So, I've already failed to showcase my hideous new "artwork" before, but I thought it would be nice to check in once in a million years, and give a quick update.

As already stated I tried to upload a few traditional abominations I've made while mum was back home (I have to give back her TV to her that I use as the monitor ). I have recently purchased watercolour pencils so I was trolling around with that, but don't worry nothing worth mentioning came out of that (aside from the fact that they were disgustingly expensive for a set of pencils).

So, basically I failed to upload them because I only snapped a pic of a few that were kinda-sorta-maybe not a 100% cringe fuel to share, but my phone took pictures in some enormous sizes and the file uploader on here basically freaked out and told me I don't have the space for that big of a file dump. 

For the most part, however, I've been F I N A L L Y  taking practicing  anatomy ((((HANDS)))) seriously, so all I really have right now are a bunch of sketches both digitally and traditionally 

(an abandoned Sev project. I'd guess his hand cramped the hell ip. No wonder he looks so bemused)

Now I make sure to work in a few extra hours during work too. So, this very latest lame sketch is really just a testament of how these few last weeks have passed: it's a Sev at first glance, but really it's just a lousy excuse to get in yet another hand drawing and some head anatomy practice. Yes, they both suck, but hey: this is still ten times better than what I could do so far! All I do lately is disembodied hands. Unfortunately this Sev isn't much luckier than the one above him - he somehow grew a lump under his thumb... 

On his right those are just little notes to myself about what I was trying to go for - I would like to really stop working with all the "happy little accidents", and have a plan what I want to put on paper/screen. So far I've drawn with only a vague idea and if I accidentally got something right I would incorporate it into the final piece, but I realise I need to be able to draw in a more focused mannber with clear goals.

(... a few hours later ...)

I have no idea what's going on with that fabric either lmao 

Will pop in again soon, probably with these same low quality updates ~

So instead of finishing the mermay thing I threw this together yesterday for whatever reason.

I mean it's okay as a form of proclamation of identity of sorts, but at the same time it's definitely not the promised mermaid.

Also, I need to pick the pace back up again in terms of my art.

So, appearently, I am partaking in this year's Mermay, even if it's just one drawing and not 31.

I just thought, how fitting it would be to draw my Nereid for the occasion, and that idea became this sketch thingy. By May 17th mum will be back home, so I won't have a monitor for about a week or two - by that time I really need to finish this if I want it to be done by June.

By the way, Nereid is from the game "Monster Super League", I was no-lifing on since I couldn't use my computer. There seems to be a little bit of confusion about European folklore in this game, however: The first evolution of Nereid is called "Siren", a greek mythological creature.

Problem is, sirens aren't mermaids at all: they have the head of a human and the body of a bird, and they are quite malevolent. On the other hand, mermaids have a fish body and a human upper body, and are benevolent. "Siren" is described even by the game as friendly and helpful despite people being afraid of her, and she is clearly half fish-half human.

A rose is a rose however you may call it, and Nereid is - despite MSL's slip-up - is clearly a mermaid, making her eligible for Mermay. 

Coming to a shore near you! 

The sole reason of my absense is my monitor: it kissed this world of shadows its final goodbyes. Just yesterday I finally cared enough to do something about it: I realized I could hook my mum's TV onto my PC. It looks... weird. And it's BIG. But anyhow, all my latest art thingies are traditional now because of this. I wouldn't necessarily consider any of them well-executed enough to bother to upload, but maybe I will take a pic of them with my phone and toss those up here. 

This TV that I use as a monitor has some problems (undertsand: serious problems) with sharpness, but at the same time I'm itching to finally touch my tablet again. The dilemma... Also, this TV looks so much more saturated than my monitor did. I wonder now how all my artworks look to others again... Also, the bloquote is perfectly visibly stands out from the background, too. Is it like this for everyone?

I was always a bit suspicious how come it's so faint on my end. But the characters I'm typing up now have blurry edges and this reminds me that might seriously affect how I'd go about drawing with this display. Yet, at the same time, I won't be able to resist... 

In about a weeks time mum's gonna be back, so expect me to vanish again - I'll have to give her TV back after all! 

You guys are my witnesses this started out much less... unfortunate than how it eventually turned out! But oh, well. 

As it can be seen I gave up not even halfway into the background. Things aren't looking up.

But hey! Happy march the 15th to all of you wonderful Hungarian brothers and sisters!

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