Sometimes we grow numb to pain when we feel it for too long. Sometimes that numbness feels like safety or protection because we no longer feel the pain we wanted to be relieved of. It can be tempting to choose to stay numb, to choose to stop feeling everything just to stop feeling the pain.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tUA... It's finally done! This has been a project I've been working on for over a month now, and I'm excited to finally launch it. I won't be posting future installments here since I'd prefer to keep this account mostly art-focused, but I did say I'd share this when ready.

It is finally done! Sadly I won't be able to use the full-length animation for its intended purpose, but I at least won't have to cut out much; I'm glad I made the whole thing, regardless. Will share the first video when it's finished, which will hopefully not take more than another day or two.

Was trying out my new drawing tablet tonight (Did I mention my old one went kaput? It went kaput) and doodled up my favorite Sonic character. Not planning to polish or finish it, but have a Vector.

Progress on my animation! Still figuring out how quickly I want everything to move, but I'll finalize everything after I get the colors done. For now, this is just a cleaned up and polished version of what I posted before.

I spent far too much time working on this mock animation. Planning to polish this up for use in a new project for my YouTube channel. Figured I'd share the WIP in the meantime. Definitely gonna have to revise some of the frame duration, but otherwise I'm happy with it. Now I go to sleep. Goodnight.

Was talking with a friend about rule 34 of cartoony mascots for things like breakfast cereals (don't ask) and I made an off-hand remark about how much of a challenge it would be to mascot-ify one of my characters. I have striped my shark of his dignity and I feel ashamed. But also I have no regrets.

Lineart and final version of the earlier Ajax sketch. Tried some new things. Didn't quite work, but that's okay. I am satisfied enough with how this one turned out.

More Ajax. Pretty sure shark week already ended, but this was a little more purposeful. Not sure if I'll come back to finish this one, but it felt good to get this one out of my system. It's been...a week. I am okay, but just had a lot on my mind, and it's been overwhelming. But I will carry on.

This started out as just practice for another Ajax picture and quickly devolved into just vent art. Despite Ajax being a gentle soul, he does have a lot of bitterness, frustration, and rage pent up, and I guess I accidentally tapped into that connection I have with him tonight. May delete later.

Heard someone mention it being Shark Week at work yesterday and felt somewhat obligated to at least try and draw Ajax again. Kinda lost my spark partway through coloring and not really happy with it, but maybe I'll try another sketch later in the week. (I probably won't)

Each day has its own peaks and valleys - joys, sorrows, and frustrations. Though we cannot control the day's events, nor the people we deal with, we can control whether we let it drag us down. Keep a tight grip on your joy. The only one who can truly take it away from you is yourself. Don't let go.

Fanart for #RainCheckVN by @radstudiosfvn.bsky.social . I stayed up far too late last night working on this, but I think it was a good experience. Love Slate and hope to learn more about him and his goals in future builds of the game. (I love the main cast, too, but I have obvious biases >_>)

WIP fanart for a furry visual novel called "Rain Check." This big gator is the only reason this game even popped up on my radar almost a year ago, and he's easily my favorite non-main character. (Though he doesn't show up until late into the current build) Will hopefully finish this up soon.

Does remaking an old picture count as making something for Macro March? Eh, have a Druddy, in both giant and ambiguous sizes depending on your preference. Also I spent almost 12 straight hours working on this and I need to go to bed. Goodnight.

Meant to draw Ajax, my shark, but I couldn't seem to get anything together, so I gave up and did something else. @teodyssey.bsky.social had asked me if I'd ever drawn Lex as a Warrior (Specifically the Warrior of Light from Final Fantasy), but Lex is really more of the support type, like a Bard.

I should not still be awake, but I wanted to finish making this. I don't normally post these since I use these graphics in some of my YouTube videos, but I don't see myself using this one very often, so I figured I may as well post it in case I never implement it otherwise. Have a think-thunk Lex.

Sometimes life feels so surreal that it overwhelms me. The people I have in my life are so truly beautiful and I treasure them so much. I honestly don't know if I'd still be standing here today without many of you. Thank you for working so hard and just being marvelous souls.

Been in a bit of a funk for the past week or so and haven't been able to really get anything to stick when it comes to drawing. Made myself make something tonight, though. Thanks to @teodyssey.bsky.social for the inspiration. Don't ask me what this style is supposed to be, because I got nothin'.

I wasn't going to post this anywhere at first, but I figured it would be okay here. This was meant to be just a sketch as practice for something else, but alas. Thank you, @dragoneer.bsky.social , for everything. I'm sorry to be so late, and not being able to really thank you for real.

Meant to get these done in time for Super Mario Party Jamboree's release, but I didn't. But have my big 3 OCs dressed up in Mario Party 2-themed costumes. (I don't actually like MP2 all that much but the costume gimmick is very charming)

I am making myself post this here just in case I look at it tomorrow and suddenly decide that I hate it and don't want to finish it anymore. If you guess the reference, you win...me telling you that you got the reference or something. I dunno. Goodnight.

Was trying to stir up art energy while a friend was drawing and eventually decided I wanted to draw a soft boy. I should not have stayed up until 8am working on this. But have a hefty reptile pal.

To everyone who has been here for me and with me: Thank you. As horrid as this world can be, thank you for being the life-saving gleams in the darkest of voids. That I might reflect even a fraction of your light back unto you and others, that is all I can ask for.

A couple friends of mine started randomly assigning each other a Pokémon to draw via roulette. I got Thievul. Might do more of these in the future. Also Thievul is surprisingly fun to draw. (Make sure your local sausages are secured before it's too late)

I've been wanting to draw a big, bulky Zekrom for a while. That's all, really. Anatomy came out kinda weird but I've already decided this is done.

I was going through Black 2/White 2's OST the other night and got both very tired and also inspired to draw Druddigon. Then stayed up late tonight going through Dragon Quest III's Super Famicom OST and decided to color the doodles. Have Druddy in all-new sleepy and hunky flavors while supplies last.