spooky dune

In my situation I guess the result itself isn’t always objectively terrible, but being bad at drawing is more than the result. What is objective is that I’m incredibly slow and have next to no understanding of how to make something look competent. With my skills I’m basically doomed to make filler

Being bad at drawing is so deeply unsatisfying, especially while surrounded by artists. It’s like constantly hearing a joke that you’re not in on and will never be in on

Very good, I’ll definitely try to get it then. Maybe it’ll inspire more fan works in me

This fills me with a sense of accomplishment, perhaps this is one of my greater achievements. I may be a successful furry advertiser yet

Also good to hear it’s been enjoyable, I’ve only gotten to play the demo, but plan on getting it when it releases since it seems fun

I’m glad to hear it, I do hope it was useful

Did the painter also give him the oil?

That’s all, I hope my analysis was at least interesting to read, if not helpful. Thank you for reading, I know it’s a lot

And since your style is so defined by your line work my best recommendation would probably be to try a lineless style. It would be the most likely practice to let you learn aspects of drawing not usually prioritized by your usual style. Plus the final product can look pretty interesting

The line work I see in your art is very distinctive, the dotted ends make up a lot of the character of it. So something else I think you could try is hand lettering fonts, I personally find it unusually fun, so you might too. It’s an easy element to shoehorn into most drawings too

Your usual grey backgrounds could be expanded into more graphical compositions. I think even just brightening them a bit would help with contrast, sketches get a little lost in the grey when zoomed out

By that I mean that you should try experimenting with your art style. I noticed backgrounds are largely absent from your repertoire, so you could study some of those. Your lining style looks like it’d make for very pretty foliage and naturalistic settings with enough practice

To me your frustration seems to stem from a boredom with your own style rather than an inherent flaw in it. It’s an understandable feeling, though not necessarily helpful for progress on its own. I think a change in perspective might help

After sifting through your media there’s nothing in it that I could personally point out as ugly, distinctive yes, but nothing caused by a specific lack of skill. In my opinion basically the most important quality to making a good looking drawing is flow, and I’d say you have that down

They may be some of the most famous bears, so that checks out

I guess that works out then. Maybe if I’m festive year round I can push it further

Was it obvious that the Freddy/Banjo thing was supposed to come out in October?

Thank you, I’m glad to have the approval of a Banjo fan. Must’ve done something right

Those spats were a Freddy addition, very fashionable of him I have to say

The people like Fazbear

Don’t call me that

Surprised no one’s pointed out the thing with the laugh, so now I have to point it out, but I also don’t want to give it away so I’ll be very vague also

Please, Mr. Calligrapher was my father, you can just call me dune

Banjo Banjbear

And yes, I did hand letter all the text. Are you impressed? Shaken to the core?

Guh-od

You’re welcome, my child

Thank you, I’ve never drawn them before, but this one came to me in a vision

An image of a bashful buff Banjo, of Banjo-Kazooie fame, dressed in what seems to be Freddy Fazbear’s usual formal attire (of fnaf fame). Freddy laughs from the corner of the image at the nearly fully naked bear before him. Banjo covers himself with his hands in embarrassment despite the other bear’s clear approval of the scene. It’s a surprise he even found himself in this situation to begin with Seemingly the two have decided to do an outfit swap, unfortunately for Banjo though Freddy doesn’t really wear any clothes, so he’s left in nothing but a top hat, a bow tie, a pair of performer’s gloves, and a pair of spats. Mysteriously no footwear though, as demonstrated clearly by the bear lifting his paw into his own view. I don’t think Freddy even wears spats. The whole thing seems suspicious The lack of clothes on the embarrassed bear does at least reveal his burly muscles and hairy chest. There’s positives to everything. While Banjo seems pretty mixed on this shoddy outfit swap situation, Freddy seems more than happy with the results, laughing it up and giving a thumbs up too. Maybe it’s got to do with the view, or maybe it’s the simple happiness brought on by the ownership of a new blue backpack and a barely visible necklace. It could be anything Banjo vocalizes his concerns with the questionably executed outfit swap: “GUH-HUH!?” “I’ve never seen you wear this stuff!” “Couldn’t’i’ve gotten something to cover up with?” He does bring up a good point. Although he did still put it all on, so what’s that about?

Results of a poorly thought out outfit swap

Freddy Freakbear, more like it

Thanks, I thought it was pretty revolutionary

A fat tetranadon standing in a steamy bathroom talking to a mizutsune at the doorway. Both are from the Monster Hunter series. The larger tetranadon has just realized that his mizutsune roommate forgot to buy soap, and he’s already prepped for a warm shower and taken off his clothes, so it would be a real bother to run out to the store. He’s got his arms behind his head to emphasize his stinky-ness to the small mizutsune, who stares wide eyed at the half naked monster. A towel’s the only thing helping keep the mizutsune’s composure and the tetranadon’s decency, but it sure doesn’t look like either care all that much about decency. The tetranadon figures that his small friend’s ability to naturally breathe soapy bubbles might be just what he needs to get clean right now, the mizutsune can’t seem to contain his eagerness, despite his wordlessness. I mostly just added a lot of ambient things like steam and more apparent lighting to this one, but I also reworked the pecs, I know how to draw them a little better now

Monster Hunter roommates ran out of Monster Hunter soap in their Monster Hunter bathroom in their Monster Hunter abode in their Monster Hunter apartment complex

A nude Bowser and friends ( a single Yoshi and one fire bro ) winding down in a very ornate looking hot tub/hot spring situation. The puffs of steam billowing from the blanket of water and the saturated lighting of the place together form a thick golden ambiance, sheltering the men from the cold blue night just outside. Bowser sits in between his two henchmen, massive in comparison to both of them. He looks like he could carry ten of them with ease, his shoulders alone are bigger than even either henchman’s head. Despite this possible power imbalance it seems his henchmen are quite alright with him, and he too seems to be fond of their company. He smiles a very genuine smile, the kind that makes you understand why his men might work for, and be so devoted to, him. His fire bro henchman sitting at his left-hand side gazes up to him in the same way that a very gracious son might look up at his father, except Bowser isn’t his father, so it feels not like that at all and it actually seems much more sexually charged in this case. The fire bro looks glad to be there though, Bowser is even allowing him to rest his head on the King’s immensely broad chest. Quite the generous ruler, and quite the brave henchman. The fire bro is also likely nude, so we get to see him without the usual helmet. He’s got a small tuft of vibrant magenta-ish hair that transitions into green, a much more adventurous hairstyle than you might expect from someone so outwardly masculine. It’s possible it’s a special secret he only shares with those he’s particularly bonded with, and he certainly looks like he wouldn’t mind bonding with the big guy. And to Bowser’s other side is a yoshi nearly fully submerged in the steamy water, only his head pokes out of the water’s surface. He oddly looks a bit bored, though maybe that’s just his face, he might be a shy type after all. He still sits quite close to Bowser, so we can only assume what his deal is. I fixed and added a bit more shading to the characters

Bowser Hot Springs

Still some of my best work, I think

In a pretty insidious way too, since anyone who isn’t at all informed in these kinds of things would naturally see that rule as reasonable, if not weirdly specific. But it’s that specific focus that gives it away