The Nidotamer art depository, now less boring!

[Stretch_Dude]

Glad to hear things went well, O bespectacled bunny!

[Nidotamer]

*soon-to-be don't forget.

[c_nordlander]

Good news! You're probably going to feel loads better now. At least you'll be able to see tiny details.

[Nidotamer]

Did have another thing done but it's a tiny bit self-indulgent so, not sure about it. It's sfw but I do wonder if I should have a second thread in the more private forum for certain pics...

In the meantime, here's a little thing I'd been learning!


It's easier to get a particular curve more exact if you make it a bunch of straight lines! In a way, think of it like making it lower poly! Actually, I find that last one helps with shading too.

[Nidotamer]

... ah whatever I'm kind of a dumb joke anyway. :V

Got oddly invested in what I was gonna scrap halfway through. Bit messy and more error prone, I was off-meds when I did this. Still, think it was kinda sweet enough to keep... also think I winged it at perspective fairly well even if basic.

Also been doing a little experimenting with what I wanna do with Bart. I guess through seeing various things in fanfic with varying levels/lack of interest, as well as with the each flashforward ep since Future Drama taking from it in some way (did anyone really wanna see Jenda come back? Let alone not giving her a personality in *three* eps) and even more annoyingly, fanfic cribbing from F-D too (if the twins show up in one that isn't in present? 99% they're gonna be tied to Nelson, usually so the author can extoll how much more perfect Lisa is and blah blah...) then I've kinda become determined to figure out something different but still trying to keep true to various characters in different ways.

Spoiler

In Bart's case, I'm almost definitely settled on Nonbinary. At the very least, nonconforming. Not only has he been surprisingly comfortable with skirting gender lines a lot of times but also... given in his debut he made pearl-clutching nags mad, well only fitting he ends up in a way that makes the pearl-clutching nags of today mad too.

Still deciding on a lot of others but in Lisa's case, thinking well-adjusted, committed bachelorette, not devoid of a social life but much prefers to live alone... and once-in-a-while stoner. She's already kiiiinda hippie-ish. For Maggie, liking the idea of her being an energetic little possum that's that dexterous with her hands as she was a baby -also just as dexterous with her feet- and gets anxious when the spotlight's on her. Just spitballing, not settled on anythin' yet.

[c_nordlander]

It's a really good picture. Maybe the way they're placed feels a bit unbalanced (having the smaller character further from the "camera" means she's kind of hidden behind Bart), but unusual isn't the same as bad, and their poses themselves look great to me. I love the way you've drawn Bart, and the whole thing feels really sweet and affectionate. The photo of the twins as kids is a nice touch.

I like your idea for Bart's and Lisa's futures. Bart being nonbinary or just gender non-conforming makes sense, what with all the crossdressing on the show.

Feels like you need to read fewer bad fics, though. Not all futurefics are bad. We guys write stuff too.

[Nidotamer]

Well ta! Admittedly I've not done a ton with perspective yet (and like I said I think my meds wore off before I did this) but... I kinda wanna build a bit of an innate sense for perspective. All those grids and stuff, not only is it cumbersome, it's a huge waste of time if the bg doesn't work out (maybe I'll try at some point doing basic layout, then grids to tighten it) but also how not everything follows grids... and it'd be hard to apply to characters too.

And if you've got recs to share there, feel free to send 'em in some way!

I'm still debating a little on whether I might want a thread on the private side. Baaasically, I've been having to draw a lot of stuff for someone, to get money for someone else's sake and been drawing little things to decompress. Only thing is like... there's nothing like super smutty but there's self indulgence and butts in some of these... plus I do wanna practice bodies and stuff and that's inevitably gonna have nudes in some places which I might need feedback on. Even for regular practice stuff I wouldn't feel too comfy putting that on a public thread though.

[c_nordlander]

You probably know loads more than I about perspective. But of course, we can always learn more.

And if you've got recs to share there, feel free to send 'em in some way!

Steve has a big future-verse, though I don't know whether he's actually written any of it that he wants to show.

Missy has written a lot of future stuff. Exit 158, a collaboration between her and Tony, is probably my favourite.

Just check out any of Missy's Simpsons fanfics in the archived site: at least the more recent pages should still have all files intact. Virtually all of it is future stuff. I don't know whether her future-verse is to your liking (it's a bit traditional, and yes, one or two things are based on "Future Drama"), but it's certainly well-written. Sadly, I don't have any missing files, though other members may have saved them.

[Nidotamer]

Righty, I'll check those when I can! Though I've seen a few of them already.

So, threw together another study. This time for Bart. I'm a little bit self conscious if this is even going over anything valuable... Um, hopefully it's not a total retread of the handbook... right?

[Nidotamer]

So, just wondering, if I offered to do stuff for money... anyone interested?

I kinda need to raise a lot, not just for myself either. Though that said, these probably aren't gonnabe *much* and I should be good to try whatever as long as the design isn't super complicated or it's explicit nsfw.
Prices are negotiable, for things I might need a little more for (like monochrome+shading or extra characters) but starting rate'll be around £5-10 if that gives an idea.

[Nidotamer]

They'll take some getting used to but...

[c_nordlander]

Looks like they're at least not stopping you from creating good art! Very sweet expression and good colouring, especially the lighting on her hair. The fact that there's no space between the glasses feels really weird, but that's my only complaint, and maybe there are actually glasses like that.

[Stretch_Dude]

Adorable nerdtwin, and welcome to the 4-I Club! I shall fetch you your hard-boiled egg and prune juice posthaste!

[Nidotamer]

And here's another sheet!

[Nidotamer]

More for my eventual designing reference but there's some little scribbles here and there that might be nice to see!
can you tell I'm really biased when it comes to Maggie designs?