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Thought to share the underwater piñata concepts i have rendered so far for Return to Paradise, quite a few by now! And still a bit more to go 🐟🐠

#viva piñata #viva pinata #vp #return to paradise #fan game #character design #my art #smash-chu's art #you here on tumblr get more than just the first image cause i enjoy the formatting on here more than on twitter #if you can figure out what each of these are without looking at the list itself you get a gold star

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Perhaps should've added a link to it, cause yes it's a real project with a steam page set up for when the newest build is to be released - but hey, reblogging this so you see it again doesn't hurt :3

I should share this illustration i made for Return to Paradise, the viva piñata fan game project~ With and without the logo✨

#reblog #viva piñata #viva pinata #vp #fan game #return to paradise #you'll find more on the development on the discord server tbh #whether be the community one for the game or the actual dev server itself #i'm in both of them even if i only here n there chime in to convos in the community server

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I should share this illustration i made for Return to Paradise, the viva piñata fan game project~ With and without the logo✨

#viva piñata #viva pinata #vp #fan game #return to paradise #my art #smash-chu's art #it's fun to contribute as a lead artist to this project to have something tangible to work on while still unemployed #i've shown sketches and concepts i've made for this game before but never slapped the name of the project out there #go check it out if it piques your interest

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Marimoo has now been revamped into a marketable mascot creature instead of a halfling, just pretend i intentionally doodled this for april 1st and it works out perfectly

#april fool's day #marimoo #my characters #smash-chu's art #my art #doodles #been getting on a marimoo kick again so expect to see more doodles and stuff of her in the near future #whether be actually serious drawings or stuff like this where i'm just messing around

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✨ Updated my commission information + prices~✨

It's been over a year since i updated my examples, so i've done that and added some extra info to my list + streamlined the general options to make stuff easier to understand :3 If you want to see the full list + tos then check out the link in the blue text above!

I also do doodles on ko-fi! If you want to support me and get a cute doodle with it then check that out~

#commissions #commissions open #art commissions #commission info #commission price list #my art #smash-chu's art #felt it was probably worthwhile to update this considering some of the thingies in the old list were staring to feel outdated #i personally excel in drawing cute little critters - piñatas - monsters - and pretty ladies

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I've always wondered if it was possible to both love and hate a drawing at the same time, and i think i managed to achieve that today - Happy Easter! 🐓

#easter #marimoo #vexxithra #my characters #smash-chu's art #my art #based on a tradition from when i was a kid when these color in pages would be printed out for easter and they'd all have this #like general style to them that just melted into my brain for the rest of eternity even if i don't really like it personally #clip art ass quality coloring pages #but hey it's fun to create a bit of cursed content sometimes just to dip outside the box if anything #anyways happy easter i guess #glad påsk means happy easter in swedish for those who may be curious

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A collection of commissions from the past couple of months, lot's of character drawings and piñatas

Also, bonus ko-fi request doodles

If you'd be interested in a commission you can find my prices here, or if you'd want a ko-fi doodle you can find my ko-fi page here~

#commissions #ko-fi doodles #other people's characters #viva piñata #pokemon #animal crossing #my art #smash-chu's art #i currently have my commissions open for the time being #i should make a post about that on my other account as well tbh

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More piñatas, a array of various critters both real and fantasy ones~

#viva pinata #viva piñata #vp #fan pinatas #my designs #my art #smash-chu's art #fun to just design some stuff between working on other projects

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Have to ask, how do you come up with such amazing fan VP designs? I'm aware of the animals you use but the shapes, colors, and details for them! Just, wow!

It's a result of vigorous study of the existing piñatas from VP and trying to make things in the same design spirit, i blame obsessing over the franchise as a kid and having it ingrained in my mind ever since. It's influenced my designs overall, even when not making piñatas, patterns and wacky shapes is my bread and butter :V

Though the process itself feels rather straightforward to me since i do it so often it's not really that different than when making other designs. Start with throwing scribbles around until ya find something that fits just right and continue from there.

Shapewise i tend to start with focusing on one particular shape that i think would be funny and or embodies the essence of the animal in question, piñatas have no bones and as such can be literally any shape you can think of. Let's use the Pandhaw i have been working on recently as an example:

When i think "panda" my first instinct is a rounded shape, after all real life pandas are pretty rounded and compact. However i didn't feel the oval / egg shape was that unique, it felt very obvious, so i messed around with potential other shapes. And thus ended up with the rounded wedge shape, moving the legs to the front rather than below just to make the shape stand out further. A lot of the process goes into pushing the general shapes in different directions, just to get something that looks interesting and quirky.

The colors and patterns are harder to describe how i come up with them, as i just sorta pick colors i think would look nice together based on color theory. I don't limit myself to the colors of the animal itself because that'd be boring and not piñata like, since they do not have realistic colors - like have you seen a rainbow colored hedgehog? Don't think so. With the Pandhaw i had a focus on green and purple since the very beginning, because that felt like a fun and odd color combo that isn't directly "panda" but can be used to still convey the iconic panda markings. If an animal doesn't have a striking pattern or markings as is then i just mess around with different shapes to make interesting patterns.

It's also fun to keep in mind the general vibe / personality of the piñata, it helps with picking shapes, colors and patterns. The Pandhaw is a goofy and bumbling critter, thus making it look silly was important to me. If that makes sense :V

I'm not the best at describing my design process, but hopefully this gave some additional insights :3

#ask #anon #viva pinata #viva piñata #vp #fan pinatas #my designs #my art #smash-chu's art #pinatas are fun to make because it's a break from worrying about anatomy accuracy and making sense #they're just fun little guys that you can mold in so many different ways depending on what you're aiming for #piñata designs are a large part understanding shape language and color theory and playing around with those rules

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Gonna put together another batch of adoptables i think, if y'all have suggestions on ideas or themes you'd wanna see then feel free to throw em my way ✨

#text #smash-chu talks

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Sometimes doodling piñatas as warm-up ends up being very fun and becoming full drawings as a result

All these are designs i've made before so these are redesigns in a way, you can see the old designs compared to these below :3

#viva piñata #viva pinata #vp #fan pinatas #my designs #my art #smash-chu's art #sometimes ya just gotta revisit things with a new coat of paint using improved skills

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Felt like doodling Fin Fin again, so you can see him

#fin fin #finfin #finfin on teo the magic planet #my art #doodles #smash-chu's art

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make a cohost account, make a blue skies account, make a pillow fort account, make a artfol account, share your discord, make a back-up account, make another account, make another account, make another account-

#shitpost #pot dog #pot dot #doodles #sites just remain normal challenge impossible #i can barely manage having a tumblr and a twitter account to both post to #the prospect of making more accounts more places just because shit may go down in flames or threaten to do so is exhausting #i will remain here until the ship is at the very bottom of the ocean cause i'm so tired of extending myself for social media efficiency

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Would you put your trust in the bloodmoon? ✨

Just wanted to draw Luna and her vampire "friend" Lana, yes it's very silly their names are one letter away, it was not intentional funny enough

#tiefling #vampire #luna aegis #my characters #my art #smash-chu's art #their relationship is a murky one hence the ''friend'' #luna did swear to help lana cause she really has nothing better to be doing being an adventurer trying to find excuses to not return home #and it's ended up with the two enjoying each other's company a lot #but luna is unsure about calling anything official or thinking about possible feelings cause she's still sorta grieving her dead wife #so yeah it's an interesting time for sure with neither fully committing but also clearly not minding the idea in honest #anyways back to continuing on other arts

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It's my birthday! To think i've been around for 25 years, here's to many, many more

If you'd wanna do something nice for the occasion you can find my ko-fi here, my patreon here, and my commissions are currently open

#pot dog #pot dot #my characters #doodles #my art #i'm now the same age as my oc marimoo and that feels weird #also i remember the number 25 being so hyped up by my parents as a big milestone yet it just feels like any other day #frankly it won't even be a big celebration because me and the fam be going through rough financial times #oh well at least i get to enjoy some company for the day #that's what really matters

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Sunk cost fallacy the drawing, also known as me drawing my interpretation of a Bjära

#my designs #mythological creatures #my art #smash-chu's art #when you have drawn the pattern for part of it and realizing you've done so much of it that stopping is not an option #you either have to commit or erase the whole thing #i like the texture but also goddamn this was hell

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Long distance loneliness

#my art #doodles #smash-chu's art #not having the luxury of being able to just drive and see someone i know and love #having all my human connection come from digital screens when not visiting my family once or twice a year #it makes your heart sink down into a place that is hard to get out of #a place of acceptance that i will just have to live with being lonely #i love my friends #i just wish they weren't so spread out away from me #in a way i was left back here cause i was the only one that didn't move back to their parents #and now i struggle alone being comforted via keeping in touch online #but it can never replace seeing face to face #getting to be right there next to someone #touch starved is a understatement #but for now that is just how it has to be #anyways #my period is frying my brain making every feeling feel more intense so i feel super fucking alone right now #it's fine it'll go back to being numb soon enough #but sometimes you just need to let stuff out