world's tiniest carnival

I typical look in the arts and crafts section if the library a lot but the last couple times I had the thought to look in KIDS arts and crafts section and I definitely have come across some gems. Anyone remember those step-by-step drawing books that build up "simple" shapes. I don't precisely get how they walk you through the seal is supposed to be easier than free handing it. Maybe a five year old could explain it to me. I have had lots of fun recreating these little guys. I like how most of them have smiles and most of them face the right. Everyone know tigers are the only ones with left facing powers and that tortoises are built exactly like brick walls.

Not that I did it all in one month, but I was pretty single minded with my free time for awhile. Why? As a wise and fictional six year old once said "I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul."

I usually struggle a lot with poses, but with the power of God and anime on my side I did muddle through a couple iterations until I found something I was happy with. Very much inspired by  this animation . Yes it is Alastor Hazbin who definitely looks like something I would come up with in high school. Yes that is why I love him. (I should literally look at my high school drawings and see if I can do Alastor in that style. It would really suit him I bet)

An important aspect of the movie-going experience is that you get a too large beverage and then spend the last half of the movie desperately needing to go pee. Movies are better that way. I bet they've done studies. It's totally true.  I saw the Markiplier movie. Markiplier was indeed there. I liked it but it was not as spooky scary as I would have preferred. I didn't get bored of it like some reviews suggested I might, I guess I'm just happy to spend time with a tortured Markiplier and also there is a blood ocean there. Honestly I would say it seems like a good video game adaptation, keeping in mind I haven't played the game, if only because Markiplier acts how I feel a player character might react in that situation. I particularly like his annotations he writes on the map.   I also enjoyed having no context to what anyone is saying and piecing the world they live in together in my head with the scraps of information given. People who always want certainty in all p...

I am happy I am using this sketchbook I've had for years and only used sporadically before now. Today's page involved actually physically weaving the page paper with some scratch paper I had lying around. I like how it came out, I feel like it would be a good background texture for a future doodle. I also added more flair to yesterday's which I like best of all the versions:

It's always hard to know where to stop #1 #2 #3 All three states have their charm I think. Doing it is the most important part. Gotta keep experimenting.