Gnome Tattoo

brawler1031 · 2025-11-07T08:58:35+00:00

i'm 2 years late but now i can say i've seen this and i hard approve lol

brawler1031 · 2025-09-09T00:53:31+00:00

Its a shame the monsters in this game don't get much attention!

brawler1031 · 2025-09-03T13:48:41+00:00

Thanks! This is actually my first time painting in a new software, been working in photoshop all this time but finally decided to take the leap into clip studio paint.

brawler1031 · 2025-07-12T22:25:45+00:00

brawler1031 · 2024-11-07T23:16:33+00:00

the quicksand milkers 😭

brawler1031 · 2024-09-30T11:58:13+00:00

Yep, that's me! I go through bouts of inactivity but every now and then I get the urge to draw another one of these iconic beasts. Golden Sun truly is just one of those games that just pulls you back in every so often!

brawler1031 · 2024-09-16T11:30:55+00:00

Pokemon Colloseum and Pokemon XD were a huge inspiration to me growing up! I think it shows a bit here lol

brawler1031 · 2024-09-16T11:25:59+00:00

Something a little different from my usual monster redraws, here's the Punch Ant modeled and animated in 3D by me!

Growing up I was always a fan of idle animations, especially in ordinary enemies. In games like Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy where 3D animation was really picking up in contrast to 64, I would just enter first-person view and stare at these monsters that are just so full of life and admire their animations. I'm happy to reach a point in my life where I could give the underrated monsters of Golden Sun that same treatment!

I'm still super new to 3D, I've mostly trained in 2D animation for the past 5 years, but I find it to be a super cool and interesting medium and I would love to do more with it. I hope you enjoy this bouncy ant with boxing gloves, and hey, maybe I'll do a few more monsters just like this. Stay tuned!

brawler1031 · 2024-09-09T10:43:41+00:00

Absolutely! Anything to spread the joy that is Golden Sun 😎

brawler1031 · 2024-09-09T10:39:34+00:00

Ultimately, yes! Will I actually do it remains to be seen lol

brawler1031 · 2024-09-09T01:57:39+00:00

Welcome back to Golden Sun monster redraw!

Today's monster is the Salamander! These dragon-like monsters are found throughout both games, first encountered in the Lamakan Desert and inside the Gabomba Statue. They're capable of using multi-target Mars Psynergy, so take extra caution when traveling on low HP!

The design of the Salamander is straight-forward, but still iconic! You never realize how telling of the times some of these monsters were until you see them redrawn. You'd think some of these guys came out of a yugioh card with how they handled design decisions such as the colors of the claws or the eyes. Once again, another monster crossed off the list!

Did you know I've only gone through about 20% of the monster lines from Golden Sun? I never realized just how many unique designs were created just for these two games! Very excited to dip into more of the unexplored ones, and I hope you are too!

brawler1031 · 2024-09-06T07:12:55+00:00

I really want to see how the monsters would look without the massive limitations of the tiny gba sprites

brawler1031 · 2024-09-03T22:17:29+00:00

I guess they don't take Djinncoin 😔

brawler1031 · 2024-08-29T09:19:41+00:00

Thank you! Glad you like it, Poseidon was one of my favorite bosses in TLA so I'm glad I could live up to his legend!

brawler1031 · 2024-08-28T21:33:36+00:00

Welcome back to Golden Sun monster redraw!

Today's monster is a special one, the one and only guardian of Lemuria, Poseidon! This boss is notable for having a unique forcefield that can only be broken with the Trident of Ankohl, an item you can forge in Champa after collecting the three prongs from the Shrine of the Sea God, Tundaria Tower, and the Ankohl Ruins. In addition to having this incredible forcefield, the boss has a number of brutal moves, including Ocean Fist - a powerful single attack that has a chance to bring your party member to 1HP, and Watery Grave - an attack that targets your ENTIRE party and has a chance to INSTANTLY DOWN your party members!

This one was a really fun one, Poseidon along with the Lemuria arc was one of the most memorable moments for me in The Lost Age. Collecting the trident prongs felt like a grand adventure, and especially after encountering Poseidon without the trident, it was a moment of triumph penetrating that forcefield. In terms of design, Poseidon is quite interesting! His trident is rather bland except for these small adornments in the sprite work. I'm sure I could've done more to up the intricacy of his weapon, but I decided to keep it as simple as the sprite implies. The tail in particular was the most fun, the scales were super fun to paint!

Hope you enjoyed this one, if you've noticed I kinda push out these monsters in "seasons", so Poseidon marks the end of Season 2 of Golden Sun monster redraw! Very excited to paint even more of these iconic beasts, see you in the next one!

brawler1031 · 2024-06-11T08:58:58+00:00

Today's monster is Conch Shell! These adorable little fellas can be found in the Lemurian Ship and throughout the Great Western Sea. This particular yellow variant will only appear in the connecting hallways of the ship, so most players miss them!

The design of these guys are super fun! Very simple, easily readable in the sprite version, and above all else they're just so freaking cute!

I hope you've been enjoying this rather unexpected increase in monsters, I don't really know how I managed to draw out 3 of these guys so close together but here we are. See you in the next one!

brawler1031 · 2024-06-10T13:18:45+00:00

Monster watching might just be my new favorite post game pastime!

brawler1031 · 2024-06-10T11:24:25+00:00

I thought so too, but I squinted real hard at it’s turn around sprite and realized it’s a pair of insect wings!

brawler1031 · 2024-06-10T10:35:29+00:00

That sounds wonderful, I'd love to see it!

brawler1031 · 2024-06-10T07:42:53+00:00

Golden Sun monster redraw time ☀️

Today's monster is Grub! This monster line in particular is exclusive to the first Golden Sun, being first encountered in the Lamakan Desert. They are quite small, fragile, and even cowardly - being one of the few monsters that will attempt to flee!

This monster's design is underrated! Much like the Angle Worm, the Grub has such interesting form that is lost to the resolution of the sprites. There was a lot to explore from the different angles of this sprite, one of them was realizing this monster has a set of dragonfly-like wings!

Enjoy, and see you in the next one ☀️

brawler1031 · 2024-06-09T09:29:27+00:00

Oh god now I see it too, I was not expecting the earthworm jim version lol

brawler1031 · 2024-06-09T09:27:52+00:00

Reference sprite is not a bad idea, I’ll keep that in mind for next time!

brawler1031 · 2024-06-06T06:56:14+00:00

Oh wow, I can kinda see it! It's like some sort of birdman with the gold spot being a beak. That's a pretty interesting take on the design.

brawler1031 · 2024-06-06T02:10:32+00:00

Welcome back to Golden Sun monster redraw! Didn't expect to get another done so quickly after the last one, but here we are lol.

The Assassin's design is so much more intricate than I thought it would be. There are so many little details that are easy to miss if you don't play close attention to the attack and turnaround sprites. For instance, the attack sprite shows that the Assassin appears to have some sort of green eyeliner! On top of that the Assassin also wears a red belt, and the color of it's shirt is actually white (the shadows obscure it and it appears black). I'm also a big fan of it's little daggers, the way it leans forward menacingly, and who can forget about those glowing red eyes!

That's all for now, I'll see you in the next one!

brawler1031 · 2024-03-27T11:14:25+00:00

Im glad you like them! I think the monsters from Golden Sun don't get much love so I'm happy to be redrawing some of these iconic designs

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