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.
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.
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
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
Sage has heard about Silver making trouble for her in the future and decided to take his measure in the arena. Unfortunately, Silver doesn't know who she is. I'm not sure either of them will get much out of this battle aside from some chances to pop off.
December 9, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Sage has heard about Silver making trouble for her in the future and decided to take his measure in the arena. Unfortunately, Silver doesn't know who she is. I'm not sure either of them will get much out of this battle aside from some chances to pop off.
I decided to see what knowledge has actually stuck with me when it comes to drawing people by doing some basic mannequins quickly. Seems to not be much so far, but that shouldn't be surprising. Though I suppose most artists do better with references, so at least I'm not alone in that.
December 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I decided to see what knowledge has actually stuck with me when it comes to drawing people by doing some basic mannequins quickly. Seems to not be much so far, but that shouldn't be surprising. Though I suppose most artists do better with references, so at least I'm not alone in that.
I will not learn to stop using low-res pixel art for studies. That said, I do think this one turned out all right. I decided to use as many landmarks as I could think of, which seems to have helped with getting the proportions okay. The face is off, but I can't figure out why. Still, I like this one
December 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I will not learn to stop using low-res pixel art for studies. That said, I do think this one turned out all right. I decided to use as many landmarks as I could think of, which seems to have helped with getting the proportions okay. The face is off, but I can't figure out why. Still, I like this one
So it turns out pixel art with a resolution of miniscule by invisible isn't great for doing studies of. Also I think I made Alex too wide, and I definitely don't understand human muscles nearly well enough to draw a dude who's all muscle. Well, you live and you learn.
December 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
So it turns out pixel art with a resolution of miniscule by invisible isn't great for doing studies of. Also I think I made Alex too wide, and I definitely don't understand human muscles nearly well enough to draw a dude who's all muscle. Well, you live and you learn.
I was advised to go in pretty hard on drawing studies of things I like to learn drawing people. So here we've got Hibiki from Last Blade. I like playing her. I definitely need to put some work into understanding the head and face, but at least hands and shoes look decent for once.
December 1, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I was advised to go in pretty hard on drawing studies of things I like to learn drawing people. So here we've got Hibiki from Last Blade. I like playing her. I definitely need to put some work into understanding the head and face, but at least hands and shoes look decent for once.
This drawing's about as finisbed as I care for. I'm very unhappy with it, and I think it would have turned out better if I had stuck to my usual process for digital drawings. Still, it's good to know that the process I tried isn't for me. I might try this idea again some time in the future.
November 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This drawing's about as finisbed as I care for. I'm very unhappy with it, and I think it would have turned out better if I had stuck to my usual process for digital drawings. Still, it's good to know that the process I tried isn't for me. I might try this idea again some time in the future.
Continuing on from yesterday, we have more details than before. I'm very unhappy with what the hands are doing, but I genuinely cannot think of better gestures. I don't think going for a pencil sketch before final lineart is helping me, the brush doesn't erase well and it eats up my time and energy.
November 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Continuing on from yesterday, we have more details than before. I'm very unhappy with what the hands are doing, but I genuinely cannot think of better gestures. I don't think going for a pencil sketch before final lineart is helping me, the brush doesn't erase well and it eats up my time and energy.
A bit more alternate history Sonic stuff this time, since I don't wanna forget what I've learned with the Sanics. And I'm experimenting a bit with my process, trying to do a rough sketch before making things look nice. Also a different brush and committing hard to thin lines. Hopefully it all helps.
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A bit more alternate history Sonic stuff this time, since I don't wanna forget what I've learned with the Sanics. And I'm experimenting a bit with my process, trying to do a rough sketch before making things look nice. Also a different brush and committing hard to thin lines. Hopefully it all helps.
Making a gesture at taking up gesture drawing. Kind of a cliche pose, but I have to start somewhere. The proportions are kind of off, but it could be worse. It's a start, at least. Something short and repeatable seems good for keeping up regular practice, and I do want to draw the human figure well.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Making a gesture at taking up gesture drawing. Kind of a cliche pose, but I have to start somewhere. The proportions are kind of off, but it could be worse. It's a start, at least. Something short and repeatable seems good for keeping up regular practice, and I do want to draw the human figure well.
So I just got a Switch 2 and Donkey Kong Bananza. I've been enjoying it and wanted to express that in the only way I know how, silly drawings. This was gonna be DK and Pauline being excited over BA-NA-NA instead of me, but I'm still not confident in drawing human-ish figures, so they'll come later.
November 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
So I just got a Switch 2 and Donkey Kong Bananza. I've been enjoying it and wanted to express that in the only way I know how, silly drawings. This was gonna be DK and Pauline being excited over BA-NA-NA instead of me, but I'm still not confident in drawing human-ish figures, so they'll come later.
Bad and naughty tenrecs get put in the Time-Out Box to atone for their crimes, as Surge is learning. Mostly this was just me trying to use what I've been trying to learn with perspective in a less boring way. The perspective seems okay, but the hands and arms... Oof.
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Bad and naughty tenrecs get put in the Time-Out Box to atone for their crimes, as Surge is learning. Mostly this was just me trying to use what I've been trying to learn with perspective in a less boring way. The perspective seems okay, but the hands and arms... Oof.
I wanted to see how I did at rotating shapes in my mind without any sort of guide. Still not great, but at this point I'm getting tired of doing this, so I'm probably gonna try drawing something more... interesting soon.
November 19, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I wanted to see how I did at rotating shapes in my mind without any sort of guide. Still not great, but at this point I'm getting tired of doing this, so I'm probably gonna try drawing something more... interesting soon.