#i guess technically

[charyb]

Just rude

[spockandawe]

Okay! I have been busy. My god have I been busy. So, my little brother got married this weekend! Naturally, I claimed the right to make the guestbook. And also naturally, I dramatically underestimated how much work this was going to be. I have not known rest for the last month.

So, here's the exterior. Nice and simple and elegant!! Very straightforward!

Then, there's the inside. I was like 'hmmm, well, they met when they were working at a video game store together. And they still game a lot together and it's important to them. I know, I'll draw this thing like an illuminated manuscript!!'

Reader, this is where I lost control of the situation. This is where we come to the fact that I'll have to reblog this multiple times just to attach all the relevant images. I came up with eleven "main" images, eleven simple verso images so people wouldn't sign the wrong spot by mistake, two inhabited initials for the couple, and one demo page not included in the book directly explaining the concept for how the pages were laid out (spot for name + spot for message). I finished that last page uhhhh thursday. For a saturday wedding.

Before I get any deeper, i have to give MASSIVE props to the dobie draws 'codex pokemonus' illuminated manuscript zine. I highly recommend checking that link out, because it's a delight. I bought this thing, ohh... I'm not even sure. At LEAST half a decade ago. When i was gathering all my references and resources for this project, this was unquestionably the most helpful one. The influence is most obvious in the venusaur vines the pokemon pages, but it was truly, genuinely a LIFESAVER when it came to references for how hands and feet and faces could be drawn for little Creatures, and I'm so grateful. I would also like to state for the record that i learned medieval notation specifically to transcribe the jigglypuff song and that may be the detail that delights me most in this whole project

And since i have one spare image slot left, I'll also throw in one of my verso images, as a teaser while i line up my next reblog

He's beautiful 😍

[keepit6feetunder]

Decorated the frame for my beloved print from @illusioncanthurtme !!

[zarla-s]

I see Tenna drawn with really elaborate robot bodies a lot but I always picture him with a body made of static for some reason.

[patreon]

[moonbugggy]

i had to do Something for mermay lol

[sunlight-shunlight]

so, i had these hand pose references... and... there is no excuse beyond that. woe. weird anchor interactions be upon ye.

[mewdoodles]

here's a silly little thing based on a dream I had last night 👻

[docdufresne]

Brownies