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Made some complementary badges for the @nonbiney-swag-competition thanks to @ghostisredacted's V1 request!!
[Start IDs. Four simple circular drawings, each featuring one character from the Nonbiney Swag Competition with the words "I Voted" above them and confetti on either side. All four are drawn almost exclusively in the colors of the nonbinary flag, albeit muted and indigo-toned, with a white base. The first is Pyro from Team Fortress 2 shown chest-upwards, who does a peace sign with a raised hand. Symbols that shape a unicorn horn float above their head. The second is a fullbody of Ghost from Hollow Knight, flaring their cloak open, emphasizing the motion with one hand and raising the other to their mask. The third is V1 from Ultrakill, another bust, where it holds one hand up to the camera to do a thumbs up. Despite a lack of a face, the way its "eye" is shaded suggests a grin. Lastly is the rather amorphous fullbody of the Slugcat or Survivor from Rain World, holding a spear and looking slightly upwards at the bats that hover around its head. End ID]
[Start ID. A digital drawing of the Slugcat from Rain World. It sits holding a spear tipped in orange blood, the source of which are the two severed pods and body of an Eggbug that lay scattered around it. A batnip plant grows behind it, though the rest of the background is blank, replaced by a transparent pale halo behind the Slugcat. End ID]
Little guy :]
(No spoilers, please! I'm very early into the game and have been attempting to play it as blind as possible.)
[Start ID. A drawing of V1 and Gabriel from Ultrakill. They're angled towards each other, both leaning backwards with one leg bent at the knee. V1 is pulling itself towards Gabriel with the whiplash, the end of which curls around him, and he reaches one hand out to hold the cord. Gabriel's pose seems almost relaxed, while V1 is more tense and somewhat energetic. The background is mauve, and bears markings that emphasize the heart-like shape formed by V1 and Gabriel. End ID]
Did not know what to caption this. Uh. Gay people
(alts under the cut, as usual)
[Start ID. A digital drawing of Leif from Bug Fables in bright colors on a purple background. He is standing with his wings open, blocks of ice levitate above one raised hand and the other points at the ground. His sharp, insectoid features are emphasized somewhat. He isn’t incredibly expressive, but seems to hold himself in a determined manner. End ID]
Leif should get to be bright and spiky sometimes. as a treat
1, 8, and 18 for the asks~!
1: Favorite color to work with
Never really thought about it before! I don’t think I actually have a specific color (maybe greens or reds, but I’m not sure those aren’t just often-used as opposed to well-liked), but the eyestrain, bright yellow/red/teal/blue palette definitely fits the bill, it’s Very fun to use. Gold’s fun to render, too.
8: Show some art from 1-2 years ago
Boye. 1-2 years is a large time frame. I’m taking it to mean anything between one and two years ago, which pretty much lands everything in 2021. I’m not sure if this was supposed to be pieces I actually still like or an accurate representation of that year, I’ll choose the first, as I wouldn’t consider most of it terribly interesting.
Feb 18 - one of my very few lineless pieces, for a person I engaged in frequent art trades with
Sep 4 - yeah we sure are gonna skip seven months, here’s one of the first times I used a non-black color for shading/lineart: a beloved older OC, mosa :]
Sep 28 - A cropped screenshot from a time I tried pixel art again. Surprisingly, it wasn’t connected to any media or world of mine, I just had an idea for an animation (...that did become the basis for a lesser fictional world). Unfortunately the file’s autosave was overwritten and it wasn’t finished, so a couple screenshots and a video of my progress are all that remain of it
18: How long have I been drawing? When did I begin to call myself an artist?
Funny thing is I was just wondering about that. I've been drawing since I could hold a pencil, I've had long phases of experimenting with clay and origami and pipe cleaners, five years ago I made an art folder for school that was so filled by my various drawings and doodles it's now two inches thick (I carried it around with me everywhere, no matter the circumstance), four years ago I added pixel art to the menagerie, and yet I only actually considered myself an artist two years ago. That was when I was gifted an old art tablet, and thus began what I've previously described as a personal renaissance, as I was allowed access to tools I never used before, diversified and improved, forgot everything I thought I knew about art to learn it again. Fun times.
[Start ID. A half-body doodle of a screen-faced humanoid robot, my sona, smiling as it looks at its phone. Both them and the phone emit the symbols of Tumblr's likes and reblogs. The text pointing to it reads "accidentally started a likespamming match with a cool blog". End ID]
symbiotic relationship :]
[Start ID. A neat collage of twelve drawings, titled Peridots' Year In Review: Art of 2022. Each one is the favorite drawing made in a particular month. End ID]
A few days late like last time and a couple of these were on the previous post, but here's my art summary for the year :]
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I posted 153 times in 2022
That's 85 more posts than 2021!
127 posts created (83%)
26 posts reblogged (17%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@original-character-chaos
@stagbells
@ameliejoyart
@hollypies
@froggoexists
I tagged 152 of my posts in 2022
Only 1% of my posts had no tags
#peridots-art - 87 posts
#bugs - 55 posts
#hollow knight - 41 posts
#peridots-nonsense - 33 posts
#other's ocs - 28 posts
#peridots-reblogs - 25 posts
#peridots-ocs - 23 posts
#dragons - 19 posts
#art fight - 18 posts
#humans - 13 posts
Longest Tag: 140 characters
#and also to the person yesterday who reblogged the actual dh/hk crossover post i made (that does in fact exist already) and said it was cool
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
i. what do you mean i like robots who told you that haha...
(four guys at the bottom belong to @hydrxnessa @my-ceiling-is-tilted and @skyistheground ! a very "sorry for interacting with you only through silly doodles" to all of you)
144 notes - Posted September 30, 2022
#4
old man who trapped me in his cabin and made me play card dnd with him
148 notes - Posted November 12, 2022
#3
July 11: Mollan for @solidagold
149 notes - Posted July 12, 2022
#2
they share a birthday...
319 notes - Posted February 18, 2022
My #1 post of 2022
Leif should get to be bright and spiky sometimes. as a treat
376 notes - Posted January 26, 2022
Get your Tumblr 2022 Year in Review →
[Start ID. A drawing of Idroa, a roughly humanoid black and red robot with four arms, floating in midair. One arm is brought up to the collection of wires and many-eyed wheels replacing his head in a vague pointing motion, the other at cogs side, and the lower pair is open, spread low at about a 45 degree angle to their body. Translucent folded wings are shown behind her. The background is composed of the faint shapes of maroon buildings and machinery. End ID]
Comm for @vibecenter13 !!
[Start ID. Two drawings of the same person, humanoid but with honey bee wings, antennae, and miscellaneous other traits. The first one was drawn December 25, 2020, two years ago, and the second is a redraw from just before the time of posting. In the first drawing, the person faces the camera, holding a cup of tea, posed against a blank background. She wears a fluffy top and boots, her entire character in golden tones. The second drawing keeps similarities with the first, but her vague outfit has been changed to a jacket and sweatpants, and she is waving to the viewer and smiling warmly, with the text "TWO YEARS" behind her in green. End ID)
Happy second anniversary-slash birthday, both to my first piece of digital art ever and to a beloved character and world.
(And thanks @ameliejoyart for making it happen. <3)
[Start ID. A drawing of a Hollow Knight vessel with a blue cloak and pink ruff, Mimic, on a dark blue canvas. They’re standing straight in the center of a leafy patch, lifting one arm to gaze contentedly at the butterfly-like Lifeblood creature perched on their hand. They seem rather peaceful. End ID]
DIDN'T REALIZE YOU SAID CHRISTMAS EVE AND NOT TODAY but I hope yesterday wasn't terrible and that this might serve as more than a distraction :)
Merry crimus if you celebrate it, and a good day to you if not!
YOOOOOO POG!!!!!! MIMIC MY LOVED!!!!
Also don't!! Worry I ran into my friend and we hung out. There was like.. four ppl shopping at a time so the manager let us just kinda hang out!
[Start ID. A drawing of the Pale King, Lurien, his Butler, Monomon, Quirrel, Hornet and Herrah on two couches by a fire, clockwise. On opposite ends of one couch Herrah and Monomon gesture vaguely as they talk to each other, the former with a joyful expression. Between them, Quirrel looks to the side at Hornet, who is playing with tinsel, its silvery other end wrapped around Herrah's horns. Further from the camera, Lurien listens to his butler, who's standing by the armrest. The Pale King leans against Lurien and the two are cloaked in a fluffy blanket. The drawing has a red tone, appearing to take place in a room of the eastern City of Tears, and is intended to feel like a fond memory. End ID]
From: @peridots-pixiwolf
To: @eggobuggo
[Start ID. A very low-effort sketch of Magnificus from Inscryption. He's dressed in tinsel and ornaments to highlight his resemblance to a christmas tree, and looks less than enthused about this. The writing below him says "merry crisis". End ID]
its past 12AM you know what that means
ultrabright colors and gradation map my beloved
[Start ID. Three color variations of the same messy sketch on a white background. Each one depicts V1 from Ultrakill, in the same pose as the protagonist on the cover for Doom. They're standing on a pile of gore rather triumphantly and lifting a Husk with one arm, by where its collar would be. The original drawing was in bright red, yellow, and blue, and the two others are in much softer palettes, one shades of green and the other purple through yellow. End ID]
ok maybe I did clean it up a little
[Start ID. Two versions of a humanoid robot with a head resembling an old tv and insect-like antennae, standing on a peach-colored background. They are more or less facing forward, though its upper body is twisted slightly to the side, so they’re looking somewhere above their raised arm. The bot is painted pale green on its lower body and arms, while its head and chest are a dull red. It features a number of markings, including icons for its favorite games, various hearts, and two across its chest that resemble stylized mastectomy scars. Both versions of the robot are the same, though one is wearing a red bandanna and a blue button-up shirt with fronds and flowers. End ID]
[Start ID. A few uncolored sketches of a humanoid robot, with a head resembling an old tv and insect-like antennae, against a blank background. Their body is drawn in red, clothing in blue, and markings in green. They are more or less facing forward, though its upper body is twisted slightly to the side, so they’re looking somewhere above their raised arm. It features a number of markings, including icons for its favorite games, various hearts, and two across its chest that resemble stylized mastectomy scars. The robot is wearing a bandanna and a button-up shirt, but their body is visible underneath the lineart. End ID]
"the act of comparing autistic people to robots or depicting them as cold, emotionless, or subhuman is overused and problematic, robots/aliens shouldn't be the only characters we can relate to" and "ok but bots are cool and i wanna be one so bad" are two statements that can and should coexist
[Start ID. A drawing of Gabriel Ultrakill, depicted presumably in the second phase of his Heresy rematch, in extremely bright primary colors on a black background. He’s kneeling in a pool of blood with his hands near his face, facing forward, wings outstretched. He appears ecstatic, no face is visible but blush is showing through his helmet. Blood, some of it his, is splattered all over him. “ECSTASY” is written behind him. End ID]
more like gaybriel am i right
(plus two slight alts under the cut)
[Start ID. A drawing of V1 from Ultrakill in blue, yellow and red against a black background. It appears to be sliding to the left while midair, albeit with one leg bent and a wing splayed outward, gripping a gun and aiming it indirectly at the screen. Blood sprays from a couple broken wires and litters its body. End ID]
so I've been playing ULTRAKILL recently
A birthday gift for my friend @original-character-chaos of his homemade tumblr sexyman! Hope it's a good one!
Forgot to plan something to write here, but here's @tired-t-rex 's Poppy!
@sofd-maybe if I had a nickel for every time I drew a cheerful green-veiled hk oc for someone way too cool to be a mutual of mine, I'd have two nickels, etc etc
Anyway! I adore Sylvie's design, even if I may have stretched it a bit with the orange. She's doin a little jig :)
BEAST ATTACK NOW
Alright followers, sound off! Which side of the Wizards Vs. Skeleton war are you on?
old man who trapped me in his cabin and made me play card dnd with him
shows up draws hornet or leif in vaguely cool pose and leaves
so I experimented a little
happy uhh. happy birthday Leif :)
[Start ID. A fullbody digital drawing of Leif, a moth from Bug Fables, in dark tones. He is standing with his wings partially splayed out. One arm is raised, and the other is obscured by a mass of glitching fungal tentacles that extend from a scar on his torso. He appears distraught or deeply fearful, with his eyes open wide and antennae lowered. Snowflakes gather around him, behind him are cordyceps motifs and a wall like one in Upper Snakemouth. End ID]
haven't drawn the bugs of fable in so long...
(feat. another rather static-y Swap AU Neo, from @professorneolith , because I still think it's a cool idea)
[Start ID. Two flat, unshaded drawings of Bug Fables characters on white backgrounds. The first is of Professor Neolith, a moth drawn in maple tones. He appears to be floating, with his legs bent and wings unused. One hand snaps, and his other palm faces the ground. He has a slight smile and seems altogether relaxed. A halo of electricity encircles him and two bolts extend from one hand. The second drawing depicts Leif, another moth, drawn in extremely bright colors. He is less relaxed, in the midst of a fight, with large spikes of ice circling around his feet. Two of his wings and his lower body splay outwards and to the left, and he is sharply bent at the waist, hunched over. One arm is raised, as though he was casting the ice magic visible below him. End ID]
happy ace awareness week to all! be aware of him. Daud is a trained assassin and Aphobes Die By His Blade
[Start ID. A digital drawing of Daud from Dishonored, in a lightened palette that only includes the four colors of the asexual flag. Everything upwards of his belt is visible, and he is standing with his arms held straight beside him. The non-scarred half of his face is blank, as a manner of stylization. He holds his usual stern look. End ID]
my little sister made me a clay ghost...
