managed to organize it in a way that I believe is easy to follow but also hopefully looks aesthetically pleasing. It happened somewhat unintentionally because I was struggling with how oddly-unintuitive the voice-bubble tools are for CSP, which I was in...
2023-04-28 06:10:22 +0000 UTC
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TIMELAPSE VIDEO: https://www.dropbox.com/s/nldf5t257ufstz7/gm-hambur-22apr23-t60s.mp4
(Note: timelapse is partial due to being a project shared between tablet and PC)
2023-04-28 06:06:27 +0000 UTC
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At the fast food chain HAMBUR®, Giraffe Mom aka GM becomes a General Manager aka GM! Which comes with its advantages (more pay) and disadvantages (screaming internally).
The dialogue is very much a WIP but I included it for context; it's basically going to be a gaggle of confusion between GM, a customer standing on front of her, and a customer in the drive-thru as she takes orders for both simultaneously. It's a little confusing right now but it'll be more obvious when i...
2023-04-24 05:55:18 +0000 UTC
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I hadn't ever finished the little Erika ref sheet from before because I wanted more time to explore her design, including modifying it for the sake of her intended role and personality and such.
Although... dang... looking at that old wip ref sheet again, there are some changes I made that I'm not so sure how I feel about now. I'm sort of liking the previous softer-looking ears and white h...
2023-04-21 06:05:14 +0000 UTC
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A few scribbles from Procreate! I'm aware that I should be inking/coloring various preexisting WIPs, my apologies content such of that has been lacking lately, but I do also need to draw things like this for practice and such! And I figure they might be interesting enough to share? 😅
In retrospect, I should do things like this but then—ah—anthropomorphize them in some way, but a part of me thought it might be interesting for y'all to see these in their true base-form, or so...
2023-04-18 00:44:22 +0000 UTC
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Procreate doodle on the iPad! Decided to refine the initial sketch on the device itself instead of doing the thing where I transfer the sketch to PC; just so I can get more practice with Procreate's basic features. Part of me wonders if I "refined this image too much", as I'm trying to further go back to embracing rougher lineart and lively things like that.
I have an unanswered question about this whole "Business Mewtwo" character though, maybe some of you can help me figure...
2023-04-14 21:12:52 +0000 UTC
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A kind of inked-version of that previous sketch... I sort of zoned-out and redrew a lot of things, some for the better (larger assets), but some things I liked more about the previous version. H-hpefully overall it's an improved version!
2023-04-11 05:28:26 +0000 UTC
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Let's consider—just for fun—Pom with big booba suddenly...
Also experimenting with some jewelry-design at the rear, unrelated to the incident at the front, but this seemed like a fun opportunity to do it lol 🥴
2023-04-08 06:30:13 +0000 UTC
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Some doodles of Cuke, including a little experimental comic... wanting to find a level of playful cartoony style so I can draw more interactions like that. But alas that has been an ever-going endeavor, heh.
Still working on Cuke's proportions and hair design... in the colored-image it doesn't look swirly enough to me, but in the comic in some places it's too swirly. Trying to find a middle-ground. Also considering making his hair white but still on the fence of that.
Decide...
2023-04-05 05:45:33 +0000 UTC
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This one still needs quite a lot of work, as it's a somewhat unkempt sketch for me to work from, but we're getting there! The additional colored-image in this post is a little mockup my friend the Annonguy made; it's kind of like a little preview of what it may be like in color.
It's intended to be a sort of logo, so I might convert this into a retro/neon 80s-themed beer label--as an addition to the fictitious 2023-03-31 04:56:01 +0000 UTC
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Yikes this is dirty. 🙈 At first this was going to just be a basic image of Linda on her knees, but then my mind went very, very much into the gutter. 🙈🙈🙈 I had to see it...
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On a side-note, this is my first sketch on an iPad Air! I decided to get one so I'm not committed to drawing only at home and in my office. Even just drawing laying in bed is a nice thing to have... and while a physical sketchbook can do that, I figure I'd go a route where I can pot...
2023-03-22 04:06:01 +0000 UTC
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For this month's poll I figured I'd throw out a small array of "themes" or "vibes" that the resulting image will have. Please select whichever options interest you most at the moment!
I somewhat have ideas for each, but of course I'm open for any input you may have on any of the options!
Poll closes March 16 at 6pm PST, thank you!
2023-03-14 03:39:17 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Added a bottomless alt! (Full-res post has now been updated as well)
Drawing Becky in a morning kind of setting is really comfy to me. 🥴 She's got a big kind heart and all that, but for reasons known (tail-puppet Gonzo) and more to be revealed, she's a little crazy. If you look closely I put just a pinch of it in her eyes, heh.
Mini-alt is just kind of for fun... though it's sort of based on some canon attributes.
2023-03-13 06:47:38 +0000 UTC
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Experimenting with a pencil tool for CSP that Ocaritna recommended (used in the main Becky image here, none of the Swill ones). I think I like it! Though I just needed something different in general to keep things interesting to me... but I do honestly like how this one behaves so far.
The scribbles of giraffe mom's oldest son Swill is just a small peek into an overlying work in progress. Trying to figure out the proportions I'm looking for on him. I've been meaning to adjust Beck...
2023-03-07 06:05:58 +0000 UTC
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Some new alts have been made for you guys! A total of about 12 for 4 images. The posts have been edited to include them (no notifications were sent), which I will link below:
Giraffe Mom's "Live-Updates" | [Full-Res Post]
2023-02-28 03:10:24 +0000 UTC
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Hey y'all,
I hope you're all doing well! I'm coming down with a cold right now, going to keep trying to sketch new things during it, but something I had on my list of things to do were a few alts for recent images... which gave me an idea: is there an alt version of a previous image you'd like to see? Just kind of opening for suggestions, even if it's just something as "simple" as an alternate expression.
Pretty huge disclaimer: I won't be able to do alts that are infeasible due t...
2023-02-24 06:24:18 +0000 UTC
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EDIT 2/27/2023: New alts! The final one does not make sense for the context of the image, but it's just for fun...
There was a bit of delay with this image because I eventually decided it was a golden opportunity to be a kind of continuation of the sauna scene! So giraffe mom ends up actually going on a date with soap opera actor Enrique Moralez, and fortunately it does go well (...
2023-02-21 23:41:23 +0000 UTC
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TIMELAPSE VIDEO: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4p2m9h0eh0ym9n4/gm-crawl-28jun20-t60s.mp4
Note: this timelapse video is incomplete because this drawing was started before I began recording timelapses.
2023-02-21 23:41:14 +0000 UTC
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This is a revamped version of a very old unfinished sketch from a long time ago, where giraffe mom is on the phone with her friend Jocelyn (dialogue pending to be re-added) discussing how a blind date with an anonymous person went.
Made quite a few changes since the original, and this image is "inked" but I'm considering making some various changes before I move too far forward. Such as... perhaps I should actually add Jocelyn's portrait in here somewhere, like in the corner, showing it...
2023-02-13 00:44:25 +0000 UTC
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Mahiña looking like she's struggling a bit...!
I just want to note her butt-flexing lol 🥴
2023-02-07 07:02:34 +0000 UTC
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An attempt to update the design of giraffe mom's son Cuke and then some... considering straying away from the stiff spikey hair he had before, unless some other hairstyle comes to mind. However I think this suits his intended personality, and the perk for me is it's interesting/fun to draw at all angles haha.
The hairstyle also suits him because he's always meant to be the result of GM having (very) brief relations with a male who was a Cardian (the reptile-ish species of mine that incl...
2023-01-31 02:47:45 +0000 UTC
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Very preliminary WIP! I'm feeling pretty indecisive on how I want to proceed with the fitness ball-related image... too many possibilities, hard to choose one, but for now I went with this...
In the poll I didn't determine a specific character to use for the "Day 1ne Fitness Club" pic, but I figured a larger-character would do the trick... in this case I chose Mahiña with a particularly large belly after the holidays.
If you anticipated a different character, fret not! I plan on ...
2023-01-25 05:51:01 +0000 UTC
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Bit of an experiment on Grant's hair... I considered giving my character Linda this kind of hairstyle (though longer) but decided to just keep her plain long hair and give Grant this one. Maybe. At least hairstyles aren't really permanent, sort of... haha.
I decided to more or less attempt to lock myself into cel-shading; keep it simple. It's honestly my favorite style in general, both to do and to see. I now realize I haven't done it much lately, though my soft-shading image...
2023-01-17 07:08:40 +0000 UTC
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Short-story shorter: please vote for one of the following that will result in an exercise-related pic!
I have a basic idea for each option, but if you have any suggestions along with your vote, I'm all ears! (I'm experimenting doing something a little different with the poll this time around: a little more vagueness on the subject-matter to see if possible input/suggestions can enhance the end result, if that makes sense... just an experiment!)
Poll closes Saturday Janu...
2023-01-12 07:06:40 +0000 UTC
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EDIT 2/27/2023: New undergarment alts!
Finished, I think! As usual I spent too long just fiddling with lighting-effects, a thing I actually need to do [waste] less time on, believe it or not... I mean, I'm not going to "stop doing it", I just need to work on my "indecisive lighting habits", haha. It's getting a little out of control.
Anyway, here's an image of giraffe mom working at a 1950's-style diner, doing something a little demeaning by temptation by...
2023-01-11 01:52:21 +0000 UTC
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