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it took a mental breakdown to finish this but i did it . it wasnt even that i was struggling with this particular art, it was before i even started on this

i was rlly overwhelmed with ideas. ive been playing TTCC again and while its fun, i enjoy it sm that it overwhelms me and i think i get overstimulated which is kinda what happened yesterday before i made this. i'd been doodling a lot and i was tired of it, i wanted to make a REAL thing. a real finished polished thing with a dynamic pose, something new, something experimental and challenging. but i was so overwhelmed i didnt know what to do or what character to draw or what it should even. BE. i get stuck in a rut with colors too. idk how to pick a color scheme before i start on a piece, though ive been trying and practicing.

that being said, i finally sat down and focused on just this art and tried to put everything else out of my mind. i watched some tutorials and videos abt inspiration and i was able to just sit down and finish this throughout the day. and im happy with the result! i rlly like drawing different perspectives although its difficult. i like the challenge

by the way, ttcc has gotten me REALLY into art, more than ive ever been in my life. ive stopped being stubborn and started watching tutorials, i plan on getting a tablet, ive gotten better at being patient with my art, ive gotten really into shape language and dynamic poses and trying new things, etc.
I've also made more art in this phase than I EVER have for any of my other interests. I've gotten less shy with different body types and trying new things in general, and its improved my art a ton. All of this has also improved my mental health
(I'm eager to revisit my OWN characters with my new knowledge too, though idk when thatll be cuz im occupied with drawing toontown stuff)

April 4th last year was when I first played TTCC (technically i played it at launch in 2018, but i dropped it for years so i dont count it lmao) so its almost the anniversary! My real obsession started in May soon after I fought Misty, but I'd still consider April 4th to be the one year anniversary of being into TTCC. And the obsession isnt fading anytime soon. This is going to officially break my record for longest obsession, my last one being Deltarune last year. It lasted almost a year, but it was fading in the last few months.
I think it helps that I've just gotten better at understanding the media I'm consuming and enjoying many parts of it, not just certain aspects. Of course I have my favorite characters and aspects (cathal and graham lol), but I genuinely care abt the game, different characters, the story, etc etc. I feel like in the past I have ONLY focused on a couple characters and things that were more fanon than canon, and as a result I was just too disconnected from the original media. Easy trap to fall into. But now I'm more aware of it and it's helped me to appreciate the source material better, as well as keeping me fixated on it. I think thats a huge reason this phase is lasting so long.
Tbh tho, Toontown might just be eternal. It's always been a huge part of my life since I was like. 5. Although I'm now enjoying it in a new, fresh way with new material (corporate clash), it's probably going to linger around forever like some other interests I have that come and go here and there.

ANYWAY long description. I had a lot to say. I still have more to say but eh I should end it here. I'm proud of this and wanna try more stuff like this.

character from Toontown Corporate Clash. if u couldnt guess.

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it took a mental breakdown to finish this but i did it . it wasnt even that i was struggling with this particular art, it was before i even started on this

i was rlly overwhelmed with ideas. ive been playing TTCC again and while its fun, i enjoy it sm that it overwhelms me and i think i get overstimulated which is kinda what happened yesterday before i made this. i'd been doodling a lot and i was tired of it, i wanted to make a REAL thing. a real finished polished thing with a dynamic pose, something new, something experimental and challenging. but i was so overwhelmed i didnt know what to do or what character to draw or what it should even. BE. i get stuck in a rut with colors too. idk how to pick a color scheme before i start on a piece, though ive been trying and practicing.

that being said, i finally sat down and focused on just this art and tried to put everything else out of my mind. i watched some tutorials and videos abt inspiration and i was able to just sit down and finish this throughout the day. and im happy with the result! i rlly like drawing different perspectives although its difficult. i like the challenge

by the way, ttcc has gotten me REALLY into art, more than ive ever been in my life. ive stopped being stubborn and started watching tutorials, i plan on getting a tablet, ive gotten better at being patient with my art, ive gotten really into shape language and dynamic poses and trying new things, etc.
I've also made more art in this phase than I EVER have for any of my other interests. I've gotten less shy with different body types and trying new things in general, and its improved my art a ton. All of this has also improved my mental health
(I'm eager to revisit my OWN characters with my new knowledge too, though idk when thatll be cuz im occupied with drawing toontown stuff)

April 4th last year was when I first played TTCC (technically i played it at launch in 2018, but i dropped it for years so i dont count it lmao) so its almost the anniversary! My real obsession started in May soon after I fought Misty, but I'd still consider April 4th to be the one year anniversary of being into TTCC. And the obsession isnt fading anytime soon. This is going to officially break my record for longest obsession, my last one being Deltarune last year. It lasted almost a year, but it was fading in the last few months.
I think it helps that I've just gotten better at understanding the media I'm consuming and enjoying many parts of it, not just certain aspects. Of course I have my favorite characters and aspects (cathal and graham lol), but I genuinely care abt the game, different characters, the story, etc etc. I feel like in the past I have ONLY focused on a couple characters and things that were more fanon than canon, and as a result I was just too disconnected from the original media. Easy trap to fall into. But now I'm more aware of it and it's helped me to appreciate the source material better, as well as keeping me fixated on it. I think thats a huge reason this phase is lasting so long.
Tbh tho, Toontown might just be eternal. It's always been a huge part of my life since I was like. 5. Although I'm now enjoying it in a new, fresh way with new material (corporate clash), it's probably going to linger around forever like some other interests I have that come and go here and there.

ANYWAY long description. I had a lot to say. I still have more to say but eh I should end it here. I'm proud of this and wanna try more stuff like this.

character from Toontown Corporate Clash. if u couldnt guess.