As You Can See, I've Decided To Give My Take On Another Drawing Meme That's Been Going Around Lately

As you can see, I've decided to give my take on another drawing meme that's been going around lately

(and for once I'm not unreasonably late for the trend, yippeeeeee!)

Hello, I hope you're doing well! My name is Mahmoud Abu Swierh, and I'm a 17-year-old from Gaza. The ongoing war has devastated my city, destroyed my school, and made daily life incredibly challenging. Despite these hardships, I'm determined to continue my education and build a better future. I've been given a chance to study abroad, but I need help to cover the costs of leaving Gaza, as well as living expenses and other essentials abroad once the crossing opens. If you can, please consider donating or sharing, your kindness can truly make a difference. Thank you. https://gofund.me/bd3ccf0b

Hello there! I'm doing pretty well, and I hope you're doing as well as you can in your given circumstances right now.

While I'm not sure how much I'll be able to give you myself (with my parents being hyper-aware of online scammers taking advantage of the war) I sincerely hope that this post at least gets the attention of anyone able and willing to donate to you. I wish you luck, and I hope your education continues smoothly despite the state of the world.

[For anyone who wants to donate to others as well, I've found two lists compiling other verified donation links (here and here) on Mahmoud's posts]

Hey, dude! I’ve just redesigned Bluster and Robbie! I was wondering if you’d do some cool pose arts with them? And what do think about it?

Heyyyyy, sorry it took me so long to answer this ^^"

I will say that it's been a while since I've drawn these guys, so having a reason to draw them again was a welcome surprise

As for what I think about the designs: I think the're relatively simple as far as redesigns go, but the additions you made still work well for them.

Also, thanks for the ask! :D

Edit: I've just been informed that these designs in the ask do not belong to the asker, they were in fact stolen from the user @zip-toonz. Anyone caught stealing art or designs on this blog without properly crediting the original creator will be blocked.

I apologise for this oversight of mine, and I'd recommend checking out Zip's art if you have a spare moment

I made a model sheet of myself! What do ya think?

I think it's looking pretty good! It's especially useful to see a character at multiple angles when you're assembling a reference sheet, and you've done quite well with that.

One thing I will add is that it'd be a good idea to draw an angle where we can see your character's back, as well as some colour swatches on the side to make colour selection easier when doing digital art of your character.

(Also since you've got a pretty symmetrical design, you could cut out one of the side and 1/4 turn profiles to save some space on the page, along with a note stating that your character looks the same from both sides)

In any case, keep up the good work! I wish you luck on your future artistic endeavours ^v^

I was clearing out my phone's camera roll last night and happened upon some art from around 3ish years ago that seemed worth sharing

(I've decided to stick the rest under the cut because there's quite a few pics)

So in terms of drawings, we have: Some Trevor Henderson creatures wearing dresses and/or cutesy accessories, some Smliler sketches that I think turned out quite well (especially that second one), and Stringbean who's an oc of mine :]

I also have this Gay Bat plush that I made around that time, alongside some impromptu photography on a rainbow dockside tethering post while I was on a night-walk with some friends

I've been neglecting to share these for a while now, but I have some pictures from a semi-recent daytrip of Fitor while we were on a gondola

Also, a few bonuses:

I took some pictures of the big machinery at the bottom of the gondola line because I found it incredibly fascinating