i haven't drawn in a long while due to the aforementioned computer problems and i really don't wanna get rusty (especially since i wanna make a comic series) so i'm just getting over said problems and drawing protoman.exe as a test of sorts

i think it looks pretty good

and yeah i would draw megaman but i've done that already

like

twice

time for a change up

and yeah i'll stop drawing battle network shit and move on to other franchises

..eventually

i've seen one too many instances of people making it seem like link is in a throuple with prince sidon and lady yona and now i'm too scared to go anywhere near the domain

i don't like the idea of (not one, but) two absolute fucking units hitting on me

like bro

leave me alone

why can't you just be straight sidon...

either tumblr and their stupid ass headcanons are fucking with me or these fish really do want to get frisky with me

tumblr being wrong is more likely but it's that small chance that they're right that scares me

my laptop finally decided that it was time to stop fucking around and go completely to shit

first there were instances of visual glitches where my taskbar would multiply enough times to completely cover the screen (though they didn't happen often)

then there were several instances where my cursor would start bouncing around whenever the touchpad was used (this wasn't a constant thing and only happened at random points during the day)

then said instances stopped happening all of a sudden

..then my s key got a bug whereas it would occasionally ignore the input

then my left touchpad button broke, resulting in quick consecutive click inputs and/or involuntary click-and-drag inputs (both can be easily solved with a few presses of said key but they were still annoying)

then the frame that my laptop uses to close and fold itself got fractured, leading to complications whenever i wanted to close it

and now my laptop fucked up because i tried adjusting the screen after realigning the fractured frame, giving it this shitty green hue that makes it hard for me to see what's on screen

..i can't even see the "add tab" sign on my opera gx browser, that's how bad this is

isn't that fun

i say this because i might be inactive on social media while i try finding a more competent laptop

"just get a computer" no, i don't have anywhere to set it up where i am + i prefer to have a portable pc

i have succumbed to my jealousy of better artists and have gotten a drawing tablet as a result

and it's... a lot smaller than i imagined

and it feels like shit but that's probably because i've been using a touchpad to draw for the past couple of years

but-

-i'm sure i'll get used to it

i wish people would stop crying over akira

i'm not an asshole, i just REALLY don't like seeing "rip akira toriyama 2023-2024 he dragged my balls" all over my goddamn feed

and not just on newgrounds, deviantart as well

it's basically spam at this point

but aside from that mini rant here's a little sneak peak of my next post

cue the music.

yeah i used stamps and textures

did you really think someone like me would want to go through the trouble of drawing every single detail by "hand" (mousepad)? lol no

now if i had a tablet (which i should be getting on monday), maybe

but not right now. i'm no good with drawing backgrounds

i picked this zone to draw specifically because i like the music

i want this background to pop but i'm not sure how since i'm no good with special effects, and i don't have photoshop either

there is only so much you can do with krita

...yes i use krita and not clip studio paint or procreate like the cool kids

it was the first app that came up when i was looking for free art programs to get into digital drawings, those other ones did not come to mind

bite me

been looking at one of my old scratch projects and this-

-is very ironic

very

ironic.

been wanting to fuck around with some lineart and shading brushes so i decided to try drawing volnutt as he is currently the only incarnation of megaman i haven't drawn yet (aside from star force. but (aside from me) who really cares about star force? be honest now) and what the fuck is his design

his boots(?) are like sandals.. but they're not sandals??

most parts of his armor are like rectangles.. but they're not rectangles?????? ergh

i mean i figured i'd struggle a bit with his design as it's more complicated than what i'm used to but god..

anyways here's what i have so far (yes i know his little arm armor bits have weird proportions)

if some parts look off then it's probably because

1. the reasons mentioned above
2. the fact that because it's easier for me that way, i draw my sketches really small (but i resize them later when it's time to add the proper lineart and add stuff i couldn't within the small canvas), hence why the lineart looks pixelated and why some bits look blurry (they were resized)
3. i am not a professional

not one single interaction on this site so far

i'm practically invisible

maybe i should join a collab or two or focus on making my art a little more eye-catching

or actually interact with some users

whichever comes first

first blog post

wooo...

anyways my discord got stolen by some dickhead going around pretending to be a discord support member

first he uses a hacked account to say that your account is in danger, THEN he has you add (what i'm assuming is) his main account, then he tells you to change your email to avoid getting hacked and bam

your account? gone

i really want to take my mind off of it but i don't know how