Fun_DidiGhost

Where

is

she?

2/9/16

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Fun_DidiGhost_P

More Didi practice.

2/9/16

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Fun_NukeTheWails

This was my first try drawing a merfolk, but none of that Ariel stuff.

Boring.

2/9/16

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Fun_BunHun

A rabbit-based character for Inktober '15, inspired by the moonfolk design from Kamigawa.

Hun's violent about carrots, her weapon, dish, and treat of choice.

Big Rick the Turtle uses giant chopsticks in battle, though he's more support.

Season with some charming Gruul flavor.

Inks and pencils perusable.

2/8/16

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Fun_BunHun_I

Drawing a rabbit-based chef-ish character for Inktober 15. With a turtle-y sidekick.

But it's her show.

She's the star.

She is the moon.

2/8/16

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Fun_BunHun_P

Carrot desperado Hun ready to throw down. Big Rick has her back.

2/8/16

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Fun_Morphine

One of my first "alters" was a study on a morph overlay, though the costuming and design are mine.

Just seeing what these super chunky markers can do...they're not terribly easy to use, but I did find a nicer brand since.

2/7/16

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Fun_Merfina

My favorite pattern, stripes, on an unfamiliar subject, merfolk, for Inktober '15.

Also more Great Wave riffing here in the water-power effect thing. This is more my speed, when it's considerably subtler than a sledgehammer.

As for not my speed, the dueling background here has full detail at front and then becomes suggested as you go back. I'm trying to get more comfortable with using large chunks of black, but losing detail is tough.

2/7/16

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Fun_Merfina_P

I wanted to try drawing something merfolk-themed for Inktober '15, but be unconventional about it.

2/7/16

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Fear_Twitler

This was an experimental comic based on a Magic news item that made me think about Bill Burr, actually.

And as I look at it now, it makes me think of the recent mini-controversy from Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch about Bugs, Thugs, and harmony, or lack thereof.

Fun Facts: I traced my own hand for this, Thanksgiving style! I liked striving for minimalism here, as I tend to loathe not going all out...practicing restraint when it comes to art is something I associate with weakness, which is itself probably a weakness of mine.

Easter Eggs: It's made strictly of black, white, and red; thumb is downward.

2/6/16

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Fun_FishFoo

A piece from my first Inktober run, in 2014, to get used to the G-Pen.

I was subtly inspired by that famous shot of Sora from the Kingdom Hearts booklet, plus a little Misty from Pokemon.

I don't play video games much, not since high school, but loved poring over the booklets of the games we had.

Ocarina of Time was probably the coolest.

2/6/16

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Fun_FishyFoo_P

Pencils for an old Inktober piece. I associate this piece with Conley Woods because I was binging on his podcast around this time.

2/6/16

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Hare_Tok.Ultimatum

And our final Hareruya player card, this one for Kenji Tsumura.
Fun Facts: He's famous for the card Cruel Ultimatum, it seems (wasn't really plugged in during Alara block cuz college), so they asked to put him in that card. I met him at the Born of the Gods prerelease, but he didn't know I was the guy who did the piece. We were formally introduced later.

Here's the background. See also inks and pencils.
In case you want to know how I did against him, I tried to target his hydra with Retraction Helix, he kindly indicated that's probably not wise, I tried targeting my own guy, he kindly indicated that's probably not wise, I waited until next turn for the summoning sickness to wear off. Long story short, he won.

Easter Eggs: Chicken drumstick and McDonald's fries.

2/5/16

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Hare_Tok.Ultimatum_I

Here be inks for the Kenji token dealio.

I knew I wanted the bg to be fully painted, so just had to ink the foreground.

2/5/16

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Hare_Tok.Ultimatum_P

Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch is minutes away, so thought it'd be a nice time to throwback to an ancient Hareruya piece, a player card for Kenji Tsumura. The other two in the set are here and here.

I remember time was tight on this one, so went for cel-shaded rather than fully painted on this one, though we started with a pencil base.

2/5/16

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Fun_Control

Drew this Inktober '15 piece of Shota Yaso'oka from a photo right around the Pro Tour Battle For Zendikar, I believe.

PT Oath of the Gatewatch is just about to begin.

2/5/16

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Fun_Control_I

Shota Yaso'oka is known for playing control.

2/5/16

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Fun_Control_P

Drew a pic after a photo of Shota Yaso'oka.

2/5/16

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Fun_PicturesOfSuccess

When I put myself

In the picture of success.

I'm ready to go,

Ready to go,

Ready to go,

Ready to go.

2/4/16

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Fun_PicturesOfSuccess_I

I'm a modern girl

But I fold in half so easily

2/4/16

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Hare_BoxSketchesChallenge

More rejected sketches from that one project.

This was the first in the "Gothic" series, and started the motif of a female wizard and her mysterious rival. Everybody dies in the end. Spoiler.

Shout out to Harkness Tower. And Ravnica mountains.

2/4/16

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Fun_YaleSo

Our little hipstrix for Inktober '15.

I miss Yale dearly.

Constantly.

There is nothing like it.

"I'd rather be miserable here than happy anywhere else."

And now I use my degree to assist-proofread parts of business cards.

2/3/16

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Fun_YaleSo_I

Inks of our Yale hipsterette, prolly a Herald editor, definitely a lit major.

2/3/16

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Fun_YaleSo_P

Wanted to draw something reminiscent of the old days at the Yale Herald.

Everyone was a hipster, especially the girls.

So.

2/3/16

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Fun_NezumiNoMachineGun

Likely my greatest Magic accomplishment. I beat 3 Pro-Tour-prepping players in an after-hours Draft.
I even made the last train home, but not before bumping into a Japanese Hall of Famer as I headed out for the sprint from Hareruya, idiotic smile still splattered across my never-was face. He recognized how huge this 3-0 was for little ol' FNMer me--or maybe he was just that drunk--and said some super kind words of congratulations. Yeah, he was that drunk.

Highlights were using some of the jankiest draft combos M15 can serve up, including the rare-exclusive Goblin Kaboomist + Shield of the Avatar, which I would actively draft towards whenever possible, taking either piece super aggressively since both pieces were such jank, you'd be able to get a pass at them if they were ever opened. This simple combo works by having the equipment prevent at least one dmg to the goblin if attached, easy-peasy. Every additional creature is just insurance, so not even a burn spell could dreamcrush you. Eventually, you'd be ever more risk-free to skip kaboomist flips and start accumulating a western-front-unquieting amount of Land Mine tokens. Given enough red mana, you can then threaten any ground attacker with sudden death. AND, as I screwed up, despite having been actively telling myself not to forget, color protection doesn't save the target since the red-activated mines are still colorless sources of damage. Cost myself a game against my round-two opponent by forgetting that, but worse--the guy didn't realize the nuance himself until later, but still got that crucial free attack in.

But anyway, the more gorgeous combo is a deathly touchy common rat Walker, souped up with an angrily burning machine gun, so anything the rat hits gets deathtouched to...um, death. I had the man of the hour under that very lock, and my gosh, how sweet a feeling. That's why I love the color black--it just makes your opponent helpless, no matter who or what they are.

And that's why I love Drafting--because you can beat your opponent, no matter who or what they are.

2/2/16

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Fun_ArmyWish_P

Also spotted the pencils to my 2016 New Years' postcard. Wish I had someone to mail, but I don't.

Joke's on you, though, I save a byutox-load on postage.

2/2/16

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Fun_TheBombDotCom_P

Spotted the pencils to that one piece from eternity ago, boom.

The dark thing in the upper right is my lovely cell-phone-case model.

2/2/16

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Hare_Illo.Paups

An intro to pauper for Hareruya, with Pencils and tones, too.

Fun Facts: The deadline was just a few hours so had to skip inks, unfortunately.

Easter Eggs: Let's see if I can remember them all--

A now-banned Cloud
Some good clops
A mitey frog
A derubaa
A nettle Walker
Barfylicious Roald Dahl rejects
A fine fish-ish thing.

How'd I do? Yay, catched 'em all.

Also Yale.

Pauper's gotten considerably more paupular now, so, y'know, go us.

2/2/16

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Hare_Illo.Paups_Tonez

Introducing Japan to Pauper with this illustration, had to forego inks for the deadline, so jumped straight to tones after pencils.

2/2/16

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Hare_Illo.Paups_P

Did an illustration for Hareruya about Pauper back when the format was launching in Japan.

These are the pencils.

2/2/16

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