I am a massive noob for a lot of internet subculture things. For example, I didn't know much about internet culture trading/selling character designs or being commissioned to design a thought-out character with an appealing story or aesthetic or whatever.

I barely refer to my characters as 'OCs' or make proper 'ref sheets'. They just are what they are. They shapeshift in design a lot from month to month, but are still the same character deep down.

But someone gave me a Toyhouse code earlier this year! So I wanted to maybe make sense of a lot of the random critters and characters I've drawn over a lifetime.

I also want to revisit basically all of them with the art skills I have now. A lot of my art is pretty ugly, it's a long story. So I need to re-sketch them, push their designs more, work harder on the color palettes, make up a world for all the scraggly ones that seem so forlorn in their solitary-confinement of a folder.

So here are the one's so far up on my Toyhouse
Many of my designs come from my narrative-heavy games I have dabbled in over the last few years. The art isn't that good but I like the concepts I have. Some of them are very precious to me, such as Lachlan, but I don't have many pics that I'm proud enough to post there just yet!

I am kinda bewitched by many of the designs I see on Toyhouse.
A lot of splendid funny and wacky critters that seem to exist simply for the sake of fun alone. I am not someone that actively creates feral/furry critters but people really do push the limits with those drawings to make them into something special.

It reminds me of childhood, and so does this site! Sheezy.art feels like a big warm hug and a welcome home.

Although I'm now well into my early thirties, I am not only eager to cling to artistic hobbies, but to cling to childhood joy.

Drawing cartoons has always been my way of connecting with this, more than video games, not trying to vilify video games but actually drawing off of Disney, Neopets, Hamtaro, Inuyasha - whatever I was inspired by back then, mattered more to me. (Tldr; I don't find mental escape with gaming and never have, but thats a ramble for another post)

I truly believe that anything that keeps my brain churning along with inspiration is a worthy use of my time.
Will add some nicer pics to all those characters on Toyhouse very soon, it's just life is chaotic for me right now because I am finishing my university degree very soon! Next week!

The final assignment EVER is due next week! I should me making it good right now, but I'm obviously procrastinating a bit!

Ceeeyaaa
~Vela