this particular drawing I doodled one day during some downtime at work. ice been wanting to try and experiment more this year than in previous years. I have a tendency to draw my sona over and over and over all in the same few poses and almost always smiling, which while I feel I've gotten pretty decent at, it sorta gets old after a while.
here's another one I drew also during work downtime. I was feeling especially grumpy that day so I figured drawing myself as such would be a good excuse to practice that...and also reference Dan Vs (which I also bought the first season on DVD back in the day ^^;)
I guess also work related (funny how I tried to avoid talking about work but here I am doing it anyway aa) is this animation I did at the beginning of this year while experimenting with toonsquid on the iPad. I wanted to see how quickly I could make a full animation and I pushed myself a bit to make it look good as possible. my original goal was to post one animation per week, however I got caught in what I will call an infinite ambition loop. basically, I ended up having ideas that way surpassed my current abilities. I'm trying to find ways to manage my own expectations and try to set more realistic goals like trying to utilize more facial expressions and different body poses. so, we'll see how that goes.
i do unironically think the best artists of our generation are posting to get 20 notes and 3 reblogs btw. that fanfic with like 45 kudos is some of the best stuff ever written. those OCs you carry around have some of the richest backstories and worldbuilding someone has ever seen. please do not think that reaching only a few people when you post means your art isn't worth celebrating.
i hate when people call marcille a girlfailure btw like SHE ISNT. and shes not a ”girlboss” either. this is a neurotic and Permanently On The Edge of a Breakdown overachiever late 20s virgin just out of her phd program with permanently shaky hands from an addiction to overly sugary coffee and a deep desire to be crushed to death under falins giant jugs no matter the cost. the only thing shes ever ”failed” at is going to theraphy
Goat herding is traditionally done by females in Eastern Yemen. The women cover all their skin from the heat and sun, protecting themselves from dehydration and skin damage, the socks and gloves keep their hands and feet soft despite the unforgiving desert sun. The hat (made from dried palm leaves) besides being a drip by itself serves an important role, it insulates air on top of their head thus keeping it cool, besides providing the obvious shade. The layered clothing also helps with the desert changing mood, where it can shift from hot days to cold nights.