Small Nerd
@small-nerd.bsky.social
Aspiring fan artist and fighting game player. Logging my practice with both so I have more motivation to keep at them. I'm not going to talk much.
Continuing on from yesterday. I'm probably not going to finish those legs, they were giving me so much trouble. And the arms are... I don't know what's wrong with them. The sword and face seem all right, at least. So there's that. Tomorrow I'll probably work on the background and color.
December 31, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Continuing on from yesterday. I'm probably not going to finish those legs, they were giving me so much trouble. And the arms are... I don't know what's wrong with them. The sword and face seem all right, at least. So there's that. Tomorrow I'll probably work on the background and color.
Today's session of Guilty Gear was fun. I didn't get to play many people, but I felt like I did all right once I got my head in the game.
December 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Today's session of Guilty Gear was fun. I didn't get to play many people, but I felt like I did all right once I got my head in the game.
Recently I played Zelda Link to the Past and quite enjoyed it, so I wanted to do some fanart. Drawing people is really hard, as it turns out. This is nowhere near done, but hopefully next time I make more progress.
December 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Recently I played Zelda Link to the Past and quite enjoyed it, so I wanted to do some fanart. Drawing people is really hard, as it turns out. This is nowhere near done, but hopefully next time I make more progress.
Today's session of Guilty Gear was fun. I didn't play *super* well, but it was nice to be playing again. And I won around against a Zappa, which is a real accomplishment for me. Still didn't win a game, but one step at a time and all.
December 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Today's session of Guilty Gear was fun. I didn't play *super* well, but it was nice to be playing again. And I won around against a Zappa, which is a real accomplishment for me. Still didn't win a game, but one step at a time and all.
Who's giving Surge presents on this Generic Winter Holiday night? Could it be that mysterious figure in the background who looks oddly like Whisper?
This is my Generic Winter Holiday present to myself, some Whisper/Surge art to promote the agenda. #IDWSonic #SurgeTheTenrec #WhisperTheWolf
This is my Generic Winter Holiday present to myself, some Whisper/Surge art to promote the agenda. #IDWSonic #SurgeTheTenrec #WhisperTheWolf
December 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Who's giving Surge presents on this Generic Winter Holiday night? Could it be that mysterious figure in the background who looks oddly like Whisper?
This is my Generic Winter Holiday present to myself, some Whisper/Surge art to promote the agenda. #IDWSonic #SurgeTheTenrec #WhisperTheWolf
This is my Generic Winter Holiday present to myself, some Whisper/Surge art to promote the agenda. #IDWSonic #SurgeTheTenrec #WhisperTheWolf
It seems that Steam isn't working right now, so I decided to go on Fightcade and play Third Strike today. Man, I do *not* how to play 3S. Maybe some day I'll put the hours in, but I don't know if I like it enough for that.
December 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
It seems that Steam isn't working right now, so I decided to go on Fightcade and play Third Strike today. Man, I do *not* how to play 3S. Maybe some day I'll put the hours in, but I don't know if I like it enough for that.
Today's session of Guilty Gear was... mixed. I came really close to winning a set against Dizzy, who I usually have a hard time with, but right at the finish line I fumbled the input for a super that maybe could've won me the game. So that's frustrating. But it's still progress, I suppose.
December 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Today's session of Guilty Gear was... mixed. I came really close to winning a set against Dizzy, who I usually have a hard time with, but right at the finish line I fumbled the input for a super that maybe could've won me the game. So that's frustrating. But it's still progress, I suppose.
Thinking again about basic structure of a human figure. I feel like staying focused on the basics isn't very motivating for me, so I'll probably bite the bullet and just draw actual characters doing things and try to learn as I go. I'm not looking forward to posting my missteps, but it's unavoidable
December 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Thinking again about basic structure of a human figure. I feel like staying focused on the basics isn't very motivating for me, so I'll probably bite the bullet and just draw actual characters doing things and try to learn as I go. I'm not looking forward to posting my missteps, but it's unavoidable
Torsos, they remain tricky. Unfortunately, I'm also getting kind of bored with this and need to find a way to make it more interesting. Tricky stuff.
December 23, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Torsos, they remain tricky. Unfortunately, I'm also getting kind of bored with this and need to find a way to make it more interesting. Tricky stuff.
Today I decided to do something a little different and try to come to grips with Street Fighter Alpha 3's controls. Man is that game's input detection finicky. It probably isn't helping that I'm playing on a leverless controller, but I'm not buying a stick for a single game I don't even play often.
December 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Today I decided to do something a little different and try to come to grips with Street Fighter Alpha 3's controls. Man is that game's input detection finicky. It probably isn't helping that I'm playing on a leverless controller, but I'm not buying a stick for a single game I don't even play often.
More trying to get the hang of the human figure with help from Line Of Action. I'm not sure if this is going to give me a feel for how to construct a human torso that looks right so much as how to make outlines that look like the original picture. Self-teaching is hard, who'd have guessed?
December 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
More trying to get the hang of the human figure with help from Line Of Action. I'm not sure if this is going to give me a feel for how to construct a human torso that looks right so much as how to make outlines that look like the original picture. Self-teaching is hard, who'd have guessed?
Today's session of Guilty Gear was... mixed. I did win a set, but that was at least in part because during the second game my opponent just stopped doing anything at all. I'd won the first game properly, so it wasn't totally unearned, but the whole thing still feels bad.
December 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Today's session of Guilty Gear was... mixed. I did win a set, but that was at least in part because during the second game my opponent just stopped doing anything at all. I'd won the first game properly, so it wasn't totally unearned, but the whole thing still feels bad.
It turns out there's a website called Line Of Action that lets you look at a bunch of pictures of people in different poses for a limited time to practice drawing. So I tried that to get more practice with drawing the human figure. I need to work on using landmarks more, I think.
December 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
It turns out there's a website called Line Of Action that lets you look at a bunch of pictures of people in different poses for a limited time to practice drawing. So I tried that to get more practice with drawing the human figure. I need to work on using landmarks more, I think.
Today's session of Guilty Gear was... not great. My execution was just terrible today, and getting frustrated about that didn't help things. Hopefully next time goes better.
December 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Today's session of Guilty Gear was... not great. My execution was just terrible today, and getting frustrated about that didn't help things. Hopefully next time goes better.
They're adding Surge to Sonic Rumble, it's a Hanukkah miracle! So naturally I drew her celebrating the occasion, with the coolest menorah I could find a picture of. Well, she'd think it's cool, at least. Also, I think Surge being Jewish is a headcanon I might adopt. In my head, it just works.
December 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
They're adding Surge to Sonic Rumble, it's a Hanukkah miracle! So naturally I drew her celebrating the occasion, with the coolest menorah I could find a picture of. Well, she'd think it's cool, at least. Also, I think Surge being Jewish is a headcanon I might adopt. In my head, it just works.
Today's session of Guilty Gear was... not great. I had a lot of trouble with execution, and the frustration made me play worse. Hopefully next time is better.
December 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Today's session of Guilty Gear was... not great. I had a lot of trouble with execution, and the frustration made me play worse. Hopefully next time is better.
More trying to figure out torsos. These things are complicated, who would've guessed. I just have to keep at plugging away at it until I get it down, I suppose.
December 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
More trying to figure out torsos. These things are complicated, who would've guessed. I just have to keep at plugging away at it until I get it down, I suppose.
Today's session of Guilty Gear was fun. I mean, I still got my ass beat pretty bad, but it felt like I had a real hope of improving, which was pretty nice.
December 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Today's session of Guilty Gear was fun. I mean, I still got my ass beat pretty bad, but it felt like I had a real hope of improving, which was pretty nice.
I've been told that when learning to draw the human figure it's best to start with the torso by itself because mistakes with it cause bigger problems than mistakes with other parts do. So I tried to get a sense for making a recognizable torso in different poses/angles. Well, this is the first step.
December 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I've been told that when learning to draw the human figure it's best to start with the torso by itself because mistakes with it cause bigger problems than mistakes with other parts do. So I tried to get a sense for making a recognizable torso in different poses/angles. Well, this is the first step.
Today's session of Guilty Gear was fun. I felt pretty on the ball, though man do I need to make my approach and offense less linear. That's gonna be a trial, I can already tell.
December 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Today's session of Guilty Gear was fun. I felt pretty on the ball, though man do I need to make my approach and offense less linear. That's gonna be a trial, I can already tell.
Being a superpowered cyborg has its downsides, like not being able to get past a metal detector. Surge is *not* getting on a plane any time soon.
I wanted to draw something silly today, and I like the humor that comes from putting fantastical characters in extremely mundane situations.
I wanted to draw something silly today, and I like the humor that comes from putting fantastical characters in extremely mundane situations.
December 14, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Being a superpowered cyborg has its downsides, like not being able to get past a metal detector. Surge is *not* getting on a plane any time soon.
I wanted to draw something silly today, and I like the humor that comes from putting fantastical characters in extremely mundane situations.
I wanted to draw something silly today, and I like the humor that comes from putting fantastical characters in extremely mundane situations.
Today's session of Guilty Gear was okay. I had a bit of a headache, which wasn't helping, but I managed to play all right, in my opinion. We take those, as the saying goes.
December 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Today's session of Guilty Gear was okay. I had a bit of a headache, which wasn't helping, but I managed to play all right, in my opinion. We take those, as the saying goes.
"Zelda, I don't think this is a pull door."
"Shut up, Tri, I almost have it!"
Recently I played through Zelda Echoes of Wisdom, and it quite often made me feel like I was trying to pull open a push door. So I like the idea that this Zelda's also got trouble noticing things that should be obvious.
"Shut up, Tri, I almost have it!"
Recently I played through Zelda Echoes of Wisdom, and it quite often made me feel like I was trying to pull open a push door. So I like the idea that this Zelda's also got trouble noticing things that should be obvious.
December 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
"Zelda, I don't think this is a pull door."
"Shut up, Tri, I almost have it!"
Recently I played through Zelda Echoes of Wisdom, and it quite often made me feel like I was trying to pull open a push door. So I like the idea that this Zelda's also got trouble noticing things that should be obvious.
"Shut up, Tri, I almost have it!"
Recently I played through Zelda Echoes of Wisdom, and it quite often made me feel like I was trying to pull open a push door. So I like the idea that this Zelda's also got trouble noticing things that should be obvious.
Today's session of Guilty Gear was fun. I felt like I was pretty on the ball, though I'll admit I got lucky with who was online.
December 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Today's session of Guilty Gear was fun. I felt like I was pretty on the ball, though I'll admit I got lucky with who was online.
So lately I've been playing Kirby Air Riders. I'm not usually a racing game fan, but I like this one. That means I've had Kirby characters driving on the brain, so that's what I decided to draw today. I think Susie's the type to show up somewhere in a fancy car and wait for you to notice it.
December 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
So lately I've been playing Kirby Air Riders. I'm not usually a racing game fan, but I like this one. That means I've had Kirby characters driving on the brain, so that's what I decided to draw today. I think Susie's the type to show up somewhere in a fancy car and wait for you to notice it.