Ewoks: space teddy bears that murder (and possibly devour) space facists… what’s not to like? And what better way to celebrate Star Wars Day than with a hyper-nerdy OC? Anyways, this guy is an Ewok berserker known only as the Tiger of Endor. Most Imperials think his existence is a rumor fueled by Rebel misinformation, but that’s because all the Imperials who *have* seen him are dead… LOLOLOL May The Fourth Be With You! 😎
(I drew the lineart for this way back in 2015. Colors are brand new, the Rebel Alliance symbol is from Wikipedia (weathered by me), and the forest scene is a screencap from Battlefront.)
Rabbit Rabbit for May 2023
Halo Kitty–INKED!
What a cool and unexpected surprise–someone on Twitter got my Halo Kitty fan art tattooed! 🙀
(My drawing was originally posted in 2007)
Retro Vibes
Super Scale Bros
I wanted to put together a quick scale comparison of the last week’s Mario drawings, but I didn’t want to have a totally blank background, and I didn’t want to actually draw a background, so instead I did a quick manipulation of a screencap from Super Mario Bros. Laziness is the mother of invention!
Superman 85!
It’s-a Them!
Here are recolor(s) of the drawing of Mario I posted a few weeks ago. However this was always my original intent for the drawing, so the previous one was actually a *precolor*. Anyways, if you don’t know, this is Luigi and Mario as they appeared in their 8-bit NES Super Mario Bros sprites. I love how Mario’s colors feel like the subdued realtype version of him, and Luigi is the opposite–the white makes his colors pop so much more in a bright cartoony way.
*Footnote on today’s post and previously mentioned post: The sprites of Mario from Donkey Kong and Super Mario brothers are not identical, but they are incredibly close, with similar proportions and details. In particular, note the lack of gloves, the pant legs tucked into the boots, and the cap shaped much more like a cap you’d see a real plumber wearing, rather than the more typical Mario “captain’s” cap. However, the tuft of hair in the back is a detail specific to the Donkey Kong version of Mario’s sprite–for my purposes, that one detail didn’t warrant two separate designs.
**Footnote on my Mario drawings yet-to-come–many of them are NOT going to be sticking so closely to the sprites, it’s just that the first few characters I tackled are cases where the sprites are so different from how the characters were later visually defined. There’s something magical that happens early in the development of a fictional world where things are not so fully-formed and tantalizingly hint at all the paths not taken. But I also like exploring the paths that *were* taken, and ALSO finding new paths that literally no one asked for (uh oh, sounds like some “OCs” are brewing)! Anyways, more nerdy Mario stuff on the way. 😂🤓
The Original King of Koopa
The Original Peach
Easter Bilby!
I’m not religious in any way, but I do enjoy a good holiday mascot (even more so if it’s a bit obscure)– #ThrowbackThursday to the time I learned that Australia uses the Bilby as a stand in for the Easter Bunny! (Partially because rabbits are an invasive species in Australia!)
Eddie!
Another one for my berzerk buddy @happymonkeyshoes’s SYMBIOTE SUNDAYS! Slightly late, but don’t make a fuss, or Venom is gonna eat your brain! 🕷
Actual dialogue from my apartment.
It’s-a Him!
This is the way…
Rabbit Rabbit for Mar 2023!
I know I said I wasn’t going to do one of these every month, but this one just came to me–it’s been cold, windy, rainy, hail-y (and snowy, less than an hour outside of Los Angeles!), which I love, but all I want to do is nap. 😴🐇🐇
Fury Swipes!
A little something for #PokemonDay! This isn’t *the* Meowth, but it’s *a* Meowth, and *any* Meowth is one of my favorite Pokemon.
I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to figure this out, but when I’m drawing digitally, I do way better with a jaggy scratchy brush than a smooth one. I think it’s probably because I’m scruffy and scrappy like Meowth. 😼
Head over to my Instagram if you want to see a bit of behind the scenes video!
#HappyPokemonDay nerds!Total…
My demented pal @happymonkeyshoes, has been having some twisted alien fun with SYMBIOTE SUNDAYS, and invited me to join in the madness! So here’s Carnage, violently bursting forth with an almost audible SPLORCH. (Check my Instagram for a quick video showing some of my process)
Rabbit Rabbit for Feb 2023!
Rabbit Rabbit! Not planning on doing one of these for the first of every month, but this visual came to me a several weeks ago, so I saved it for the month of Valentine’s day! 🐇🐇❤️
Goblin Week 2023!
Rabbit & Co
Last time the Year of the Rabbit came around, I was enlightened to the fact that in Vietnam they celebrate the year of the Cat rather than the Rabbit. A little research this time around and I learned that the Gurung of Nepal also use the Cat, while the Malays use the Mousedeer!
That sounded to me like a good excuse to draw a Rabbit/Cat/Mousedeer crew for the year of the Water Rabbit (and Cat and Mousedeer). And hey, this time I actually finished the drawing in time!
Okay ya nerds, Gong Xi Fa Cai! ✌️