Lars • Iskotaa ⏸️

Concussion Protocol They both rolled a 1, with fear.

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They both rolled a 1, with fear.

https://iskotaa.com/comics/beast-fables/019-stealth-check/

It is now...😏

Huge announcement coming this year. Stay tuned everyone!

Art Tip #1: How to Improve Quickly The first of many art tips I'm planning to share as I work through my courses.

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The first of many art tips I'm planning to share as I work through my courses.

https://iskotaa.com/blog/2026-01-17-art-tip-1-how-to-improve-quickly/

Thank you! Best of luck to you too! I've never used Notion before but it seems to be handling this very well.

Thank you! Yea this is my first time using Notion and it's pretty intuitive with the right template.

Concussion Protocol No animals were harmed in the staging of this three act play. These are all hired actors.

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No animals were harmed in the staging of this three act play. These are all hired actors.

https://iskotaa.com/comics/beast-fables/018-concussion-protocol/

If you haven't clicked the link yet, you're missing out on some truly stellar writing, like "I already know how to draw a horse with hands from various angles."

Making My Own Art Bootcamp This year I'm turning anatomy, perspective, and all of the hard things I've been avoiding over the years into something I love doing.

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This year I'm turning anatomy, perspective, and all of the hard things I've been avoiding over the years into something I love doing.

https://iskotaa.com/blog/2026-01-15-making-my-own-art-bootcamp/

A screenshot of my animal crossing 3.0 hotel with me in front, wearing a blue toque, fleece, and jeans.

I somehow managed to squeeze a blog post in around obsessively playing the new Animal Crossing update. Keep an eye out for it!

I was born to be a hotel designer.

From Davis Art, thoughts, and other such things.

Hey friends 👋 New year, new things.

I started a newsletter toward the end of last year. I’ll be sharing updates there as I get closer to opening a shop, plus the occasional fun giveaway when things are ready.

If that sounds up your alley, I’d really love for you to subscribe and spread the word 🥰

Defraud the Poor Bury all your money in the backyard, and hope an enterprising vole doesn't start a ponzi scheme with it.

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Bury all your money in the backyard, and hope an enterprising vole doesn't start a ponzi scheme with it.

https://iskotaa.com/comics/beast-fables/017-defraud-the-poor/

Tutorial: Create your own drawing board! A step-by-step apartment friendly tutorial to make your very own low-cost drawing board. No carpentry skills required.

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A step-by-step apartment friendly tutorial to make your very own low-cost drawing board. No carpentry skills required.

https://iskotaa.com/blog/2026-01-05-tutorial-create-your-own-drawing-board/

And done! Here's a quick little tutorial.

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Tutorial: Create your own drawing board! A step-by-step apartment friendly tutorial to make your very own low-cost drawing board. No carpentry skills required.

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A step-by-step apartment friendly tutorial to make your very own low-cost drawing board. No carpentry skills required.

https://iskotaa.com/blog/2026-01-05-tutorial-create-your-own-drawing-board/

Thanks! Yea I wracked my brain trying to come up with a good way to get the height adjustable and remembered tripods exist for this ver purpose, haha. Easy to take off too.

A photo of my desk with the drawing board front and centre. It's a large wood board with my desk items around it like keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc.

A photo of the underside of the board of the cheese plate and tripod, which provides the stability.

Made my own drawing board for a little under $70 using a piece of birch, a photography "cheese plate", and a tripod. I've been using it for a few days now and it's fantastic: customizable height, comes apart for transport/storing, and customizable.

I'm going to write up a little tutorial soon!

It's a tough choice, but I think if it came down to it Howl's would be my favourite.

If I'm not sure what I want to watch, or just generally want to feel good, I'll regularly cycle through Spirited Away, Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, Nausicaa, and The Boy and the Heron.

Debt Pay the money mouse.

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Pay the money mouse.

https://iskotaa.com/comics/beast-fables/016-debt/

Bingo 2025 | Elzyg Looking back at a year spent trimming away overgrowth to make space for something new.

A modest retrospective of a weird but fine 2025.

elzyg.com/blog/2025-12...

Thanks! I haven't been around much, but I've really enjoyed what I've seen from you as well.

Happy new year! Hope it's a good one for ya!

I really can't think of a better new years movie than The Matrix.

2026 New Years Bingo With 2025 on its way out, it's time to reflect on last year and make some goals for the new one!

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With 2025 on its way out, it's time to reflect on last year and make some goals for the new one!

https://iskotaa.com/blog/2025-12-31-2026-bingo/

A 2-panel comic about 90’s handheld gaming. A devil sees her girlfriend is playing something she can’t see, it is clearly something handheld though. “Oh! Did you get a Game Boy finally? If you picked up Pokemon, we should have a battle! I have a link cable,” she tells her girlfriend, who remains silent as she continues to play her game. The first devil chuckles, thinking her girlfriend is wary about battling someone who has dozens of hours in Pokemon already, “I promise I’ll go easy on you!” Her girlfriend responds,” Well okay, but I have to warn you, girlie…” “My Ekans is a KILLING MACHINE,” the girlfriend dramatically says. She is playing Snake on her Nokia 3310.

Heyy, it’s New Year’s Eve!

It’s been a really productive year for me art-wise! Despite getting in a car accident in January, and being stressed out about money ever since, I really stayed on track; good job, me.

Anyways, see you fellers in 2026!

Here’s my favorite joke I wrote/drew this year.

Highly recommend! It was a lot more fun than a single goal

A bingo card for 2025 with my goals. The theme is consistency. There are multiple squares that ramp up on the number of a given item, like 5, 10, and 15 books. There are art, cycling, game and blender challenges along with some writing and blogging.

I'm really happy with the result of my 2025 bingo card. I'll be writing up a post with new goals and a reflection of last year sometime today.

Create your own free & portable website (for non-techies) Astro is easy for anyone to set up, and hosting static files is often free, so you don't need to spend a lot to curate your presence on the web.

I updated my tutorial to use VSCodium instead of VSCode since Microsoft continues to shove AI features into it (while also making it difficult to disable them).

iskotaa.com/blog/2025-10...

Money Crazies How quickly people turn when they think there might be a free yacht or private jet in their future.

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How quickly people turn when they think there might be a free yacht or private jet in their future.

https://iskotaa.com/comics/beast-fables/015-money-crazies/

A sleepy grey cat wrapped in a blanket

Someone is trying his best to stay awake and watch the fireplace for intruders.

(I commissioned madu.straw.page to draw this)

Retro Holiday Games My favourite snow levels and holiday games to play while wrapped in a cozy blanket with a warm drink.

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My favourite snow levels and holiday games to play while wrapped in a cozy blanket with a warm drink.

https://iskotaa.com/blog/2025-12-15-retro-holiday-games/