Sour

You may know me from other places where I'm also either SourSavior or TheSourSavior. Hello. Assorted links at soursavior.wordpress.com

[the-sparrohawk]

I did a thing

A fellow @mourningcoffeediscord member encouraged me to do AdorkaStock's "Draw Everything" June.

So I did!

In this challenge, new poses are shared every weekday, so you end up drawing 22 different scenes. My drawings are below. Ask me anything lol 🤣.

More info below the cut for those interested in my art journey.

So this was... very hard. 🤣 I would conservatively estimate the number of hours put in to the drawings above at 30. It was probably more like 40 or even 50. I didn't keep track, but most drawings took close to an hour, start to finish, and some (like that wretched cuddle puddle on Day 21) took more like three or four hours.

I didn't finish all of them to the same degree, and NONE of them are finished to the point that I'd be happy posting them as "my art". But I did finish all of them to the standards of the challenge.

Here's an enlarged version of the cuddle puddle. You can see my many mistakes better but also I spent so freaking long on this I would like someone to appreciate the things I did well:

Here's what I learned:

if you practice, you get better (haha ha haha... this one is here to remind future me)

work big to small -- as in don't get sucked into detailing that hand when you haven't got your proportions correct on the rest, because that hand is gonna move and you'll cry because you spent so much time on it

look. for. overall. shapes.

remember you're drawing in 3d (this got me out of so many traps when i'd get stuck trying to figure out where to put a line)

the liquify tool is a trap -- use very, very sparingly

I still kinda suck at estimating proportions by eye, but I did improve

There were lots of other small technical things I learned, like how to make a keyboard shortcut in Clip Studio Paint to toggle between pen and eraser. And one specific drawing skill I know I improved on a lot is drawing faces from different angles. I can... kind of just do that now? It used to be freakishly difficult. Also, foreshortened limbs are getting easier (still rather wretched, but better).

I would 100% do this again, and I highly recommend it if you're looking for ways to practice and learn!

[nollthere]

in or out

[sambeawesome]

I am definitely loving how this one came out 😊 #ArtFight attack for pachoulifishart on bsky of their character Jenny!

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[sambeawesome]

Playing around with mixed media today with Da Boi. :) Pretty fun combination.

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[sambeawesome]

I'm not normally a Pikachu fan, but the new costume this event is pretty cute, ngl. :) Wishing everyone the best of luck with any last minute shinies! ☆

💛 Mini Walkthrough

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[sambeawesome]

Some studies of lapis using both Copic and POSCA markers. :)

💙 Tutorial | Reference

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[kosmogrl]

[themoonandmyman]

therapy should just be One Session where they just slough off all the Goo and then you’re done. Will someone please take my Goo

[fellshish]

i’m so glad goncharov happened pre ai slop era

[romanitas]

#weird way to describe 1973 but i guess it’s accurate

[adorkastock]

Don't be so dramatic! I said I'd get you a little snack!

[pseudonymjones]

today’s the big bike race, right?

[nollthere]

designing creatures today

[the9mm]

Coheed fans: this will be your final chance to get a copy of the fan-made Coheed tarot deck!

We're back with it!

Introducing: Cards of the Fence: The Cards Complete

This is a 2nd limited edition print run of the fan-made Cards of the Fence tarot card project we made a few years ago, but with a new added bonus of minor wireframe arcana to match the backs of the cards. I always felt a little sad that we couldn't complete the whole deck, but trying to go back in and make an additional 56 cards would take years. People have jobs and lives and trying to rush through to create 56 more cards would be a massive undertaking, and at the time, 3 years ago, after everything the project went through, I just wanted to see it printed. We made that happen! After 3 years of people begging and badgering me about getting more copies of the decks, I decided... Well, what could a little minor arcana hurt? Proceeds (if there are any) go to the artists so they get paid a second time!

You'll see I'm replacing some traditional suit symbols with Coheed related items, like cups are dragonflies and wand is a quill pen.

If you already have a major arcana deck...

The supplemental minor arcana deck is available to order for those people who already have the major arcana and want a minor arcana to match. It should fit in the same box (that's rated for 78 cards). The cost per piece (before shipping and tariffs) for this 56-card deck without a box is $76.80, so in order to make this supplemental deck, we need to reach 51 orders to make the supplementals. Since I absolutely can't ask for $80 for the supplemental minor deck (c'mon, that's ridiculous), I'm telling folks they can pre-order, and if we don't get close to 50 orders, I'll refund them entirely. It's why you see a quantity of 50 on that listing, so if it goes to 0 or negative, we're good!

This pre-order will run for a month (though I may extend it if we're close but not quite there on some of these) so expect the pre-order period to close out on July 15th, 2026, and hopefully we will begin shipping end of August.

Want one? Here's the link to get either the full or supplemental: https://shop.aimeecozza.com/product/cards-of-the-fence-the-cards-complete-tarot-deck-preorder-reprint/

[the9mm]

LAST DAY IS TODAY!

[sambeawesome]

Had fun playing with the lighting on this one. And definitely had to do a galaxy background with all the moon symbols! Art Fight attack for cryzqqa 💙

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[kvothes]

oh someone told me something useful yesterday. she said she’s been thinking about her tbr less as an overwhelming list of books she Must Read and more like she’s cultivating a wine cellar. making a rich collection that will provide the perfect thing when needed. a bottle will get uncorked when the time is right

[sambeawesome]

What a sweet looking baby! 🥰 Art Fight attack for WHITE_MOTH of their pet sugar glider--Chip! ❤️

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[depsidase]

[tuttle-did-it]

People need to be told this more often. Especially the wankers who keep supporting the billionaires. They're not going to give it to you.