About To Make Some Art, Wish Me Luck Lads

About to make some art, wish me luck lads

When your gender identity is fluid so you can't plan any outfits in advance, because nine times out of ten they'll end up making you feel dysphoric when the time to wear them actually arrives <<<<<

:']

I said I would make art, and by god did I do just that (for once)

Here's a little armadillo friend!! I don't know why my mind was immediately set on armadillos when I was looking for something to sketch, but I do know better than to question - t h e m i n d - *insert ominous music*

Now that I think about it, it's probably because we just got armadillos in minecraft lmao

I think he turned out pretty cute! The paws were really fun to put on paper, lots of big, swoopy lines which I love :]

I'm trying to build up some more confidence when it comes to inking, so I forced myself to ignore my anxiety and actually picked up my fineliner for once, instead of just leaving it as a pencil sketch lol

It was really satisfying to see the scales start to pop out from the page, and adding all of the final details in white gel will always be the best part of any art-session (especially all the little hairs on this dude's shell, that was so gratifying) 😌👌

I'll definetly be turning to armadillos more often in the future when I'm looking for sketch material, these funky little guys have so many fun textures, and their cuteness-levels are through the roof TT^TT<3

With all that said, I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day! ^-^

Yours truly, Stickbug 🪲

Hello friends!

I've decided that I'm gonna start posting some of my old art on here, so that I have it all saved neatly in one place :]

Of course, a lot of my art was made with references that I don't own the rights to, and therefore not allowed to post, so I'll only be posting things that have come directly from my mind, with the exception of art that was made using royalty-free references (which I honestly don't think I have lol)

That being said, here's victim #1!

I made this around mid-2023, if I remember correctly. I started sketching with no real goal or expectation, and I had no idea what kind of vibe the final piece would have. I never would have guessed that he'd turn out to be an android! (gargoyle and vampire both crossed my mind while sketching, but evidently, neither one stuck with me)

I used quite a few different supplies while making it, mostly because I like to mess around but also because I had no plan whatsoever for this guy lol

The sketch was in graphite of course, but the colouring is a bit of acrylic paint, some water-based ink, and a smidge of alcohol-based markers. The blue detailing is white gel pen with blue marker on top :]. The outlining was done with a dip pen and black water-based ink, which I think gave me some pretty nice line-variation!

I had a lot of fun with placing the different panels, and trying to make them and the blue markings flow in a convincing way on top if his skin (can I call this skin? He's made of metal but like, I can still call it his skin right? TTvTT)

Overall, I'm really happy with how he turned out! ^-^

I decided to name him Bryan as a little homage to Detroit Become Human, since the actor who plays Connor is Bryan Dechart :]

In retrospect, the blue detailing on his body is definetly influenced by DBH as well, even if didn't realise that at the time of making him lol

I definetly think I'll return to this character in the future, I don't doubt he'll become a main OC of mine at some point ^-^

With all that said, I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day!

Yours truly, Stickbug 🪲

Sitting under my little crocheted blanket, with my little squishmallow, in my little armchair in my little corner in my little room, playing minecraft on my little phone while listening to music in my little earbuds, with Hozier and iDKHOW sprinkled in here and there like croutons in an otherwise very bland salad

Hello friends! I hope you're doing well ^-^

I've been working on this funky piece for a while now, adding new things when inspiration strikes, but I've been at a loss for what to add next for some time now!

I've included two pictures since the first one has more accurate lighting, but the second one is more recent and therefore has additional details. (Please forgive the less than ideal quality of the more recent picture, I couldn't get any good lighting at the time :'])

I figured I'd see if the internet has any suggestions or opinions on what I should add (or take away, that's always a possibility), since I myself can't seem to decide. I would greatly appreciate any criticism or suggestion you're willing to give me! :]

yours truly, Stickbug 🪲

Ps, the rainbow piercings were suggested by my dad lmao, I have to give credit for such an amazing idea