GuineaPigDan

Kooky artist on the web

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What if you met a fusion of Cream the Rabbit and Pan (DBGT) and a fusion of Shadow the Hedgehog and Vegeta? And who would you rather train your fighting skills to? Batman? Alfred Pennyworth the GOAT? Goken (Street Fighter), King Kai, Master Roshi, Master Splinter from TMNT, Chop Chop Master Onion from Parappa the Rapper and the man who trained Deathstoke and Green Arrow and finally those damn totally not cheating Tibetan Monks from DC?

Answering another late question from April 28th. Sorry to say, I'm not familiar with some of those characters. I know Cream the rabbit is from Sonic, but I don't know who Pan is. I guess I'd have to ask my brother since he knows Dragonball better than I do. Shadow being fused with Vegeta would make sense though since they're both rivals of the main characters of their respective series. So if I met Pream the human-rabbit and Shad-geta the hedge-saiyan, umm, I'd probably ask for their autographs. ^^' As for those instructors... I only know Batman, Alfred, and Splinter. I didn't know who King Kai is so I guess I'd have to ask my brother about him also. I know Master Roshi is another Dragonball character, but I know nothing about him except he trained Goku and I think he's a womanizer. I think Goken was Ryu and Ken's master and was inspired by the Sheng Long hoax. I know nothing about Chop Chop Master Onion. I also don't know who trained Deathstroke or Green Arrow. That seems like a question you'd read in a DC Universe trivia game. Who would I choose as a fighting instructor? I dunno, maybe Splinter because he's a furry. Also I have a bo staff and a pair of nunchucks so maybe Splinter could help me get better at them?

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Hey you know how Anabel ended up in Sun and Moon? What if Emerald Anabel met herself from Pokemon Sun & Moon? I bet Emerald Anabel would do anything to bring back her other selfs memory no matter what, Even if it means kicking Looker in the Pokéballs. Try disguising that pain Looker lol

A question from April 24th, sorry for the delayed response. I did not remember who this character was. I had to look her up on Bulbapedia. https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Anabel No wonder I didn't know who this was. She's one of the challengers in Emerald's Battle Frontier, which I never completed. I haven't played Sun or Moon in years, so I forgot she was in that game too. I'm not sure what Emerald Anabel would do if she met her S/M self. Maybe it would cause a time paradox like Back to the Future? I'm better at remembering the gym leaders and elite four rather than optional or hard to find trainers. Maybe I'll break out break out my old copy of Emerald one of these days and see if I can get far enough in the Battle Tower to see her.

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Full stream can be viewed here at my livestream archive channel!

This video starts off with a Twitch clip where I try to look for my first drawing of Peter from 2011, flipping thru an old sketchbook until I find it. I thought this clip was a little too short though, so I added a voice over segment going into more detail about how I created Peter, how I came up with his design and how I chose his name.

Follow me on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/guineapigdan

My Deviant Art https://www.deviantart.com/guineapigdan

My Bluesky Dual Override Guinea Pig (@guineapigdan.bsky.social) — Bluesky

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Gonna do an animation stream today!

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Not only do I stream on Twitch, I also repost them to You Tube! Here's a clip from a longer stream where I talk about things I've bought at local flea markets, including plushies, old Garfield books, a German Donald Duck comic, old Marvel comics and cards, and more!

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I'm still experimenting with posting stream announcements on Tumblr. I'm undecided whether to just have a link by itself or post whole announcement images like this.

Today I'm cooking marry-me chicken on stream! Give me about 10 minutes to set up after I post this announcement. Link to my Twitch right here! http://www.twitch.tv/guineapigdan/

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Today, Peter the cat reacts to the new Star Fox direct that was suddenly posted on May 6th, 2025. Come watch on Twitch!

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Hey, I've started livestreaming again! It's been what, ten years since I was last on Livestream.com or whatever it was? Well now I've moved to Twitch, and you can watch me on there! Tonight, I tell my tales from Sacanime Spring 2026 and how my second meeting with Don Bluth went!

My Twitch is right here! https://www.twitch.tv/guineapigdan

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What if someone on DA (like my friend) is trying to DM people but no matyer what he cant, Even to people he hasnt yet, What is going on for my friend om DA? Is it those damn admins everyones complaining about?

A question from April 23rd, 2026. I’m not Deviant Art support but I’ll take a few guesses. Either DMs are glitching, the users your friend is trying to message have DMs disabled, or your friend has been blocked by all these users. Looking up answers on google, it’s suggested to check the profiles of who you’re trying to DM and if the website doesn’t let you see their profile, you’re probably blocked.

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Who wins in a all out fight? Red from Red and Blue FRLG vs Nate Adams from Yo-Kai Watch vs Taichi from Digimon vs Yugi from Yu-Gi-Oh! Vs Lute from Monster Hunter Stories who wins? In a all out Death Battle too

A question from early this morning, April 23, 2026. At least wait until I wake up, lol. Sorry to say, I have never watched Yo-Kai Watch, Yu-Gi-Oh, or Monster Hunter Stories. Would these just be the human protagonists getting into a 5-man fist fight to the death? Or would they be using their mons from all their respective series? I have no clue since I'm unfamiliar with most of these shows or the games they're based on, except for Pokemon.

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How does one continue to keep drawing when you don't get any money from doing it, & almost nobody noticed it?

Trying to get back into art, but it's difficult to due to not getting anything from it, especially tips after gifting many drawings of their characters as well. Plus being unemployed, I kinda have to rely on getting money for it. Thanks.

One more question from April 11th. Sorry for the delayed answer, I took my time to write out a response for this one. Just to note, I work a day job so I may not be able to give a fully informed answer on what an artist should do when they don't have a job and do art to make money. But I'll try my best and I'll include some tips that might help in getting more commission work.

For me, I find motivation just from enjoying the process of art itself, playing around with my characters and thinking of different scenarios. I also like to think of art as a way to speak my mind on something, a self-meditation, or a mental exercise in trying to figure out how to improve a drawing or improve a comic idea. I like learning from my favorite cartoonists like Jim Davis or Walt Kelly, learning new things, or trying different styles. So approaching art as a form of self-improvement can be one way of staying motivated.

Another thing that keeps me motivated is interactions or compliments I get from my followers. At PAW Con 2025 last November I had a table in the artist alley, but I didn’t make a lot of sales. I felt disappointed and wondered what I could have done better. But then a few days after the con had concluded, one person that bought a button of my platypus character Shank tagged me on Bluesky, saying Shank was one of their favorite characters and was glad they finally got to meet me. Even though I didn’t make a lot of money at the con, getting a compliment like that made it worth it for me, knowing that I had enriched someone’s experience and that my art impacts people. However, I realize seeing art as a self-improvement exercise or giving yourself and other people good feelings aren’t going to pay the bills, since you said that you rely on art to make money. So I’ll include some advice on how to increase business as well.

Joining some art Telegram or Discord groups and sharing your art with other people can be a good way to get more recognition, especially if they have channels where you're allowed to advertise when you're open for commissions. By talking and socializing with friends and announcing when you’re taking commissions, maybe you’ll find more people interested in getting art from you. I’ve gotten followers on Twitch just from watching other streamers, chatting with other users, and joining some streamer discords. If you go to in-person artist meetups or conventions, keeping some business cards with your socials and exchanging them with other people can help you get more notice. I asked some friends for more suggestions on getting more attention, and they suggested drawing fan art or things that are popular are also a good way to get more views. Like focus on something niche and then branch out. Participating in art contests could get you some more attention, like the recent Mega Man Dual Override boss design contest that Capcom did a few months ago. There were you tubers who would go on Twitter/X and look at all the different submissions and comment on them. While the chances of actually winning the contest are slim, you can get exposure in smaller ways like being featured in someone’s video.

Volunteer projects can also help get your name out. A few months ago, a friend of mine was cast in a play at a local theater. He thought it would be neat if I could get involved too, and asked if I could contribute by doing a painting that would be used as a prop in one scene. I did the painting, and afterward my friend introduced me to the theater, which led to me helping in other ways like filming promos and painting their set for another one of their other plays. I’ve had my name in a couple theater programs, and now my friend is trying to help find opportunities where I could get some paid work. Family and friends might know of some local projects around town that could use an artist. Make sure you document the work you do as well, like if you paint a set for a play, take some photos of yourself working on the theater set. That way, you could build a portfolio and show future employers or commissioners what you’ve done.

I hope this answer helps.

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What if theres a Mega Man charcater who can grow things & people? Would it be Growth Man?

A question from April 14th. At first I thought this was asking about a robot with the power to control plant growth, like what if Wood Man, Plant Man, or Noble Mandrago from MM Zero 4 could make plants grow more efficiently. But then I re-read the question and saw it's about a character causing things and people to grow. Whoops. I don't recall any Mega Man characters with the power to grow or shrink things. Obviously a furry that's into size change would probably name a character like that Macro Man, Micro Man, Shrink Man or maybe Size Man? But since this is about growing things and not shrinking them, yeah, I guess a name like Growth Man could maybe work. "Size Man" sounds lame but to me, that name makes it more clear the robot's ability is to change the size of things. "Growth Man" sounds more vague, like it could be plant growth, growing new body parts, growing the economy, etc. Hmm, imagine Dr. Wily reprograming an economics robot named Growth Man to fight Mega Man using the power of an economic recession.

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Draw me a fox and a rino yiffing each other

A question I received all the way back from December 10th, 2012 that I just ignored. The world was predicted to end around December 21st, 2012, so I guess this was supposed to be some sort of final art request before everyone died? Well it's been almost 14 years and the world has not ended yet. My answer is as follows. Sorry this took over a decade to say.

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Which fusion types would you rather deal with? Mega Lucas (fusion of Pokémon Diamond Lucas & classic Mega Man) and Ro-awn (fusion of Pokèmon Pearl Dawn and classıc Roll)? Or a fusion of Sonic, Tails and Knuckles with the Powerpuff Girls. The first one is cyborgs with Mega Man and Roll's robo stuff and the other is Super or worst case even Hyper forms WITH the Chemical X powers of the Powerpuff Girls and RRBs which green rocks cant save you from

A follow up from the earlier question about DC and Capcom crossing over from April 11th, 2026. I didn't even remember who Lucas was in Diamond and Pearl. -looks it up- Oh, that was the default name of the male protagonist. I'd prefer fusing Mega Man with a Pokémon rather than a Pokémon trainer. I'm not sure which Pokémon Mega Man would be best to combine with, but obviously Rush could become a robot Growlithe. I suppose the 8 robot masters would be fused with the 8 gym leaders, and Victory Road+the Elite Four could be like the Wily castle stages? As for Powerpuff Girls plus Sonic... ummm, I dunno. I'd assume it'd be Blossom+Sonic, Bubbles+Tails, and Buttercup+Knuckles? But what about Amy Rose, Big the cat, Shadow, Silver, etc? Not sure which PPG characters they'd be combined with. I'm kinda wary of merging Sonic with anything else though just so I don't get any Sonichu comparisons, lol.

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can you do curtislupus stomach growl with movement comic

An old question from May 16th, 2024 that I forgot to answer. Sorry I didn't get to this for almost two years, but I thought I'd at least clear this out of my inbox. I think I've said this in a previous answer, but Curtis Lupus isn't my character. Curtis Lupus is the property of... well, Curtis Lupus! I'd need his permission to draw his character. He'll probably come to me when he has a new comic idea to draw.

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Hi! I have such a wunderbar idea. If DC vs Capcom similar to Marvel vs Capcom were made, What characters and stages do you think it gets plus final bosses? Me I think it would have Robin (Dick Grayson), Starfire, Green Arrow (Rich unlike Hawkeye lol), Zatanna, Guardian (the sheild guy), Rocket Red, Penny Plunderer and Anti-Batman Wraith for DC, Capcom for Ryu, Mega Man, Leon, Jill Vantine, Chris Redfield, Wesker, That sexy catgirl from Darkstalkers, Zero, Tron Bonne, Chun Li, Dudley, Frank West, Phoenix Wright, Ken Masters, Dan Hibiki (for shits and giggles), Morrigan (She petend to be Batgirl lol), That psychopath Red Riding Hood girl, Jills favorite Nemsis and Maktoto etc. I think the stages are Gotham City, Metropolis, Willamette Parkview Mall, S.T.A.R Labs. Cental City, Atlantis, Themsica, Dr. Wily's Castle, Metro City (Final Fight), Star City, Raccoon City, Gesellschaft, Aensland Castle, Dr. Light's Laboratay and Suzaku Castle. Who do you think gonna be final boss of DC vs Capcom?

A question I received on April 11th, just yesterday. Well, there kinda already was a DC crossover video game, DC vs Mortal Kombat. I guess you could also say WB MultiVersus, but that had a variety of characters owned by WB. I'd guess on the DC side, the line up would be similar to DC vs Mortal Kombat and the Injustice fighting games; Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, etc. Capcom would probably just take the most popular characters that have appeared in Marvel Vs Capcom and all their other cross over games. I'm not familiar with the Marvel Vs Capcom series so I don't know all the Capcom characters that are featured asides from Mega Man and Street Fighter characters. As for the final boss... ummm Marvel vs Capcom Infinite just combined Sigma and Ultron. Maybe team up two scientists like Lex Luthor and Dr. Wily, I dunno, but that might be too comical. If the game was meant to have a more serious tone and have higher stakes, having Darkseid as the main villain on the DC side would make sense, but for the Capcom side... umm, I dunno which Capcom villain would have power comparable to Darkseid!

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What if a planet sized giant came and eats Earth?

An odd question to get on Tumblr. You mean someone like Galactus coming to visit? Given all the craziness going on Earth right now with Trump and Iran, I think a planet eater would either avoid Earth because it could give them indigestion, or they'd devour Earth because everyone else in the universe hates us.