Hey, so I just kinda disappeared out

of nowhere with only a vague comment

about going on a hiatus but never making

any "official announcement" about it.

So here I am, just tryna get y'all up to

speed with what's been going through

my life. Nothin' much, but still quite a

lot, so when I make a comeback to all

art places, I'm gonna have to do some

heavy rework of all my social media to

make sure everything's up to date, since

many things are very outdated.

So first off, the reason why I went on

this hiatus was because of the heavy

burnout and a lot of pressure that I was

putting on myself, on top of being very

emotionally unstable due to gruesome

things happening in my life (cutting ties

with "friends" that manipulated me, feeling

awful about myself, my art, and everything

I do, added to having an overall bad luck

strike for some months, where it seemed

like I could not do a single thing right

without messing up five in the process),

so I was forcing myself to draw to exhaustion

just to keep doing something, so I wouldn't

have an anxiety attack. But I just couldn't

keep on doing that, which is why I decided

to stop producing art for most of this year.

The emphasis is on the word "producing".

I'm still making and creating new art, but

putting less and less effort into it, and just

drawing anything I felt like at the moment,

mostly just pencil sketches that I posted

on my Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr, and

refraining from creating digital art.

It's worked wonders on my psyche, and

with every week that went by, I began to

"fall in love" again with drawing. I still do

not plan to return to making art "seriously",

but when I do, I definitely will change the

way I produce art, so I can still find the

art process enjoyable without putting too

much "unnecesarily pointless" effort into

it. Some of the sketches I made got a lot

of likes and attention, easily putting the

rest of my artworks to shame! So yeah,

there's that.

The second reason is that since I am a

person who just-so happens to be and

live in Venezuela, my Paypal account

got terminated when I received a very

much needed donation, and now I cannot

accept support from anyone until I can

find a suitable replacement to use that

is not Paypal. This means that I am no

longer taking commissions(not that I

ever got any commissions to begin with),

and my Ko-Fi account has donations

turned off, essentially locking away

all the exclusive content that was

uploaded there. Then I watched that

Duchess Celestia video where she

talked about Ko-Fi's lack of security

and how she lost a lot of money, so

it's safe to say that I will quit using

Ko-Fi altogether. I'm planning to

migrate all my content to Patreon so

my content is still available for, idk,

some lost wandering soul that sends

me money probably by mistake, but

till then, all of my more recent artworks

are banished to the Shadow Realm.

The third reason is that my ol' dinosaur

PC is finally gonna get upgraded to 64

bits, so I had to do the tiresome task of

making backups of everything I had on

it, using only one 23 GB USB drive.

Because of that, I couldn't make any

digital art even if I wanted to, because

I do not have the program to do it, so

yeah, if anything, I'd call that a win.

That said, once my PC is fully functional

again, THAT is when I will be able to

produce digital art normally again, so

my hiatus will go on a little longer after

I feel fully "recovered".

That, in a nutshell, is why I went on this

massive hiatus, and let me tell ya, hiatuses

are underrated! I know y'all who live off of

art have your brains consumed by hustle

culture and wouldn't take a break even if

your working hand fell off your arm, but as

someone who never had art as a career

option, taking this time off was the best

thing I could ever do. I feel rejuvenated!

I'm starting to enjoy things again! I'm happier!

I'm exploring new things and rediscovering

things that I'd forgotten about or left behind!

I am much better now!

So yeah what I'm trying to say, is that

this perception of taking a break as

something bad that has to be avoided,

and more like a positive thing, seriously!

People gotta stop focusing on those silly

Twitter numbers and start focusing more

on their health and well-being!

"Yeah but it's not that simple, some of us

need to make art for a living", brother,

I am not looking for a debate, please do

not try to reply with this, because I will

ignore you. I am in the right, and so are

you. Let's just agree to disagree, and

move on with our lives, okay?

And that would be it! Just dropping by

to let y'all know that I'm still breathing,

that I haven't given up on Newgrounds,

and that hopefully soon I will return with

more art and better than ever!

As my favorite FNaF character would say,

I always come back. ;)

Be seein' ya!

Heyo people, I've been absent (once again),

but today I'm here to bring y'all MORE of my

OCs. This time's two for one! Let me introduce

you to the Chicory twins, Maia Chicory, & Kralis

Chicory!

As you can see, even though I introduced them as "twins", they don't really look much alike, yes? Well, that is because they aren't really related at all! They only pass up as twins because they agreed to pretend to "be twins", using the fake name "Chicory". Their real names aren't even "Maia" or "Kralis"!

In fact, nothing about them is "real", not even their physical appearances. This is because they're both under a curse that was cast upon them, causing her lives to be intertwined, so they cannot be separated, lest they are punished with physical transformations and wormhole teleportation. So they have to be always together and work together to be in "peace", as they search for a way to be freed from this curse.

I created them both when I was around 12-14(don't remember exactly when, but they definitely came after Akai & Amber). I did not create both girls at the same time though, first, I designed Kralis, and around a month later, I made Maia. So despite them both having the same biological age in "canon", Kralis's date of creation is juuuust a little bit earlier than Maia's. ;)

Their backstories are a bit convoluted and it'd be a loooooong trip re-telling them in the same space, so, let's skip that, their backstories are a secret, just like their real names and appearances! ^^;

So let's talk about how they look now!

Due to the curse they're both under, they are trapped in their twelve years old bodies, however, they have lived like that for years, so both of them are currently over 18 years of age. They both are slim girls who share the same height (1.45 m) and body shape. They both have heterochromia. Kralis Chicory's eyes are green(right) and blue(left), and she has big and dark bags under them, on top of always having a tired expression. She also has piercings on her left eyebrow, and on both of her ears. Her short hair is lavender, straight, always messy, and very greasy. She wears a dark purple knit hat with little blue hearts on it, which also has a blue ribbon with dark purple hearts tied to it. She wears a matching sweater and a pair of gloves with opposite colors: green with orange fingers on the left hand, and orange with green fingers on the right. She wears a black skirt and striped socks with dark purple and blue hearts.

Maia Chicory's look is quite different. Her hair is green and very curly, carefully kept in place with a dark purple ribbon with orange stars tied to it. Her eyes are pink(right) and yellow(left), and always has a judging expression on her face. Her outfit is very close to a school uniform, consisting of a white shirt with a dark purple tie with an orange star on it; a green belt with a silver buckle, and a dark blue skirt, along with white socks and green shoes. She wears a pair of gloves of opposing colors; red with blue fingers on her right hand, and blue with red fingers on the left.

Kralis is very apathetic and lazy, her favorite hobby is doing nothing and she can keep awake for two days in a row or sleep for 20 hours straight. She barely eats and is a little too fond of alcohol, her preferred drink being rum on coffee. She's actually very talented in art and music, playing the violin and making watercolor paintings skillfully, but she does not think highly of this talent, or herself as a whole. She does sometimes play the violin on pubs for money to spend in these same pubs, and sells her paintings under a fake name. She has a very low self-esteem and a very poor image of herself; she believes that no one cares about her and thus, does not see anyone as friends, even those whom she'd hang out with often. The only other person she actually cares about is Maia, despite this feeling not being mutual. She is an aro-ace tomboy. She likes to engage in self-destructive behaviour, and she's always wearing long sleeves and socks to hide the fact that she wounds herself when she's "got nothing better to do", and has attempted to end her life at least 3 times. She has depression. She talks in a very sarcastic way and often overshares her inner turmoils because, even if she feels like she's lost all hope, she wants someone to help her out and still longs for a miracle to happen and her curse to be dispelled.

Maia on the other hand, is a "workaholic"; she's always doing something, from keeping the house they live in, to whatever jobs she may find. She's not talented or experienced on plastic arts, but has good redaction skills and can write good articles. She's crazy for organization and would freak out if something is out of place. She does not have any particular hobbies, but wehn she does take some time to rest, she would sit down and listen to some music while smoking a cigarette. She wakes up too early and goes to bed too late. Her cooking is not good, but does what she can. She stresses and struggles a lot and constantly thinks the whole world owes her and sees Kralis as an ungrateful parasyte that is leeching to her and that if not for the curse they have on, she'd be at a much better place. She belittles everyone else and is very hypocritical, she thinks she's above everyone and nobody is as good as her or even close enough, and thus, is always unhappy and miserable. Despite this though, she has fallen in love with Midnight Sun, who is clearly way out of her league, and she also hates him because of that, loving and hating him at the same time. She is a bisexual with gender dysforia. She's cold and rude and "never has time" to spare, she does not want to be helped despite being a living emergency alert, as she refuses to search for a way to get rid of the curse that both her and Kralis share, blaming everything on Kralis. Now, as this is a magical girl fantasy story, they both gotta have special powers, right? This curse didn't only make their bodies change, but also gave them seemingly random superhuman abilities: Kralis can float over any surface, which is not quite flying, but is good enough for her to not walk on the ground ever again, and the ability to camouflage herself among the shadows. Maia can see perfectly in the dark, which is, even in the darkest of nights, everything looks like it's a sunny midday to her, warping her concept of time, much to her own chagrin; and she can also control her own hair, which is actually very long and strong, like it's a set of tentacles, but she normally only uses this power to keep her hair always in perfect order, as she views this power as gross. They do not share the same powers. They also have their own weapons: Kralis has her violin, which is modified to transform into a crossbow; and Maia, although later in the story, has a two-handed sword chained to her right arm. They aren't magic users.

Welp! Those are my OC's alright!

As you can probably tell already, all my OCs

seem to have dark and troubled backstories

(although I didn't touch on these girls' ones this

time, but they definitely play on that stereotype

of "little girl who's actually an adult"), and be all

edgy and gritty, but that's because I created them

back when I was a pre teen going through that phase! ^^;

I swear my most recent OCs aren't like that!

In the end, all my OCs are actresses playing

parts in the big theater play that is Universal

Traveler! =)))

I hope y'all like it, and I'll see you around~!

Drew a NiGHTS on MS Paint

yeah

Today's the release of Magical Drop VI!

I really like this game series, even though

it's pretty much your typical average match

3 Puyo Puyo "ripoff" puzzle game(?).

I have nothing finished to celebrate this day,

but here's a sneak peek of a WIP:

(The Empress!! My bf's fave character!

I hope y'all like it ^^)

I'm hoping VI's better than V, and I wish

Magical Drop gets more popular so it can

finally step out of obscurity! ^^

=)

(=

Nothin' much, just wanted to share

this li'l doodle I made ages ago.

I love MegaMan Battle Network so much

It's my favorite MegaMan saga and I have

such a huge crush on MegaMan.EXE. (?)

Anyways, I hope y'all like it! And enjoy the

game if you're gonna play it! Have fun!

Yo what's up, been a while.

I've kinda disappeared due to

some really bad stuff that's been

going on in my life, so I couldn't

take the time to interact with people

or post anything in here.

So the situation at my house has

been a total disaster; my mother

started mistreating me and beating

me up again, and every day we're

more and more impoverished; I've

already gotten used to eating only

once a day but it's come to the point

that we have to depend on neighbors'

mercy to have something to eat. My

brother's unemployed, and I am not

getting any donations or commissions

to work on. To top it all, I got sick two

weeks ago with what we presume is

some variant of the COVID, and I

spent the last week trying to recover

without pills or medicines or even

herbal teas to drink, because my

family can't afford it.

Now, I probably may come across as

some attention-seeking rando on the

internet, exaggerating stuff and that

"there's no way I can be going through

such hardships if I'm posting it on the

internet so casually", but I can tell you

that I am not exaggerating; I am really

"hurting" for money, and at this point

I'm practically an internet beggar.

I know that I'm not famous, that I'm just

a nobody, but I'm really in need of help

and I would never turn my back to an

opportunity to work in exchange of

support. I know my drawings aren't so

detailed and high quality as other artists'

work, but I try to do my best, I really do.

Anyways, just wanted to drop by and let

y'all know my situation. I still have faith

that time will let this all pass, but a little

bit of support would really help speed

things up. It's not like I'm going to die or

anything, but might as well try asking for

help. My commissions info is on my profile

page as well as the link to my Ko-Fi.

I hope y'all are having a good night,

and I'll be seeing ya...!

P.D.: No, this is not an April Fools' joke.

I know what day it is, but I'd never josh

around with my life situation, it's really

that bad and I'm not even in the mood

for pranks, so... yeah.

I certainly took some time to post

this, but that's 'cause I was making

the reference sheet, as the previous

one was, like, so old and outdated

that I couldn't use it, but since I was

busy with other stuff, I had to delay

making this new one, so yeah, now

that waiting time is over, here I am

introducing yet another original

character to y'all! Yay!

So this is my third OC(not counting

my self-insert!); Akai Amamiya:

So this is Akai! Her full name is "Akai Nebia Wampyr Amamiya". And she's actually the main antagonist a.k.a. villain, of my fantasy story, Universal Traveler.

So long story short(because yeah her backstory is quite heavy), she's the queen of a whole dwarf planet, conquered by her father, a man who fought against the world because he fell in love with a vampire lady, so deeply that he wanted to protect her from any and all vampire hunters in the world. So they became king and queen, had their princess, and they went off on their own romance adventure, abandoning the kingdom. So princess Akai Nebia was left to her teachers and tutors, and learned a bit of everything, from etiquette and dance, to languages and magic, so she essentially "came out good", as she was willing to "not be like her parents", and to manage her kingdom properly. So when she was 12 her father died due to some illness, which was quite a big surprise since his wife coulda turned him into a vampire, not only becoming immortal but also immune to all illnesses, but it turned out the queen was only with the king pretty much because it benefited her and allowed her to live surrounded by luxuries without needing to hide or run away from the humans, without needing to lift a single finger to do anything as he did everything for her, and being centuries old, she couldn't care less about some human whose lifespan was just a blink of her eye. Then, when Akai turned 15 and became a woman, she was crowned queen in a very solemn ceremony that everyone attended to, as it was also the first public appearance of the reclusive princess. In said ceremony, she cast a curse upon herself and all her subjects, that caused them to stop aging and also brainwashed them. In the years that followed she did as she promised, and the kingdom flourished thanks to Queen Akai's management, so she totally was not like her parents, and managed her kingdom more than properly. So what's the problem? Some issues concerning prophecies, the Universal Traveler herself, love stuff, and, yeah, this introduction paragraph has gone on for quite long enough, so I'mma just end it up here.

Akai's appearance is that of a young girl with fair skin, long red straight hair, and pink eyes with vertical pupils. She has long pointy ears that she tries to hide whenever she's going out in public. Being a vampire-human hybrid, when she looks at the full moon, she sprouts large bat wings that gradually shrink down and eventually fall off in a span of 5 to 15 days. She is 160 cm tall and wears a pink & red dress with gold decorations, white knee-high socks and pink shoes, in addition of a small gold crown, which may seem awfully plain, but that's just her "everyday" outfit, and she puts on fancier dresses to fit any occasion. She's been taught all schools of magic, from illusion to necromancy, and is a skilled enchantress, specially thanks to her vampire blood, which makes her an authentic powerhouse during the night-time. As she's not fully a vampire, she does not suffer from contact with sunlight, but she's unable to use most of her abilities during the day. She casts her spells using a red crystal ball that channels her magic, which was gifted to her by the elders that raised her and taught her everything that she knows, and she trusts them and had them help her cast the curse for stopping aging in her subjects. But apart from them, practically nobody in the kingdom knows that their queen is a certified witch who controls them like chess pieces, in such a perfect way that it's otherwordly.

Regarding her personality, she's cunning, manipulative, inquisitive, and treacherous. She looks down on both of her parents but she actually inherited many of their traits, stubborn as her father, and like her mother. She doesn't view people as "friends" often, but the ones that can be considered her "best friends" are both Reika Daisu, and Midnight Sun, the latter also being her love interest, to the point that she'd be willing to give up her entire kingdom for him, just like her father. She has a deep hatred towards Yukarin.

She does not have any particular hobbies, as she prefers to stay within the fortress' walls, sit down and contemplate the castle's gardens, and just chit-chat with Midnight or Reika about her next scheme, over a cup of tea and some strawberries with cream. She actually does work hard for her kingdom and to achieve her personal goals, and, since she doesn't really "need" to sleep at night, she seldom takes a break to enjoy her "sweet XV" life. Though she does seem very happy and relaxed when she's around Midnight and Reika.

I really shouldn't reveal more details about Akai's personality and such because I might just kinda spoil some important stuff, so I'm gonna stop right now!!!!!

So anyways, this is the villain of my story, I know this description seems a little bare-bones, but she has a very dense lore and there's still some "nuances" and "ambiguous" aspects of her that I prefer to keep that way, because my main inspirations were Sailor Moon villains, which a good chunk of 'em were just filling the role of "evil" because the story needed villains in order to have heroes, so... ^^;

Anyways, my voice headcanon for her is the singer Aki, from A-One (doujin music circle mostly known for their Touhou song covers). Actually, I have two headcanons for her voice, the second one being also a singer: Casey Lee Williams (known for her works in Rooster Teeth's "RWBY")!

And that's it! I created this girl when

I was like 11 years old, and had to

basically revamp her completely after

deciding that she'd be the villain of my

story. For starters, she wasn't even a

vampire! But I like her as she is now,

and though it may seem generic that

she's your typical average hot-headed

redhead vampire teen girl with "princess"

aesthetic and she's also the very edgy

and serious villain of the magical girl

fantasy story, I don't intend to change

it, that is just perfect for me, and that

is the story that I want to tell, so, if I

liked it as it is, I can only hope that

you like it too! Have a good night!

Lol I forgot to post this.

I have a case of "six same faces" syndrome.

Well here I am sharing another one

of my OCs with the world; this one

was the second OC I created, a few

years after Stardust Reverie, mainly

because I was following the trend of

Steven Universe OCs and I wanted

to have a gemsona because all my

friends at the time had one. As time

went by and I started creating my

own story I needed to change her

so instead of being a "Gem" ripped

out of the Steven Universe world, I

tried to make her more like a typical

D&D golem, with extra steps. (?)

Still quite inconsistent imo, but oh

well! Here I introduce you, to my

OC, Amber Elektron!

(old drawing made in 2020)

This is Amber Elektron. She's an amber! This is one of the few characters whose design hasn't changed a lot over time. She looks just the same now as she looked back in 2014! Though with a much better and more refined art style. ^^; Her backstory and personality did change a lot over time, since she didn't really have a "backstory" when I first created her. She represents my doubts, my indecision, my anxiety, and the fact that I'm constantly having inner monologues ;w; She may seem tough in the outside, but she was lonely for most of her life so she's a real softie deep inside.

Amber Elektron is the last survivor of a planet inhabited by ambers like her (since I want them to be more like "golems", I made them biological creatures who are born and die instead of being created and shattered and so on and so forth...), which, long story short, her father had affairs with witches and necromancers that went terribly wrong so a deadly plague consumed all life in the planet, and she survived because she witnessed her father's death by his own madness and the horror and shock she experienced was so strong that she sealed herself and drifted through space, sleeping for centuries until she was discovered by Drowing & Yukarin, and brought into the White Ship to be taken care of, which caused an awakened Amber to see Yukarin & Drowing as her parents, as she had lost her memories. After becoming a member of the White Ship crew, she started to have nightmares where she saw herself as a dark figure destined to obliterate all life starting with her "parents" Drowing & Yukarin, and felt a distant star calling her, so one day, she told all of this to the Captain and the Comet, who decided that maybe Amber was subconsciously remembering her home planet and if they took her there she may recover her memories, so following her lead, they traveled to her planet devoid of life, and found the crypt where her father died by cutting his own head off with a cursed scythe that he crafted with the help of the witches in the past, a weapon that would allow him to conquer the planet, but only a female amber could wield, making his daughter, the catalyst to fulfill his plans. Amber, hypnotized by the scythe's aura, reached for it and held it in her hands, causing the curse to enter her body, so Drowing and Yukarin had to beat the curse out of her, using Yukarin's magic to restrain her, and Drowing's sacred powers to dispell the curse. Then Amber returned to her senses, with her newly recovered memories, and now cleansed and purified, the cursed scythe transformed into a golden halberd of light that channels her soul's power, allowing her to persist in time, making her immortal and unbound by death. So Amber, now reborn, free from her past but without a place to go, decided to stay with the White Ship crew, the only people who cared for her and showed her love and trust, to be their guardian angel and fight for them. Now that's quite the edgy backstory! She went from grim reaper to palladin in one battle!

Amber is a really tall woman (200 cm of height), with yellow skin and eyes, her hair is gray and short. Her gemstone, a round, orange amber, is at the middle of her chest. She wears an orange tank top that has only one strap, and red shorts with yellow stars on them. She also wears a yellow glove in her right hand, and orange high-heeled boots. Despite her looks, she's very strong and powerful.

She is a very quiet person who prefers to keep stuff to herself and does not speak too often. She acts aloof and almost even cold, but that is because she's in reality an extremely awkward person, due to never have had friends and the only other person in her life was her mad father, so she does not know how to feel towards people who treat her well other than being extremely grateful. Though she does not show her emotions often, she deeply loves Yukarin and Drowing and acts like a child around them, and is friends with Stardust Reverie and goes along well with the rest of the crew. She does not know much about the world, but is willing to learn through her own experiences, she was stripped off of the right of having her own life, only serving as a tool, so she wants to recover all the time she lost, after all, she didn't become immortal just to sulk over the horrors of her past!

Being an amber, she has the innate power to control electrity and being immune to it. Her body is constantly giving off electrostatic and she can control the intensity of it so it doesn't become a nuisance. She also glows and flickers depending of her emotions, stronger emotions can cause her to be as bright as the rising sun or to flicker so fast that it is unsafe to look at her directly. Though she doesn't know how to melee fight, she's unstoppable when using the halberd. She can't use magic, but can resist it and is immune to curses, though she's weak to illusion magic. She also can feel the individual presence of living beings, allowing her to know the race, species, and gender of every living thing around her even without looking at them. That way she can feel if there is life and where it is.

She does not have any particular hobbies; she often just wanders around the Ship on her own, watching Yukarin and helping her and Stardust in any chores they may need a helping hand. Sometimes she chats with them and/or Runavel, but she prefers to treasure her alone time and do nothing at all, often taking naps, as being asleep for so long while she was sealed caused her to actually love to sleep. She likes her peace and quiet.

In one particular mission where Yukarin had to go to the Moon, Amber sensed that there was a girl trapped inside of a giant crystal and immediately wanted to free her. That girl was Misty, and after she was freed, became best friends with Amber and moved together after Stardust and Reika decided to adopt Misty as their daughter. A happy family!

My voice headcanon for Amber is the Japanese seiyuu Minami Takayama.

Yep! Another long post alright ^^

It's been a while! I've been busy

with other stuff so I couldn't take

the time to write this description,

or to post any other stuff here in

Newgrounds. Sorry about the little

hiatus! I'll return to post more art

here shortly. =)