Maple's Art Blog

Art blog of @hauntiingg | she/her | Art under art tag

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I am once again on Art Fight this year! I'll be on Team Mystery!

I want to take things a bit more casually this time around, so I imagine most of my attacks are just going to be doodles and similar, but we'll see.

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I meant to have this out sooner, but Deltarune got in the way lmao

Anyways, here's Brayden! This pose is definitely harder to draw than you'd expect.

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Here's Gio! This has been his outfit since Chapter 79 of "The Rainbow Squids" posted in 2021, but this is the first time I've actually drawn a colored fullbody of that outfit. So, it may have taken 5 years, but it's finally here!

Bonus: The initial sketch from 2021 under the cut.

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After a long delay, here's Yvonne! I quite like how this turned out.

Given Art Fight is a month away, I'm trying to shift into prep mode. At the very least, I hope to get the rest of Octa Prisma with art before the end of the month. But time will tell!

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It's Oscar up next! Wonder what's on his mind?

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It's the seventh anniversary of "The Rainbow Squids!" To celebrate, I'll be posting new fullbodies of Octa Prisma every Monday for the next few weeks. So, of course, we'll start off with Eight!

Coincidentally, she also happens to play a major role in the newest chapter, posted today. Feel free to give it a read!

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muu :)

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Ray finally makes a proper appearance!

I feel like he's a pretty minor character in the grand scheme of things, but he's here nonetheless.

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The Champions of Yin and Yang

(ok i was going to make a whole drawing at first but then i got lazy and just drew chibis. the color palette i was going to use is dreamscape from this post)

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Hey, it's almost 2026! To celebrate, I'll give some updates on my Splatoon fanfics, since it's been a while since I've updated.

tldr: I'm still working on them! There's just been a lot of setbacks, primarily work and hand pain becoming more frequent.

Now, for more in-depth answers:

When will the next "The Rainbow Squids" chapter come out?

Hopefully soon! Part of it is that a lot of this chapter is dialogue, and I was also hoping to trim the chapter down some once I finished it.

When will the next "Speak No Evil" chapter come out?

This answer is more complicated. I know--I've left the story on a cliffhanger for 9 months now. But the next chapter is an interlude, and if you've read this story, you'll know it's essentially a giant flashback. There's a lot to cover, a lot of things have changed, and I imagine why this chapter has taken so long.

Though, that's not all. About a month ago, I decided to rewrite the chapter in its entirety, since the previous scale would've been unfeasible and probably detrimental to the story as a whole. Because of work, though, I haven't had a lot of time to work on the rewrite, but I have made progress.

My ultimate goal is to release the chapter before Chapter 24 reaches the one-year mark, but you know me. We'll have to wait and see.

When will your Splatoon 3 story come out?

After both "The Rainbow Squids" and "Speak No Evil" are complete. So, realistically, probably sometime in 2027.

Do you plan to write a Splatoon Raiders story?

Maybe? If I do, it won't be for a while.

Do you plan to write a story for Splatoon 4 or other future games?

In all likelihood, Splatoon 4 is going to take place in a completely different location, so probably not. I need a break from writing super long Splatoon fics, anyways.

What are you going to do after you finish your Splatoon 3 story?

I don't know! I'll probably take a break. If anything, I think I'll try to branch into writing original work and get it published. But as with many creative industries, it's hard to break into.

If I do get a book published, I don't think I'll share it here, though. I want to keep my professional career separate from my online activities.

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cornered

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Everyone's gone.

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I found a fuzzy brush on CSP. So naturally, I drew Zorua.

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kotoko as a small white dog

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Just Amber, as she appeared before and after Tori was born, doing a pose, proportions be damned.

When I initially conceptualized "Speak No Evil," I didn't think Tori's parents would have a major role...nor did I think it would end up being ~50 chapters. But here we are!

I'm sorry the next chapter is taking so long, but, well, there's a lot that goes on in the interlude! But, I did post a deleted scene from the next chapter for you all a few weeks ago. If you haven't read it already, why not do so now?

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nooo fuuta don't dox that middle schooler

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Ghost (and friends) mass attack for Artfight!

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Hope you all enjoy!