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Welcome to Ecreau!

Today's topic is our new name and tagline!

Ecreau is derived from the words ‘Ecru’ and ‘Eau De Nil,’ which happen to be my favorite colors. Ecru is a shade of beige, while Eau De Nil is a shade of green.

The idea is that beautiful things emerge or develop over time. It conveys a sense of positivity and the potential for growth and beauty in various aspects of life.

Let's grow together and cherish our warm memories

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Please do not repost my artwork/design. Ask me first.

Thank you!⁠

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My blog is a bit late as always but I am ready to share everything I did for the past month, aka May! This was a special month for me, or as some say, "May The Fourth Be With You." I just turned a year older and gosh, I don't have any worries. I guess growing older, when you actually hit a certain age, you stop worrying about it, but still, I cannot believe 90s babies are getting older. We were once just watching PowerPuff Girls every 7 in the morning on a weekend or playing Gameboy Color.

For this month, I finally got to watch Star Wars episodes 4 to 6! Thank you to my favorite person who watched them with me. I really like episode 5, probably my favorite among the three, then episode 6 and episode 4. I was surprised when there was a small scene where Ewoks spoke my language; it was so cute!

I also played Paralives this month! It was a super cool game. It is still in its early access so there are so many glitches and non-movable objects in the game, but so far I am enjoying it. As of now I have 22 hours. I am happy you can actually upload pictures from your folders into the game.I also watched a Spanish dating reality show and it is from Catalonia. The name of the show is La Gran Cita. If I remember correctly, during the early 2000s we had so many reality shows and they were popular, from Survivor, American Idol, and scary challenges. I never watched a dating show though, because I thought they were tacky, until now. I appreciated dating shows, specifically this one. My favorite person and I liked it because of the "Chismes" haha!

I also had the chance to run in a SpongeBob half marathon. It was a mixture of "gosh, there were so many people" and "I love SpongeBob! There is so much merchandise!" I had an amazing experience and it was also my first time doing a themed run. I was so sad because I missed the Pokémon run last year, but I was so happy I got in here.

For this month, I have a newly discovered boy group, and they are called Santos Bravos! I really love their EP called Dual, ugh, so many catchy and good songs. They are all good at singing too!

Here are some of my favorite songs of theirs:

Here are some of the pictures I took this month:

And to end my blog for this month, I am nervous and excited to continue something that is dear to me next month. I am worried, but let's get it!

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Here's a video of my process of digitally painting Gecqua~

I had so much fun doing this. I cannot wait to show some of my practice drawings soon!

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Here's a video of my process digitally painting the background of Gecqua~

I had so much fun doing this. I cannot wait to show some of my practice drawings soon!

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I present to you a digital drawing of Gecqua from a Pokémon drawing card contest!

It has been a long time since I drew something with a background (because I always have a hard time drawing it) but I am happy it turned out well! I had fun doing this artwork and thank you to all who voted for my artwork. It was my first time ranking in a fairly high position before the winner.

I would love to practice more drawings with backgrounds soon~

¡Hasta el próximo concurso!

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As promised to myself, I would do more sketches and doodles every month. I still can't get enough of Browt and I added its friend, Torchic haha, and then I watched the new Super Mario movie and I really liked it because of Yoshi and Luigi. Lastly, I started collecting some special cards and I got some Powerpuff Girls ones, so I drew them as a reminder of my childhood show.

I hope you like them~ See you soon!

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It's been a while since I made a post again. Wow, I was sleeping all month haha, doing some stuff and playing new games as well! This blog is for the month of April; since I missed posting for a long time, I wanted to have a quite long post for it.

Firstly, for some reason I was feeling nostalgic throughout April and I started watching Digimon Adventure 02 and finished it. It was amazing. I hated the English dub but because I couldn't find any videos of the Japanese dub, I powered through the whole series in English. It made me feel like I was going back to being a 12-year-old in the early 2000s waiting for it every morning after we went to church on Sunday (yes I had a very religious upbringing. I am not anymore though). I wanted Armadillomon to be my partner so bad.

Second, I bought an amazing and addicting game: Two Point Campus! I came across this game through an ad about management sims, and it immediately caught my attention. At the time, I was also watching Abbott Elementary, which made me want to play as a teacher, and even create my own school and university! Two Point Campus is perfect if you're looking for a management game that's both relaxing and challenging.

Third, I recently cleaned and organized my magazines and I came across my collection of K-zones. It is a kids' magazine in my country where they feature popular things for kids every month. I miss it every single day. I remember I cried when they stopped printing it and even announced their last issue. It was in 2015; it was also then that I felt I was turning into an adult where all my childhood memories were ending.

Lastly, I also joined a drawing competition and I am excited to share my artwork with you. So stay tuned!

Another lesson I got from this month is to remember that there are times when you need to accept that a connection is already over. When a person has done everything just to avoid someone's presence, accept it. I experienced this with a person whom I once trusted and who has now become the person I dislike the most. Every time I see them, my energy depletes, and all my motivation goes down.

If someone has already wronged you many times, I think it is time to move forward and give yourself a new chance at life.

To close my blog, here are this month's songs. Songs I listened to a lot include Velita by Greg Taro, Herz by Bela, and Multo by Cup of Joe. They are amazing and super catchy.

And here are some pictures of the things I did this month!

Let's talk again soon!

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I drew Ditto!

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I drew Ditto as Politoed!

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I drew Ditto as Terriermon?

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I drew Ditto as Munchlax!

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I drew Browt as an egg!

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Did someone say more Browt drawings? No one! Just me! Haha

I was planning to post this on Easter because yeah, egg? I guess, but I forgot :(

But say hello to eggie Browt!

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Sketchy sketches! I am back filling up my small sketch book. Gosh, I felt a bit weird drawing again using my mechanical pencil and kneaded eraser. I've been drawing digitally for a long time and I have kinda forgotten how my hand works without digital erasers and shortcuts. I swear I tried pinching my sketchbook to zoom in. From now on, I want to sketch every weekend and try to post more here on my blog. But here are some cute sketches from last weekend. I have been using Trubbish in Pokémon TCG and this cutie is so cool and good for my team, played Little Nightmares and I also drew Alolan Grimer! Here's to more sketches!

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I drew Ditto as Dragapult!

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A bit late for a blog for the month of March but I would say better late than never!

March has been a chill and good month for me. I spent a bit of money because of my hobbies. I wanted to buy those cute collectible cards that I found in a game store near my place. I bought Powerpuff Girls, Digimon, Plants vs Zombies, Winnie The Pooh, and Mobile Legends. I just thought to buy these cards because one, they were cheap, they are not hideously expensive, and two, I was being nostalgic since a lot of these cards were from my childhood.

Winnie The Pooh was the reason why I wanted to have a sketchy artstyle for my illustrations. I wanted to have that nostalgic feel whenever I see my drawings. Powerpuff Girls and Digimon are my go-to shows whenever I feel nostalgic and want to relax after work. Mobile Legends because I play a lot of it on my phone, bummer I didn't get Vexana, which is my favorite heroine haha, and lastly, Plants vs Zombies. I feel so happy every time I see this silly game that became popular during the 2010s. It was the time where I would play a chill game but still one that was strategic for me. All of these shows and games are the reason why I am glad that I write blogs and post my drawings online.

With the surge of AI, I always feel scared to post something because everywhere you go now on the internet there is always an AI that will steal your artwork. To make me feel better and still combat AI with creativity, these shows help me to do it. To push forward creating more nostalgic and specific artstyles that no one will ever steal and copy from me.

In other news, I ate a lot this month. I treated myself with many good foods and one of them was Japanese food. I found a new hangout place every time I go outside. They have the nicest Japanese ambience where it looks like you are in a restaurant in Japan. I miss Japan so much. I cannot wait to visit again someday.

Another thing that happened this month was I discovered many artists to listen to. There's Miki Nunez, Rosalia, and other artists in Eurovision. I hate how Eurovision has turned out (because of that one country) but I am glad to still be discovering and supporting new artists. Just like the previous year, I love Portugal's entry this year. A lot of people don't like it because it is too ballad-heavy for the contest but for me it is a perfect display of artistry. Italy as well. Maybe I just like ballads? Haha!

With that, I am gonna end my blog post with inspiring vibes to all of you. I hope that with all the negativity that has been happening to the world, you don't stop creating a safe place for you and the people around you.

Here are the pictures I took!

And also the songs I love this month!

ROSALÍA - La Perla

Bandidos do Cante - Rosa

Miki Núñez - 10 Minutos

Until next time!

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I drew Renamon!

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