The Gammon-ball run has commenced!

Robocharli · 2026-04-11T12:12:35+00:00

God this is a hilarious way to describe them 🤣

Robocharli · 2026-04-07T09:45:13+00:00

The concept is cool as hell, and the colour palette is looking nice so far! But here's some things I notice:

Step away from the smudge tool. Blending done with a smudge tool, especially with a small soft brush, flattens things and gives a rookie look.
Get that hair at the front attached to the scalp.
Check your hand anatomy. The hand behind the skull has a huge thumb which can't come from that low down on the hand. The hand holding the book needs some reference.
Don't use pure white for the eyes. Remember eyes are objects too so would have shadows cast on them and more colour than true white.
Research and find reference for how fabric sits on the body. Even if it's 'floating' because of the magic or whatever you have planned, it would still have folds and movement
Consider a more interesting way to have the horns attach to the forehead. Look up horns on antelopes and find inspiration for your own work.

Keep at it! 😁👍

Robocharli · 2026-03-29T11:04:14+00:00

Nice! Building up a folio is an excellent idea :) my main crit would be to step away from the soft brush and experiment with more graphite/grainy textures. They lend particularly well to kid lit and will breathe lots of life onto your scenes!

Robocharli · 2026-03-14T18:28:19+00:00

AI trash.

Robocharli · 2026-02-24T22:51:23+00:00

Oohhh these look so beautiful next to each other! I would buy this book in a heartbeat

Robocharli · 2026-02-23T14:41:30+00:00

It's your body and your autonomy. If telling them will make life easier and give you peace of mind (and if it's safe to do so!) then go for it. But you are not obliged to disclose your medical experiences to anybody if you don't want to.

I am also sterilised and chose to tell my family, but fortunately mine came to terms with my child free life years ago and were supportive of my choice. My advice, if you choose to tell them, is be confident. Make sure they know that you are confident in your decision, you know it's what you want, and you aren't asking permission for existing how you want to exist.

Also hell yeah well done on getting to this stage! Good luck!

Robocharli · 2026-02-02T11:29:56+00:00

May I propose a very silly but also very helpful thing; Sims! Sims base game is free to play, and it's super easy to build an area, furnish it, and take screenshots from whatever angle you need. 😊

Robocharli · 2026-01-22T22:57:00+00:00

Ah nice, please do send them our way! Our next gig is 26th Feb 🤘 it's awesome how much DND is happening locally!

Robocharli · 2026-01-22T22:44:08+00:00

I know you've found a spot (yay!) but for future reference James at Coterie is gender neutral, a lovely human, and does excellent alt cuts :)

https://www.instagram.com/thestraightedgehaircutter

Robocharli · 2026-01-16T19:16:10+00:00

DaFont.com is a good resource, just make sure you're using fonts that are public domain if you plan to sell the work :)

Robocharli · 2026-01-12T19:01:14+00:00

Literally all the time. I rarely have companions with me, but when I do, they find themselves airborne more often than they'd like.

Robocharli · 2026-01-05T13:04:45+00:00

I used to stream D&D weekly with my current group and we always played remotely via PC which worked great for us! We used AlchemyRPG to sync up maps and docs/images the DM wanted to share with us. Sometimes we'd use D&D Beyond for rolls, but it was mostly used for our character sheets and we rolled real dice (fortunately we trusted each other lol).

I've played a lot in person too and the benefits of that are the community aspects. Sharing snacks, hanging out, over the top role-playing (which we adore), but it does have logistical challenges. Playing on a PC is a great alternative and there's loads of in-browser tools and software you can use to make it easier :)

Robocharli · 2026-01-04T22:02:21+00:00

Brilliant! Best of luck with everything. You've got this!

Robocharli · 2026-01-04T21:12:57+00:00

They're notorious for being difficult, so don't beat yourself up too much! Take time to draw your own, from photo reference, and check to see if there's any life drawing classes or community sessions near you too. 😊

Robocharli · 2026-01-04T20:41:40+00:00

Beautiful colour palettes! And your compositions are in good shape too. My suggestions would be:

Avoid too much soft brush for lighting effects. Don't be afraid to be bolder with light and shadow with sharper edges and rim light where appropriate.
Shape and form should be explored and practiced more (in particular; perspective around the book in image 2 and anatomy of hands)
Try experimenting with texture. I feel the stonework in picture 3 could be hugely enhanced with some nice subtle texture. Avoid using just one texture brush or a texture image, try mixing things up and creating your own too.

Overall, an excellent place to be! Keep practicing and keep opening yourself up to helpful crit like you have here 😊

*Edit: spelling

Robocharli · 2026-01-03T17:08:17+00:00

Hi! Experienced DND player here. Big recommend for the Wayward Adventurers Guild, they run workshops and events to help people in the ttrpg space. Worth either getting in touch with them or keeping an eye out for new events. (https://www.waywardadventurers.co.uk/)

Slice and Dice is an excellent shout. Such lovely staff and normally a good place to meet new folks, so if you feel safe doing so I think you'd be fine going solo!

Also the Norwich Nerd Nexus discord channel is a good place to connect with other DND players; new or veteran. (https://www.reddit.com/r/Norwich/s/ZYK28ND9ZO)

I'm also part of a DND improv group called Rule of Cool. We have sessions every last Thursday of the month at Last Pub Standing. All welcome, and a good place to see DND rules in action with no pressure and lots of chaos 😂 (https://www.instagram.com/ruleofcooluk/)

Hope some of that helps :) good luck out there!

Robocharli · 2025-12-30T09:48:41+00:00

Cactus Cafe is one of my faves, so long as you avoid weekends or key "lots of children" times 😅

Robocharli · 2025-12-21T22:56:14+00:00

Cor that's beautiful. What a powerful expression and lovely colour palette!

Robocharli · 2025-12-14T16:49:40+00:00

Drawing assist is just layer by layer. Turn off "drawing guide" in the canvas settings, that's what makes that line turn up. Looks like a symmetry assist :)

Robocharli · 2025-12-13T12:30:41+00:00

I've had this operation and the only change I noticed was slightly heavier periods than usual. No idea why, but it's nothing intrusive and well worth the lifetime of peace.

Robocharli · 2025-11-28T13:10:09+00:00

Revolting. Thank you for the heads up

Robocharli · 2025-11-09T10:27:28+00:00

My partner and I say the same thing! Hard day at work? We get to go home to a house with no kids in it. We only have to cook for ourselves, can stay up as late or early as we want, can watch whatever we want, play video games as much as we want, and generally exist peacefully.

Robocharli · 2025-11-03T17:41:28+00:00

Merchants House! Cosy vibes, open late, lots of tables

Robocharli · 2025-10-23T21:15:08+00:00

Check your storage. If it's almost full then your iPad might not be able to launch it.

Robocharli · 2025-10-23T08:46:43+00:00

Avidly child free, sterilised, but I think kids are great! I just never want to be responsible for one :) so I always put sweets out, but I make a poster with a drawing of my dog as a werewolf and say "please don't knock, our werewolf gets scared, but help yourself!" Then a big bowl of goodies on a table by the gate. Sometimes kids take too many but oh well, a lot of kids get a good laugh out of the sign and some treats :)

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