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Christmas 2009 - Nativity Scene
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On some given day that we for some reason observe on December 25th, Needles was born. I kid, kids. I thought this would be cute to do, there's no sacreligious intent, believe you me. Although, you gotta be real, I'm pretty sure that's what Joseph was thinking. It's supposed to look like some kind of mural (or stone wall painting, even though it's probably got more colors than actually used in biblical times), and it uses familiar characters playing at least semi-fitting roles.
New Year 2010
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Time to enter a new decade with a reimagining of the first New Year's pic Aqua Bunny had. Kinda like starting over again. The Nido representations you read for New Year 2007 apply here.
Valentine's Day 2010 - Kissy
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You know how some artists' middle stage Nidos are drawn more rhino like? It's like I go the extreme opposite, mine get more and more rabbit like. Picture is rather self explaintory. All I can say is calling Nidorina crazy about Nidorino is an understatement. Obviously influenced by vintage design, specifically UPA in most cases, but not as flat. Kind of like the Valentine's related animation I had done. I can see where it's had a great impact on illustrative and cartooning styles, but that's not a discussion for this site. The background is the Pea Soup pattern by Jen Furlotte (www.pixelsandicecream.com).
Easter 2010
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Poor Mrs. Hen, this is no dream or hangover. If you're quick, you can see where I got this idea. I was thinking of the imagery you sometimes see around this holiday, with rabbits hatching from eggs. Of course that doesn't make any sense, but neither does the concept of Pokemon eggs. And yet, it works anyway. So, seeing as I could pull off a rabbit hatching literally, and with Pokemon eggs being decorative, I instantly knew that I had to put the eggs in a henhouse and make a chicken check her sanity. I was lazy and used wood texture brushes for the wood texture.
Mother's Day 2010
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Your kids will turn out the way you raise them, and the amount of time spent with them also has a huge effect during the developmental years. I'm sure Nidorina's kids will be fun, loving, and fun loving just like their mother is, and Nidorina truely enjoys playing with her kids. They are her world, you know. But hey, daddy loves 'em too.
Father's Day 2010
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Stereotypically speaking, fathers are either the most distant from their kids (workaholics, etc) or relate the closest, being a kid at heart (and probably a little stupid). I dislike both of those. Nidorino's typically busy and seemingly distant but he really means well. He cares about his kids and wants to be close to them. But he's not ignorant to what his kids like (even if they are all under 7), so he plays with them accordingly. Afterall, he was a free spirit once. What a loving dad, that Nidorino.
Christmas 2010 - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
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And how! This is a rather charming bit of non traditional art, and yes, this is made with real paper cutouts. The use of only paper and the imperfections throughout turn what could've been another holiday drawing into something cute and different. I could be wrong, but I think I had this idea in my head since 2008 or 2009. I don't quite know what changed my mind either time, although it might have been because it was going to be a story instead of a picture, or because the idea of Nidorina making out with ol' "Saint Nick" seemed a bit much. Oh Nidorina, not in front of the kids! Another thing is that I feel like this scene is ripe for commentary you could add in for any of the children ('cept Diana). Totodile: I didn't know Santa could do the Tango~ Come on, this stuff writes itself.
New Year 2011 - Shooting Star
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I didn't have any idea of what to do this year. I just wanted to play Epic Mickey. :(
2011 - Year of the Rabbit
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Influenced by sumi-e. Okay, so I didn't use any ink, and there's some color, but I did use watercolors (the kind in the tube, not the cakes). Took a few tries, but I ended up with this version which I like the most. To me, it took far less time than anything digital would have. The brush strokes just wouldn't've been the same if I tried this in Photoshop. Anyway, happy Year of the Nidoran. Uh, Rabbit. Same difference.
Valentine's Day 2011 - Practical Cards Set 1
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Valentine's cards that are actually meant to be useful. This set includes characters Sentret, Charlotte, Nidorino (AU) and Wobbuffet. The pic's pretty big, just in case for some reason someone actually wants to print these out on cardstock. I am not responsible for any possible outcomes.
Valentine's Day 2011 - Practical Cards Set 2
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Valentine's cards that are actually meant to be useful. This set includes characters Reilina (who makes a lot of cameos for a defunct character), Gengar, Clara and Nidoqueen. The pic's pretty big, just in case for some reason someone actually wants to print these out on cardstock. I am not responsible for any possible outcomes.
Valentine's Day 2011 - Practical Cards Set 3
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Valentine's cards that are actually meant to be useful. This set includes characters Lady Mew, Psyduck, Nidorino and Nidorina. The pic's pretty big, just in case for some reason someone actually wants to print these out on cardstock. I am not responsible for any possible outcomes.
Easter 2011 - Springtime
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Something I rushed out the door, not 100% Easter related so much as just general springtime. Only pencils and colored pencils used (except the font that says Springtime). Yeah, I guess there's a homey coziness to this picture, but it's so boring (coming from me, anyway). Seriously, anyone could've drew this, in fact you can probably find the exact same cliche somewhere else.
Mother's Day 2011
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For best effect, imagine Dot has the shy, stilted and slurred-stumbly tone of a three year old. That's how her line is supposed to read, but I never quite know if that translates on paper. I wish I had VAs for these characters, especially the babies. Man would that be adorable. Happy Mother's Day to all mothers, wifes, children, grandchildren and everyone else who's been touched by a maternal influence. :)
Father's Day 2011
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It's time to upgrade, dad. But if you're over 200 years old, can you really be blamed for just wanting something you're handy with that's stood the test of time? Talk about a generation gap! This Father's Day piece was made in relation to the dads out there who received gifts that were either impractical or they just have no use for, but are well aware of the good intentions of their sons and daughters (especially if you've got a teenager willing to spend big bucks on an expensive gadget!). Here's hoping you dads out there aren't stuck with "World's Greatest Dad" ties! But remember, this day is about appreciating the father figure in your life, and showing him you care, so here's to all the respectable fathers the world over. PS: I think I've kissed up to Jeff Smith enough in this piece. :)
It's The Great Pumpkin...
Holiday Treats Are Extra Sweet
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This picture isn't really geared to any particular holiday, but it is rooted in seasonal specialties. Inspired by some chocolates I had from Godiva. These were no ordinary flavors, however (which at Godiva are anything but from the get go), but special autumn flavors. They might've been Halloween themed but with flavors like pumpkin pie and its association with Thanksgiving, it's hard to tell. Anyway, the orange one is Pumpkin Cheesecake (and arguably the best one I had), the one with nuts is Carrot Cake (pales in comparison to the real deal, though), and the yellow drizzled one is Caramel Apple. I may not be much for Halloween, but I love how the Autumn holidays get the food industry pumped into making specialty flavors the likes you'll never see again until Christmas (if then), and then you have to wait until next year. And that's why the picture is titled thusly. Originally, this picture was going to have Nidorina, being one to enjoy carrot cakes and decadent delicacies. But I decided it'd work better as a holiday-ish piece, and I really wanted to do something cute with Needles for the longest time.
Christmas 2011 - Grab Bag
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So that's why your present went missing. You remember that kid that always wanted to know what everyone else got? And if s/he could have, would've taken it from you? It's kinda like that. Anyway, a bit of a rush job, here, in that I really did not have the time to work on this and another thing (and would've preferrably stuck with the other thing). The concept I had in mind for a couple of weeks, though, so at least there's that. It explains why I didn't bother with digital colors, though.
New Year 2012
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I actually had this idea last year, but it wasn't as fleshed out, which is why I went with the shooting star theme instead. I kind of like these one panel comics. It's all I got the time for.
Nido Cuddle
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Quick drawing for Valentine's day! Practicing drawing facial expressions.
Valentine's Day 2012 - Conversation Hearts
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A sort of spiritual successor of last year's Valentine's Cards. However, the trick this time was to not make up phrases based on a few characters, but to find and use legitimate phrases you can find on REAL CANDY, and make sure a character fits it, so it's slightly less gimmicky. And again, all these phrases can be found on real conversational hearts, even if the phrase is now discontinued or they didn't come from the Brach's/NECCO brand (some of them are from Bittersweets Conversational Hearts, for example). I decided to dust off the old cast from Chibi's Corner (here's a pictoral refresher). There're characters I didn't include, sure, but that's irrelevant. I did, however, make sure to leave names this time.
Easter 2012...I think
Mother's Day 2012
Father's Day 2012
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Can you guess what the primary color for this piece is? :P This doubles as regular fan art, really.
Halloween 2012
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You can tell when the site owner isn't even trying anymore when s/he uses extras from a different series instead of the series proper that the site is based on. First official Halloween art from me. I figured "why the heck not?" I used some Castle Lololo enemies from Kirby's Dream Land specifically because (1) they're easy to draw, (2) they're not really scary, and (3) because technically this series takes place on Pop Star anyway. Clockwise from Charlotte: Flapper, Broom Hatter, a fairly large Mr. P. Umpkin, and Skuller. I had another idea of Charlotte stirring Kine in a cauldron while DRJOE's Misdreavus floats overhead like a familiar, but it wasn't dynamic enough for my tastes.
Christmas 2012 - New Year's 2013
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Consolidation at its best. This is for everyone who feels like they just got settled into the Christmas spirit.
Valentine's Day 2013
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Talk about taking the minimal approach, but a Valentine's greeting that's fitting for our resident gamer nerd. I decided to go with MOTHER because I can't be bothered with Pokemon's old school sprite style. Also, no one who's older than high school aged is allowed to make any moves on Lisa, sickos.
Mother's Day 2013
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It's kind of like the card I bought my mom this year, at least kind of stylistically. Used markers, inking pens, and Photoshop to put it all together.
Father's Day 2013
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I drafted Needles' body specifically in the form of a baby rabbit (body type compact), or a cartoon one anyway. Also, what makes the Poke Island Pokemon fun to draw is that, regardless of their civilized behavior, they still have the mannerisms of animals (or animal based monsters, rather). It's much different than the AU Pokemon, who are straddling the fence of being human (or Lisa's world, where about 99.9% of the "monster" in them is removed).
Happy Summer
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Meant for the first day of summer, but oh well. Best wishes of a safe and fun summer from Aqua Bunny and some blue girls.
Halloween 2013
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Holiday comics are a thing now, apparently. Also, if you're too old to trick of treat, don't do it.
Christmas 2013
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Holiday comics are definitely a thing. In fact, now you have four of them. This was the alternative to a much more elaborate picture I wanted to do (couldn't due to the Tumblr Decemeber Pokemon a Day thing), but this still took quite a long time. This method is exactly like how I'd want Chibi's Corner to look, which is probably why I like Jirachi's the most by association.
New Year 2014
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The grand return of ultra glowy New Years art, sans the Sonic Colors influence for 2011's. Opposite of each current rendition of our girls is the originals in all their debut glory. The name of the work they first appeared in, what they looked like, and the year are all present. Think I've been doing this long enough yet? What's weird is that Wii and Crane Crazy make me feel like "wow, I've been at this for a long time" moreso than 1999's Poke Tales and 2001's Alternate Universe do. Those are more like an establishment akin to Looney Tunes at this point.
Valentine's Day 2014
Swanna Float (Valentines 2014)
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This years' Valentines holiday artwork just for you! I can only manage one picture however yet I put all my heart into it. ;) -- SteCisTTWG P.S. A bit cliche to say this but we're having the storm of the century here in the UK. I managed to send this in the morning but not the night before since the file sending got affected by the weather.
Easter 2014 - Toxic Spikes
Mother's Day 2014
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How did Diana go unnoticed in Nidorina's purse for that long? You'd think Nidorina would've found it got noticably heavier, or maybe she just thought "gee that's a lot of receipts/chocolate bars no one's supposed to know I have" and just kept going. Or she was so frazzled by 364 days of screaming babies that she just beelined to the spa without any awareness.
Father's Day 2014
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You know, combined with the beginning of Creative Worlds, I bet within the total time these sites have been up, some people have likely started having children of their own. Isn't that a wild thought?
Christmas 2014
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I don't know if this is true for all babies, but once my niece has her sights on something, she goes right after it and doesn't stop no matter how many times you move her away or even move/hide the object. That's essentially Diana right here. I can just imagine the moment right before now... "Oh honey, the baby's in the tree" "The baby's in the-?--WHOA!" Meanwhile, Nina's been sleeping underneath it and not a thing was said. Probably because she's finally quiet.
New Year 2015
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Now this is one I wanted to do. Instead of being loud and flashy, I just wanted to show the simple, at home experience with a very subdued, not-very-celebratory transition into the new year. Just a quiet evening with the TV down real low, and a few kids who get to rub in their elders' faces that they were able to stay up to midnight and that those "old guys" didn't. Of course, it's those same "old guys" that take care of them all the time, why do you think they're so tired? I also enjoy how the daughters always look like they never know what the heck is going on in the world around them.
Valentine's Day 2015 - Sweets For a Sweetheart
Valentine's Day 2015 - Ricky used Valentine's Day Present!!
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Ricky felt he should show some appreciation for his short buddy; I'd have to guess she appreciated the flowers and a gift, but didn't expect his gesture afterwards. :P
Easter 2015 - Dressed for the Occasion
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I remember the days when our mom would have us dress up for Easter. Not my favorite part of the day, or the church service that felt like it dragged for ages, but I'll tell ya I loved the colored hard boiled eggs and candy! I'm still not exactly keen on dress shirts. Or ironing them. And ties, the working man's noose? No thanks. But enough about my editorial on dress clothes (and yes, even if I dislike them I'll still wear them where appropriate, I'm not a slob). I thought this would be a cute idea, but I got lazy and tired of working on it. This is why group pictures need to be done days in advance, or with no deadline, because I have to take breaks from them. With that in mind, I like 2014's better, but it's nice to see the full extension of Nidorino's family, even if Chicolita and Eevee are only an adopted niece and nephew respectively. Time to go to Fern Garden to show it all off! Also, I like how Needles looks like he's going to mix me a drink, or deal some cards or something.
Day Before Mother's Day 2015
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I was going to just leave this on Tumblr, but I felt like 7 month old Nini Schneider was too scandalous to be lost so many pages deep. That baby picture is worth a million, so I'm putting it here so she never forgets.
Mother's Day 2015
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Much like the cat being out of the bag for Didi, Dori Schneider has essentially been revealed already thanks to Dumb Big Sister, Stupid Little Sister (#dbssls on Tumblr :P), so that gives me cause to finally use a different character for Mother's Day. So far, Nidorina, Nidoran (from Poke Tales), Nidoqueen Nakamura, and even Charlotte have had Mother's Day art, so let's welcome Dori, hopefully the last of these because I can't keep making characters. In fairness, Nidorina's family clearly exists, so she's only new in the sense that the audience hasn't seen her before. Thanks for allowing Nini find her own path in life and letting her be herself, even if if that means she's doofy. That just means she's more entertaining at get togethers now that she's an adult!
Father's Day 2015
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Unlike moms, I don't know if any dads visit Aqua Bunny. Probably too cute of a site, not enough Nidoking. Or the concept is too strange (meaning the point went over a lot of heads). But regardless of whether any dad's'll get the feels, the rest of us can enjoy these comics FOR our dads, and maybe even empathize with him. Or with someone else's. Or your friend or relative who might be a new dad. Or relatively new. All I know is, at Aqua Bunny, we care about everyone! Now all that's left is for Nidorino to interact with Nina and he'll have a comic for all three biological kids. I guess Totodile still needs to have his moment, though.
Vampire Apple
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The apple that sucks the blood out of you! I thought of this right on Halloween eve so this is a very late idea, but you can thank checking out these huge gourmet dipped apples at a European grocery store. I looked at it and thought "a kid could lose a tooth on that", and here we are. There were quite a few flavors, perhaps I should buy one if they'll still be around. Additionally, in the spirit of Halloween, check out the full size dimensions of this pic.
Christmas 2015
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This is not in lieu of something bigger for the season, nor is it a supplement. It just is. Have a safe and fun holiday from Aqua Bunny and some adorable blue things, the purple one included.
Pokemon Square Christmas
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Residents of Pokemon Square have been more than familiar with the human customs, the one that caught their interest the most being the event they seem to call "Christmas". Not just the story behind it, but how it's celebrated as well, sharing gifts, bringing people together...so eventually, they decided they should celebrate it as well! However, instead of celebrating birth of a messiah from legends and cutting down a random tree in the wild so that various decorations can be placed on it, residents of Pokemon Square would all gather around a randomly selected tree in the forest, decorate it and spend the night exchanging presents, dancing, singing, just spreading the holiday cheer to their fellow Pokemon, family and friends alike. For this one night there were no ill feelings or rivalries; everyone was unified in the spirit of the holiday. As this was the first Christmas he would spend with Carmela, Ricky went to great lengths to make sure he picked a right present for her, despite her constantly insisting the greatest gift she could ever receive is his friendship.
Mothers Day 2016: A Growing Family
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As opposed to the usual Halmarky Mother’s Day fan art, I decided to go with an abridged story of how Nidorino and Nidorina’s family grew from the beginning of Poke Tales to the end of Poke Legends. It’s sort of spoilery, but at this time, it no longer matters. It also glosses over a lot of information, such as where Eevee came from and why he went into hiding, or why Nidorina instantly bonded with Totodile, but it does the job. If nothing else, the story of Nina, the final child, is accurate.
Father's Day 2016: Flower Connoisseurs
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I nearly opted out of Father's Day art, but I had the idea, and figured the day still needed some representation on the site. I'm sure Nidoran Female wouldn't too happy about these two munching flowers, but there's something special about a little daddy-daughter time, and I think it's safe to let them have this, don't you?
Shark Week/Happy Summer 2016
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It's time to let out your inner dork and indulge in the frivilousness that is Shark Week! Didi can't resist events of this nature, being possibly the queen of all dorks. Additionally, this picture doubles as a summertime pic, so have a great summer from the Schneider sisters!
Christmas 2016
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A remake of the first Christmas picture the site has ever had. It's been a fun journey, this 10 years! Happy Holidays from past, present and future!
Nido Christmas Kisses
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Dangit, Bun-Bun, The rule of Christmas season is; if there ain't no mistletoe to kiss under, you simply do not kiss!
New Year 2017 - New Year's Resolutions
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Will any of them follow through? I'm sure Pikachu, Lisa and Sentret will, and Tuff is just looney enough to go through with hers, too.
Valentine's Day 2017
Mothers Day 2017
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This Mother's Day I decided to do a picture based on a different set of characters for a change. So different, they don't even belong to me. The Martz family decided to get together and take a nice photo with their mother, for their mother, so that she will always have a nice memory to look back on. The Martz family are characters of Torielzard. This picture mixes some aspects of the first and second designs, as I wanted to go with what I thought stood out a little more in the end.
Fathers Day 2017
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Grillin' with daddio. A "Dumb Big Sister, Stupid Little Sister" inspired piece art for a change.
Halloween 2017
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If there's one thing Sentret can't stand on Halloween, it's girls. Oh... wait, no that's all year round. Knowing this, Charlotte, Vulpix and Chikorita are going to haunt him all night until it drives him crazy. I wanted to animate some of the light sources shining, but only in concept as I had no idea how this picture would turn out. I know what style would work better for such a thing, so maybe next time.
Sibling Christmas
Christmas 2017 - New Year's 2018
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Man, it's like everyone in the Poke Forest has a really poor grasp of time. Be sure to take time to appreciate the present time, and not get so wrapped up in your work!
Easter Fools
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Once I knew that these two holidays would fall on the same day, I knew exactly what I wanted to do, with who, and during what timeline (The Dumb Big Sister timeline). I knew there'd be a bit of sacrilege, but coming from Nini, I think we can all forgive it. After all, she's only being herself. The only thing I didn't have hard set yet was the setting, but this seems to be great for maximum embarassment.
Carmela Easter Bunny
Mothers Day 2018: The Mom Laugh
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You know the one. That really dorky laugh. Sometimes it's shrill, sometimes it's boisterous, but it's all mom. You either find it endearing or you want to be far, far away. Happy Mother's Day.
Fathers Day 2018/ Summer 2018
Halloween 2018: Finally! All of You Are Dead!
Christmas 2018
Christmas 2018 Alternate
Christmas Sweater Didi
Psilent Night
New Year 2019
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I don't think I've ever done a picture just based on the snacks. Anyway, the last illustration of 2018, hope you all had a good holiday... again!
New Year 2019 Alternate
Valentine's Day 2019
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Taking a different approach, this time the message is about self love, which is actually pretty important, especially these days. It's very easy to tear yourself down, but you have to give yourself permission to love yourself, and love yourself openly and without inhibition.
Spring 2019
Mother's Day 2019
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Does that include doting older sisters, too? Have a wonderful rest of the day!
Event
Aqua Bunny: 3rd Year Anniversary
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On December 13, 2009, Aqua Bunny lasted three full years. And it was meticulous. The greater portion of the year was spend on rebuilding the site and re-establishing it. And yet, even statistically it's still better than 2008 was. Then again, so was 2007. Slow year? Anyway, some new things that you see today were established with the new site, such as articles and character bios. All in all, it's pretty much a fresh start. Follows consistant design from the first two anniversary pictures.
Aqua Bunny: 4th Year Anniversary
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On December 13, 2010, Aqua Bunny lasted a whole four years. And it... eh. The year went by so fast, I can't actually recall any one individual thing. But, I know I'm really cramming it in, here, whatever I can do. This year seemed mostly like piddlin' stuff, considering all the bigger ideas I'm still working on (aside from WarioWare DIY, had that planned out since it was first revealed to the Japanese public). Hopefully, next year some of the fan art (or whatever bare minimum outside content) slack'll be picked up so I can just zero in on the really big deals.
Aqua Bunny: 5th Year Anniversary
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On December 13, 2011, Aqua Bunny lasted a whole five years. And holy smokes it was even faster than the last. Maybe I'm getting older, time seems to speed up when you're old. And I've been busy as all get out, which is beneficial only for me, but not really for the site. No, I'm not moving on, this isn't that speech (though I might be iRL, God I hope so). Anyway, this time I decided to go a more symbolic route with the picture, to reflect the past year. What it means is that despite all the bright lights just ahead as far as new releases go on some media, I've been otherwise keeping everyone in the dark. If you weren't a part of the newsletter, you don't know jack, and if you were/are, up until a point I've kept people informed until I went into blackout-workathon mode. If I recall the whole fiasco with Mega Man Legends 3 (remember when I made that update? Check out the Multimedia section if you weren't around), Capcom hasn't really won back its fans by keeping people in the dark. And as I said back then, the last thing I'd want to be is to become a lot like Capcom has been towards Mega Man fans. So for that, I do apologize if the year has been really slow (though I warned this would happen last year), and for being so mysterious, but I don't want to make the mistake of announcing something WAY too soon (Poke Island Special Edition, for starters). And to those following the newsletter, you know how long this new thing's been in development. Almost to the point where for profit developers would be better off dropping the project. So here's the deal. I'm 100% free of any other responsibilities after Decemeber the 18th. That may not last too long, so what I want to do is to make sure I get one thing showcased by or before Christmas. I've been riding along using two different calendars this year, the Chinese calender and the Gregorian calendar. While I technically have some time left using the Chinese calendar, I'd rather say I at least had something to show for the international year of 2011. So have the stakes been raised? You betcha. But barring any unfortunate mishaps (and believe me, they happened, and yes, it was site related. I don't tell you these things though because I don't believe in scaring people if the problem can be solved, and solved it was), I'm ready for it.
Aqua Bunny: 6th Year Anniversary
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On December 13, 2012, Aqua Bunny lasted a whole six years. And... my God, when was the last time I drew basic Nidos? Did I even do any regular Nido pics this year? That might be a problem. I dunno, I'm not going to spend any time talking about it here, so have a link about how you feel Aqua Bunny should be going into the future! Click me. I'll take you places. What style is this, anyway? It's unique to these anniversary pics, that's a given. Chibi-Chibi really means a chibi of a chibi, so maybe this is just 'Chibi'. But then again, these aren't actually super deformed, and Chibi-Chibis are more of a derivative of Riri et. al.'s design. Maybe this should be called softened style.
Aqua Bunny: 7th Year Anniversary
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On December 13, 2013, Aqua Bunny lasted a whole seven years. And I'm feeling content. That's the minimum that anyone could ask for, really. Based on last years feedback and my need to take some action, there's at least been more basic Nido fanart with some effort attached to it. Lisa saw more action as a character, too. Possibly more than she's ever had since the Wii gif. Pokemon X and Y also released this year, which has resparked a slight interest in the series again. I wouldn't've stopped illustrating my favorite Pokemon either way, and I still prefer characters to blank-slate wild Pokemon, but now I have some new favorites, and new content will be coming next year because of this game, such as new articles for starters. Nidos may not have received Mega Evolutions, but whatever we did get, we should be grateful for!
Aqua Bunny: 8th Year Anniversary
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Oh, Flopsy! Why you so bad? If you're looking for a reflection this year, sorry to disappoint. I got nothin'. I feel like I did well enough all things considered. Never did get around to those Pokemon-amie articles, though. Probably best left for someone else to write about? Or maybe I'll get around to it when I whittle down all the (*cough* more fun *cough*) character based projects I've gotten myself into. Anyway, all I hope for next year is to have some of those projects finished and done with. If I can knock off two, that's a success, but 12 months goes by very quickly.
Aqua Bunny: 9th Year Anniversary
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On December 13, 2015, Aqua Bunny lasted a whole nine years. And you know, that's technically an achievement but I need a little more than that. Or should I say I would have liked more. Now, I've got a Christmas season animation in the pipeline as of this writing which should give this year something a bit more solid, and Dumb Big Sister, Stupid Little Sister was an experiment that I really enjoyed, but a few things I wanted to get finished, didn't, and I'm not sure where that time went (well, some of it was admittingly DBSSLS). I worked on several, actually, animated skits and shorts but none of them are in a finished state (actually, some are but they're part of a larger production so I can't say anything about them :X). I know perfectionism is a problem for why those aren't getting out faster, but there's also a lot of time sacrifices and I can't just give up all my time to AB. Anyway, here's what I want to do next year. Forget worrying about what's new, let me just get everything I started finished. And I mean all of the backlogged stuff with exceptions to Caremla's comic (that's dead, guys, for those of you who are still holding on), and Rhythmic Pop'n (which isn't dead, but I do have to set aside currently, at least until I get everything else done). I'm going to divide 2016 into quarters just to see how I do, and to know when to start things and have them wrapped up. To start, I want to have She's One of a Kind, Kine's current story finished by the end of the first three months, and hopefully beyond just that story too would be really nice. The Tumblr page is better these days, but I'm really out of stuff. I've been stretching this year because I said to myself "the new gallery doesn't get touched until 2016 at earliest", so perhaps in February or so, there'll be more fan art (mostly mine, yes) like the way it was. I don't know what else to do. I still want to do a catch all character Tumblr too, but I'll treat that more as a personal reward for getting stuff done here, first, so I dunno, someone start pestering me about getting stuff finished. Not in the "I'm actually impatient and have no idea what kind of time goes into this stuff" sort of way but in a "how much headway did you make? Are you accomplishing any goals" sort of fashion. Beyond that, there's two things that are new that I'd like to do for AB this year, as I think this starts year ten! I can't talk about them because it really depends more on outside factors beyond myself, so it's more of an "if" rather than a "when". That's all I'll say there, but I think both could be pretty cool, one of them possibly fun. I'll see about getting the wheels turning behind the scenes on that, and since it (again) doesn't require much input from me, I can keep working on finishing stuff up. So that's it for this write up. I gotta nail this now for year ten. Time to psych myself up!
Aqua Bunny: 10th Year Anniversary
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I built up a lot of stuff this year... only for a lot of things to kinda go wrong. I say kinda because everything is only delayed as opposed to outright cancelled, but nevertheless, it was far more setbacks than I would have liked for a tenth year of a site. However, I did do a few things, like release that Christmas animation I mentioned a year ago (in the spring :P) and Pastel Poison, which is pretty cool. I'm also getting some help with some projects now, which is very very helpful and I'm definitely grateful for. So sure, year 10 didn't turn out the way I wanted, but I think 11 will more than make up for it. If year 10 was meant to get everything in place, then the stage is now set for action.
10 Years of Aqua Bunny
Ten Plus One
11th Anniversary
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Aqua Bunny: 11th Year Anniversary
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This year accomplished more than the last as far as I can tell, which is all I really wanted for the 10th year, and now, this December 13th, I can finally unveil my big event where for this birthday, I give gifts back to you (provided you do a little work for it first, of course). It's been many years since I've had a contest, and the only other one offered chibi plushies if I recall correctly. This time, though, I go all out by offering a variety of very cool and well made products, officially and from fans! Time to join the celebration!
Aqua Bunny: 12th Year Anniversary
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A relatively quiet year full of things that apparently take a very long time to create and produce. I figured a sleepier year would best be represented by some sleeping Nidoran. The new website was supposed to come along this year, but there's been a lot of technical issues, and with it I've held myself back from posting a lot of content, too. It's still on the way, and hopefully it doesn't take another 365 days!
Aqua Bunny: 13th Year Anniversary
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lol well that didn't happen, now did it? 365 days later, and I'm still working on getting the new website ready. It feels like moving from one big house to another, but by yourself. There's so much stuff that you didn't realize you had that you have to pack up, and it takes forever because you don't have any friends or family to lend a hand or the funds to get some movers to assist you. On the other hand, oh, and the analogy is over, btw, it brings to the forefront just how much content this site has if it takes THIS long to move it all over. I'm not happy about having to leave the site dormant for months but being able to reflect on things as I'm reposting pictures in the new site's pages, with TAGS (hallelujah), gives me sort of a warm feeling. Well, I'll just keep doing what I can, huh?
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