#kofitheme

🌊 MERMAY: Siphonophore Mermaid 🪼

My first Pokemon x MerMay! 🌺🌸 #kofitheme

You grasp the hibiscus flower close to your chest, it's delicate and precious in your hands. Oftentimes, you feel just like a flower, pretty like everyone says you are, but frail as you feel your legs give out to the strong breeze. Just then, something in the water moves and emerges. A pair of curious eyes, belonging to someone who seems human enough, but upon further inspection, you notice the long silhouette of a tail under the water. And suddenly you realize, you're in the presence of magnificence and wonder. Just like always, you're useless to the blowing winds. The hibiscus flower falls into the water.

.//individual stills under the cut!

The thing about being a con artist with multiple identities is that no one really knows your "true" self. You might not even know(,) yourself. Or maybe it's just that you've started to forget. Keeping track of your relationships has become a nightmare, and it takes all your mental resources just to be the right person at the right time. Sure, some personas feel more natural than others - maybe they even feel comfortable - but does that make them real? Gideon Glacier sure doesn't sound like the name of a real person.

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Ko-fi's June theme was "true self", and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to talk about a character aspect that might not show up much in the HON3YPOT game: player character Gideon Glacier is actually a fake identity! Gene-altering cyberware allows this character to change his skin colour at will - including fake tattoos, scars and other details. In a world where normal skin colours include blue, red, green and anything in between or beyond, this ability helps him to disappear or even to pass as someone else.

Speaking of colours: had I meant to colour these? Heck yes! But time makes fools of us all, am I right? Still, it was great to practise some different angles and expressions!

To learn more about HON3YPOT or to follow the game's progress, check out my ko-fi (currently free) or my website.

To see the gif as still images, check my ko-fi post:

☕ ko-fi.com/madicienne

Practice/warm-up painting of my oc Chronos for this month's "#KofiTheme,” "Fall Coziness!" I saw the theme late, but wanted to try and paint something up because I really liked the theme. :)

Will have a Scarlet/Violet artwork for the next update. :D I’m really enjoying the game, so happy I gave it a chance! Most fun I’ve been having in a mainline Pokemon game since B/W, and right up there with Pokemon Legends: Arceus for me!

This guided meditation is meant to conjure up your dream vacation! It's soft-spoken and free of music so you can listen to your favorite lofi playlist, OST, or simply whatever's going on around you.

NOTE: it does feature binaural beats throughout, first at frequencies designed for alpha waves and then for theta waves. Please do not listen while driving!