Feeling the effects of the cold weather and a creative freeze on some of my other projects, I decided to "Warm Up" with some personal #pixelart! Magic burns within the hearts of those who set their minds on their dreams! Stay warm, fri... 2018-11-13 04:07:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends! At last we can reveal the latest pixel pin that has been added to the Cabana Club pinboard! Say hello to CRABBOT!
Crabbot is the Discord server bot over at the Cabana Club, built by the talented 2018-11-12 19:46:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Some days are more blue than others, but at least blue is a pretty color! This piece is inspired by my new fluffy blanket and some really awesome music that makes me feel hugged.
-Crabby on Twitter 2018-11-04 01:01:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Please give a huge round of applause to DarkoHexar for the amazing work he has done this month* for "Pintober"! Not only did he come up with so many unique and beautiful pin designs, he didn't skip a single day and 2018-10-31 22:49:06 +0000 UTC View Post
We're now in the final stretch of DarkoHexar's month-long* "Pintober" challenge! Week 4 was Halloween themed, and super adorable!!
Here is a close-up of the rare pin!
What a gre...
2018-10-30 03:08:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a witch and her familiar getting the hang of broom travel.
- Crabby on Twitter
Sam and Crabby thought it would be fun to go as each other for the Pixel Dailies Halloween costume party, but their costumes took so long to make, they arrived a whole day late! At least they remembered to bring their own BOOs!
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To follow up his first 2 weeks of pin designs* Brandon (aka DarkoHexar) has come up with another 7 adorable and scrumptious pin designs - this time the theme is sweets! These are making me hungry. I love how happy Crabby looks surrounded by sugar, it's qui...
2018-10-22 18:34:26 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been a long time since the first commission I did for Miss Creant, but today I finally had time to get to the next of her dogs, the sassy Lana! And here is the speedpixel process:
Thanks, Miss Creant! I really appreciate your friendship, suppo...
2018-10-21 21:50:54 +0000 UTC View PostI treated myself to some shopping today. I'm thinking it would be fun to do tiny drawings now and then with these new supplies. What type of illustrations would you like to see? :)
2018-10-20 19:57:23 +0000 UTC View Post
To follow up his first week of pin designs* Brandon (aka DarkoHexar)has come up with 7 beautiful autumn pins! I really love how these turned out, especially the Crabby ones because I am biased and because they are sooo adorable! And hey, that scarecrow looks fam...
2018-10-15 01:08:58 +0000 UTC View Post
It really made this week special to learn that the talented DarkoHexar (aka Brandon) is doing a daily pin for the month of October, a Pintober, if you will. As you can see, he has done a marvelous job of it so far! He has decided to do a beach theme for the first week, and even ...
2018-10-08 01:25:23 +0000 UTC View Post
The winner of this month's poll is Crabby Corn! Since it was such a close vote, and because it's a special occasion, I've decided to use Crabboo, the other design that received votes, as my seasonally spooky profile pic! WooOOOooooo...
For all Patrons, I...
2018-10-07 00:34:43 +0000 UTC View Post
I am so happy to see we already have a new Club member and a new Pixel Pin design from the talented Brandon (aka DarkoHexar)!! It is soo awesome, I love the dithering and sparkles, the choice of colors, and the simplistic parasol design that is perfect for an enamel pin. Really ...
2018-10-01 19:29:02 +0000 UTC View PostHello my friends!
I have never been more relieved for the month of October to arrive. Last month was a doozie! Totally worth it in the end, though!
As you know, the Cabana Club had a major overhaul to include the new Pin Club features and a color palette! the response has been wonderful and I am excited for the direction of this Patre...
2018-10-01 18:56:42 +0000 UTC View Post
The Magic Mug of Candor grants its wearer the ability to express himself in many ways, which can sometimes be a little embarrassing when you accidentally turn into a #princess! Great theme, 2018-09-25 01:37:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey friends, Sam here! I'm happy to make available publicly my SPF-80 Palette! It shares some colors with Cabana-64, but offers a little more flexibility when it comes to contrast.
I hope you like it!
2018-09-23 04:26:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my beautiful friends!
It's been another crazy month and there is a lot to share with you! As you may recall from my previous update, I had to remove the Monthly Art Raffle rewards from the Cabana Club to comply with Patreon's Terms of Use. You all have been so kind as I work through this issue and I appreciate the encouragement and the idea...
2018-09-23 01:52:09 +0000 UTC View PostHello my friends,
I hope you are having a good week so far. Today I found out some unfortunate news that my monthly art raffle conflicted with Patreon's Terms of Use and I will not be allowed to continue offering the chance to win items. They explain it in these words:
"The main reason for this is to better protect the patron community from...
2018-09-11 16:08:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
Remember that WIP I showed a while back for a secret project? Well now I finally get to reveal the finished piece! What's it for? If you haven't seen it already, let me introduce you to Squared Up!
For this patron commission, I was very excited to do a portrait of Miss Creant's adorable "Beefy Baby/Beefsquatch" Grace. Above is the speedpixel process!
And here's the finished product.
2018-08-21 17:17:45 +0000 UTC
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Hello friends!
It's been a very busy, challenging, and fulfilling year and as such I haven't had a whole lot of time to kick back and enjoy ordinary life. So I decided to give myself a birthday gift this year: a whole week off from burning both ends of the candle. While I couldn't avoid working 2 days at my day job (I did get 1 extra day off!) an...
2018-08-19 21:10:23 +0000 UTC View PostHey friends!
I'll be keeping the Overview/About Page updated with the various rewards each tier is entitled to. You can find the links there or on the tier perk descriptions!
2018-08-09 03:56:57 +0000 UTC View PostHey friends,
I'm back with another short video to share the process timelapse for my latest piece and to get some more recording practice in, and boy do I need it! (And to drink a lot more water, I'm so sorry guys... Yxx;Y)
Shout outs to the awesome people represented in this piece by their Cabana Club personas: 2018-08-07 06:22:52 +0000 UTC View Post
I am very late to post this, but here is the latest Santria portrait I did for Schotti last month. It is always fun learning about the characters in this very special game. Thanks for all the support, Schotti! We are all rooting for you and Santria!
2018-08-07 05:54:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey friends,
I hope your week is going well! I just noticed it is Wednesday and I have a WIP to share with you, so maybe this should be a regular theme? No idea!
I'm hoping to finish this soon and to make prints of it. As you can see I have a lot still to do. I'll be sure to share the process with you when it's done!
What are you work...
2018-08-01 23:38:12 +0000 UTC View Post
This month's character portrait for Santria, the charming indie RPG being developed by Schotti, is Emily! She is an artist, so I especially enjoyed working on h...
2018-06-24 19:44:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is another character from Schotti's RPG in development, Santria! I always love working on these character portraits. They take me away from the chaos of my daily life for a moment. If you haven't already please give 2018-05-17 14:41:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends! Thank you for all your kind support as I take some time to work out things in my personal life. It may take me a little longer to get around to in-game content rewards, but please send in your requests if you'd like to cash in your Co...
2018-05-03 04:40:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey friends,
I hope you are doing well!
I just wanted to give you a quick update on things going on in my life right now so you know what to expect in regards to my Patreon content.
My day job has been very demanding as of late, and I’ve been wanting to change my situation for some time now. In working towards my goal of doing more ...
2018-04-23 15:27:52 +0000 UTC View Post