Vosdugolva
@vosdugolva.bsky.social
🔞 beware of some NSFW material
Amateur illustrator, game developer, and resident weirdo that is fascinated with all things elastic and expandable.
Amateur illustrator, game developer, and resident weirdo that is fascinated with all things elastic and expandable.
I've got my fire monster, maverick; if you'd like to give him a try.
November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I've got my fire monster, maverick; if you'd like to give him a try.
So in Balloonomancy, Cards are broken up into 4 main color divisions defined by it's pool of themes and general strategy. here's a pile of cards from each.
Art is all over the place, some old, most new, nearly all of it temporary. most is by me but @balloogabu.bsky.social has done some blue cards.
Art is all over the place, some old, most new, nearly all of it temporary. most is by me but @balloogabu.bsky.social has done some blue cards.
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
So in Balloonomancy, Cards are broken up into 4 main color divisions defined by it's pool of themes and general strategy. here's a pile of cards from each.
Art is all over the place, some old, most new, nearly all of it temporary. most is by me but @balloogabu.bsky.social has done some blue cards.
Art is all over the place, some old, most new, nearly all of it temporary. most is by me but @balloogabu.bsky.social has done some blue cards.
And I do have to limit myself to 10 minutes on a drawing because otherwise I get way too committal to what is supposed to be temporary art.
While it means I can get stuff made and I don't get too attached to a card if it's not working out. They still look real rough and ugly...
While it means I can get stuff made and I don't get too attached to a card if it's not working out. They still look real rough and ugly...
November 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
And I do have to limit myself to 10 minutes on a drawing because otherwise I get way too committal to what is supposed to be temporary art.
While it means I can get stuff made and I don't get too attached to a card if it's not working out. They still look real rough and ugly...
While it means I can get stuff made and I don't get too attached to a card if it's not working out. They still look real rough and ugly...
I've been making a lot of progress on my card game project. while card art is still crude, temporary, or even absent, I've been making improvements on the rules formatting and layouts.
it's often hard to talk about a card game you are making when there isn't much exciting to show off.
it's often hard to talk about a card game you are making when there isn't much exciting to show off.
November 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I've been making a lot of progress on my card game project. while card art is still crude, temporary, or even absent, I've been making improvements on the rules formatting and layouts.
it's often hard to talk about a card game you are making when there isn't much exciting to show off.
it's often hard to talk about a card game you are making when there isn't much exciting to show off.
So now that I've had it, my verdict is that it's just decent. Not very saucy on its own unless you're willing to put some flour and/or cheese sauce into it to thicken it up some. Otherwise you'll just have a shallow soup.
They're cheap but buldak isn't that much more expensive.
They're cheap but buldak isn't that much more expensive.
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
So now that I've had it, my verdict is that it's just decent. Not very saucy on its own unless you're willing to put some flour and/or cheese sauce into it to thicken it up some. Otherwise you'll just have a shallow soup.
They're cheap but buldak isn't that much more expensive.
They're cheap but buldak isn't that much more expensive.
And I know this is them trying to get a slice of buldak's marketshare. This stuff is everywhere now! From the Asian markets I frequent to now in every major grocery store!
At 44 cents per, these are some cheap "noods" so I hope they taste good.
At 44 cents per, these are some cheap "noods" so I hope they taste good.
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 AM
And I know this is them trying to get a slice of buldak's marketshare. This stuff is everywhere now! From the Asian markets I frequent to now in every major grocery store!
At 44 cents per, these are some cheap "noods" so I hope they taste good.
At 44 cents per, these are some cheap "noods" so I hope they taste good.
So these are a new thing in my local supermarket but I can't help but wonder if they really thought the name through.
Just imagine telling somebody to get you some "saucy noods" with a straight face!
Just imagine telling somebody to get you some "saucy noods" with a straight face!
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 AM
So these are a new thing in my local supermarket but I can't help but wonder if they really thought the name through.
Just imagine telling somebody to get you some "saucy noods" with a straight face!
Just imagine telling somebody to get you some "saucy noods" with a straight face!
At least their names are different by one letter, there's apparently 2 totally different falcomon out there, I was confused when I was looking at bulk cards and saw them with no differentiation in their names.
October 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
At least their names are different by one letter, there's apparently 2 totally different falcomon out there, I was confused when I was looking at bulk cards and saw them with no differentiation in their names.
Found this card in the bulk boxes of my local card shop. Doesn't seem like a particularly good card but the art looked sick so I just bought it!
I've heard nothing good about Aetherdrift But I really do dig the way this card looks and wonder if there's others in this style.
I've heard nothing good about Aetherdrift But I really do dig the way this card looks and wonder if there's others in this style.
October 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Found this card in the bulk boxes of my local card shop. Doesn't seem like a particularly good card but the art looked sick so I just bought it!
I've heard nothing good about Aetherdrift But I really do dig the way this card looks and wonder if there's others in this style.
I've heard nothing good about Aetherdrift But I really do dig the way this card looks and wonder if there's others in this style.
concept sketches and illustrations for balloons of the blue color group, this specific class is known by the fact they wield plastic prop weapons and training swords to score a hit against players. it skirts the rules of the in-universe dodgeball game but blue does a lot of mildly cheat-y stuff.
October 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
concept sketches and illustrations for balloons of the blue color group, this specific class is known by the fact they wield plastic prop weapons and training swords to score a hit against players. it skirts the rules of the in-universe dodgeball game but blue does a lot of mildly cheat-y stuff.
Along with inflatable magic spells in purple, you have a class of balloons that are inflatable sorcerers themselves. Balloons are all magical by nature but these take it further beyond just being animate.
This image is actually really old, like 2 years old from an earlier draft of the game.
This image is actually really old, like 2 years old from an earlier draft of the game.
October 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Along with inflatable magic spells in purple, you have a class of balloons that are inflatable sorcerers themselves. Balloons are all magical by nature but these take it further beyond just being animate.
This image is actually really old, like 2 years old from an earlier draft of the game.
This image is actually really old, like 2 years old from an earlier draft of the game.
Card art of another one of those elemental balloons, in game they are called "SpellBeasts"
This is one that while I can certainly do better on, I'm pretty happy with how it came out, a giant, glowing inflatable thunderbird ready to descend on this hapless player.
This is one that while I can certainly do better on, I'm pretty happy with how it came out, a giant, glowing inflatable thunderbird ready to descend on this hapless player.
October 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Card art of another one of those elemental balloons, in game they are called "SpellBeasts"
This is one that while I can certainly do better on, I'm pretty happy with how it came out, a giant, glowing inflatable thunderbird ready to descend on this hapless player.
This is one that while I can certainly do better on, I'm pretty happy with how it came out, a giant, glowing inflatable thunderbird ready to descend on this hapless player.
These are card illustrations for cards in the purple color group, elemental themed inflatables that are styled to be like personifications of magic spells, and are named after popular fantasy magic spells.
The colored ones were older while the two monochrome ones are more recent.
The colored ones were older while the two monochrome ones are more recent.
October 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
These are card illustrations for cards in the purple color group, elemental themed inflatables that are styled to be like personifications of magic spells, and are named after popular fantasy magic spells.
The colored ones were older while the two monochrome ones are more recent.
The colored ones were older while the two monochrome ones are more recent.
More recent sketches of that really big beast balloon. not used in any cards, just been wanting to work on the design.
His name is "Silverfoot" by the way.
His name is "Silverfoot" by the way.
October 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
More recent sketches of that really big beast balloon. not used in any cards, just been wanting to work on the design.
His name is "Silverfoot" by the way.
His name is "Silverfoot" by the way.
These two are more recent additions, one actually being in both of the aforementioned balloon groups while the other is just a big balloon in the large beast group of balloons.
As with everything, they are early designs, but they help identify the cards during playtesting.
As with everything, they are early designs, but they help identify the cards during playtesting.
October 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
These two are more recent additions, one actually being in both of the aforementioned balloon groups while the other is just a big balloon in the large beast group of balloons.
As with everything, they are early designs, but they help identify the cards during playtesting.
As with everything, they are early designs, but they help identify the cards during playtesting.
This particular group of balloons have actually been around for a while, these were illustrations made last year when working on a different draft of the card game, all but the last one are still being used as playtesting art.
The last one was for an action card.
The last one was for an action card.
October 12, 2025 at 9:53 AM
This particular group of balloons have actually been around for a while, these were illustrations made last year when working on a different draft of the card game, all but the last one are still being used as playtesting art.
The last one was for an action card.
The last one was for an action card.
Some assorted concept sketches, The bats are one division of balloons but another consists of round/pear shaped beast creatures that are the bigger, stronger dodgeballs.
The yeti-like one is the base design with others riffing off that one design, main thing they have in common is body shape.
The yeti-like one is the base design with others riffing off that one design, main thing they have in common is body shape.
October 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Some assorted concept sketches, The bats are one division of balloons but another consists of round/pear shaped beast creatures that are the bigger, stronger dodgeballs.
The yeti-like one is the base design with others riffing off that one design, main thing they have in common is body shape.
The yeti-like one is the base design with others riffing off that one design, main thing they have in common is body shape.
Another rough illustration done for the card game, fumbled the perspective on it a bit but I'll redo the art eventually.
Basically, this one has the game's equivalent to "Haste" from games like MTG, where it can come at people as soon as it enters play. wanted to represent that on the card image.
Basically, this one has the game's equivalent to "Haste" from games like MTG, where it can come at people as soon as it enters play. wanted to represent that on the card image.
October 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Another rough illustration done for the card game, fumbled the perspective on it a bit but I'll redo the art eventually.
Basically, this one has the game's equivalent to "Haste" from games like MTG, where it can come at people as soon as it enters play. wanted to represent that on the card image.
Basically, this one has the game's equivalent to "Haste" from games like MTG, where it can come at people as soon as it enters play. wanted to represent that on the card image.
Rough illustration of another Giant bat balloon from my card game.
Cards are split across 4 colors, and I usually do the sketch illustrations in monochrome of that respective color.
Anyways, here's a player about to get tackled by a gigantic balloon bat.
Cards are split across 4 colors, and I usually do the sketch illustrations in monochrome of that respective color.
Anyways, here's a player about to get tackled by a gigantic balloon bat.
October 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Rough illustration of another Giant bat balloon from my card game.
Cards are split across 4 colors, and I usually do the sketch illustrations in monochrome of that respective color.
Anyways, here's a player about to get tackled by a gigantic balloon bat.
Cards are split across 4 colors, and I usually do the sketch illustrations in monochrome of that respective color.
Anyways, here's a player about to get tackled by a gigantic balloon bat.
Want to share some of the rough sketches and illustrations I've been making for cards in my card game "Balloonomancy", This one is from a subset of balloons that are all big round bats.
The game is dodgeball but with balloon creatures, so these big round bat's are basically flying dodgeballs.
The game is dodgeball but with balloon creatures, so these big round bat's are basically flying dodgeballs.
October 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Want to share some of the rough sketches and illustrations I've been making for cards in my card game "Balloonomancy", This one is from a subset of balloons that are all big round bats.
The game is dodgeball but with balloon creatures, so these big round bat's are basically flying dodgeballs.
The game is dodgeball but with balloon creatures, so these big round bat's are basically flying dodgeballs.
So I've talked about my old Monster Buster artpack with some peers and if I'd ever do a Volume 2. and I've thought on it. maybe not as one I'd sell but as just a series of illustrations I'd share for free.
I imagined wanting to do them ahead of time for spooky month but that's a bit late now.
I imagined wanting to do them ahead of time for spooky month but that's a bit late now.
October 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
So I've talked about my old Monster Buster artpack with some peers and if I'd ever do a Volume 2. and I've thought on it. maybe not as one I'd sell but as just a series of illustrations I'd share for free.
I imagined wanting to do them ahead of time for spooky month but that's a bit late now.
I imagined wanting to do them ahead of time for spooky month but that's a bit late now.
So it's Lugia day, I've got nothing new so here are some older Lugia pieces I did during a strong Lugia mood.
September 25, 2025 at 5:59 AM
So it's Lugia day, I've got nothing new so here are some older Lugia pieces I did during a strong Lugia mood.
Haven't been posting much art lately, I've been drawing still but so far most of what I've done have just been quick illustrations for the card game I've been revisiting. making great progress on it though.
September 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Haven't been posting much art lately, I've been drawing still but so far most of what I've done have just been quick illustrations for the card game I've been revisiting. making great progress on it though.
would love to see you try that scene from storks holiday where the stork got blown up like a big, bottom heavy balloon.
September 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
would love to see you try that scene from storks holiday where the stork got blown up like a big, bottom heavy balloon.
...I've seen another comment mention how people just want every mega to be Charizard X, but that design convention wears thin once you overdo it. as it is they kinda already did with the first few megas that also did this. and besides, people already have mega charizard X.
August 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
...I've seen another comment mention how people just want every mega to be Charizard X, but that design convention wears thin once you overdo it. as it is they kinda already did with the first few megas that also did this. and besides, people already have mega charizard X.