Quote from: kringle on Mar 19, 2026, 06:27 PMrevisiting this thread i didn't realize exactly how many images hadn't loaded on my first gander, your compositions are so cinematic! expesh with the like wider compositions, like expesh your thumbnail with the roller-coaster in the background it feels so moody despite the fact its only 2 values. i like need your brain, i need your brain in my brain STAT.

i'm rootin for you for this months goals, i know you can do it! i feel u tho i've also got my head spinning w/ a bit more plates then i can chew rn. just focus on the positives: how you've gotten your dailies in so far! o/

oh my god why did I never SEE THIS.  I'M 0/3 KRINGLE AND IF I HAD SAW THIS MAYBE I WOULD'VE DONE BETTER!!!!!! 
Unfortunately, I kinda had a rough month, wagie-wise, but it was mostly the same prevalent issues I deal with consistently with these illustrations: lack of confidence.  Huge, huge confidence issues.  I am going to skip over the month's time wasting & skip right to where I got up to:



Because!!!!!! I started my course with Underpaint on the 4th of April:  Experimental Digital Painting with Daniel Reid https://underpaintacademy.com/product/experimental-digital-painting-with-daniel-reid/ We did the first tutorial and it was AWESOME.  He seems like a really cool dude, and I loved what he had to say.  The core of it is this:  creative writing as a way to ideate images from your imagination that, because it's from you - it drives an excitement throughout the whole process: something which can be translated to client/professional work too, with some small twists.

I took a ton of notes in writing, and typed them up today, and wanted to share, as I mentioned I would! Writing them up has been great, really reinforcing what I remember & giving me some new ideas.  Feels a bit weird to share my notes, though, like I'm helping others cheat for a test or smth.  But, whatever.  I love the class.




My goals for this month are basically exclusively two things: This course, and finishing that illustration.  I have some hype from the course & the new stuff I'll learn SO it seems like a good way to direct that hype is a bit into the illustration --- what I figure is, I am going to just throw whatever my brain thinks is a good idea, and time, at it.  Even if I end up wiping out whole layer groups and starting from a different perspective, whatever, its all in the process of two things: 1. Finishing a fucking image and 2. Building confidence in my skills and myself and knowing (well, currently, hoping) that I can finishing a painting to a standard that is good enough/god forbid I even like it; so long as I put in time and effort!

I'm called slugger and for me every day is worse than the last. I am an amateur gamedev but my main background is in comix. Due to issues with my hands, I mostly draw with a mouse. Everything I create is bad, but through practice and perseverance I've managed to slowly get worse.

If you play Different Strokes you can find my gallery here: https://differentstrokes.xyz/user/slugger

hey yogg i'm really impressed by the scope in your paintings, and the warcraft 3 vibes. do you work in gamedev?

cool severian art. i stopped after the second book and still need to finish the series.

I'm called slugger and I am making a game right now. I will post updates here, not because I was pressured by a friend to post, but because I have agency and control over my life. Using gifs cos it doesn't seem like mp4 is supported here.

Player ship that will probably change at some point


First implementation of player shot (and a glimpse at the timeline editor


BIMU

Quote from: kringle on Mar 19, 2026, 06:15 PM
congratz on getting into the show jean! i'm glad you were able to immortalize such a beloved pet and that your depiction of berry will be able to be appreciated by many more.  let us know how the show goes.

also sick ass columbo i love columbo, he looks nice and crumpled here

Aw thanks! The show is this weekend. I'll take pics :-)

Some recent sketches and paintings, digitals and in oils. I'm thinking about making more of these cute quicky figurine paintings, turning them into prints and putting up for sale or something. Paints are expensive!!

artistic nudity

Oh  I also finished the gob knight killer  You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.

HELLO. Forgot this forum exists for a bit, sorry    But I'm happy it does  Anyways here's what I've been cooking up in the meanwhile. You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.

That cover came out really lovely C! Makes me think of compositions on older paperback fantasy books, I really dig it. Especially that subtle gradient gives it that airbrush feel.