#echobsilly

[didididraws]

my tablet is currently halfway across the country for repairs (my brother's the most tech-savvy in my family and asking him to take a look at it was cheaper than taking it to a shop) so i haven't been able to draw lately. i've made a bunch of traditional sketches in the meantime, but none of them are presentable enough to post here, so i decided to take a trip down memory lane and fill out one of foxorian's influence maps!

below the cut are the names of the artists featured here, as well as a little bit of director's commentary on how they've influenced me :]

yugo limbo (website, tumblr, twitter) - some time last year, i realized something profoundly unnerving: i actually... don't like the art in smile for me's original release all that much? that's not to say it's bad, just that there isn't a whole lot about it outside of maybe its architecture that stands out to me. which is REALLY WEIRD, considering i wrote a whole retrospective about how much this game means to me. art-wise, however, it was only after smile for me's release that yugo limbo's art evolved in a way that really resonated with me; i love how textured everything is, i love the way they simplify clothing folds and the way that skin wrinkles around the joints, i love their love for puppets; all of those things ended up worming their way into my art style and tastes one way or another, and i couldn't be happier!! it didn't feel right to leave smile for me out of the equation entirely, though, so i chose a piece that was both related to that game and that i felt reflected a lot of what i love about yugo's more recent art.

echobsilly (twitter, tumblr) - oh god, speaking of yugo limbo - god. i fucking love echo's art so much i have no idea how to even do it justice in writing. like many people i first found him through his smile for me/limbolane fanart and animations - and those are some of his best work, don't get me wrong, but i really wanted to include one of his original designs to make a point that he's just fuckin great at art in general. character design, facial expressions, body language, composition, LIGHTING... he makes it all just. so so so gorgeous. i always liked "painterly" art styles for lack of a better word, but i think his art is what first pushed me to embrace that more in my digital art. i also like how he talks about dr. habit like he's his dead wife. i'm very proud to call him a friend these days :]

japhers (tumblr, twitter, instagram) - i first found japhers' art in high school and he very quickly became a HUUUUUGE influence on my taste in character and costume design. one of the big reasons i never fully bought into the idea that men's fashion is inherently harder to design is bc so much of his art is already dedicated to exploring fashion Without the restrictions of a gender binary in place which is to say that he's really good at drawing buff dudes in frilly outfits. i also think he gave me more confidence to draw more intricate costumes without having to worry about super dainty and clean lineart, bc a lot of his art looks like it's kinda been carved/rendered out of sketches, and it is Gorgeous.

moe suppe (website, tumblr, cohost) - another artist i found in high school, albeit originally from a long-gone instagram account. his art is what kickstarted my desire to have some Roughness in my art, some Texture. it may not have stuck to my lineart, but it Definitely stuck to my rendering. it helped that i was going through a pretty big angel/demon phase at the time, which meant i was pretty immediately drawn in by his delightfully weird worldbuilding. i should probably read fear not now that it's an actual serial...

val wise (website, itch.io, twitter, instagram) - a more recent influence, but a pretty significant one nonetheless. i featured the cover of délicatesse here because it was the first thing from him that i had ever read, but in general his grasp on the human body really blows me away given how deceptively simple his style looks at first glance, especially his faces. the way fat and hair sits on her bodies, and how much it varies from character to character... it's beautiful without being So glamorous that it feels untouchable. his costume design is also great. i recommend his comics for low fantasy/ursula k. le guin fans who are Dying to see more fat characters in leading roles. i also just found out that i am of two hearts is free on itch.io, so i'll be treating myself to that over spring break.

partycoffin (tumblr, twitter) - if you have known me for any amount of time at all then this should not come as a surprise to you. i actually wasn't going to include partycoffin in this map at first, because while welcome home has inspired me in Many creative pursuits, i didn't think visual art was one of them? i definitely picked up some of clown's love for dramatic lighting and thinner lines with just a smidge of well-placed hatching subconsciously, though.

ryoko kui - probably the most recent artist featured here? anyways i have a confession to make: i have yet to read dungeon meshi. i just know that when i saw a post compiling a bunch of ryoko kui's sketches from her daydream hour series, i was so overwhelmed with this feeling of, like… "oh, yeah, these capture almost everything i love about women as flesh and blood people. when i draw women this is the kind of beauty that i want people to see in them." of course, ryoko kui is a great character designer in general, but something about her women specifically really speak to me. the earthier color palettes and rendering also do a lot to endear her art to me.

shuzo oshimi - specifically his art in blood on the tracks. something that really stood out to me in that series was whenever the shadows would get really intense, and you'd get these big blocks of black with just the faintest bit of hatching to soften out some of their edges. it was always very effective in creating this sense of claustrophobia. i really want to keep incorporating that in my more intense pieces!

person918x (tumblr, instagram) - i don't work with 3d art often and i don't see myself doing so any time soon, but the composition of person918x's pieces is something i take a lot of inspiration of. i also love his sequential art, as someone who does a lot of dream journaling it's sick to see the exact Vibe of a dream be put to (digital) canvas. i also firmly believe that he's one of the only people out there who knows what he's doing when it comes to using generative AI in art.

oops i made this list too long so now i have to put the last two artists in a new block.

10. meatgiri (twitter, instagram) - definitely the artist i've known about the longest out of this selection. i think i've been following her since…. oh god. since i was in middle school. way before she was meatgiri, even. i think her influence probably shows up the least in my art, but there are definitely some characteristics that stuck with me for a very long time (the lil block of black accompanied by one or two lines for shading on the neck, the looser lineart making it really easy to incorporate soft curves and sharp edges, the Eyes, etc etc.) i chose this drawing of her oc juniper bc i thought it was both reflective of her current art And a good embodiment of a lot of things i wanted to emulate from her art as a young'un.

11. dragan bibin (website, instagram) - specifically his 'deimos' series. much like with person918x, it's his compositions that really stand out to me the most, and you probably know by now that i'm a sucker for high contrast. i find it interesting though that he uses high contrast to obscure more than he does to highlight... helps a lot with giving the deimos paintings that air of Quiet Unease. another thing i want to incorporate in my horror-adjacent art! manmade environments gone wrong!

#not art #influence map #artists on tumblr #yugo limbo #echobsilly #japhers #moe suppe #val wise #partycoffin #ryoko kui #shuzo oshimi #person918x #meatgiri #dragan bibin

[spookyloves-fictionalcharacters]

Seeing theze frames cured my illness 2day

#💐️ Dr. Habit #f/o #f/o tag #spooky chats #credit to Echobsilly these are His #He always draws Habit so so good we are shaking hands

[pizzacrustdisposal]

can I just say I love when artists have multiple, very different, styles. i love seeing the same character drawn by the same person two ways. i love art

#this post is about @/echobsilly #but also if you do this you’re mega cool I love you #art #pizzacrustdisposal

[prince-rat]

me n my flappy paws :3

design by @ echobsilly on twitter!

#digital art #animation #gif #smile for me #smile for me game #s4m #dr habit #boris habit #art #artist #artists on tumblr

[mishas-garage]

YIPPEEEE!!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS @echobsilly !!!!!!!!!!!!

making this piece was super fun <:) its been so long since ive fully painted smth :s ANYWAYS HOPE U LIKE IT TEEHEE <3<3<3

@sfmsecretsanta

#art #smile for me #dr habit #boris habit #kamal bora #putunia mollar #tim tam #millie coulro #sfm secret santa #sfm secret santa 2022 #WHEEEEEEEEE

[spookylovesart]

Art trades I've done recently with friends :-3 (@echobsilly & @koo-zine to be exact !!!)

#smile for me #smile for me game #dr. habit #boris habit #eggo fekshun #quincey crow #ellby #ocs (not mine) #oc art #art trades #fan art #my art #spooky's art #spookylovesboba #spooky loves boba

[scarecrowbutch]

my secret santa piece i completed for @echobsilly!! it was an absolute delight to make this for you, and i hope you had a wonderful hanukkah!!! 🧡🧡🧡

#my art #smile for me game #smile for me #smile 4 me #dr habit #boris habit #rly happy w how this piece came out forreal .. #and very happy you recognized your menorah that made me SO happy omg

[sanddall-asy]

[Image Description: A coloured pencil drawing of Tiff Webber from Smile For Me sitting on a stool and holding a stand microphone to her chest and her record contract in her lap. She’s smiling, and there are silver moon and star decals in her hair. She’s in the Lounge, and behind her are the edges of posters and the record player. End ID.]

Here’s my piece for the 1 Free 4Tune Zine! @echobsilly and @kiwicartwheels organised this anniversary zine, and I’m delighted to have been a part of it. It turned out so well! Absolutely check out the amazing website at sfmzine.neocities.org, made by @fridgefeet!

#smile for me #smile for me game #sfm #s4m #tiff webber #my art

[gayhabit]

Happy 3 Year Anniversary, Smile For Me !!! 🌈💐💚

This game has brought me so much joy and comfort through the years, I’m incredibly grateful to have this game in my life! This piece is featured in the downloadable S4M Zine hosted by @echobsilly and @se34r5!

#my art #smile for me #smile for me game #boris habit #dr habit #limbolane #artists on tumblr #s4m #yugo limbo #day lane #smile for me anniversary #smile for me zine

[meldoesthedraw]

realized I never shared the piece I drew for a Smile For Me fanzine!!🌼 The project was organized by two pals of mine, se34r5 & echobsilly on twitter/insta in celebration of this amazing indie game's 3rd anniversary, I chose to center my piece on Jerafina and Parsley 'cause I just always felt they'd make KILLER karaoke buds~🎤🍻 Click here to check out my piece in full alongside other absolutely lovely pieces contributed by my peers in the digital zine!

#smile for me #jerafina #parsley botch #fanzine #sfm

[harperonni]

Smile for me's 3rd year anniversary!! My piece for the zine, which i’m super proud of! A huge thanks to @echobsilly and @kiwicartwheels for putting together this amazing project which you guys can check out and download here --> https://sfmzine.carrd.co/ So many wonderful and talented people made such fantastic pieces, so be sure to check it out! Also can’t thank Yugo and Day enough for a game that really did change my life! 

#smile for me #smile for me game #sfm game #sfm #sfmzine #sfm zine #smile for me anniversary #anniversary #zine #art #illustration #boris habit

[eye-of-enigmatic-thought]

[ID: A Persian Miniature styled digital art of Boris Habit and Putunia Molar from Smile For Me gardening together. The borders are yellow with patterned tooth lillies and petunia flowers that are scattered across it, with the corners having symbols of a tooth lily and petunia merged. The main scene within the borders is a grassy garden with the occassional daisies growing across it, on the bottom is a patch of petunia flowers. Habit is wearing a yellow rain coat and rubber boots, and blue trousers as he happily waters a patch of Petunias with a metallic watering can. Petunia is wearing her green dress with a red sun hat, rubber gloves and boots whilst she holds a watering hose. She stares curiously at Habit watering the plants. End ID.]

A Persian Miniature styled artwork of Habit and Putunia gardening together.  This was done for the Smile For Me fanzine, and I’ve wanted to do Persian Miniature styled artwork for a long time, it feels great to do art with a style that comes from my culture!

A lot of love and thought was put into this, and I’ve wanted to illustrate Boris being a sweet and caring father figure to Putunia for a long time. So I drew this relatively peaceful scene of the two gardening together, and with Boris watering the petunia flowers none the less with the same love and care, it’s like it’s SYMBOLIC or something!!!

Anyway, thank you so much to @echobsilly and @se34r5 (sorry I can’t seem to properly @ you?) hosting this lovely fanzine and letting me contribute my talents! Make sure you give the entire thing your love!

Edit: link to zine carrd is in the notes cuz I want this to show in the tags. Thanks Tumblr O)_(O

#smile for me #persian miniature #boris habit #putunia mollar #s4m #s4m game #smile for me game #fanzine #digital art #krita #smile for me fanzine #persian #persian artist #iranian artist #artists of color #fanart #my art

[parsleyrosemarybotch]

Happy 3rd anniversary habiticians!

It was wonderful working with so many amazing artists and I want to thank  @echobsilly and @kiwicartwheels for putting this together! You can find the whole Zine here!

#Smile for me #Dallas Smuth #smile for me game #my art

[sparklings-bf]

https://twitter.com/echobsilly/status/1650376561600905216?s=46&t=UuI-MesfwDHoOw0x3LiYrA for you..

I LOVE THIS I LOVE THISHFMDJHE AWWWW<3333 THANK UUU

#ask #👁 wally<3 #he is my favorite

[prince-rat]

WUH. the big blue dude is echobsilly's wallace design:) I love him

#traditional art #smile for me #smile for me game #dr habit #boris habit #gerry podunk #wallus breadbear #kamal bora #questionette #art #artist #artists on tumblr

[2022mtt]

Our next artist feature, @echobsilly! You can find Echo's work at:

https://twitter.com/echobsilly

https://echobsilly.tumblr.com