creative-discussion

[lament turtle]

O

M

G

[marble mantle]

also i spent way too damn long working on the water but im proud

[lament turtle]

THIS LOOKS AWESOME

WELL DONE!!!!

[marble mantle]

ill just leave this here

thank youuu

[lament turtle]

still doing it anyways. i wont ping you for future things though then to not bother u with it

eee i love ur water and watermark

[marble mantle]

hehe
thanks

[lament turtle]

any time

[cosmic oasis]

Not me having way to much fun with the brush 😭

[lament turtle]

lol

that looks awesome!

[marble mantle]

thats a pog braid

i think this is all the work ill do on this piece

didnt plan to go past a sketch anyways

[lament turtle]

WHAT

HOW

DID U SPEEDRUN

[cosmic oasis]

😳 BRO

[lament turtle]

THAT COLORING

AND IT ACTUALLY LOOKS AMAZING

[humble lava]

Shane ain't havin' it

[cosmic oasis]

Wait do people actually sketch before an art piece? Am I the only one who doesn’t sketch?? Like for me the sketch is the lineart

Idk man

[lament turtle]

same

[marble mantle]

i didnt do anything tho-
i just added flats

[lament turtle]

hold up

lemme get smth

[marble mantle]

and the light coming through the water

thats about all i did

[cosmic oasis]

And it’s amazing ! Good job

[lament turtle]

this is how my pixel art looks before

[marble mantle]

i sketch
but most times i just merge my sketch with my base colours
then i render it

[lament turtle]

and here after

[marble mantle]

i dont do any lineart

[lament turtle]

so i have a general layout

[marble mantle]

ooo
thats cute

[lament turtle]

still

[cosmic oasis]

Yea it’s hella cute m8

[marble mantle]

i really wanna get into pixel art

[lament turtle]

thank you

[marble mantle]

i just have aseprite sitting around

[lament turtle]

yes, do it

its totally worth it

[cosmic oasis]

I did it once

[lament turtle]

i dont use aseprite. im le budget

[marble mantle]

i used aseprite for a mod i was working on
then i got bored and stopped

[cosmic oasis]

I made a background using pixel art once idk man it sucked

[lament turtle]

i recommend starting 16x16 and then building up slowly tbh

[marble mantle]

i was also working on one for bob form animal crossing but i have no idea where those files are

[lament turtle]

also use premade color palettes first

[lament turtle]

lmao

[marble mantle]

16 x 16 is too limited for my tastes

[lament turtle]

yes but no

[marble mantle]

no?

[lament turtle]

i have a lot of 16x16 things (without outline even 15x15) and yet i can still add a lot of detail into it

its great to get familiar with the use of positioning ur pixels properly

and getting familiar to custom color palettes

[marble mantle]

i mean
i said for my tastes

i just dont like how small it is

[lament turtle]

this was for example my most favorited 16x16

[lament turtle]

yeah i know

but its more than u think

it looks small

but when u immediately try on 32x32 or more youll either spend a lot of time on it

[marble mantle]

its not more than i think

[lament turtle]

or realize how much space u have to fill

[marble mantle]

i think is 16 x 16

[lament turtle]

lmao

[marble mantle]

ive done my fair share of pixel art

[lament turtle]

i didnt mean that

i know

ur the one that educated me with it at first

but ig if ur talented like u

16x16 is way too small

[marble mantle]

imagine being talented

[cosmic oasis]

Cringe

[vague marlin]

16x16 I would say isn’t too small, considering I’ve worked with an 8x8 canvas multiple times as a Minecraft skin artist for faces and such and it’s very easy to get good detail with highlights and shadows, though I understand why it’s too small for other artists lol

[lament turtle]

it is small

i cant go back to 16x16 myself if i tried, and im not even that professional myself

but for new people its a large canvas

[vague marlin]

A a a a a a I wasn’t trying to say it wasn’t small, I was trying to say it’s not as small as some people make it out to be, my apologies >_<;

[lament turtle]

lmao

no worries

but yeah

[vague marlin]

But dear lord small spaces are frustrating to work with

[lament turtle]

with the right determination, practice, and time, you can sneakily fit a lot of details still in 16x16

[vague marlin]

You’re a beginner, right? Have you gotten into the realm of hue-shifting with pixel arts yet?

[raw dragon]

replaced emily with wendy

[lament turtle]

those are the things ive made today

been doing pixel art for 2.5 weeks-ish

[vague marlin]

They’re really cute :o

[lament turtle]

wouldnt call myself a beginner anymore, yet no intermediate either

just somewhere inbetween

ahh thanks a lot

[vague marlin]

You’re kinda in a strange middle huh?

[lament turtle]

yup

ive just today tried 3d

ive been doing a lot of 16x16

[vague marlin]

For your first time it’s really nice

[lament turtle]

a few days ago 32x32

and now first time 3d 32x32

so somewhere at 50x50

thanks a lot

[vague marlin]

How big do you plan on getting with your pixel arts?

[lament turtle]

this was my first 32x32

[lament turtle]

well

eventually i want to be able to make whole landscape views

i have a pixel art landscape as my bg from someone to get motivated of my goals everytime i look at it

but i have to slowly build up to it

[vague marlin]

I wanted to get into pixel art after making Minecraft skins for 2 years but it’s intimidating to deal with larger canvases than the ones I’m used to

[lament turtle]

yup

[vague marlin]

And, I’m trying to learn more about art at the same time because I’m going through a heavy improvement phase where I’m just now starting to understand lighting and textures

For the longest time I just did flat colors

So I kinda don’t want to add more onto my plate

Though I find learning pixel art is a lot more relaxing for me as I like having control

[lament turtle]

something like this is what i want to accomplish someday, but a bit smaller ofc

[vague marlin]

Wow that’s really pretty

[lament turtle]

yup

you can take ur time and u dont have to be talented for it already

just take ur time and then ur set

[vague marlin]

Being able to place every individual pixel is nice

[lament turtle]

u improve automatically

i just vibe to music in the meanwhile

ikr

may i give u a tip

[vague marlin]

Yeah sure, I’m all for criticism

Or tips, either/or

[lament turtle]

so basically, this might help u as well. what i usually do is make a basic layout

and then work it out

ik it isnt the best

but its an example

[golden sigil]

hhh I'm so not looking forward to rendering my piece. The canvas is sooo small

[lament turtle]

lay outs give u a better perspective on how ur going to make a piece

[lament turtle]

lmao, you can do it.

[golden sigil]

this daisy is so small I can't even render it

[lament turtle]

just take ur time for it

you will find a solution eventually

[vague marlin]

I like it when pictures don’t load because my data is terrible c:

[lament turtle]

lol

[vague marlin]

Okay, well, they loaded

And yeah

I’m trying to get really good at traditional art in the meantime, but, I do pixel art as a side thing

I posted a flamingo earlier in creative and, although it’s not great because I’m not good at eyes, it’s definitely a learning experience

[lament turtle]

yeah

ohh i think ive seen it

[vague marlin]

Probably, I don’t post here often because I get bad anxiety it won’t be well-liked

[lament turtle]

i liked it a lot

lol

people cant disrespect art

its against the rules here

the worst that can happen is people ignoring it

but there will always be people who support u all the way

[vague marlin]

O h, my art has been disrespected before though and, it hurts like, a lot

[lament turtle]

i have a few of them in here

[lament turtle]

ikr

[vague marlin]

Especially because I’m a sensitive person and I get emotionally attached to my art

[lament turtle]

yeah

[vague marlin]

But I try reminding myself that I’m still quite young, a high schooler and that comparing myself to others and their skill is only going to kill motivation so I try to ignore things that’ll bring me down

But, I look at other art of artists I enjoy

[lament turtle]

yup

just keep being motivated

and youll get there

i have the same problem as u lmao

im only 16, so theres a lot of time to improve still

[vague marlin]

O h, I just turned 17

[lament turtle]

ohh congratulations!!

i hope u had a nice birthday

[vague marlin]

One year closer to adulting, I’m really excited to build up a portfolio during senior year

[lament turtle]

lol

[vague marlin]

I’ve been practicing art a lot recently

And, I’m really set on an animation college

As, I want to get into the animation industry

[lament turtle]

ohh thats amazing

i hope youll make it

[vague marlin]

I don’t doubt it, I’m a B student and art practice is getting me a long way

[lament turtle]

and also, if u ever want to dm cuz u feel uncomfortable by anything or whatever might be the case, feel free to dm me. i have no life anyways so my dms are near allways being immediately replied to e.g. its 12:35 am rn and im talking abt art

[lament turtle]

eeee

thats amazing

[vague marlin]

I admit my High School career has had many ups and downs though

A lot of emotional stuff

[lament turtle]

everyones had

[vague marlin]

A lot of motivation loss

[lament turtle]

dont feel pushed down by it

[vague marlin]

Being an artist is a hard journey

[lament turtle]

yup

but in the end

if u make it

[vague marlin]

It’s definitely worth it

[lament turtle]

its rewarding

yes

[vague marlin]

And thanks for the birthday wishes c:

[lament turtle]

well, ill go now. i need to wake up in 5.5 hours to work for the next 4 hours. i need my sleep. take care, and feel free to dm me any time u want to

and no problem

enjoy ur day

im glad to have been able to talk to u

[vague marlin]

You too! Well, enjoy your sleep

[lament turtle]

thanks a lot

[vague marlin]

No problem, I enjoyed talking with you too

[lament turtle]

Are there any writers or podficcers in this group?

i write once a year

That makes you a writer!

[marble storm]

What kind of writing do you mean?

[lament turtle]

Any! I honestly didn't expect to find channels for people that create fan content here, so this is a pleasant surprise.

I create for one fandom, though I'm a fan of many things 😂

[marble storm]

I write poetry, if that counts!

Well, i just started recently, so don't expect to find much lol

[lament turtle]

Everyone has to start somewhere. Good for you! I hope that you keep at it

[marble storm]

I plan to write music, and song lyrics are just another form of poetry, so i'm starting there

[lament turtle]

Excellent! Writing music is frustrating and satisfying, hahaha.

[warm finch]

flowers

[brisk ravine]

Those are so beautiful!

[warm finch]

thank you >W<

[old cypress]

Thank you for the tips.

[solid stag]

no problem

[spark comet]

Nice flowers

[warm finch]

ty xander >W<

[marble mantle]

im in pain but i think this is coming out well

[mighty bronze]

Damn, she must have been hitting something pretty hard with that racket

Or someone

[marble mantle]

yeah she goes hard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCtdIC666Ec

i love ashley

[lament turtle]

@marble mantle @warm finch awesome drawings (already) as usual!

[marble mantle]

thank youu

i want
to make her hot

if she isnt hot i might cry

[lament turtle]

Lmao

Dont worry about it

If she isnt hot

Look at why she isnt hot

And improve the next time

[exotic snow]

me with my drawings basically

FELT THIS IN MY SOUL

[marble mantle]

lmao no
if she isnt hot im gonna cry and run away

she needs to be hot

[lament turtle]

Lmao

Alright alright

[marble mantle]

drawing her hot is my one purpose in life

[lament turtle]

Im sure u can do it anyways

[exotic snow]

i feel like if characters i draw dont come out hot, they're gonna reach through the screen and choke me

[marble mantle]

only reason i want to get good at art is so i can draw hot characters and then simp for them

[exotic snow]

why did you make me this way

[marble mantle]

[exotic snow]

YOO FR

[marble mantle]

🤝

[warm finch]

I’ve been working on pride stuff so much these days😩

[lament turtle]

Lol

[warm finch]

If I can’t get ppl to enjoy what I’ve been working on I’m gonna cry

[marble mantle]

me and amaryn rn

[lament turtle]

Why though? Is it because of an event?

[marble mantle]

as you should

ill start drawing all the gay stuff i want when im not under the same roof as my mother

[lament turtle]

Lol

[warm finch]

It is an event for a server I’m modding

[lament turtle]

OHHH. Best of luck!!

[exotic snow]

real talk..........

GOOD LUCK BUTTER

[warm finch]

Thank you

I got help, but i still need to make like one more art thingy

[marble mantle]

🧈

[warm finch]

How do you make picross-

I may have an idea on how

My brain is going so fast, fast af boi

[lament turtle]

Lol

Best of luck

U can do it

[warm finch]

I will rack up my resume for my next mod app-

Jk, more like my event coordinator application-

[lament turtle]

Lmao

[fossil helm]

reference

(left to right;
gama, orange, me)

[mossy leaf]

nice

[blissful sonnet]

the three musketeers

[marble storm]

All i have is musketears...

[mossy leaf]

man I remember when I used to be in a smp server.. I miss those days

[topaz harbor]

does anyone have resources or picture guides for shading hair?

[lament turtle]

philosphy

[lament turtle]

im sure google has plenty to look at. id say google is ur best option since you might even find shading for ur own style instead of someone recommending a completely different style

[zealous scarab]

I'm turning Pierre's store into a Japanese building, maybe you guys can give some input https://www.twitch.tv/sonreirblah

[royal gyro]

I like how you've put it together but the one winged roof on harvey's side is a little oddly unbalanced and I'm not sure if that'd ever happen in that kind of style. maybe if it was wings on both sides of that section, sometimes buildings are built close enough to just barely touch in dense city areas so even tho it seems kind of counter-intuitive it might work a little better.

[velvet sun]

maybe instead of forward facing roof make it horzontal

[stiff bolt]

could someone help me make this a 16 piskel by 32 piskel with more wavy hair

[silver relic]

byootiful

@acoustic maple OMG sHane so cute!!!!

[vague marlin]

I think it already looks really wavy; also, I love the sprite!

[warm finch]

Best way is commission artists

[acoustic maple]

thank uuu 🥺

[mighty bronze]

Tonight I am going to sketch on black paper, I have something cute in mind

[lament turtle]

eeee

cant wait!!

[marble mantle]

traditional art is for losers

[lament turtle]

lmao

[warm finch]

[stiff bolt]

it is too big

[mighty bronze]

Wow nae

Ok...

[stiff bolt]

but i am broke af

[warm finch]

i'm just saying if you want the job done soon, it's best to commission someone

[lament turtle]

yes

[stiff bolt]

but i don't know who to go to

[marble mantle]

twitter
art comms discord servers
insta
reddit

deviant art

can honestly just google pixel art comms

[warm finch]

yea i was just about to google lol

[stiff bolt]

but i am broke af and don't want to spend any money

[warm finch]

then you will likely have to wait longer

alternatively you can see if there is any artist willing to do free offers, this isn't guaranteed success tho

[acoustic maple]

or u could take the time to learn how to do it yourself too :D

[warm finch]

yea! there are free pixel art programs!

[acoustic maple]

and im sure if u sent ur progress pictures everyone here would give u tips if u want

[marble mantle]

yeah
simple pixel stuff is honestly easy to get the hang of

[lament turtle]

yup

i can vouch

@stiff bolt allow me to flex my pixel art "skills" ive developed in 3 weeks

my first ever pixel art

and this is my recent pixel art

[stiff bolt]

this is what i found on the internet

[lament turtle]

its easy to get the hang off pixel art

[stiff bolt]

i am not creative

[lament turtle]

im not creative either

i copy references from non-ixel art'and make it pixel art

[stiff bolt]

i did find this very cute mushroom

[cosmic oasis]

Cries

[warm finch]

if you decide to learn how to make pixel art, you are free to ask for advice with your progress pictures

[lament turtle]

yup

[lament turtle]

also now that u talk abt it

[lament turtle]

could i please

👀

@stiff boltalso lemme show u smth that really helps me a lot

i make layout pics like this always, and then turn them into the next pic

[lament turtle]

this one

or this panda

see what i mean?

layouts could help a lot

[pulsar sky]

https://soundcloud.com/evilpickle-music-dept/mega-man-x-spark-mandrill-remastered

[stiff bolt]

i think this is so cute

[mighty bronze]

A poro

[warm finch]

DID I HEAR PORO

I HAVE BEEN SUMMONED

[mighty bronze]

Lol

[warm finch]

OMG IT'S SO CUTE

[mighty bronze]

I will fill the page with many more

Is fun

[warm finch]

pls

pls show me once you're done

I WANT TO SEE POROS

[mighty bronze]

[warm finch]

[acoustic maple]

OMG

POROOOO

I WANNA SEE A MILLION POROS

JUST LIKE THIS ONE BC ITS SO CUTE

[mighty bronze]

[young nymph]

can i ask aseprite questions here?

[lament turtle]

Yes

[young nymph]

so if i make a color on the bottom left that isn't in the palette i'm using but want to add it UP to my palette for quick reference how do i do that?

and also, i made the background transparent but not all of it is transparent (one line of pixels are white for some reason) how do make the whole background transparent?

[humble lava]

for the first question, if you have picked a color that isn't on your palette there should be a red box with a "!" in it right next to it. If you click that box it'll be added to the palette

[young nymph]

thank you SO much

yep that worked wonderfully, phew

[humble lava]

idk about the background though. It's actually a white line, not just part of the grey grid that's used to indicate transparency?

[young nymph]

yes

can i send a pic here to show you?

[humble lava]

sure

[young nymph]

it's one white line and not the transparent on the one side

[humble lava]

ah, yeah that's the grid I mean.

one sec I'll get an image

[young nymph]

thank you

[humble lava]

you're drawing on a really small canvas so you only see a tiny bit, but

those two greys are part of a grid pattern

it's all still transparent

[young nymph]

oh derp

i understand now

You're so helpful, thank you

[lament turtle]

thanks gainem for helping them

[young nymph]

thank you, sorry I'm learning

and yeh drawing a junimo as my first go cuz i'm vry creative sarcasm

[outer garden]

Does anyone have any good aesprite tutorials?

[remote wedge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md6W79jtLJM

[outer garden]

Thanks !

[marble mantle]

ooo
poggers new icon

also adam c younis has great tutorials and stuff

[lament turtle]

hi nae

[marble mantle]

sup sup

[lament turtle]

great!! you?

ive tried a new art piece today to step out of my comfortzone of pets

[marble mantle]

ooo
share

[lament turtle]

ok ok

its not the very best, but thats due to me trying something completely new for once

like ive mesed up at the bandana

but that leaves room for improvements!

[young nymph]

that's really good!

[lament turtle]

thanks a lot!!

[young nymph]

i like how the headband comes off to the side there off the frame, very cool

[lament turtle]

thank youuu!! i wanted to bring a bit more life into it hehe

[young nymph]

it really makes it pop!

[lament turtle]

thanks a lot!

ur doing pixel art as well right?

[young nymph]

also the shading to imply the chin and body great stuff

[lament turtle]

thank you!!

[young nymph]

i'm just starting and it's daunting but i'm determined

[lament turtle]

hey, dont worry. ive only started 3 weeks ago as well

and i was and still am very determined

im sure u can make masterpieces within 4 months

if u need feedback feel free to ping/dm me

im very curious to see ur art!

also i recommend starting 16x16

and working up slowly like i am

im only doing 50x50 as well currently

[young nymph]

oh thank you

[lament turtle]

any time!

[marble mantle]

thats cutee

@lament turtledo you use a tablet or a mouse for pixel art?

[lament turtle]

thank you!!

i use a mouse ^-^

its easier to position my pixels then

[marble mantle]

hmmmm

ive been using my tablet

but some peeps ive asked use mouse

[lament turtle]

well its up to personal preference really

jsut like the drawing program

if u like photoshop over aseprite, use photoshop

if you like a tablet over mouse, use the tablet

after all no program or tool has a better advantage

its only pixel art

the only advantages in pixel art that exists is time spent on it and on things they have (such as layers, easy shading tools, etc)

[young nymph]

yeah you could even use colored pencils and real grid paper shrug

[lament turtle]

lmao

you could if youd make squares everywhere

[young nymph]

[lament turtle]

after all pixel art is sized by pixels, not by space

i should do a fan art tomorrow for SDV so i can join the piss gang once ive gotten farmer now i think of it

[young nymph]

YES

[lament turtle]

just a little junimo would do

or a few

depending on how it works out

probs just 1 huge

[young nymph]

my first was a junimo lol

it's pretty bad

[lament turtle]

lol

my first 10 pixel arts were bad as well

dont let it discourage u

u improve over time

[marble mantle]

well thats not true
aseprite will have options for pixel art that ps wont have
since its made specifically for pixel art
but i get what you mean

[outer garden]

The separation between layers and frames is nice

[spiral gale]

bruh someone just told me they like my aesthetic

my aesthetic is depressed middle aged men please,

[silver relic]

these new server icons look soooo goooodddddjsjsbshwisns

[spiral gale]

its kinda weird not seeing the 'sdv' anymore, but yeah, it looks good

i also bring thonk?

[silver relic]

hemlo thonk how dya do

is that their name or are u talking abt them thinking

my brain rn:

[humble lava]

they're thonking

it's like thinking, but less effective

[silver relic]

o

well me too

[lethal eagle]

doesn’t know how to draw people so I draw people as animals

[silver relic]

[spiral gale]

his name is alex sduhdsah dsah

[spiral gale]

exaclty

[warm finch]

I find aseprite’s UI very user friendly

[marble mantle]

same

its so cute and simple

it doesnt get better than this

[spiral gale]

dot

[marble mantle]

my magnum opus

[blissful sonnet]

its beautiful

[spiral gale]

dot

[fossil shuttle]

Gonna mass convert all my apps to stardew icons

[magic dagger]

BIG BRAIN

[vague marlin]

23,999 e-mails?! Are you ACTUALLY mad?! That would drive me up the WALL, I clear my e-mails every day O_o

[cosmic oasis]

Forri

[silver relic]

i do the modified icons for that reason lol

[silver relic]

fundi bb

[fossil shuttle]

@vague marlin fixed it! I’ve just had so many unread emails build up over time I don’t notice the number anymore haha

[vague marlin]

You are a true hero; now fix the phone calls C:

[magic dagger]

removes email key
'fixed'

[vague marlin]

At least there’s no big numbers on the screen

[cosmic oasis]

Yes

[fossil shuttle]

It’s been fixed

[vague marlin]

Woo! Everything looks so nice now :D

[solid stag]

JUNIMO BUTTON

[vague marlin]

Also, I love the Stardew icons

[fossil shuttle]

No more mass notifications 😅

Thank you thank you

[fossil shuttle]

YESS

[solid stag]

i make people cry with how many youtube notifs i have

every so often i accidentally click the notification button and reset all my hard work

this has been going on for about 2 years

i think its at around 4000 right now, last time i got it to 7000 notifs

i was so close to 10k and im mad

im at 5000, nvm

[cosmic oasis]

Crying

[lament turtle]

I’m such a simp for any of y’all’s Alex and Elliott art

Just thought u should know

[cosmic oasis]

Same

[lament turtle]

god everything i write is so unbelievably self indulgent

[ember zealot]

as it should be 😌

[gloomy turtle]

alternate sprite for Emily based on Ohodavi's portrait mod... thoughts?

[exotic snow]

Looks good!

[gloomy turtle]

Thanks!

for comparison, it's based off this(Ohodavi's)

[warm finch]

wip

[marble mantle]

you pixels pals are popping off

those are both great

i love that sprite

[warm finch]

Thank you nae uwu

[gloomy turtle]

thanks nae

[silver relic]

@dapper wren wowww hardly ever see sceptor art, nice!! inspiring me to make my own fan art of it 👀👀

[velvet sun]

pixel art go brr

[young nymph]

^sick

really captures emotion, that

[mossy leaf]

that is really good, love the choice of colours

[lethal belfry]

@light stirrup Rokurokubi is a Yokai
A woman with a LONG neck

[light stirrup]

Ooooo

[stuck robin]

I love titanic rising

[stuck robin]

SO SIXK

[lament turtle]

Oh who said that

I love Movies

[stuck robin]

screenshot with andromeda!! I love movies too

[mossy leaf]

took me 60 years to figure out what to draw

[mighty bronze]

cool sketch

[mighty bronze]

Poro sketches done

[elder bolt]

they are so cute

[mighty bronze]

the finished piece is in #creative if you want to see

and thanks!

[spiral gale]

sweet 🥺

i finally finished that one gayass piece i was strugglin w

[mighty bronze]

pog!!!

[spiral gale]

YEAH VERY POG,, IM SO HAPPY W IT NGL

also!! time to give him hair,,

[royal gyro]

Gunna use these as casts to make moulds for resin minerals

Hopefully shaped them okay

[spiral gale]

oo nice

[royal gyro]

Left is thunder egg but hard to see, top is Jade but on its side. Underneath is a petrified slime maybe also bixite. Then top middle is prismatic shard, below that is quartz (and fire quartz), earth crystal, topaz, amethyst and frozen tear

Gunna use oyumaru plastic clay to make the moulds around them

[vernal nexus]

Snake... Snake!!! Snaaaaaake!!! 😭

Can't wait to see the finished piece 👀

Oh god Akkikins I thought that was liquorice

[royal gyro]

i mean from that angle it looks like the prismatic shard is a weird muffin and the rest do kinda look like liquorice shapes i guess...

[wintry lava]

hey guys 🙂
Im working on a mod that introduces some totally stupid magical crops. The idea is that the Wizard will give you quests to grow them and to give him the produce, along with probably some small storyline.
currently I have these crops planned:

dice crop -grows 1-6 stages each day, produces casino coins 
sunset crop - moves 1 tile to the west each day, produces sunset drops
balanced/yingyang crop, only water it in even stages (0,2,4)
king of parsnip - spawns up to 3 parsnips around it daily
cakeflower -needs water and a cake a day, produces cake poop
slimeplant -spawns slimes over night, produces slimy fruit

names of the plants and produce is not final, cus they suck in parts 😛
Anyway, I finished most of the coding part and it works for the most part. What missing is the sprites for produce/crops. If anybody would be interested in creating sprites for these things, I'd be super happy 🙂
just pm me or ping me here
Im also open to other crop ideas

[lament turtle]

@marble mantle aaaa ive finished another one

[weak pasture]

also needing sprites, but for a weird pig thing @undone abyss sent me that i really want to make into a bfav mod... pm/ping me if you can help
||https://gyazo.com/8135e971d52b38cade658b43c2cc65a5||

[marble mantle]

ooooo

thats a cool icon

icon buddies

[lament turtle]

wait

i could use it

or i could wait until i improve a lot and then make one to use

thank you btw 🥺

[marble mantle]

why not use it now?

then slowly update it

as you get better

thats what i plan to do atleast

then maybe ill make a collage of all the icons ive used

[lament turtle]

i mean since it was a birthday gift for someone with this pfp lmao

just like the other icon being someones roblox' avatar

id feel guilty using any of 2

though some weird kid legit stole my pixel art as their pfp 👨‍🦯

[remote wedge]

oh wow, hope you hid your signature in there somewhere

[lament turtle]

lmao nah

i dont mind it

i take it as a compliment that its good ig

i dont like watermarking things unless it are comissions

though i dont do commisions

[silver relic]

shimny eyelid

[spiral gale]

yes,,

[spiral gale]

i love him sm pleas- 😭

[lament turtle]

@marble mantlewell now i for sure cant use it as my pfp

he wanted to use it as his pfp and im very honored

[marble mantle]

why cant you use it?
you made it

[lament turtle]

cuz he wants to use it as his pfp so i allowed him

id rather have him being able to use his borthday gift as his pfp

than me stealing it from him after making it

[mighty bronze]

🧠 💥

but true

[lament turtle]

lmao

[spiral gale]

CAT PFP BEST PFP THO

[mossy leaf]

Never Speak Their Name

[royal gyro]

shrimp friends?! what are you doing??

[mossy leaf]

You have spoken their name, they are now coming after you

[shut hornet]

a wip if anyone has any criticism 👍😎

[marble mantle]

i love the cloak

art is hard

[gloomy turtle]

Nae making mods? 👀

[young nymph]

art's a grind yo

it is hard I get very discouraged

[lament turtle]

@marble mantleawesome job!!!

[lament turtle]

dont forget the tip i gave u

set a goal for urself

dont rush the goal

[young nymph]

for real

[marble mantle]

no not me
just heling out

[marble mantle]

thank youu

[lament turtle]

any time

[raw dragon]

art comparisons

[shut hornet]

incredible improvement ! looks great

[spiral gale]

thats,, a lot,, woah

[raw dragon]

thanks

[spiral gale]

@vernal nexus looky its snek

okay so i fixed a lot on it and now im way happier smh

[spiral gale]

||i keep fixing stuff fdshdfsh||

[solid stag]

this is my most recent thing

[acoustic maple]

dayunmm that looks sick!!

luv that character design

[solid stag]

thank you

this one has been my favorite since i finished it but sadly i cant replicate the style again

this one i can replicate, but the character proportions will look different (more like what lokis are)

@potent merlin you wanted to see, here are some examples

[acoustic maple]

woahh ur arts really cool i love the way u color stuff

esp on the last one

the neck fluff rendering.. i luv it

[solid stag]

i figured out how to render the fur and i went HAM

[potent merlin]

wow!!! so pretty!!

[solid stag]

here are some sketches of other characters

i can do human as well, but they look funky to me right now

heres when i started back up again, but i tend to force myself to do semi realism so thats why my humans look funky right now

[potent merlin]

i knew what kind of art you did the second you mentioned Toyhouse

[solid stag]

i did figure out how to draw eyes and im very happy

oh lol

[potent merlin]

your art is so cool!! i have no idea how y’all do it

[solid stag]

what is a toyhouse artstyle

[acoustic maple]

idk how to describe it but i agree with them

itd a good thing

[solid stag]

ive been drawing furries since i was in elementary so i think im pretty good at it

[acoustic maple]

idk if youre allowed to drop ur toyhouse here but i would lov to have it if you dont mind sharing 🥺 ur art anf chara design looks rlly cool

[solid stag]

ahhh ty

[acoustic maple]

god i wish that were me smh my only furry character is Extremely anthro >_<

[solid stag]

this is my main fursona, his name is andromeda (i made this in late 2019)

[acoustic maple]

AWWWW

that looks sick

i love him

[solid stag]

thank you, im very proud of it

[potent merlin]

i love it!! the colours are so nice

[young nymph]

my first thing idk

[outer garden]

This is adorable

[young nymph]

reallyyyy? thank you. I'm just learning

[outer garden]

Its very good!

Aesprite?

[young nymph]

yes

[vale vine]

This is so cute good job!

[young nymph]

thank you both!

[vale vine]

You’re welcome ^^

[young nymph]

I was very nervous to post anything, you are very kind.

[vale vine]

Aww your art is so adorable and I can’t wait to see more of it I was nervous to post my art too but I feel good about it now

[lethal eagle]

I drew Maru as an animal!

I used colors from her nov

Box

Npc

[gloomy turtle]

walking frames complete

[fathom jay]

ah that looks really nice!!!!

[vernal nexus]

Snaaaaaaaake!

[remote wedge]

this is really cute https://youtu.be/yqeX0aK6L1U

[mighty bronze]

lol

[grand cave]

Aha I saw that video the other day!

[glacial fox]

mood sketch

[mighty bronze]

whoa

[exotic snow]

very niiiiice

[silver relic]

weeew the details

[marble mantle]

god bless drawfee

i religiously keep up with karina's comic and neopets ocs

also damn
thats hot

all the lil detailsss

[outer garden]

Is this star shape okay? Its bugging me that its not even

[outer garden]

The lighting in this is so coool!

[solid stag]

it looks good! i dont think it will be noticed in the long run

[frank violet]

heyy sı i need help

cant dra her mouth

[marble mantle]

what expression are you going for?

what style

stuff like that

[frank violet]

soemtihng happu

[acoustic maple]

maybe try to draw it off the top fo your head and then send it to show what u have in mind?

cuz it might not look as bad as you think

[marble mantle]

this is ugly and painterly but heres a big happy smile

might be a big off considering her eyes arent smiling

[acoustic maple]

:)

[marble mantle]

got a bit carried away with her canines

[solid stag]

hehe

[acoustic maple]

or more appropriately i guess, :D

[marble mantle]

ill leave this here
time to work on my original piece

update on this thingy

[royal gyro]

Don't think this is creepy enough for a shimmery shadow person

[solid stag]

i miss throwing pottery tbh, like on a wheel

[wicked raven]

rino tell me story

[solid stag]

ok ok so ive had two ocs since around 8th grade, their names are Leo and Stevie, theyre late high school age teens that are gay and in love, but thats major plot driver of the story, the real interest lies in the interactions between characters

[wicked raven]

ok

[solid stag]

their relationship throughout the story is the main plot driver but theres tons and tons of side plots and character interactions that are important to shaping their arcs

[wicked raven]

ok

that sounds cool!

are people mean to them?

[formal oasis]

From that idea a great book could be made

[wicked raven]

that migth make the plot more realistic and help shape the characters

[formal oasis]

Side plots are good

[wicked raven]

as well as make it more relateable to people

[solid stag]

my computer fucking died

ok its back

[solid stag]

well uhh theres other people and then theres inner conflict

[wicked raven]

yea

[solid stag]

Leo makes particularly bad descisions in the story

[wicked raven]

yikes

[solid stag]

its a lot of mental breakdowns and manic episodes

a lot of my stories deal with mental illness and character conflict

[wicked raven]

ruh roh

im not familiar with either of those

manic episodes or mental illness

are you?

[solid stag]

i tend to observe people interactions and compare them to fiction, and i see that theres an "ideal" for conflict and resolution

the "ideal" realism is usually unrealistic

[wicked raven]

i like people watching too

lol

but i cant write about mental illness because i dont know about it

[solid stag]

i know plenty about it

also you can, you just have to understand you cant speak on topics that dont affect you

its good to learn about these things, but if you want to portray them correctly you have to speak with people with the illness you want to portray

bojack horseman is great at portraying mental illness and character conflict, i admire their work even if its supposed to be a comedy show. its got some seriously great conflict

[wicked raven]

yeah i mean it doesnt affect me

ive never seen it before in people

it sounds scary, i dont want to

and sad

[solid stag]

i dont want to be pitied and im sure many others who deal with mental illness dont want to as well

we arent scary

[wicked raven]

ik

i mean to think about it

it scares me

[solid stag]

youve never seen it before? its literally everywhere from where i am

[wicked raven]

idk why

no

i think im scared that my brother will have it or something

and thats why its scary

because i love him a lot and if he got sick it would be very upsetting

[solid stag]

you sound pretty depressed and also hypervigilant which is a trauma response

[wicked raven]

im not depressed

im actually quite happy

just a bit shaken after freaking out after my shot yesterday

[solid stag]

depression is not constant sadness, its more like a numbness or emptiness to a majority of things

[wicked raven]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

im gonna go eat my lunch

thanks for telling me about your story :D

it was super cool

[solid stag]

thanks

[wicked raven]

it could probably even be a movie

[solid stag]

it would have some great breakdown scenes lol

[wicked raven]

ok byebye i need to make le sandwich

with baguette, best bread for sandwich

:D

[solid stag]

go make your lunch

[royal gyro]

I think depression is kind best described as hopelessness too. You absolutely see no point in living anymore, it's all drudgey and crap. speaking as someone who was on meds for depression for many years.

[solid stag]

if it was made into a movie i would be a director or co director because i dont trust people to portray the nuance of my characters properly

[exotic snow]

can confirm

except I've never had meds

wait isnt this the art channel?

[solid stag]

i was talking about my story

[royal gyro]

i think they were discussing a story being written

[exotic snow]

Ah i see

[solid stag]

got sidetracked with mental illness talk

[exotic snow]

Gonna backread a bit

[solid stag]

i have a hard time explaining it since the story is driven by characters more than plot

the whole thing is very loose and flexible but has a general timeline in which events happen

and the story takes place over several years

[frank violet]

Thabk you 💖

[frank violet]

Well i wanted like an uwu mouth but my friend didnt like it

[golden sigil]

well if you like it who cares if they don't? draw what you want.

[frank violet]

Welllll jts for them so 😳 @golden sigil

[golden sigil]

ah. Well if they're not paying for it you should be allowed to draw it however you want anyway

[glacial fox]

I find the cloth design stupid after i done

[royal gyro]

beggers can't be choosers. if they have such a problem about it, they can draw it 😛

[slow plaza]

Im having trouble finding an art style, how did u guys find yours?

[royal gyro]

i dunno i just draw, i can't draw any other way without effort. but my drawing is crap.

[slow plaza]

Nooo theres no such thing as bad drawing

[spring timber]

I can't draw faces but I'm kind of alright at flowers and shit

[royal gyro]

i drew a jumino the other day. that's the height of my skills.

[remote wedge]

Just keep drawing, your art style is something that comes naturally

[rugged jacinth]

wip bc yes

[spring timber]

I just realized the default drawing app for my phone (Note 20 Ultra, comes with PenUp) finally added layers

This is revolutionary

[remote wedge]

Anyone got any hype jams for working they listen to regularly?

[slow plaza]

Hype jams?

I just have sad ones

😆

[marble mantle]

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7H8M9hsaTBoy0tFfzHYhDT?si=02a5f990fc1c4237

unless youre a kid
then that rap music is too much for you
take this instead https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3amWA2vYofVDcpaNvGYtLL?si=1256d34644774df3

[lament turtle]

LMAO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRLRymTR_rA&list=RDtRLRymTR_rA&start_radio=1

i listen to that on loop

sometiems 3 hours straight

[rugged jacinth]

skin tones pls

[marble mantle]

skintones can be anything

just gotta know how to shade it to make it look like skin

[spring timber]

Mine has default palettes and this is my favorite for skin/lips/blush

[marble mantle]

i downloaded a palette a while back but ive never used it
the colours seem too anime for me

[rugged jacinth]

I finished it I made it a yellow orangish color bc it's A monster thing

[outer garden]

Flesh cloud

[remote wedge]

I'm old and rap music can be too much for me sometimes 😂 I'll check out the refs though thank you

[marble mantle]

i love rap

it gets me pumped up and ready to work

[remote wedge]

My Jams playlist is a mix of random stuff including sad hipster songs haha I was just in a particularly hype mood to do some actual work today

I’ve had this pencil draft sitting on my desk for 3 months, actually working on it today

[marble mantle]

ooooo

cutee pupper

[remote wedge]

Maybe you can find a color scheme that fits what colors you're using now and pick the skin color from there? https://paletton.com/#uid=1000u0kllllaFw0g0qFqFg0w0aF

[remote wedge]

thank you! the pup in question

[marble mantle]

im not a fan of pets but damn
hes cute

[heavy wasp]

[golden sigil]

I have achieved an art

I'm working on male facial features so why not draw some studs amiright

You can probably tell I never draw males lmfao

[wide wind]

Mmmm

Muhuh

Hah!

@golden sigil that eye is way too big

My mans is looking like a cyclops

Fee fi fo fum, he smells the blood of a farming man

[golden sigil]

Did I ask for your opinion?

I always draw big eyes and its def not gonna change just because you don't like it

[wide wind]

If you can’t take criticism, maybe posting your art online isn’t the best idea

[golden sigil]

I can actually, when I ask for it.

But I didn't

[wide wind]

Well that’s life. Sometimes things happen when we don’t ask for it

[golden sigil]

I'm pretty sure the rules for the art channels is to not give unwanted criticism

I'd love to see you do better

[wide wind]

I don’t see a rule against critiquing. I’m just saying what I’m thinking

[gloomy turtle]

#creative message

[wide wind]

I’m not saying you need to change it

[golden sigil]

But what you are doing is blatantly insulting me

[wide wind]

No it’s not

[gloomy turtle]

The last comments were pretty uncalled for

[golden sigil]

wowie look out cause the eyes get bigger

[wide wind]

That actually looks better

[golden sigil]

It does not

[wide wind]

Cause it’s constant

The Elliott one just had a big cartoony eye on a relatively normal face

[golden sigil]

mhm mhm 👀 I definitely can't draw huh

[wide wind]

It stuck out, but when it’s all cartoony, it looks good because it has consistency

I never said you can’t draw

Where are you getting these notions?

[golden sigil]

ahhh yes you only mocked me got it

[gloomy turtle]

ok let's calm down

[wide wind]

Do you need a moment?

[golden sigil]

I was having a moment. And you didn't help.

I've had a really shitty day already dude

[wide wind]

Yea me too, I worked for 12 hours in the hot sun

[outer garden]

I love the way you draw hair, sylvester! I can never get it to lay on the head naturally

[golden sigil]

Ah yeah, I've been having a friend of mine mentor me. they're a professional artist and I asked them to drum me up some refs

They've given me permission to share them with credit if you want them?

[outer garden]

Oh thatd be really useful, if you dont mind !

[golden sigil]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/661748815358853166/837361758489804898/image0.png?width=355&height=470 their IG is sorrywall, they also have a website ^^

[outer garden]

Oooooo

[kind surge]

people post art here with the intent to share, if they want critique they will ask for it. critiquing someone's art like that is considered disrespectful and falls under rule 1. please be courteous to artists and try to be respectful

[golden sigil]

Yeah I didn't mean to flip out on you but that was really uncalled for dude

I'm learning. And you didn't offer any valuable criticism.

[wide wind]

I’m just trying to chill so I can sleep

I gotta wake up for another 12 hour day in 6 hours

[kind surge]

i'm sorry to hear that but that doesn't give you the right to come in here disrespecting artists work

[wide wind]

Imma sleep

[warm finch]

Well hey if you want helpful suggestions feel free to hmu

[stuck robin]

^same!

[lament turtle]

same

[warm finch]

Also if i ask, feel free to give me some concrete suggestions

This is the only helpful way to learn from others’ advice

[outer garden]

I want suggestions on how to improve but like

[lament turtle]

stick

[warm finch]

My art is still evolving but I’m happy with my improvements over the years

[gloomy turtle]

I thought you said arm

[warm finch]

LMAO

[stuck robin]

my dms are always open honk if you'd like suggestions!

[lament turtle]

pls i read honk as a verb there

[golden sigil]

njsfdjhdj wait wrong ss

They look similar but one has the cleaned sketch

there we go. 2 bachelors done

[vernal nexus]

I'm hopefully probably getting my new PC today so I can finally get back to doing art. 👀

[warm finch]

God I love how you drew harvey so much

[mighty bronze]

Idk why but for some reason Elliot gives me the vibe of an antique greece guy in that pose lol

like dis

but with long hair

[topaz harbor]

i'm praying that csp won't crash on me... i haven't saved

[royal gyro]

I really only ever see him as Fabio which is probably why I'm very leery of him in game... like... what's actually wrong under that... hrmmm... lol

[blissful sonnet]

I love haikyuu and I desperately need u to save

[topaz harbor]

I saved it 😩 thankfully csp autosaved up to that point

[marble mantle]

this is actually super useful wow

thanks

[marble mantle]

10/10 statement right here

always happy to give and accept critique

[remote wedge]

Elliot

[marble mantle]

be a cool kid like me and use opera
that way you can use the detach video feature

you get a cool lil window that you can move around and adjust the size of
and it always stays on top

very pog

[blissful sonnet]

pog

[royal gyro]

think firefox also has picture-in-picture for video i've just not used it outside of the browser like that

[marble mantle]

took me a while to make the big jump from chrome to opera

but i just took a day and sat down
transferred all my shit

best decision of my life

[lament turtle]

@golden sigil I love the way u drew Elliott’s hair!!! I don’t draw much but hair is a struggle for me

[heady oriole]

@lament turtle You leveled up to Cowpoke. You can now speak in our voice channels!

[lament turtle]

Swag

[marble mantle]

nice level up message

i struggle a lot with hair as well

[lament turtle]

@golden sigil and Harvey’s lil mustache 🥰🥰🥰

[blissful sonnet]

@marble mantle im finally online steam, after like 4 months

[marble mantle]

hell yeah

i was online a bit ago

ive been using aseprite a lot more

[blissful sonnet]

oooo

did u use it for ur pfp?

[mighty bronze]

Godamnnn baby, you have grown redraw of one of my first bbis, folds are so much fun to draw now yet I am still not used to wings

[marble mantle]

yup

also damn smook

he hot

[mighty bronze]

IKR

changed the hairstyle

[marble mantle]

and for what ive seen of wings
the smaller feathers are usually at the tpo

top

[solid stag]

are we talking about growth?

[marble mantle]

then it gets bigger as it goes down

[solid stag]

art growth?

[marble mantle]

ive just been watching a lot of lucifer

[solid stag]

nice, ive heard its a good show

[marble mantle]

its eh

not bad
not great

[blissful sonnet]

Ayyy, it's looking amazing

[marble mantle]

thank you thank you

why did is end that twice

sigh

already closed the page as well so i cant go back to send the one i wanted to

[blissful sonnet]

Oof

[mighty bronze]

big wongs

and ye, I see

someone slap me because I donut practice enough

[marble mantle]

same tbh

im stressing over curly hair rn

discord whyyy

[blissful sonnet]

omg

FUCK

I DONT KNOW HOW BUT I DELETED A FOLDER AND ALL THE EMOTE SERVERS ARE OUT

[marble mantle]

oh no

bg whyyyyy

thats gonna be a pain to reorganize

test

FINALLY IT SENT

screw you iscord

but yeah progress

now to adjust her wonky ass bra

[mighty bronze]

pggo

[grand cave]

Wonky bras are cool >:(

[marble mantle]

idk why discord thoguht this photo was lewd or somethnig

but the moment i zoom out its fine

[indigo sequoia]

gasp there isn’t a stardew urchin emote 😔

[marble mantle]

oooo

you used the water colour so well

[indigo sequoia]

Thanks ^^

I have been using them for a while

Although I’m still not very satisfied with some of my techniques

Especially the bleeding effect with wet on wet

I can’t seem to get it as intense as i want probably because I don’t wait enough before adding water

[solid stag]

yooo those are so pretty

oh! theres a couple videos on youtube going into watercolor techniques

[indigo sequoia]

Yeah I’m planning to brush up on some of the things I might’ve forgotten how to do

[solid stag]

i love the look of watercolor but im awful at traditional art and painting in general

[indigo sequoia]

Aha I’m awful at digital

[remote wedge]

ooh what kind of watercolor paints are you using @indigo sequoia ?

[indigo sequoia]

But then again I didn’t really get into it that much

[solid stag]

digital is my main medium now, im scared of paper lol

[indigo sequoia]

Winsor & Newton

Tubes

[remote wedge]

Nice, I've just been using cheapo ones I've had for years that I finally got around to transferring into a palette box a few months ago lol

[solid stag]

i want to get back into traditional but im probably going to have to use my moms office to paint (the office is my stepsiblings old bedroom)

it has better lighting in there and more desk space

my tablet takes up my entire desk with only a small bit for my laptop

[marble mantle]

same

i wanan do traditional looking watercolour digitally

i love the look of it