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My name is Tal (she/her or they/them). I'm a bisexual non-binary Midwestern weirdo who has too many interests.

Mostly I make Pokemon art, fanart and crossovers that make zero sense. Pokemon are sapient here and have the ability to speak human language. I also have the social skills of a french fry.

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Tal's Grief Drawings #1: Slug

This is part of a short series of drawings that symbolize my grief after my mom unexpectedly passed away.

I've been struggling to get out of bed in the morning. I often feel like a slug trying to drag itself out of bed, leaving a trail of tears and slime. It's painful for me to motivate myself to get out of bed when I know that she's not downstairs eating breakfast and watching TV anymore.

#dealing with grief #grief #vent art #tal's art

#just wanted to explain part of my absence #Oscar actually passed away late last month but it's still really hard on me

Would you look at that, I managed to finish a Halloween drawing this year.

#gimmighoul #pokemon #halloween #halloween 2025 #tal's art

So I decided to attempt to draw this goober again for this cringy crossover AU monstrosity I'm working on called Smile for Us. It took me months before I could at least have some sort of basic idea on how to draw Dr. Habit.

Did I mention in this AU the Smiling Friends are in the main plot along with the Habiticians and Dr. Habit is the same species as Charlie, Pim, Allan and Glep? I mean, technically he could pass as a Critter. And Flower Kid is a nonbinary Meowscarada, because yes. And every single Tal fanwork is gonna have Pokemon being sapient and to have the ability to speak human language.

Yes it's a stupid au but I don't care.

#excuse my bad handwriting #but basically this au is the main plot of smile for me but it takes place in an ambiguous time period which is why Dr. Habit is younger

solarcitrus

I’ve received a lot of letters from artists asking to check out their artwork and their blog, and I’ve noticed that a lot of them openly write unhealthy amounts of negative comments about their artwork, it was super depressing, honestly. :( Confidence plays a very very important role as an artist, it’s what helps us learn and grow without the constant feeling of doubt and jealousy! You are a unique individual who must go down your own unique path, and as scary as it sounds, you can’t rely on others to hold your hand all the way through. You are the only one who can get yourself to where you need to go, and beating up your artwork is not the way! Trust yourself and your abilities to make a change, and you can do anything!! Love your art, love yourself!

Usually I don't post things like this because ✨ potential discourse. ✨ But I just want to say something about the most recent Amazing Digital Circus episode.

First of all, I can relate to Jax in this episode. For a long time, I pushed others away as well. It started when I got backstabbed by someone I befriended at my first job. We were friends for two years, and I did a lot for him. Then suddenly, in late 2019, he started behaving erratically and being a dick toward me for no reason. Finally, I cut him off. Then COVID hit shortly after, and I was in quarantine, so I couldn't see my best friend in person (who I'm still friends with to this day) or go to any social groups or whatever, so I could meet new people. I was stuck between staying home and working at the very store where I was backstabbed by that guy, so I couldn't move on.

As a result, I started developing trust and attachment issues. I pushed away anyone who genuinely wanted to be friends with me. Then my family and I moved across town, and I started working at Walmart. But then several coworkers at that place made me cry during my first week there, and one coworker would not respect my boundaries, which only prolonged these trust issues for three more years while I worked at that hellhole (something I regret). It took me leaving that place and working at Joann Fabrics before I could finally open up again. But even then, there are times when I still fall back into that mindset.

So I can sympathize with Jax here. No, that doesn't excuse his behavior, but I know what it's like to push away potential friendships out of fear of being hurt again. What I like most about it is that they showed how much it's hurting Jax himself, as well as others. I don't see a lot of that in fiction. That's some good ass writing right there. It's true, though. I was hurting myself when I pushed genuinely good people away. I imagine people got frustrated and hurt when I continued to push them away.

Also, I really hope that Jax gets a redemption arc or at least becomes the kind of jerk with a heart of gold. Or at the very least, if he does abstract, he gets some sort of moment where he apologizes or has a moment of clarity before abstracting completely.

In my opinion, I think it would be a bit anticlimactic if he ended up abstracting without some sort of closure beforehand. Not to mention how beloved Jax is within the fandom.

Anyway, I'm not trying to start arguments here, and I definitely enjoy hearing about others' theories and predictions. I just wanted to share how I feel.

#tadc spoilers #tadc speculation #the amazing digital circus spoilers #hopefully i have tagged spoilers correctly #tadc jax

toxic-orb

don't ask questions you're not ready for

#isshushipping #n harmonia #Pokemon #trainer hilbert

I've been experimenting with lineless art in Ibis Paint X. So here's a gnome in the woods because that's where I'd rather be right now.

#my art #gnome #this may be a drawing of me as a gnome #My glasses are under the hat

greenacapella

This is a ref sheet for Habit that I put together!

It was made for a specific project of mine (hence why his shirt has no sleeves lol), but I'm more than happy to share it since I haven't seen anything else like it yet.

Everything here is edited directly from several in-game assets for the parts that are visible, and heavily referenced from other official art for the parts that aren't, for the best accuracy possible. c:

Feel free to save and repost etc etc etc!

#i know I'm several years late but thank you!#boris habit #smile for me