June 2022 Doodle Highlights

September 22 is Crystal's (non-canon randomly selected from Virgo dates) birthday, so I did what any normal person does and made some drawings.

(July 11 - July 16 2023)

what's up Psychonauts fans. Here's some stuff I drew. More under the cut.

[ billy mays voice ] BUT I'M NOT DONE YET. I've still got some stuff I wanna draw. A "part 2" will be here ... eventually.

A while ago, I was asked about how I do my line art. I screenshot my process to explain it. I'm glad to share my knowledge, and I hope this can inspire you. I want to emphasize that there is no "right" or "wrong" way. This is just how I like to do it.

Anyway, every drawing of mine starts with a rough sketch. My beautiful babies, Crystal and Clem, will be helping me demonstrate.

Some sketches are rougher than others, but I have a lot of experience with drawing Crystal and Clem so it doesn't take much.

Depending on how I want a drawing to look, I may use different pens. The one I am using here is called "Technical Pen" and it is the one I use 90% of the time. I will go around and outline anything I want bolded. The lines here aren't as thick as I usually go, but it's the same concept.

I will decrease the size of the pen and start to fill in some details. I usually tweak it as I go, fixing errors, and smoothing out the lines. In casual drawings like this, I'm very loose about it. There's no science to it, just go with the flow. (AAH INVISIBLE EYES)

Then, I will decrease the size once more and fill in tinier details (pupils, hair, clothing folds, etc.)

With drawings that include writing, I'll use a size like I did in step 3 (not too thin, not too thick.)

Now you can brutalize lines the Terra way.

Of course this isn't the ONLY way and every drawing I do the lines a little differently depending on how I want it to look. Here are some other pens I use:

Technical Pen - This is an all-around pen for me. It's straightfoward and reliable.

Brush 4 - No, really, that's what it's called. This is good when I want to have very thick, bold, textured lines. I sometimes use Pencil 6B for hatching with this if I want it to have a sketchy look.

Inking Pen - I also call it the "Bobby Pen" because I use it frequently when drawing Bobby. It's good for when I want to make a sketchy, rough, unstable-looking drawing. It's also very good if I want the lines to look very sharp. I'm still experimenting with this one.

Pencil Pal - This one is reserved for whenever I make drawings that (somewhat) resemble traditional art. I usually only keep to one width with this one.

And there you have it.

Whats up?

Nothin' much, just listening to music, thinking about the Whispering Rock campers (they cycle through my mind like Mario Kart items), and trying to think about what I'm gonna draw tomorrow. How about you?

thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am going to try very hard to speak in coherent thoughts cos I'm very excited about it. They look so good and so cute. Very delightful. The background also turned out very nice. It looks very clean, all of it. I particularly like the way Maloof's hair and Misha's hat came out. Thank you again for accepting my suggestion.

may I suggest Boss Baby and Attack Russian? (Maloof & Mikhail)

(I hope the picture loads idk what im doing ive never done this before lol)

Thank you for the suggestion!! They’re girlbossing so hard right now👊👊

I’m not the best at perspectives, so it ended up at a different angle but you know it be like that sometimes🥲 Was a fun draw though! I haven’t done a background like that in a while, also a pleasure to draw these two🙏

September 2022 Doodle Highlights

More under the cut.

i've noticed that the psychonauts fandom is so small, and more specifically so tight knit, that everybody kind of knows everybody. It's like we all live in a big cul-de-sac. I've even started compiling what seem to be household names in the fandom world.

People, usually artists, that are just there. In every mini-circle, in every server, in every "OH MY GOD LOOK AT THIS/pos" convo.

all this to say: me and my friends love your art. it's amazing and you've had a very positive impact on the fandom (or at least a fandom server, which has enough people and inside jokes to be its own fandom at this point lmao)

I want to deeply thank you, your friends, and everyone who leaves very kind words on my artwork and in my inbox. I want you all to know that I keep those kind words rotating in my head like a rotisserie chicken, and that I go back to read them again and again. I am deeply grateful and very happy that my drawings are so well-liked. I often underestimate myself and the impact I have on others, and to read that I have had a great positive impact on something is mind-boggling (in a good way. It's a little hard to describe the feeling.)

It makes me very happy that I've brought joy just as other artists have brought joy to me with their drawings and writings. It's a great feeling, and I am very thankful. I like our little fandom. We're all holding hands and spinning around like that monkey gif.

(January 22 - January 31, 2024)

Last of January.

You know, I realized just HOW MUCH I draw. One month into 2024 and I've already made 37 drawings.

Anyway, here's Quentin and Phoebe hugging for hugging day, which was January 21. Most of these drawings revolve around them and other campers. If you're down with that, look under the cut for more.

Look, on Quentin's campster bio he says he hugs a lot. THEREFORE, I can draw him hugging his bestie as much as I want.

[quentin singing] your love takes me higher and HIGHERRR

baby, you're spinning me around ... what am I gonna do?

I wanted to draw Kitty grinning like a cheshire cat. I did but I also got very distracted.

boogie on down

I was feeling super hyper when drawing this. (You really think I'd let you go through this without Misha drawings?)

I dunno if I've ever stated it, but I think J.T. is peak character design. He looks pleasant. He IS pleasant. He's a PSYCHIC COWBOY. He doesn't shoot a gun, he shoots BULLETS with his MIND. It doesn't get better than that.

Dart looks down on the other campers for not taking psychic training seriously ... except for Dogen, of course. Dogen is exempt from his contempt. That's how I like to imagine it anyway.

I've been wanting to draw Noodle again since the last time I drew her. Drawing Noodle reminds me a lot of drawing Dart and Raz. I have learned everything I know about Gorillaz from my sister. I like baby Noodle best because she is very cute. I would like to draw other phases of Noodle sometime.

I also drew her breakdancing, as is tradition.

⚠️ Warning for eyestrain. Some of these use colors that are very intense.

I got an idea back halfway through September to make drawings using the spray paint colors from Kirby. What started as a basic idea quickly grew bigger than I had imagined. It became kind of like a "final exam" to me. It took me about a month to complete the project. Thank you to my friends who encouraged me.

Nov. 2, 2023 [Orange] - "Jumping for Joy v2"

Nov. 3, 2023 [Cherry] - "Hey Girl"

Nov. 7, 2023 [Carbon] - "Confidant"

Nov. 8, 2023 [Green] - "Girl In The Fire"

Nov. 14, 2023 [Chalk] - "Tell Me A Story"

Nov. 20, 2023 [Sapphire] - "Ninja"

Nov. 24, 2023 [Red] - "Dangerous Days"

Nov. 27, 2023 [Emerald] - "Joy of Fall"

Dec 1, 2023 [Ivory] - "The Cowboy and the Canadian"

Dec 6, 2023 [Grape] - "Falling Over The Moon"