[Patron-Only Feed] Tired, but still undead.

This month saw the return of the brellowitchmascot that I introduced LAST October. I figure they'll be an exclusively October thing, and would like to draw them a couple times during the month. Though I haven't got much in the way of ideas for it yet, and last year's brellowitch draws were mostly responses to tumblr asks. So we'll have to see how that goes.

Elayne seems to be appearing more in my work as of lately. That's pretty cool. I'd like to draw more Links, but I'd like to make them interesting or different than my usual standard Link arts. I have to work towards getting rid of the "static figure on a white background" syndrome too, so I should really slow down and think about my pieces more. I'm sorry that I'm a bit slow on that particular development.

On Video Games...

Monster Hunter World's Autumn Festival (Halloween) event is pretty cool and I'm so glad the daily challenges are so simple. I don't have to spend too much time grinding to receive the event's rewards.

Assassin's Creed Odyssey is a pretty cool game too. The combat is pretty engaging; with solid synergy between all of your combat options. I've been playing it on my Twitch streams; as I typically play, without commentary. I find it harder to present in a smooth & calming manner than BotW since it's gameplay is slightly less seamless; the movement & camera sensitivity isn't as good as BotW's, but it's still an enjoyable experience.

There's enough Greek mythology influence in early Zeldas for the game to be useful inspiration for potential Zelda arts down the line.

Stairs, Stairs, and Stairs.

Earlier this month, I started fiddling with Game Maker Studio 2 (finally). Though I haven't messed with it for a few days, I found the experience challenging but fun solving problems with code. 

I spent a long time trying to get the stairs to work properly, but I still have to work out some kinks. I wish it didn't take up so much time though, as it does pull me away from art (which is what you're all actually supporting me for). Everything takes so much time...

I expect I'll rewrite all of my code though, so I can make it cleaner than it currently is. I want to spend some time creating the assets & solidifying the art direction for it too, although it's a bit intimidating to think about.

I gotta learn how to make music now too...

Other Stuff, I guess...

I recently cut my Youtube Watch Later list down to 100 videos. Every now and again, I have some interesting media suggestions, such as Rambalac's walks through Japan. They're not quite ASMR, but they are nice & calming.

Not much to report on yet this month. I'm pretty tired, so I'm going to see about giving myself some good rest during the next few days. I've been adhering to a sleeping schedule of some kind lately, so that's good.

Don't forget to eat & sleep.