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Story Time!!

So yesterday, my hubby and I were out of town, because he was participating in a special Magic: The Gathering draft event (Spring Flourishes), and he took second place in a 6 person pod.

While he was doing that, I was doing my own thing at a free table and trying to make a stockpile of Pokémon Eggs and had the display ones… Well, on display! Two girls saw them and was instantly curious about them and wanted to hold them and I was like, “sure!” One of the Dads took notice and asked about them and I explained that these were crochet Pokémon Eggs based off the kilometer eggs on Pokémon Go and that I plan on selling them on my online shop and possibly at a craft fair if make enough and get accepted.

The two girls wanted the 12K and Shadow Egg and the Dad wanted to buy them. Told them they were $5 each, but he wanted to pay DOUBLE the amount! I thanked them and the girls were so happy and were the proud owners of their own eggs!

I hope Moonlight and Sunlight are enjoying their new homes.

I think that that interaction yesterday more than ever gave me more confidence to try and make a lot of cute amigurumi items to show off and sell to folks interested. It really makes me happy seeing people look at my work and be genuinely happy taking them home. Makes the hard work and wrist pain worth it to me.

NOTE: I'm making this post because for some weird reason, Tumblr flagged my previous post?? Anywaaaaaays…

I made some Pokémon Eggs! Read more to check out the gallery and more info!

I created a lovely display of amigurumi Pokémon Eggs from Pokémon Go that I plan on adding to my shop on my Ko-Fi page! We have…

2K Egg

5K Egg

7K Egg (Gift given though friends)

10K Egg

12K Egg (Reward for defeating a Team Rocket Boss)

And this is my own special creation—the Shadow Egg!

This design was an inspiration from an old Pokémon game I played, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.

Like I said earlier, I do plan on adding these lovely eggs in my shop on my Ko-Fi Page as they are or as keychains! But if you want them early, my commissions are always open!

Regular: $5

Keychain: $7

Thank you all SO much for reading my post! Enjoy this picture of Lynx napping with a Snom!🫰🏾

💭 thoughtful...

My third drawing took a while to come out because I had a full-on mental breakdown over it 🥲… But hey, it has a happy ending !! Lemme tell you about it ! 🙂‍↕️

Everything was going "fine" until I got to the mouth. And… yeah, it was just awful. I still don’t know how to handle Sans’s "grin" (I totally get why some artists just ditch it lol), especially since I wanted a neutral, thoughtful expression. I kept redrawing it over and over, getting frustrated, and not understanding Erineas's advices she gaves me (ily so much sis thank you for your support).

I felt stupid. Incompetent.

I was sooo ashamed, was I really struggling this much just to draw something ugly !? Insecurities & impostor syndrome kicked in hard, bro. I cried and ignored the drawing for a few days.

But then, I talked to some IRL friends : one of them is an artist, and the other is like me, wanting to improve but struggling with self-doubt. After a long conversation, I felt better.

No, I’m not stupid or incompetent. I’m learning. My brain just hasn’t fully grasped the artistic logic yet. And that’s okay, that's NORMAL baby !!

Deep breath in… deep breath out… and back to work. After tons of tweaking, looking at more refs and some music, I’m finally happy to post it and satisfied with the result !

So yeah, don’t be hard on yourselves. Give yourself time, freedom, and don’t be afraid to ask for help. You’ll only be prouder of yourself in the end ! 🤎✨

Hi cuties ~ 🤎

Here’s my second attempt at drawing Sans 💙 ! My lineart looks much cleaner, but mmmh... I think I’d like to try something more sketchy or simpler next time.

I learned how to place some shadows with @erineas 's help! But I’m not satisfied with the style, so I’m going to try something else next time (something smooter, perhaps ?) !

Thank you for your support ! 🫶 Note : Feel free to drop me your reviews, and even corrections (by text or with red lines etc). I know it can sounds rude to do it but don't worry, as a beginner, I'll be more than happy to learn from my mistakes ☺️ Especially about shadding and folds !

Beginner artist here ✨

Wooow, for Christmas, I got a little screenless graphic tablet and Clip Studio Paint ! I’m finally going to draw, guys, it’s crazy !!

Here are my very first two tablet drawings hehe, our boys ~ ! I’m super open to feedback ! ☺️

It feels so weird to draw, honestly... I really want to draw my OCs, your OCs, and especially the entire UT/DT cast ! Wish me luck, hehe !

I’ll start drawing Esha a bit later, for now, I’m practicing with rounder and simpler characters.

🤎A huge thank you to all the amazing artists who inspired me to start this journey : @erineas @krk-wa @caycanteven @scrambledmeggys @mothiepixie @inkz123 @woolpen @midlabs and much more 🤎 And thanks to @erineas for the encouragement and the tips on Papyrus’ sweater folds 😭🙏

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