Monihymn (Commissions Open)

A gouache painting depicting a blue monster figure in a black dress. They are sitting in front of a yellow background. Image text in the upper right reads: [Gallery Module] Character: Areja (Appears in P.LS) Medium: Gouache Timeline: An Intrepid Present

"Areja in a Blue Dress" - A warm-up piece of my character, Areja, a troll-djinn hybrid who grants wishes my web novel, P.LS

Okay ZZZ update:

- New Agent acquired 🐙

- The new event is this Fortune Teller sim that reminds me of Papers Please. It's an excellent way to add some personality and insight into their stylish NPCs.

- I am a bit behind on the main story, but the Spook Shack faction is so charming!

CORRECTION
FRANKENSTEIN COMES OUT ON THE 7TH SO I GET ROSALIA AND FRANKENSTEIN YIPPEEEEE

A mixed media painting/collage of a cloud creature courting a sphinx

An alabaster entrance under a black sun, painted in gouache

A close up of a smoke creature painted in gouache

A mixed media title that reads, "Our home, adrift, an exploration."

From my archives: A collage/gouache painting of a sphinx in her alabaster library. She finds herself falling in love with an astral creature born from dust and biofilm. This piece definitely deserves a digital paintover.

Releases I'm excited for:

(Nov. 4) Chainsaw Man Ch. 219 is out ⛓️

(Nov. 5) Zenless Zone Zero has a new character banner 🐙

(Nov. 7) Rosalia's latest album "Lux" drops💃🏽

(Nov. 17) "Frankenstein" releases on Netflix. I'm ABSOLUTELY watching it again 🧌

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YouTube video by DemiRaito Do THIS to Stop Wasting 90% of Your Art Time #digitalart #art #rei_17

Digging deeper into this, studies of Rei_17's artwork show their approach to lineart that balances precision and free flowing lines:

www.youtube.com/shorts/iRa9f...

I was already a BIG fan of their coloring/rendering style, so this is incredibly encouraging.

YouTube video by Marc Brunet NEW 4-LAYER coloring method 🤯 (works in any software)

Also, as a traditional painter, I found that this digital painting works better for me because I find having a billion layers is so stressful.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUpJ...

YouTube video by RiceBrush DO THIS NOW if you want Better LINEART

Actually this is one of the best videos I have seen on practicing lineart. I'm DEFINITELY going to give a few of these techniques a try:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAxp...

I was exploring this idea of a Sphinx merchant who is obsessed with selling magical trinkets. They walk through the street with a lil cart on their back. Make sure to tip their puppet after each purchase ☺️

Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same

A lot of creative mental space this year was spent practicing lineart and realizing that I have a better knack for form.

Practice makes better, yes. I will be a better draftsman one day.

I'd still rather a value study or layer gouache over a sketch and fall in love with the result.

A painterly sketch of a chubby sphinx reclining. It has an object head made of spikes.

A sketch page of sphinx sketches, historical objects and a photobashed hybrid.

A digital painting showcasing a yellow sphinx reclining while staring at an instructional diagram of a sphinx transformation.

During this Monster Month, I've been indulging my sphinx obsession with some sketches and studies. I love their folklore, their riddles and their symbolic presence in maximalist aesthetics. My world-building brain has so many ideas to explore!

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Zenless & Warframe updating on the same day makes it VERY hard to sleep 😭🥹

Ended up talking to some moviegoers about Depeche Mode and NIN after the film. So so so fun!!!

Can confirm, I was so on the money with this. Tron Ares has an incredible soundtrack. I felt the fuzz and the synths in my BRAIN

Donate to Ease the Tragic Ending of A Romance Writer’s Epic Love Story, organized by Heidi McDonald I was a game writer at the height of my career - author, freq… Heidi McDonald needs your support for Ease the Tragic Ending of A Romance Writer’s Epic Love Story

My friend and industry colleague Heidi has received the devastating news that her partner can no longer fight off his cancer and must go into hospice. She will lose him soon and she is a good person who has already lost so much. Please consider helping her defray the costs and survive the aftermath.

Just played it. Excellent little interactive fiction. Got me in the feels.

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And everyone who reads this hopes you're well too

The focus on "experimental ligatures" part got me because the project requires an organic/biological feel in the body copy. I think that merging letters can give off that "cell division" vibe.

GitHub - calcom/font: The home for our Cal Sans font. The home for our Cal Sans font. Contribute to calcom/font development by creating an account on GitHub.

Developed a deep love for Cal Sans today. It happened while reading the documentation and I'm so excited to use it in my upcoming project

github.com/calcom/font?...

Listen, desperate times call for desperate measures.
Low BPMs for some high ROIs ya feel me 😜🤪🤪🤢🤪🤪

A Border Leicester sheep, overlaid with a motivational message: "I’m plotting on ur rise bro. I’m literally up in the lab scheming on the beautiful abundance for you. I’m cooking up ways for a rising tide to lift all of our boats. I’m praying for your gains. I’m lighting a candle to your inevitable splendor dude."

YouTube video by heds Baile Funk, DnB, and Miami Bass in a Car | Mango & Ginger | carRADIO 033

I have been losing it (for 20-25 minutes at a time 👀) with this set:

youtu.be/hTiRjfDXAt0?...

I need you to find your favorite DJ set on YouTube or wherever, and sync it with a pomodoro timer.

You will become the most productive version of yourself 🤌🏽

Also #WarframeSpoilers
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I love the parallel between the void powers that let you control Warframes and the emotional depth needed to impact their protoframe/human counterparts.

It adds some weight to the "power of friendship" plot device. My hat goes off to you Warframe narrative team 🤌🏽

YouTube video by NineInchNailsVEVO Nine Inch Nails - Into The Void

The fact that this track ties into Warframe lore so well is incredible. Obviously, I'm 15 years late but still:

youtu.be/G4lTMOmH8Dw?...

YouTube video by Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails - As Alive As You Need Me To Be (Official Lyric Video)

It's incredible how Tron and Warframe put me on to Nine Inch Nails. Just listen to this and appreciate the graphics. I understand now:
youtu.be/-Sj-FmI5JfA?...

YouTube video by Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails - As Alive As You Need Me To Be (Official Lyric Video)

Bc dude the instrumentals are so so SO good

youtu.be/-Sj-FmI5JfA?...

This is a promotional poster for the upcoming game, The Tūn-Gāst of Oakshaw. The poster mimics an 18th Century newspaper article while featuring the protagonist, Faceless, in a charcoal drawing. Image text: The Daily Courant. Tuesday, July 23. 1732. Faceless Vagrant Banishes the Banshee of Birchgrove. On Wednesday last, resi-dents of Horsted Keynes, West Sussex, rejoiced after a vagrant who would reveal neither his name nor his face put the terror known as the Banshee of Birchgrove to rest. The Banshee had caused great distress since it first emerged in February of last year, visiting several families at night and forecasting their untimely deaths. The vagrant, who locals refer to as “The Faceless,” did not reveal his methods. Many, however, report that he sought a golden blade for an encounter with the appa-rition.

Meet The Faceless. Armed with n’owt but his own wit and a mask carved from wolfsbone, he scours the land in a bid to extinguish the darkest of terrors.

Where others would hide from the darkness, this vagabond marches willingly into its inky black heart.

A lil Warframe update and a Tyler The Creator drop is just what my Monday needed 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽