Quicktober! Quick draws for instant whims.

It's Halloween! I wasn't gonna let the holiday pass by without some fun with dressing up, so here's what I came up with.

At first I'd intended to do two for each of these two final posts for Quicktober, but once I got to four, I realized I was pretty much halfway done - and came up with an idea for everyone (with one exception, which you'll see tomorrow).

The poses and detailing work on all of the costume sketches were extremely fun to do; I felt like I was in the flow for the entire set, and I think it really shows through in the art.

For this set, we have Rayna, Puppy, Flake, and Praline. Can you guess who we're dressed up as? There's clues and answers hidden below.

Did you guess them all?

This project idea crystallized in my mind the weekend I got back from the States, thanks to many disparate plot threads coming together with me running into more problems, not even a week into me returning from another intense and emotional adventure.

Once again, a change in policy on a platform we thought was safe, or different in any way (a naive assumption, one might say, but on the flipside; always assuming you're in danger is just as unhealthy) led me to pass up some well-needed rest - which I'd actually scheduled time for - in favor of running more sessions of my panel to spread the word about how to stay safe and maintain a presence online.

I was fed up. Exhausted. Done with feeling like I had to waste my time and energy playing whack-a-mole with their stupid garbage almost every goddamn day.

I started working on this alongside the extra prepwork I needed for the bonus panel sessions I ran online, and a week of frankly frantic effort later, I made this.

For those not in the know, the two bunnies prominently featured are Praline and Chili respectively, two of my median facets.

Before losing you to the comic and further backstory after the jump, I want to mention that I've also made the closing panels into merch designs that you can buy, and support my work in the process. Thank you for your consideration.

This came about because while I was away, and visiting part of the "extended found family" overseas, I was invited to make a piece of graffiti to add to their bathroom wall. Taking this altogether too seriously, I sketched out a design to later apply to the communal canvas.

This was just days after having had to just about completely erase what makes me who I am for the purposes of sanitizing myself at border control, so then ending up with such a wonderfully welcoming and affirming space had me feeling at the very least rather litigious and confrontational with the "authorities" who would gladly stifle us if they could.

I wanted whoever was visiting that space to know; if they're there, they're likely with people who they love and care about - and that they should fight for their joy, because giving that up would be giving villains what they want.

Fast forward to when I was grappling with Bsky's latest sorry excuse of a policy update two weekends ago, and this comic was the result.

Welcome to Quicktober, where I literally just come up with whatever I want day to day, then fail to follow the rule of spending no more than half an hour on each main element of the sketch; but still go as quick as I can, and keep the process to a minimum as much as possible.

An actually quick one this time, inspired by an adorably wonderful series I've been watching with my friend Melody.

One episode had Momonga, the character shown in the matching panels, acting typically bratty, and I was immediately made to think of my darling prideful Praline.

This really is her in a nutshell, but I promise that we do our best to keep her a little in check.

Welcome to Quicktober, where I literally just come up with whatever I want day to day, and force myself to spend no more than half an hour on each main element of the sketch.

I won another Brushie Award from Artconomy! I was so surprised!

Being entirely honest, I struggled for a bit to really grasp in what ways I've improved (especially since I was under the impression that it was judged across the past year or so), but honestly, when I tried to figure out what to draw to celebrate it, I had to acknowledge what has improved in that time.

My self expression.

I went with a simpler, toonier style on purpose, not to be smug about it (though it is kinda funny, and Praline's got that on lock anyway) but to focus on what else has changed over the past year or so. Finding all my facets and getting better and better at forming my feelings and experiences into art that's stylized, full of intent, and impactful too, has done a lot of good to what I want to create and how it comes across.

I think it's still a sign of progress also given that I made this in less than an hour (but some extra to add lettering and the certificate, to be fair), so I'm happy with that.

NB: I had to kinda improvise with the award itself and edit the one from last year cause I haven't gotten the new design yet.. But maybe I'll sneak the new one in when I do.

Welcome to Quicktober, where I literally just come up with whatever I want day to day, and force myself to spend no more than half an hour on each main element of the sketch.

A while back I was linked this lovely 3d design by Louie Zong, entitled "Thievery," because it seemed a fun analogue to the warrensworth of rabbit (and bonus fox and puppy, of course) bouncing around inside my head.

Being a little real for a moment here, I really wasn't having a great time today, but drawing all the bunnies in my system in such a minimalist style really cheered me up a lot. Adding Praline's single cocked eyebrow instantly cracked me up, officially making it the tiniest amount of pixels I've changed on a piece for the most amount of enjoyment.