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My 🧠 is not 🧠ing today but I still want to be “social”

This is me being that.

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“Forrests End”

The fourth attempt in the background study. Did a little freestyling with some of the techniques I’ve learned so far and am quite happy with the turn out.

I will return! (Hopefully with more 🥄’s and 🧠 power)

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A digital painting by Tired & True artist Lee Styxx depicts a path leading to a dark cave entrance nestled within a lush forest. The path, light beige and sandy, stretches into the shadowed opening. Sunlight streams through the trees, illuminating the path and highlighting the cave mouth, casting soft shadows on the ground. The cave entrance is a large, dark, circular aperture in a light beige rock face. Dense trees and bushes line both sides of the path, showcasing various shades of green foliage and hints of muted orange and yellow. Small wildflowers and bushes grow along the path and at the edge of the forest. The overall impression is one of a mystical, secluded place in a natural setting. The lighting suggests a sunny, daytime scene.

“Midnight Madness”

It took a little longer than the others but in the end I’m glad it did.

Now normally, I would move on to another small project that would incorporate the new skills/techniques I’ve acquired. However this time I think I’m going to keep at it. I’m throughly enjoying just making backgrounds and following along to instructionals.

(I have to mention, all of these illustrations I’ve made are based off the teachings of YouTuber James Julier. He’s great at instructing you through the process.)

I’ll post the progress video later! 👁️💋👁️

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A misty, ominous forest scene at night. A large, orange-red moon, resembling a jack-o'-lantern, dominates the center upper portion of the image. The moon casts an eerie, warm glow on the scene. A dark, imposing castle, with spires and towers, stands in the mid-ground, silhouetted against the warm light. The castle seems shrouded in mist, making its details somewhat hazy. Tall, dark, pine-like trees form a dense border around the castle, their silhouettes sharp against the foggy air. The trees reach toward the sky, and the branches stretch across the frame giving a sense of depth and enclosure. The foreground is filled with mist and the forest floor. A sense of mystery and foreboding is created by the combination of the dark trees, the ominous castle, the large moon, and the thick fog. Several stylized bats are visible in the sky. The overall color palette is dim and muted, with deep blacks, oranges, and hints of warm browns and grays in the mist. The misty atmosphere heightens the otherworldly and Halloween-themed mood of the scene.

I promise I’m still working on my background studies 🥲 I just have a smol family that I’m financially responsible for 😬

Here a sneek peek at the latest background art I’m working. This one is quite a step up in terms of context and the different techniques I’ve never used for digital. It’s coming along though, and I’m already super happy with it! Hopefully I’ll be able to post up the finished version this afternoon!

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The image is a small snippet of a larger coloured digital background illustration of a forest scene. A large red and yellow blood moon peppered with dark red craters and brilliant white impact spots. It is haloed by an eerie red haze. An ominous dark castle type structure juts off the far right side of the image, the base surrounded and hidden by trees a nd foliage, while turrets point upward, silhouetted in-front the large blood moon. To the centre and left of the castle is a series of trees, the ones far off in the background are lighter in their bluish colour and slightly blurry. While the foreground trees are a deep dark blue, the details of individual branches are seen as well as the speckling of leaves.

I wrote this. It is a remembering of some childhood experiences. Late 1950's early 1960's. The first two photos are mine. #southernontario #dogs #gangs #1950s #1960s #recycling #authors #writerscommunity #story https://drive.proton.me/urls/207F42GWXR#DIuUxrF7r18C

Photo of an orange/brown pottery bunny head poking up from beneath a soft blanket of newly fallen snow. Ears are held back in a typical signal of heightened awareness. In the background are fresh snowflakes, tombstones, older leafless deciduous trees. A cemetery in Goderich, Ontario, (Huron Tract, Treaty 29, 1827 Ancestral land of Saugeen and Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nations.

Experts, wood exporters try to tally trees lost during Ontario ice storm
Researchers say Southern Ontario can't afford to lose more trees, but work can be done to mitigate the effects -- which include an increased risk of flooding - in urban areas.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11116863/experts-wood-exporters-trees-lost-ontario-ice-storm/

Cliffside Sunset video progression 🤌

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Here’s Cliffside Sunset

I envisioned dragonite flying through the sky while little pokemon sit on the cliff side watching.

One of my goals for this year is to submit an entry into the Pokémon card art challenge. Last year was the first time I became aware of such a thing and immediately felt the pull. My lack of background ability however kept me from this goal, hence the studies. I’m hoping to start adding characters into scenery once I feel I have a better understanding myself without guidance.

I’ll upload the progress video for this later as well 😊

Heres to goals!

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Digital coloured illustration of a bright sunset in the center of yellow, pink and purple clouds extending over an orange to blue river cutting through a bluish-green landscape. In the foreground towards the bottom of the image a cliffside with rocks, random bushes and a speckling of red flowers sits the front facing ledge brightly lit against the setting sun while the rocks behind stay hidden in shadow.

I figured a quick video would be neat!

I’ve rarely had the opportunity to show off how the process goes and thouht now is the time! This was so much fun to do that I jumped right into the second one. I’ve already finished that as well and hope to whip out a few more while the hyper focus is going 😅.

Especially with the newest addition, I definitely have to start adding pokemon into them, or at least figuring out HOW to add characters with backgrounds. After 13 years out of school and I’m still learning colour theory and most likely will for the rest of my life. Its fun though, I enjoy the challenge.

The next one will be a beautiful sunset from a cliff overlooking a river. Really, I never thought I could pull these off so I’m thrilled.

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Spring storm continues through Ontario and Quebec, bringing heavy rain
Wet and stormy weather is hitting Southern Ontario, with Environment Canada posting several warnings and special weather statements.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11113502/spring-storm-ontario-quebec-april/

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