The moth's den of drawstuff

Hello! :] I'm Hue (or just moth), I like to have fun around here!

[mothhue]

The Lighthouse bloom- The start of a new adventure.

The introduction "cutscene," title, and player/protagonist of a personal project that I've been tinkering on the sidelines for a while! It's a concept for an action-adventure game that'll never get made :]

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[kingpagie]

Babies, today is a momentous occasion, for I have participated in my very first art trade!

I drew @mothhue’s Jade, from their concept series, “Lighthouse Bloom.” This incredibly fun to do and I hope to participate in more art trades!

[mothhue]

My part of the trade! Thank you again homie this was an absolute blast to do >:D THEY'RE GONNA CRAAAASH

[mothhue]

[Tutorial]- Jade's cottage

Here we are! Home to one bird, and like 500 glass vials.

:D And if you happen to be the kind of person who enjoys reading silly flavor text... Here's some bonus dialogue/interactions you can get from inspecting things around the house!

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(Bonus version of the house with the full first floor visible under cut)

[mothhue]

[mothhue]

Hey uhhh there's this other weird project I've seen that uses your art I think it's called Haunted Scarps or something? What's up with that? Are they stealing from you? Do you know anything about it?

Ahh, I believe you might have stumbled across Haunted Scrapyard!! (Haunted Scarps is glorious though that got a solid laugh outta me #myscarps) It's an original project I'm working on with my friends; so I absolutely do know about it and no art stealing happening here, no worries :D thank you for the concern!

Haunted Scrapyard is a chaotic, fun, only time with ghosts, shinanigans and-like the name implies- a whole lot of haunted robots. It's currently much under development though, and I'm the kind of person that prefers to share only when I have things mostly mapped out. So the bulk of the art & writing I’ve done for it is behind the scenes for now. Here's a little sneak peek of what I've been doing for it :D

(....cough cough... and just in case if any of that piques your curiosity... :D @haunted-scrapyard )

[mothhue]

*Muffled whimsical music coming from a pencil case*

[mothhue]

Hi, I'm the person who writes the blurbs about your creatures. You're fine for taking a second to respond? I don't mind literally at all? Don’t feel like you need to apologize? It's nice that you're taking the time out of your day to respond, I'm just writing these for people to enjoy. Also, the art you make of Key interacting with the animals is super cute!

I'll probably start signing these so if anyone else wants to write things (which I heavily encourage, including the ones I've written about, make up your own stuff! It's very fun) it can be more easily differentiated.

-Blurb

Thank you very much!! I love doodling Key, glad you enjoy them too :D

(Ah and about the apologizing, I know some folks get real anxious about sending asks, so I always try and reply as soon as I can- just felt more polite to do so, I suppose :] Thank you again!)

[mothhue]

Hello! Just wanted to say that looking through your Lighthouse Bloom stuff truly is like a motivation injection straight to the artistic part of my brain. It's so utterly creative and charming that it makes me want to pick back up my own potential game worlds that I haven't touched because ' it'll never be a game what's the point ?'

But looking through your stuff has kinda snapped me outta that, because so what if it never becomes a game? As long as I have fun that's what counts. I know it's a simple message, but sometimes we genuinely forget it. So, thank you.

Hello!! I couldn't put into words just how happy reading this made me, so I hope the image does a better job

Thank you so much!!!! Yes!!! When it comes to anything I create, I'm straight up just. having a blast. I love what I do!! I think it serves all of us well to be reminded once in a while to just relax and have fun makin' stuff :D

Much love and luck to your own creative endeavors, there's now a room in my heart where this message will sit forever. Thank you again!!

[mothhue]

YAAAY YIPPEE YAHOO!!! THANK YOU!!!!

I hope you don't mind me answering both of the asks in one; even more wonderful exploration for the handkerchovies giving the little blankets more thoughts on functionality is awesome, and the facts about keeping them in captivity is!! :(( Augh very unfortunate, but it definitely sounds like something that would happen when it comes to keeping fish like that, that's so clever I adore that idea!!!

AND THE ARMY POLLY!! All their little defense mechanisms explained yes yesss >:D I definitely imagined their tail having some functionality akin to this while drawing them, so reading details like that that put more thought into their designs is just. Muah. Chefs kiss

And so sorry for the late answer, I wanted to doodle something for this as well but was busy these last few days- thank you so so much again for taking the time to make and share these!! Aaaaa I've been smiling nonstop while writing this these are so fun :DD (And a great excuse to draw Key hanging out with animals) THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!

[mothhue]

Hey, so, I read your Lighthouse Bloom series and absolutely fell in love!

I really liked the handkerchovies' design (they are very cute) and even though they're just somewhere in the world I made species facts for them just for fun.

Handkerchovies

Omnivores

Their handkerchief is commonly used for mating and scaring off potential predators.

When mating they will flip their handkerchief over their head and back again, "waving" towards potential mates.

When alarmed their "handkerchief" flares up to make them appear several times larger than they actually are.

When they're born their handkerchief extends far past their bodies but as they age it grows far slower than the rest of them, averaging out to a bit before their tail.

When eaten their handkerchief is often cut off because of its bitter taste, however a semi-common dessert is to fry them and layer them with dewberry jam between the layers to cut the bitterness and to form a cake. It's considered an acquired taste.

Those with especially unique, complicated, or pretty patterning are sometimes kept as pets though they don't do well in captivity and it shortens their lifespan.

Also I'm terribly sorry if this is overstepping into your project, please tell me if it is

AAA OH MY GOSH?? THIS IS SO AWESOME???

Them doing the handkerchief "wave" as a dance is so clever, it being used for both that and a defensive mechanism makes so much sense!! FOODS AND CAPTIVITY TRAITS!!! FOODS AND CAPTIVITY TRAITS!!!!

And don't worry, it's not overstepping at all!! I want Lighthouse Bloom to "feel" as if it could be an actual game, which means you're 100% free to treat it like one; make headcanons for the characters, expand on the worldbuilding, create OCs and redesigns, shipping, etc etc... You're free to do anything you want, 100% encouraged, even! Have fun!! Let's play with my tuoys. Together 🤝

So waking up to see this made my little heart incredibly happy, thank you so so much for enjoying my silly little project and taking the time to show me this!! I absolutely love this!!

[mothhue]

[Tutorial]- Research project

Half of Lighthouse Bloom's gonna be me goofing around with character interactions and the other half is the actual plot

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[mothhue]

Illustrations and assignments I've finished recent-ishly!!

[mothhue]

I wanted to draw fanart for some awesome ahit AUs I've seen around, and finally got around to finishing these!! Designs/AUs respectively belong to:

Ameya by @horizonsroyalprince : An OC I've been wanting to draw for a while!! Seeing her and Jaide's silly interactions are always a delight :] In stache and time by @ashfluffys : YIPPEE YAAY I love crossover AUs!! I hope you don't mind that this one's a redraw-local girl going through the horrors again oh dear Ahit sequel AU/Ahit continum by @kingpagie : Absolutely love all the character designs and concepts for this AU, they're all so SHAPED and full of whimsical fun :D Return of the queen AU by @return-of-the-queen-au : I!! Love the writing!! So much!! The ability to take these characters and expand on them in SUCH an intricate nuanced fashion is just. chefs kiss. So cool...

Big apologies if I've got any details wrong, hopefully I could do the designs justice! I had a lot of fun drawing them :D

[mothhue]

[Tutorial]- Flowering beasts

Enemy encounter!! The first of many more.

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[mothhue]

@mutodaes Happy birthday!!!

I might be a day or so off because timezones- but I wish you a wonderful time with lots of rest and snacks :]

I hope I did his design justice, apologies if I got any details wrong!! I've been wanting to draw more hematemesis fanart for a while now I love your eldritch horse dearly :D

[purplemageddom]

Art trade with @mothhue ٩( ๑•ω•๑)۶

Mothhue's on the Left. Mine to the right.

I am buffed now-

[mothhue]

EYYY there we are!!!!

Thank you again Purple, this was an absolute blast to do :D

[mothhue]

OKAY I KNOW YOU HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING FOR AHUW IN A WHILE BUT what would sand n sails be like? i know it's cut content, but it's real in my heart lol i imagine just a sandy part of the ocean, but i love this au and i'm curious lmao

Oooh good question!! (And EE thank you very much for enjoying ahuw :D) I think if Sand n' sails were to exist, it'd be a salt marsh :]

Taking the info from the ahit wiki; the villages would be 'safe spots' marked by a border of grassy patches, and the large stretches of sand you have to travel across would have tide-related gameplay mechanics, so you'd have to time your movement right in order to not be swept out.

The water flask mechanic could be replaced by a disguise over your vehicle! Perhaps there's a giant bird that's a looming threat- I'd imagine being a fish out in the open wouldn't be ideal if that were the case...

The disguise would be a source of protection, but the saltwater damages it over time, so you'd need to collect leaves to repair it.

And of course, there's the NPCs :]

AH AND I AM AWARE I HAVEN'T BEEN POSTING MUCH AT ALL- BUT I'M STILL HERE I PROMISE!!! It's just that my classes have really. not been kind to me as of late <:)

If I could, I'd happily work on both ahit and OC projects; but unfortunately I find myself with barely any breaks nowadays. Any time I use to draw, it's usually either taken from my 10min stops inbetween classes, or taken away from my sleep.

I'm choosing to focus that limited time on what gives me more self fulfillment/makes me happier, which is working on my original projects like Lighthouse bloom :D I hope that's understandable!

I still absolutely enjoy drawing for a hat in time though, so thank you for the ask! I missed drawing 'em!!! (And apologies for such a late response, finals season 🥲)