Swifty's Art Gallery!things i drawed2026-05-12T00:00:00Zhttps://swiftyshq.neocities.org/forestme@example.comabstractions in sequence2026-05-12T00:00:00Zhttps://swiftyshq.neocities.org/art/2d/abstractions/
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<p>vectored over a sketch, wasn't happy with the shape. decided to modify it a little. then i went, wait, this is becoming something new. so then there were six dogthings, and i put them in the leaves. a nice exercise in variation and iteration</p>the ring-around2026-04-18T00:00:00Zhttps://swiftyshq.neocities.org/art/2d/ringaround/
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<p>i thought it'd be fun to play more with the way watercolors layer like glass panes. i almost didn't add a proper outline to the dogthings, but decided it looked nice with one. i also really enjoy flicking color onto my drawings, but i should probably cover up the center drawings better so they don't accidentally get hit in the crossfire!</p>going elsewhere2026-04-18T00:00:00Zhttps://swiftyshq.neocities.org/art/2d/goingelsewhere/
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<p>wanted to make this more background-friendly but didn't quite manage the right dimensions. haha! i was eyeballing it so that's not a huge surprise.</p>
<p>learning to add dashes of one color on top of a larger amount of another is a good tool to have. it adds some variety here to the grass. i seem easily drawn to green with red contrasts in my art. it's almost earthy, like a red stem on a plant.</p>
<p>i need to practice my fine motor control more. i have trouble keeping things inside the lines i draw, but i try to at least adapt a little so it isn't totally off.</p>pembroke2026-04-13T00:00:00Zhttps://swiftyshq.neocities.org/art/2d/pembroke/
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<p>i think the colors turned out darker/muddier than intended, probably due to the fact that the water i was using to dilute the color got kind of oversaturated with pigment. but i was not about to go get a fresh cup of water for it LOL. i do enjoy the dark muddiness of it now, though.</p>green room2026-04-13T00:00:00Zhttps://swiftyshq.neocities.org/art/2d/greenroom/
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<p>i put a wash of water over the initial leaves and i think it makes it look very dreamlike. and yet another return to the white gel pen!</p>the gentle freak2026-04-13T00:00:00Zhttps://swiftyshq.neocities.org/art/2d/gentlefreak/
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<p>a visual representation/fanart for <a href="https://www.tumblr.com/charbottan/771244349061300224/is-anybody-gonna-pet-the-gentle-freakthe-gentle">an all-timer post</a>.</p>
<p>i actually had this in the works for a while. i drew the original piece some months ago - dedember or january, maybe - but was kind of ambivalent about the overall composition. it wasn't until the other day that i looked down at it on my floor, having been crumpled by my desk chair, and went, actually, you know what? i <i>will</i> post the gentle freak. i think the crumpling makes it look more whimperful.</p>bluebells2026-04-13T00:00:00Zhttps://swiftyshq.neocities.org/art/2d/bluebells/
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<p>pulled out the watercolors again. it's fun to return to the white gel pen accents again</p>the night watches2026-04-11T00:00:00Zhttps://swiftyshq.neocities.org/art/2d/nightwatches/
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<p>inspired by a photo i took while visiting oregon this last month. it was somewhat late at night and i was with my girlfriend walking to a cards/video game store local to the area. i really liked how the clouds looked with the moon.</p>