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HEY EVERYONE…. Sorry for disappearing again, I’ve been busy with class but having a lot of fun so yay!! Here’s some designs I did a bit back for June-Mae and EJ’s mom!!! I’m also working on a really cool thing with June-Mae…. I will share soon heheh

Until next time!!🐊🐊

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13 days ago

Back to back post woah,,, here’s some designs for June-Mae and EJ’s dad! Their parents aren’t really in the main part of the story, but I wanted to take a stab at designing him so that I could do some character interactions later, that gives more context the kids’ relationship. Their parents are often away at work, leaving June-Mae to step up as a guardian to her brother, straining their relationship. So, once they end up in the swamp, the story revolves around them rebuilding their relationship while helping the creatures of the swamp out :). Which one’s your fav? I like C the most!!

Until next time! 🐊🐊

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a month ago

Hello everynyan!! 🐊
I don’t consider myself an environment artist at all really LOL But I feel like I need to challenge myself to get better, so I made a cute concept piece of Allie + to get a feel for the world!! Nothing says that more than him trespassing on some poor family’s property lol!
I feel like I leaned a lot in this piece! There was a LOT of back and forth, and reworking… but I’m glad I stuck it out!! I know I can improve on a lot of stuff but I think this was a good start for me! :))

Until next time!!🐊🐊
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a month ago

Sketch dump!! Really enjoying sketching folds recently! ✨

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2 months ago

WOOOHOOOO!!!!! It’s June-Mae’s final character paint !!!!! It was a long road but we finally got there haha! Really really happy with how she turned out!! I’ll likely go back and edit a few things here and there but lorddd she’s done!! Now it’s time to finish her brother… 🐊🐊

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2 months ago

Another study :3 turned my brain off and had fun !!

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2 months ago

I wanted to post this warmup I did cause I love how the colors turned out!! References were from Zeet Studio Sketch’s Gumroad 🫶🏽

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2 months ago

JUNE-MAE IS BACK ! 🐊🐊
Took some time away from the project last month, to focus on some work, and one benefit is that I can now finally edit June-Mae’s designs without pressure of it needing to be perfect! I mainly just changed up her proportions since I felt like she looked too old 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️and I wanted to give her more personality too !! I’m finally happy with her, and I can move onto the other characters who need some extra love !!

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2 months ago

Would you believe me if I said these design were for Muddy Waters LOL? In between projects I’ve been in the process of revamping Muddy Waters’ story to allow for more complex, and a vaster range of designs !! In the new story, Ingram has a cast of characters (based off different Floridian invasive species) who are manipulating her into being the story’s “villian.” These are designs for the wild Boars, aka Ingram’s Guards! I won’t be using all of them, but the unused designs will likely just be background characters :) !! 🐗

Hope you like these guys!! More to come,,, 🤭🐊
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2 months ago

Sorry for the radio silence guys,, but,,,, it’s my birthday!!! Big 21!! I have a lot of thoughts about my birthday in particular but I will spare yall the poetry lol. I just wanted to say I’m very grateful that so many of you like and continue to follow my work it really means a lot to me!! 🩷🩷🩷
It’s been a busy summer with many amazing projects I’ll hopefully be able to share will you all soon!! Until then, expect more muddy waters and other work :33
Eat a bday cake for me !! 🩷🍰
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3 months ago

Just thinking … more to come! :p

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4 months ago

Mini (digital) Sketchbook dump!!! It’s finally summer!!! I’m gonna make it a habit to post more non-project stuff and also force myself to warm up/study everyday !!! Hopefully yall like this kinda stuff cause there will be more! :))

#sketchbook #studies #figurestudies by @xavierillustrates

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4 months ago