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A.K.A. "I get overly ambitious and ask too much out of a handful of pens and some cardboard."

Taking another break from my characters to draw some fanart, but I decided to stray from the usual Yoshi fare in favor of something Star Fox-related. Granted, Star Fox Adventures was barely a Star Fox game at all and Krystal was barely in it despite the boxart proudly having her standing right next to Fox, but it was still a fun game if not a bit silly at times and a little rushed near the end.

So, Krystal... this is someone who's never really had much in the way of character development, but I also believe what little characterization is present shows a lot of potential. Namco toyed around with her a little in Star Fox Assault via the whole "team telepath" thing, and while I feel that it was a step in the right direction, they didn't go far enough with her or her powers. A real shame, that. As for Nintendo... they never were able to figure out what to do with her, and it seems like they keep trying to avoid confronting the blue vixen in the room, given how the past few Star Fox-related games they've released have been a portable remake of Star Fox 64 , a console reboot heavily based around Star Fox 64 , and... a SNES game that I never thought would ever officially see the light of day .

At least she got into Smash Ultimate as an assist trophy. And she's got her staff, too! Always wondered what happened to that thing? It just sort of vanished without a trace after Adventures, didn't it?

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I decided since winter was here, I was going to try and draw something with a largely cool color scheme, compared to the warm and mixed color setups that a lot of these trash drawings have exhibited. That means lots of of blues and greens and maybe a little bit of purples, too! Also, snow! Because winter! And because I like snow! Admittedly, while I always intended for the mountains to be snow-capped, the snow on the ground and the pine trees was more of a last-minute thing. Also, I wanted to see if I could pull off drawing snow-covered pine trees. I like pine trees.

Figured I'd try and do a night scene this time, since those aren't a thing I do very often. Have a lot of mixed feelings about the sky itself, however... the moon itself and the light reflecting off of it aren't too bad (probably should've used cyan for the moon instead of yellow, though), but I really messed up on those clouds. Past few times I tried clouds, they came out okay, but I really should've used less blue and more purple... and maybe more black, too. Maybe next time I'll get it right.

When I was drawing Krystal, I decided I was going to try and draw the original design from memory despite not wholly remembering how it looked. As these "Trash Drawings" are all done during my day job, I don't really have the luxury of looking up references whenever I deem it necessary, so I sort of took it as a challenge. I got... most of it right, which is honestly kind of impressive, considering I always much preferred her design in Assault. The only part that really bothers me would be her top; I knew when drawing this that it was supposed to be a light brown/tan color, which would be noticeably darker than usual due to it being a night scene, but there was one problem: I don't have a brown pen. I've collected several pens on the job to use for these drawings, but I still have yet to find one with brown ink... maybe I should just give in and buy my own? I figured I could try using the colors I do have on hand to act as a substitute - I do that whenever I need orange, after all, and brown is indeed a variation of the color orange. It... didn't work so well here. I mean, it's still presentable, but...

On a side note, this is the third time I've ever drawn this character. The first time was this hideous sketch I made waaay back in 2009, while the second was this significantly more presentable digital bust shot done five years later in 2014 . It's nice to look back and see how far you've come, isn't it?

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While I am overall pretty disappointed with how the drawing came out, I can at least say I've gotten to be fairly good at drawing pine trees. It's a small detail, but I was especially proud of myself for being able to draw the bits on snow on the ones in the foreground. But what do you all think? Feel free to let me know in the comments below!

Krystal is property of Nintendo.

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Part of my "Trash Drawing" series, which are a collection of pen-on-cardboard sketches that I did during the quieter moments of my day job. Due to the crude materials used, the sometimes rushed nature, and the fact these are drawn on literal pieces of garbage (cardboard scraps), I have taken to calling these "Trash Drawings." I might start calling them something else in the future, however, as the drawings in question have gradually grown more elaborate and colorful as the series progressed.

Description
A.K.A. "I get overly ambitious and ask too much out of a handful of pens and some cardboard."

Taking another break from my characters to draw some fanart, but I decided to stray from the usual Yoshi fare in favor of something Star Fox-related. Granted, Star Fox Adventures was barely a Star Fox game at all and Krystal was barely in it despite the boxart proudly having her standing right next to Fox, but it was still a fun game if not a bit silly at times and a little rushed near the end.

So, Krystal... this is someone who's never really had much in the way of character development, but I also believe what little characterization is present shows a lot of potential. Namco toyed around with her a little in Star Fox Assault via the whole "team telepath" thing, and while I feel that it was a step in the right direction, they didn't go far enough with her or her powers. A real shame, that. As for Nintendo... they never were able to figure out what to do with her, and it seems like they keep trying to avoid confronting the blue vixen in the room, given how the past few Star Fox-related games they've released have been a portable remake of Star Fox 64 , a console reboot heavily based around Star Fox 64 , and... a SNES game that I never thought would ever officially see the light of day .

At least she got into Smash Ultimate as an assist trophy. And she's got her staff, too! Always wondered what happened to that thing? It just sort of vanished without a trace after Adventures, didn't it?

...

I decided since winter was here, I was going to try and draw something with a largely cool color scheme, compared to the warm and mixed color setups that a lot of these trash drawings have exhibited. That means lots of of blues and greens and maybe a little bit of purples, too! Also, snow! Because winter! And because I like snow! Admittedly, while I always intended for the mountains to be snow-capped, the snow on the ground and the pine trees was more of a last-minute thing. Also, I wanted to see if I could pull off drawing snow-covered pine trees. I like pine trees.

Figured I'd try and do a night scene this time, since those aren't a thing I do very often. Have a lot of mixed feelings about the sky itself, however... the moon itself and the light reflecting off of it aren't too bad (probably should've used cyan for the moon instead of yellow, though), but I really messed up on those clouds. Past few times I tried clouds, they came out okay, but I really should've used less blue and more purple... and maybe more black, too. Maybe next time I'll get it right.

When I was drawing Krystal, I decided I was going to try and draw the original design from memory despite not wholly remembering how it looked. As these "Trash Drawings" are all done during my day job, I don't really have the luxury of looking up references whenever I deem it necessary, so I sort of took it as a challenge. I got... most of it right, which is honestly kind of impressive, considering I always much preferred her design in Assault. The only part that really bothers me would be her top; I knew when drawing this that it was supposed to be a light brown/tan color, which would be noticeably darker than usual due to it being a night scene, but there was one problem: I don't have a brown pen. I've collected several pens on the job to use for these drawings, but I still have yet to find one with brown ink... maybe I should just give in and buy my own? I figured I could try using the colors I do have on hand to act as a substitute - I do that whenever I need orange, after all, and brown is indeed a variation of the color orange. It... didn't work so well here. I mean, it's still presentable, but...

On a side note, this is the third time I've ever drawn this character. The first time was this hideous sketch I made waaay back in 2009, while the second was this significantly more presentable digital bust shot done five years later in 2014 . It's nice to look back and see how far you've come, isn't it?

...

While I am overall pretty disappointed with how the drawing came out, I can at least say I've gotten to be fairly good at drawing pine trees. It's a small detail, but I was especially proud of myself for being able to draw the bits on snow on the ones in the foreground. But what do you all think? Feel free to let me know in the comments below!

Krystal is property of Nintendo.

...

Part of my "Trash Drawing" series, which are a collection of pen-on-cardboard sketches that I did during the quieter moments of my day job. Due to the crude materials used, the sometimes rushed nature, and the fact these are drawn on literal pieces of garbage (cardboard scraps), I have taken to calling these "Trash Drawings." I might start calling them something else in the future, however, as the drawings in question have gradually grown more elaborate and colorful as the series progressed.