Call me 'Immy'.

Miscellaneous ramblings and headcanons. Lots of reblogging, especially Punch-Out!!.

[imagenashyun]

I'm not around on my main blog nowadays because I'm mostly on @immy-ooc and its sideblogs. Why there and not here? This was supposed to be my general Tumblr account while immy-ooc/etc was writing/RPing. And guess what? I'm writing/drawing/arting/RPing more than not.

That, and most everyone I befriended has moved on or changed their usernames, so I don't know who is anyone anymore.

I still have my Great Tiger RP blog at @the-great-tiger-of-mumbai, though he currently has no muse whatsoever as Punch-Out!! RP is generally dead. That, and I generally have little to no muse for him as of late. I'm mostly focused on my original work instead.

Otherwise, when I'm back on this account, it's to post art in @artofimmy or, once in a blue moon, @releasethebarrelroll. So this account is not going to be deleted.

I'm otherwise around on Discord, and if there is a Punchy server out there, I wouldn't mind joining, if for nostalgia's sakes.

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Concept art I decided to post separately because it has its own story.

The world of the Ba'tala is broken. Literally. It has no name, it's simply known as The Broken World. And I do mean it that the World is literally Broken. Many environments defy the laws of nature in some way, such as floating islands, fire that burns cold, clouds you can walk on, and so forth. While most are fairly benign, staying around them is seldom ever a good idea--you don't know if you'll spontaneously combust, grow a third arm, or just outright turn inside out by staying in these locations. Locations wherein things make little sense and are prone to environmental entropy are known as Rifts, as they are literal breaks of reality where nature cannot remain stable.

While this particular image here looks like a caravan traveling in the rain, this is supposed to convey that they are traveling through a Rift composed of rain falling up from some unknown pit. As this is a study, I can use this as a basis of an animatic or how to apply splashes of color to convey that something is not right.

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No, I haven't abandoned Tales of the Ba'tala. Far from it. I just.... well. I needed time to step away and reflect what I wanted with this work. To reflect on why I design the inhabitants of the world the way I do, why the environments are the way they are, who my target audience is, and how I am to approach everything. It took me about 4 years of not touching Ba'tala and lots of personal reflection on who I am as a writer and an artist, especially one who is POC. Didn't help that at the time, two films were coming out that really made me develop doubts that what I was doing was worthwhile.

I'm glad to have overcome my insecurities, as well as realizing why it's taking me so long to get Ba'tala off the ground. Basically, I learned that if you are going to write a 400 page poetic epic, you need to learn how to write short, simple humble poems first.

Tales of the Ba'tala has been going through some major overhauls the past year or so, with reworking the story outline, mythology and lore, worldbuilding, and characterizations of the tales' many individuals. Rather than write a massive linear epic, I've decided to go with an anthology of sorts, with various Tales focusing on specific individuals or locations as a stand-alone, complete story. Oh, there is still a massive myth arc, but it's told through multiple perspectives instead. Thus, if I were to, let's say, fall off the face of the Earth and never return, the Tales would be okay left alone without a conclusion. Like how Greek myths never have a "conclusion".

Right now, the biggest focus I'm on is the outline and narrative scripts. Artwork is for studies and concepts. By focusing on just studies and concepts, I'm actually able to feel less overwhelmed with trying to improve my art at an unrealistic rate. Note how I improved how to draw trees and leaves.

The artwork of the characters are that of Bu'hay, God of Life, in one of Its forms, while the two plant-dog things are updates on the main Taong Gubat characters, Magugat and Madahon.

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This is stupid.

No wait.

This is stupider.

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Tried doing the Color Wheel Meme as a coloring exercise. It ended up not just being a success, but it REALLY helped me grasp coloring in ways I couldn't before, like limiting a palette per character, keeping an eye on values and saturation, and other things of color theory that, while I know what they are, I have a difficult time implementing it.

Some colors are swapped around on some characters like Rashid's kaftan and cloak, while others like Giovanni, Frascona, and Guy are given adjusted hues not only appropriate of color theory, but even what colors would have been available during the early 18th century. Ruixiong may be unusual given that deep purple would have been impossible to obtain unless you're swimming in money, but hey, it's color practice, he probably stole the dyes and made Abena make his hanfu, or just outright stole from a rich person. Or have the Master give him the bajillion sea snails needed to make the dye WHO CARES?

No, Ulan isn't really that blue.

[imagenashyun]

I hope you're doing well.

I'm doing okay, thank you very much!

[imagenashyun]

Omg, I love your art style !!

How would you describe it and where would it be from ? It's beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

( I used to like Star Fox when I was little )

Thank you so very much!~

I've been drawing since I was 5, and my earliest influences were all sorts of comics, cartoons, video games, and manga, from the Garfield comics to the Nintendo Power Super Mario manga. By the time I was starting middle school, I taught myself most other elements of art composition in the How to Draw Manga books and other assorted comic book tutorials. While I did take up some art classes in high school and college, I was otherwise largely self-taught.

As for how I would describe it? Not sure lmao. Often times I'm told it's expressive and atmospheric, so I guess I can go with that. Besides making the composition look good, I often strive, first and foremost, to tell a story with my art--whether it's a goofy nonsense fanart or a dramatic mood piece with dynamic lighting and shadows.

Oh, man, Star Fox was one of my first loves! I remember getting the N64 game back in 1997 while I was in the Philippines. It has a major chokehold on my life, back then and even today. I'm always happy to see the franchise still getting love these days, no matter the generation or what part of the globe.

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BONJOUR!!! BONJOUR!!! JE SUIS GLASS JOE!!! HAHAA!!!

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This blog has been known for its Punch-Out!! and StarFox art, and I tend to get super bored of the usual prompts with Inktober and its variants, so instead, I'm going to try to draw a favorite character of mine for every day of October, starting with my favorite video games for the year of 2024.

-Immy's Inktober '24-

#2: Phoenix Wright from the 'Ace Attorney' series

...I couldn't get the taser and whip to fit in the center artwork, so...

Oh, shit, I forgot Frank Sahwit's toupee!

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This blog has been known for its Punch-Out!! and StarFox art, and I tend to get super bored of the usual prompts with Inktober and its variants, so instead, I'm going to try to draw a favorite character of mine for every day of October, starting with my favorite video games for the year of 2024.

-Immy's Inktober '24-

#1: Princess Zelda from 'The Legend of Zelda' series

No, I haven't gotten Echoes of Wisdom yet, DON'T REMIND ME ;_;

[imagenashyun]

What do you think the boxers' real names are?

I try not to think too much on the boxers’ real names because I like to keep mysellf open for others’ headcanons on theirs. Buuut, I do have my own list. I based my real names on either play on words based on their ring names, the closest I can find to an already existing name (if their stage name has nicknames), borrowed from their voice actors in the Wii game, or inspired by a real life boxer that somewhat resembles their character designs.

Doc is excluded because we already have his canon real name (Jerome), and the SNES Super Punch-Out!! lore confirms Aran Ryan is using his real name. For the other boxers, I have:

Little Mac: [left deliberately open]

Glass Joe: Joseph Verre (Surname is ‘Glass’ in French)

Von Kaiser: Viktor Kaiser (because I love irony and ‘von’ as a German nobility particle has been dropped since 1919).

Disco Kid: Daniel Quick (play on his character archetype (“Disco Dan”) and Kid Quick. I sometimes call Disco ‘Danny’ in my head)

King Hippo: King Hippo. Leaving his name as is.

Piston Hondo: Hondo Kenji (named after his VA)

Bear Hugger: Bernard Newman (Bernard is Germanic (fits with French) meaning “brave as a bear”. Newman is taken from his VA)

Great Tiger: I actually have more than one. I previously named him Tipu Singh (Tipu meaning “tiger” in Sanskrit), but I became so fond of the first name that I stole it for myself. He’s now just Sumit Singh (named after is VA. 'Singh’ is indicative of a baptized Sikh (thus the turban), which means 'Lion’, so regardless of what first name he has, he’ll still have a big cat in his name)

Don Flamenco: Juan Escamillo (a play on the Don Juan archetype, as well as naming him after his VA. Surname is taken from toreador character of the opera 'Carmen’.)

Soda Popinski: Valeriy Mota (Valeriy meaning “to be healthy, to be strong” in reference to Soda being able to heal himself with in the fight. Surname is taken from his VA)

Bald Bull: Kostas Yagan (a play on Istanbul’s historic name, which in turn would be a play on his ring name. Surname is taken from his VA)

Super Macho Man: Michael Savage (named after his VA and a reference to Randy “Macho Man” Savage. Yes, I know Randy Savage isn’t his real name either.)

Mr. Sandman: Cassius Irons (taken from Cassius Clay Jr. (Muhammed Ali) and “Iron Mike” Tyson)

I’m not covering any other characters in the franchise because I don’t have a good enough grasps of their personalities to really think of real names (as applicable) for them.

[imagenashyun]

yoooo was wondering if u were okay with ppl using the headcanon names u made for the punchout boxers in like. 2015? i really like ur reasoning for them all

Sure, I guess? As long as I'm tagged in them so I can see what you got lmao.

I'm actually shocked people are finding them and liking them over the years. I thought my Punch-Out!! stuff would have been buried into obscurity.

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It's been a while, hasn't it?

Happy Holidays, everyone.

[imagenashyun]

...Who are you people Liking my old ass posts??