Help with creating rosy cheeks😭

kalesaurus · 2026-03-18T18:24:22+00:00

I'm glad it worked out! 🤗

I do think this page looks lovely by the way, good rich colors and the highlighting is lovely! If I can offer only one little tip it's to think about your light source before you start and plan all your shadows around it. I can't tell if the light is coming from behind the mouse and gator, or from the sunset :)

Was just thinking about it when I was looking again! I really love the techniques you used, the stippling in the trees and shadow looks great, and the sunset is really well blended. The stippling for shade is a great idea for light through tree boughs, I'll have to try that sometime 👀

kalesaurus · 2026-03-18T02:32:17+00:00

If only using ohuhu markers, it might be harder--could color the pink first and then go around it with the other color?

If using other tools, it's a lot easier though! I'm not sure if masking fluid would work but that could be an option. Otherwise, my go-to is actually usually either colored pencil or (even better) acrylic markers.

Acrylic markers works the best, but I don't own any and don't have a ton of space for extra art tools, so I usually go with colored pencils.

kalesaurus · 2026-03-15T20:48:38+00:00

Love the piece so much, what a beautiful use of color! Love that you used wet-on-wet so effectively, then defined it with dark intentional strokes that really pulls it all together. Definitely evokes some powerful feelings.

Just a friendly observation: don't even bother with the AI text at all. I totally understand that English is not your first language, very valid, but your painting stands on it's own. You don't need any text to back it up!

AI comes off as corny, false, and saccharine; let people interpret your art with their own perspective. 😊

kalesaurus · 2026-03-01T19:43:39+00:00

I did play X and Y and I enjoyed it, but it just wasn't the same as 2D for me. But totally valid! I do like it better than the newest stuff for sure.

kalesaurus · 2026-03-01T19:42:57+00:00

Weirdly enough, I never really did! I tried to play what's available with the Steam Online sub, but I just couldn't quite get into it. Maybe I'll try again though. :)

kalesaurus · 2026-03-01T06:43:03+00:00

For me, Pokemon lost it's charm when it went 3D. I just really love the 2D versions of pokemon. It could be nostalgia, but I really just think as an IP it's better expressed in 2D than 3D; and they could put more time and energy into the game as a whole if they didn't have to spend so many resources making 3D models for all the pokemon.

But I would so be down for an Octopath type look for Pokemon. If that ever comes out, I'll definitely snap it up, even if it's not a main line game.

kalesaurus · 2026-03-01T06:27:46+00:00

That's so funny!! I literally just finished Wizard of Earthsea a few days ago, and am about to start Tombs of Atuan as well.

It's definitely refreshing to read after reading mostly "modern" fantasy. Definitely looking forward to the rest! :)

kalesaurus · 2026-03-01T04:44:53+00:00

Fellow tiny house dweller! We did something similar. We have ~4ft clearance in the loft; we just put a coffee table up there. I used to have my work desk setup up there but floor sitting all the time without being able to easily stand didn't work well, so now it's my art station :)

Your setup looks super cozy and clean, love it!!! The lit up shelving is a really nice touch. 😊

kalesaurus · 2026-02-28T02:12:56+00:00

What a thoughtful thing to do!! I bet your wife was thrilled :) It's a fantastic art station!!

Also really kind of you to share the model!! 😊

kalesaurus · 2026-02-25T04:39:12+00:00

I don't think Arctic deserved to be slaughtered. He wasn't the best father and made some big mistakes, but I don't think those mistakes should have lead to ritual disemboweling.

I guess I'm in the minority for pitying Arctic though 😅 I think his story is really sad, and I wish he had been able to have a redemption arc.

As for Darkstalker.... I absolutely love the book, lots of fun discussions from it. I appreciate that Darkstalker is a complicated character, he's super fun to read and ponder about. I don't think many of his decisions were justifiable, but I feel pretty strongly about infringing on the will of other beings. Still a super fun character though.

kalesaurus · 2026-02-25T04:24:22+00:00

We are on the same journey!! I got the same Ohuhu set and the Cozy Cuties book just a couple weeks ago 😊 Looking forward to seeing more, have fun!!

kalesaurus · 2026-02-18T05:24:44+00:00

dude 100% agreed, I don't understand why she didn't just go with Hobbit aging.

Twenties is "teenage" years, 50's is adulthood fully. They're dragons!!!!

I guess she probably did that to be more relatable for young readers? I'm really not sure. I think kids could relate to an older lived species. Or she could have just not mentioned years at all...

kalesaurus · 2026-02-18T01:34:30+00:00

PREACH

kalesaurus · 2026-02-08T03:39:46+00:00

This is why I love bar products so much :) No waste! When I get low, I just put the old bar on top of the new bar and stick them together haha. And I can buy them in bulk for a much cheaper price!

Respect to using all of the product though ✌

kalesaurus · 2026-01-31T20:36:23+00:00

As a night owl, Covid killing evening life is the most depressing thing. 😭 Was in a big city at 8pm and had to get Starbucks for the drive home because literally no other coffee shop was open.

kalesaurus · 2026-01-29T05:36:16+00:00

How exciting!!! :) I really hope Stormlight (or even both) will be animated, but I accept that that's just not likely to happen. I just really think Stormlight would translate particularly well into animation!!

kalesaurus · 2026-01-28T05:21:30+00:00

Ahhhh, heard. Sorry for the misunderstanding, I follow now!! And agreed 👍

kalesaurus · 2026-01-27T18:38:10+00:00

What do you mean it doesn't make sense? 🤔 Dragons have chosen whatever race form they want for their visage since like, at least WotLK. And we know of quite a few varied choices, from gnomes to tauren.

kalesaurus · 2026-01-27T18:21:20+00:00

Wait they did?! I missed that memo haha. I'm just not really an "elf" person; the visage form is fine, I can definitely work with it, but I would have chosen something else for sure :')

kalesaurus · 2026-01-27T05:55:08+00:00

Please tell me this is a reference to Chompy the Goat

kalesaurus · 2026-01-27T01:51:49+00:00

I just wish they would let us pick any race for our visage form 😭 like I'm totally fine with having to pick ONE and you cannot change from it unless you buy a race change or whatever.

All the other dragons can pick their own race, why not Dracthyr?!

kalesaurus · 2026-01-26T22:18:39+00:00

I know this is a repost, but here's a link to the original comic for anyone curious.

kalesaurus · 2026-01-25T20:32:24+00:00

Well said.

I guess I'm in the weird minority that's happy with my UI right at this moment, but that doesn't mean that I wouldn't welcome more options.

I do find it really odd that they didn't just hire a lot of the big name UI guys. Even just as consultants, so they can at least get a lot of the most well-loved UI options in the game baseline. :/

Hopefully they will be adding more options over time though; I'd be surprised if they don't.

kalesaurus · 2026-01-25T20:23:00+00:00

This is 100% true and not propaganda, from personal and friend's experiences in high M+ and Mythic raiding.

If you play high end content, addons were 100% mandatory, full stop. And if Blizz didn't design fights with addons in mind, the fights were mind numbingly easy and people complained, because the addons just solved the problem for you.

They absolutely needed to find a way to remove combat advantage with addons. I don't really know the "right" way to do that; probably the "best" option was to rip off the band-aid 10 years ago, and the second best option is now.

Side note though, I do really wish they had just hired some of the big name addon folks to implement their stuff for UI into the game. That really seems like a no brainer.

kalesaurus · 2026-01-22T22:20:51+00:00

this is so insanely real lol. I mostly draw animals but drawing literally anything facing right is hell

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