Salutations from Sunshine Tidings

This comic is one that I started a year ago but the thing is: y'all I'm not cut out for comics. I LOVE how they look once I'm done, and I'm VERY PROUD I was able to override my short attention span to get it to completion, but my friends there is a reason this took me a year to get around to. Anyway, if anyone ever played the Saints Row Reboot (which I will defend as an absurdly fun time forever), the game kicks off with your character getting betrayed, stabbed, and buried. The absolute INSTANT the storyline sprinkled in some werewolf lore, I ran with that and decided Jeremy was going to be one, and so accordingly his emergence went a liiiiittle differently than game canon. He's perhaps the strongest Muds in the AU roster, but he's also the dumbest by a long shot. And since his transformation causes blackouts, this boy is just too dense to put two and two together. He is indeed a wait for it Unawarewolf. Happy Werewolf Wednesday to all who celebrate! <3

A friend of mine saw my drawing of Fat Jeremy and said I should draw him as a certain Mr. Beetleman for Halloween and I couldn't not?

I couldn't not.

In the grand scheme of AUs, I would love to think that holding the title of 'Betelgeuse' is Muds' lot somewhere. All three of the canon Beets out there all have something a little different going on in terms of their vibe - it's fun to consider what his deal would be and how he fit the role. He'd definitely have a bigger side of sly with his sleezy. And still universally hated by his companions in the Neitherworld, but I'm thinking he'd have a big debt that he needs to pay back and that's why he's been doing the entrepreneurial haunting schtick to get by. Very down on his luck but determined anyways, very 'wet dog' Beetlejuice. Y'all idk making Muds fat has been one of the best decisions of 2024. I didn't know he could be MORE himself than he already was, but something about this is really clickin'. Honestly. Gonna love this gross man until I die.

I've fallen behind on posting my stuff to tumblr. But for those of you still around:

Hey guys Muds is fat now.

He's been a LOT of things over the 13 years that I've had him, and this year I, as a fat person, was like "how have I never drawn him fat"? And then I spent a good month+ figuring out how I wanted to draw it, and now here we are. It's maybe my favorite design change I've ever made. I didn't realize he could look MORE like himself until this clicked.

I mean bro is pushing 40 and he eats a LOT of garbo, that metabolism wasn't going to keep up forever and I, for one, love that for him.

As I continue my deep dive into childhood cartoons I find that I have so many ideas for crossovers with Eidel, it's downright silly. You can't tell me that Eidel wouldn't be a perfect candidate to ruffle Courage's feathers. I have long since given up trying to get another foothold on tumblr, but I'm having a blast on Cara these days. Seriously the sense of community there is so strong and I've both witnessed and experienced an amazing collective effort for artists to support and encourage each other there. I don't even have to post in fandom for people to circulate my work, it's pretty amazing!

So please consider this my formal invitation to join me there. I'm way more active, way more vocal, and I haven't been this inspired to draw in years. Seriously, I got 3 canvases open right now. It's wild.

Hey are you guys ready for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice to be dropping next month because I AM!

Do y'all remember NSFW Sundays?

Here's a thing about Eidel. He got two hands that he can directly control (and you can tell which ones they are because they are visibly attached to him and not just popping out from behind him). The rest of his hands all act independently - mostly following Eidel's whims, buuuuut sometimes not. And considering that Eidel basically *is* his suit, he technically can't get undressed (OR, he's already naked, depending on how you want to look at it. ...oh my god has he been nsfw this whole time). Needless to say, solo-times get creative. Despite the ridiculous nature of this drawing, I'm super proud of how I did it. Things always seem to click for me when I draw Eidel, every time I do it's a treat.

Eidel, but from the back.

I spent a good deal of time trying to figure out what he looks like at this angle and then had an "oh. duh." moment.

This man's a friggin' Escher painting.

This is my bird man. There are many like him but....

No nevermind. I've never met anyone like Eidel. You haven't either. Just put your name down. It'll be fine.

Idly practicing with Eidel.

I feel like I'm finally getting comfortable at drawing his head and that makes me happy >:3

I've had a few people ask me about Eidel so I made this to help explain him.

He's like. idk. Part Slenderman, part Saul Goodman, part jerk bird. I mean blue jay. I mean don't call him a blue jay.

Someone on Cara told me he has tumblr sexyman energy so you can tell me if that matches up.

Oh I'm on Cara now, btw. You can find me here! On the general whole I'm trying to cultivate my art in a way that isn't exclusively focused on fandom and it's been a real positive place to do it so far. Def recommend people give it a peek!

I wanted to draw a mutant hound based from a Boston Terrier and then I did.

She's a good girl but watch out for the dog grease.

You ever come up with an idea that haunts you deeply?

This guy popped into my head about a week ago and I've been drawing him every day since. He's an auditor for a limbo universe that I'm developing and he does not have full control over all of those extra handses. Some of them are helpful but some of em are real fuckers so be careful which one you shake.

Side note: It's both scary and liberating to find myself drawing outside of a fandom. Please be nice to me.

I dunno guys do you ever just think about Norm MacLean?

If you've known Muds for any length of time, you know he's a synth that's been kicking around the Commonwealth. But who was he BEFORE that?

I honestly hadn't thought much about it, until a couple weeks ago when a friend asked about the man Muds was programmed from. Then suddenly I was thinking about it a LOT. And then I came up with a very long winded answer that I'm not going to post here! But you get the general idea, right? The man sells chems for a living, is it so hard to believe he once sold vaults?

This style/coloring is heavily inspired by @possessedpasm 's incredible vintage art. I've been staring at it for weeks and wanted to try something like it and this felt like a good piece to lean outside my comfort zone with.

As for the socks? Those I just flat out stole from another character and if you know who it is, you get a prize.

These two make no sense, and yet.

Really though, I love the contrasts between Lae'zel and Muds. He's so about talking himself out of situations where Zel prefers to cut her way through them. But she eventually comes to respect the fact that words are his weapon of choice, and he... well, let's face it, Muds is just weak for women who make him fear for his life.

This was going to be part of a little comic that I scrapped the idea for. But I still like this drawing on its own. I'm learning to let myself work with a looser style and it actually means drawing in a reasonable time frame rather than taking far too long to do it.

It's Valentines Day so you're getting a repost of my scuzzbomb Saints Row boss.

Hoping tumblr don't ding me, I censored him just for you. <3

Character sheet for my gross gremlin of a gnome, circa Act 3 of that Baldur's Gate game everyone's playin'.

I feel like I set out to try to make good choices in this game, but by the end Muds slept with a devil, made a deal with an incubus, allied with a hag, ascended his seeing-eye-vampire, and let's just say we neglected Gale more than we thought.

Buuuut honestly I'm happy with the ending Muds got and playing him as a gnome has been one of my favorite experiences with him. Love how I've had this man in my head for twelve years and he still finds ways to surprise me.