Drewly: Guillotine for Bastille Day

 Guillotine for Bastille Day

Guillotine: A device to improve and standardize the practice of execution by beheading so that state-sanctioned murder might be more enlightened. 

Drewly today is a guillotine I drew on No Kings Day, which also happened to be the day Minnesota Democratic politicians were assassinated, so a political violence drawing felt wrong to publish.

“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”

- Frederick Douglass

There is a lot of quiet submission and eager oppression happening in the United States right now, and it is allowing a lot of injustice. In response, people are resisting with words and with blows. If you don’t like demonstrations, protests, and riots, you can either look at why the people are protesting and try to fix things, or you can suppress demonstrations and limit the ability to demonstrate.

All people deserve to have food, shelter, education, opportunity, and safe honest personal expression. If you don’t agree with that, you should find another place for item cards.

What is Drewly?

#Drewly is the month-long art challenge for July, where you don’t have to make any new art. Just post art you’ve already made and celebrate all you’ve accomplished.

Rules:

Share art you have already made.

Share as often as you want.

When you share, tag your art with #Drewly and #Drewly2025

I will be posting art every day of Drewly, so check back in tomorrow for something new.

Check out everything I’ve shared for past Drewly’s here: #Drewly #Drewly2022 #Drewly2023 #Drewly2024

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

The Minish Cap: Frog Legs

 Frog Legs

Flippers: The flippers allow Link to swim in the many waterways of Hyrule. He can find them beneath the Royal Hyrule Library, but only after he finds and returns all the library’s missing books.

A hedge witch charm for safe traveling through swamps, bogs, and marshes starts with catching the third frog heard on the third day of the third week after a new moon. In the light of the waxing moon, anoint the frog with blood taken from your ankle, your knee, and your hip, and then eat all of the frog but its legs. Hang the legs from a braid of your hair, and you should have no trouble when passing through even the most fearsome swamps.

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I feel like the secret to a good witch’s charm is making it both prohibitively complex while also being gross.

Drewly today is my take on the flippers from The Minish Cap. I have drawn flippers before, so I went a bit more abstract with the concept of swimming tools. I am currently posting the drawings based on items from The Minish Cap. I’ve got complete sets for the first 11 Zelda games and a bunch of other item sets already posted here. https://thespeakingsquid.blogspot.com/search/label/Collected

What is Drewly?

#Drewly is the month-long art challenge for July, where you don’t have to make any new art. Just post art you’ve already made and celebrate all you’ve accomplished.

Rules:

Share art you have already made.

Share as often as you want.

When you share, tag your art with #Drewly and #Drewly2025

I will be posting art every day of Drewly, so check back in tomorrow for something new.

Check out everything I’ve shared for past Drewly’s here: #Drewly #Drewly2022 #Drewly2023 #Drewly2024

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Drewly: A long distance from a cigarette

 A long distance from a cigarette

Cigarette Extender: Are you a class lady in the Gilded Age who is trying to discreetly cast a spell at this soire? Use this cigarette extender as your wand. No one will bat an eye if they see you shaking your cigarette at someone across the room; they will just think you are gossiping while you are really cursing them with ill fortune.

Distance can be physical space, but it can also be time. I haven’t smoked in 12 years as of tomorrow, and that is pretty cool.

I debuted my wands project in Drewly 2022, and it continues to grow whenever I think, “Oh, that would be a fun wand for some strange mage.”

What is Drewly?

#Drewly is the month-long art challenge for July, where you don’t have to make any new art. Just post art you’ve already made and celebrate all you’ve accomplished.

Rules:

Share art you have already made.

Share as often as you want.

When you share, tag your art with #Drewly and #Drewly2025

I will be posting art every day of Drewly, so check back in tomorrow for something new.

Check out everything I’ve shared for past Drewly’s here: #Drewly #Drewly2022 #Drewly2023 #Drewly2024

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Drewly: Obelisk

 Obelisk

Obelisk: An iconic piece of ancient Egyptian architecture, associated with the sun god Ra.

Drewly today is the first drawing from the Standing Stones project. I posted them in reverse order to get my Miscast fanboy post out as soon as possible. Other standing stones that I’ve drawn outside of this project are the summoning stone from World of Warcraft and the place of power stone from The Witcher 3.

What is Drewly?

#Drewly is the month-long art challenge for July, where you don’t have to make any new art. Just post art you’ve already made and celebrate all you’ve accomplished.

Rules:

Share art you have already made.

Share as often as you want.

When you share, tag your art with #Drewly and #Drewly2025

I will be posting art every day of Drewly, so check back in tomorrow for something new.

Check out everything I’ve shared for past Drewly’s here: #Drewly #Drewly2022 #Drewly2023 #Drewly2024

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Drewly: Henge Stones

Henge Stones

Henge Stones: A set of standing stones based on a photo of Stonehenge.

In googling this, henges are only defined as circular earthworks rather than anything to do with stone circles or other lithic monuments.

The more you know.

I’ve always been fascinated by standing stones, so I started drawing them. They are definitely outside my comfort zone, but it is good to pursue uncomfortable projects that excite you to grow your skills.

What is Drewly?

#Drewly is the month-long art challenge for July, where you don’t have to make any new art. Just post art you’ve already made and celebrate all you’ve accomplished.

Rules:

Share art you have already made.

Share as often as you want.

When you share, tag your art with #Drewly and #Drewly2025

I will be posting art every day of Drewly, so check back in tomorrow for something new.

Check out everything I’ve shared for past Drewly’s here: #Drewly #Drewly2022 #Drewly2023 #Drewly2024

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Drewly: Hoodoo

 Hoodoo

Hoodoo: These naturally occurring rock pillars are one of the many amazing things I saw visiting the National Parks of the American Southwest.

National Parks are more important than the comfort of the rich. Fund the parks. Enjoy the rock and the heavy-handed politicizing for drewly today.

What is Drewly?

#Drewly is the month-long art challenge for July, where you don’t have to make any new art. Just post art you’ve already made and celebrate all you’ve accomplished.

Rules:

Share art you have already made.

Share as often as you want.

When you share, tag your art with #Drewly and #Drewly2025

I will be posting art every day of Drewly, so check back in tomorrow for something new.

Check out everything I’ve shared for past Drewly’s here: #Drewly #Drewly2022 #Drewly2023 #Drewly2024

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Drewly: Father’s Ancestor Stone

 Father’s Ancestor Stone

Father’s Stone: An ancestor stone guarding the Heart of Atlantis.

I was watching Atlantis: The Lost Empire, like I do at least once a year, and I thought, “I could draw that.” Unfortunately, I really hate this finished drawing, but it is done and posted and off my mind.

Drewly isn’t about loving everything you’ve done, but it is about celebrating what you have accomplished. I finished this drawing, and I moved on.

What is Drewly?

#Drewly is the month-long art challenge for July, where you don’t have to make any new art. Just post art you’ve already made and celebrate all you’ve accomplished.

Rules:

Share art you have already made.

Share as often as you want.

When you share, tag your art with #Drewly and #Drewly2025

I will be posting art every day of Drewly, so check back in tomorrow for something new.

Check out everything I’ve shared for past Drewly’s here: #Drewly #Drewly2022 #Drewly2023 #Drewly2024

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Drewly: Elven Waystone

 Elven Waystone

Elven Waystone: A stone set by a mad wizard to guide explorers through the uncertain lands of creation.

Miscast is, as Trent would put it, a bloody legend.

Everything Trent does is inspiring, and every time he drops a new video, I am immediately inspired to hobby along as I watch, even though I don’t paint minis or make terrain.

Thank you, Trent, for being a pillar of my online joy.

All of that to say, our #drewly post today is fan art of a five-year-old terrain project he made and released a template for, so you too can make it.

What is Drewly?

#Drewly is the month-long art challenge for July, where you don’t have to make any new art. Just post art you’ve already made and celebrate all you’ve accomplished.

Rules:

Share art you have already made.

Share as often as you want.

When you share, tag your art with #Drewly and #Drewly2025

I will be posting art every day of Drewly, so check back in tomorrow for something new.

Check out everything I’ve shared for past Drewly’s here: #Drewly #Drewly2022 #Drewly2023 #Drewly2024

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

The Minish Cap: Rings of Power

 Rings of Power

Power Bracelets: Wearing these bracelets gives Link the strength of a giant while shrunk down to Minish size. Practically, that means Link has his normal-sized strength while shrunk down to Minish proportions. Link must venture into the Minish sanctuary hidden inside the Hyrule Town Fountain to obtain these bracelets.

This matched pair of gold rings was cast by the last great elven smith during the waning of Elvendom. They were made as a proof of concept for the smith’s true masterwork, the rings that would shake the world to its foundation. While they were made as a stepping stone and given no names, the two amplify their wearers’ innate qualities, making heroes more heroic and villains more villainous.

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This is me shoe-horning more Rings of Power into Tolkien’s Middle-earth. It always bothered me that Tolkien didn’t use the first five prime numbers for his Rings of Power sets, so here I am adding the 2 and just imagining there are five dwarven lords and seven kings of men.

Drewly today is my normal weekly item card post, where I post drawings inspired by all the items in all the Zelda games. I am currently posting the items from The Minish Cap. I’ve got complete sets for the first 11 Zelda games and a bunch of other item sets already posted here: https://thespeakingsquid.blogspot.com/search/label/Collected

What is Drewly?

#Drewly is the month-long art challenge for July, where you don’t have to make any new art. Just post art you’ve already made and celebrate all you’ve accomplished.

Rules:

Share art you have already made.

Share as often as you want.

When you share, tag your art with #Drewly and #Drewly2025

I will be posting art every day of Drewly, so check back in tomorrow for something new.

Check out everything I’ve shared for past Drewly’s here: #Drewly #Drewly2022 #Drewly2023 #Drewly2024

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Drewly: Mehrunes Razor

 Mehrune's Razor

Mehrune’s Razor: Mehrune’s slaying dagger that is sent into the hands of mortals again and again to sow discord and wreak havoc. The most recent rumors of this dagger say the Dragonborn gathered up its pieces after it was ritualistically shattered and hidden across Skyrim.

I drew this when the Oblivion Remaster was released, but I didn’t yet have a way to play it. That has been rectified, and I have been playing way too much Oblivion than I probably should have.

Drewly day 5 is the last item from The Elder Scrolls. Check in tomorrow for something new.

What is Drewly?

#Drewly is the month-long art challenge for July, where you don’t have to make any new art. Just post art you’ve already made and celebrate all you’ve accomplished.

Rules:

Share art you have already made.

Share as often as you want.

When you share, tag your art with #Drewly and #Drewly2025

I will be posting art every day of Drewly, so check back in tomorrow for something new.

Check out everything I’ve shared for past Drewly’s here: #Drewly #Drewly2022 #Drewly2023 #Drewly2024

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Drewly: Dwemer Battle Axe

 Dwemer Battle Axe

Dwemer Battle Axe: Morrowind had a wonderfully unique artistic style. Each type and material of equipment felt distinct and recognizable. The circular silhouette of the dwemer battle axe has been stuck in my mind for the last 20 years.

I will always remember spending way too long looking for the Dwemer Puzzle box in Arkngthand. I searched high and low through that dwarven ruin only to find the box on a shelf in a room near the entrance. I also found a bunch of dwarven arms and armor, including this amazing battle axe.

Four days into drewly. Tomorrow is an iconic item from Tamriel, and after that, we will explore other drawing projects I have running.

What is Drewly?

#Drewly is the month-long art challenge for July, where you don’t have to make any new art. Just post art you’ve already made and celebrate all you’ve accomplished.

Rules:

Share art you have already made.

Share as often as you want.

When you share, tag your art with #Drewly and #Drewly2025

I will be posting art every day of Drewly, so check back in tomorrow for something new.

Check out everything I’ve shared for past Drewly’s here: #Drewly #Drewly2022 #Drewly2023 #Drewly2024

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Drewly: Wraithguard

 Wraithguard

Wraithguard: The third and final piece of Kagrenac’s Tools allows you to hold Sunder and Keening without suffering a mortal wound.

With drewly day 3 in your possession, you can finally siphon the divine power from the heart of a fallen trickster god. 

What is Drewly, you ask?

#Drewly is the month-long art challenge for July, where you don’t have to make any new art. Just post art you’ve already made and celebrate all you’ve accomplished.

Rules:

Share art you have already made.

Share as often as you want.

When you share, tag your art with #Drewly and #Drewly2025

I will be posting art every day of Drewly, so check back in tomorrow for something new.

Check out everything I’ve shared for past Drewly’s here: #Drewly #Drewly2022 #Drewly2023 #Drewly2024

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Drewly: Sunder

 Sunder

Sunder: The resonating hammer can draw out and amplify the power of the divine remaining in the heart of a dead god. Be wary, the hammer and the knife must be wielded with the protection of the Wraithguard, or the tools’ power will overwhelm your mortal lifeforce.

Drewly day 2 continues with another of Kagrenac's Tools from The Elder Scrolls. If you want to use them, you will need to wait until tomorrow when I’ll be posting the Wraithguard.

What is Drewly, you ask?

#Drewly is the month-long art challenge for July, where you don’t have to make any new art. Just post art you’ve already made and celebrate all you’ve accomplished.

Rules:

Share art you have already made.

Share as often as you want.

When you share, tag your art with #Drewly and #Drewly2025

I will be posting art every day of Drewly, so check back in tomorrow for something new.

Check out everything I’ve shared for past Drewly’s here: #Drewly #Drewly2022 #Drewly2023 #Drewly2024

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Drewly: Keening

 Keening

Keening: A crystal knife that can be used, in conjunction with the rest of Kagrenac's Tools, to steal the power of a god.

Drewly day 1 starts with an important moment in my history. I was exploring the depths of a dwemer ruin deep in the Ashlands when I came upon a crystal knife floating in the center of a room. Knowing this was important, I instantly picked it up and equipped it. I then suffered a mortal wound and quickly died. Keening is too powerful to handle without the protection of the Wraithguard, and I had no idea. Morrowing had quite the learning curve.

What is Drewly, you ask?

Drewly is an art challenge for all the people who look at daily art challenges like Inktober or Swordtember and think, “I can’t finish a new piece of art every day for a month. I have responsibilities."

Rules:

Share art you have already made.

Share as often as you want.

When you share, tag your art with #Drewly and #Drewly2025

I will be posting art every day of Drewly, so check back in tomorrow for something new.

Check out everything I’ve shared for past Drewly’s here: #Drewly #Drewly2022 #Drewly2023 #Drewly2024

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Drewly 2025 is coming!

Drewly 2025 is coming!

Around these parts, July is Drewly (DROO- lai), and Drewly starts TOMORROW!

Drewly is an art challenge for all the people who look at daily art challenges like Inktober or Swordtember and think, “I can’t finish a new piece of art every day for a month. I have responsibilities." 

Instead of scrambling to make and post new art every day, just post art you’ve already made. Drewly is a month-long celebration of all the things you’ve already created. You do great work, and you should celebrate. 

Rules:

1. Share art you have already made.

Reposts, unpublished, unfinished, it's all great. 

You don’t need to make new art to participate.

2. Share as often as you want.

You can share daily, weekly, spontaneously, whatever feels good. 

3. When you share, tag your art with #Drewly and #Drewly2025

Any style, any medium, any tools. If you made it, share it. That means no AI art.

If you post something, tag me. I’d love to see what you have created.

I use Drewly to share art that I’ve finished but haven’t gotten around to posting. I’ve got plenty of unpublished art, so check in every day of Drewly for some new thing from the vault.

Check out everything I’ve shared for past Drewly’s here.

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Have a great Drewly!

-Ceph

The Minish Cap: An ice pick

An ice pick

Grip Ring: Link must get this ring to reach the top of Mount Crenel. Luckily, there is a business scrub who just so happens to sell this ring about halfway up the mountain. Conveniently, just about where Link’s natural climbing abilities reach their limit. Once Link has purchased the ring, he can climb rocky walls, allowing him to reach the top of the mountain and continue his quest.

This is the ice pick that started it all for the world’s newest summiter of the great peak. The first time they hung from an ice pick stuck in a frozen waterfall, they knew they would be climbing mountains until the day they died. Unfortunately, their jealous climbing partner wanted to be the first person to summit the great peak with only simple tools, and this ice pick in their hands seems like they intend for the world to believe you died in a terrible accident before you could make it to the top.

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The grip ring is all about climbing previously impassible mountains, and I didn’t feel like drawing another ring, so that is how you get an icepick for a simple ring.

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The Minish Cap: The White Rabbit’s Pocket Watch

 The White Rabbit’s Pocket Watch

Carlov Medal: This medal signifies Link’s commitment to collecting the many figurines of The Minish Cap. If Link can gather enough mysterious shells to buy all 136 figurines, he is given this medal by the creator of the figurines. Other than showing an unwavering commitment to collecting, the medal gives Link access to a house with a piece of heart and a phonograph. 

Pocket watches are supposed to keep you from being late, but the white rabbit that owns this watch only ever seems to check it once he is already running behind. The rabbit might be a bit spacey or perhaps they are too ambitious in their scheduling, but what if the watch itself is made to trick the rabbit into thinking they are always late. Wonderland is a confusing and often menacing place, so it would surprise only the most naive to find that the White Rabbit’s pocket watch was given as a prank. 

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Collected: Deck of Runes

 Deck of Runes

Elder Futhark Runes: In this set are item cards for all 24 runes of the Elder Futhark as well as a blank stone, a broken stone, and a Bluetooth stone.

Use them to add some runic Norse vibes to your games or to cast the runes to see your past, present, and future.

Download the complete set at the links below:

Pay what you want Ko-Fi link here.

Patreon $3 link here. Free to $1 tier supporters.

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Holiday: Trans rights are human rights

Trans rights are human rights 

Trans Pride Axe: Double-bit felling axe with the trans pride flag on the head.

The current American political climate is deeply problematic, so it is important that we stand up for the rights of people who are under attack.

Trans rights are human rights.

Protect trans kids.

Gender isn’t a binary.

If you have an issue with any of that, find a different place to be.

Since you’re here, please consider supporting trans people:

Trans Life Line, a support hotline run by and for trans people:  https://translifeline.org/donate/ 

The Trevor Project, suicide prevention and crisis support for LGBTQ+ people: https://give.thetrevorproject.org/campaign/692681/donate

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph