Swordtember: Kubikiribōchō

 Kubikiribōchō

Kubikiribōchō: Literally translated, the decapitating carving knife, this is one of the seven legendary swords belonging to the village hidden in the mists. This is also the second most reasonable sword of the bunch, even though it looks like an electric windmill blade instead of a sword used by people.

Swordtember is a month-long sword-themed art challenge created by Faith Schaffer.

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Swordtember: The Soul Edge

 Swordtember: The Soul Edge

Soul Edge: A lifetime of violence and death birthed this cursed blade and imbued it with a malevolent will that seeks only greater destruction and suffering. If you have the opportunity to take the soul edge because you just beat its owner, don’t, it’s obviously evil and will probably ruin your life and most of the lives around you.

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Being an edgy alt kid from the late 90s, early 00s, Nightmare was, of course, my main fighter from the Soulcalibur games.

Swordtember is a month-long sword-themed art challenge created by Faith Schaffer.

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

The Minish Cap: The blade that was shattered is forged anew.

The blade that was broken is forged anew.

Broken Picori Blade: The Picori Blade sealed Vaati within the bound chest, but it was broken when Vaati escaped his imprisonment. Link is given the broken blade and the task of restoring its former power by King Daltus. Link my gather the elemental essences to first reforge the broken blade into the White Sword and eventually the Four Sword.

“All that is gold does not glitter,

Not all those who wander are lost;

The old that is strong does not wither,

Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,

A light from the shadows shall spring;

Renewed shall be blade that was broken,

The crownless again shall be king.”

-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

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It's not the best Narsil and Andúril fan art, but it is mine.

It is impossible to state how much of an impact The Lord of the Rings films had on my life. I was 10, I liked all sorts of kid stuff, and then this serious fantasy epic appeared on the big screen, and something clicked. After that, I was hooked on fantasy. I was a reluctant reader, but I’d read fantasy. I played with fantasy toys. I went searching for fantasy video games, and I found Morrowind and WarCraft 3, and the rest is history.

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The Minish Cap: The Black Cauldron

 The Black Cauldron

Water Element: The third element Link recovers is found in the Minish-sized Temple of Droplets. Link must defeat the relatively titanic Big Octorok, probably a regular-sized Octorok, to win this element. Link infuses this third element into the White Sword to improve the White Sword’s abilities, most importantly allowing Link to split into three copies of himself.

The nascent Wight King had been secretly raiding graveyards and battlefields to gather enough bodies to create a skeletal horde. Each body must be boiled in the evil cauldron for a night and a day before it rises in undeath as Cauldron Born, soullessly obeying the will of the cauldron’s master. After years of quietly defaming the land’s dead, the Wight King has announced themself to the world at the head of a vast skeletal army poised to conquer and pillage.

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The Chronicles of Prydain were not on my radar as a kid at all. I was actually a fairly reluctant reader as a kid, having issues with focus and restlessness. The series did inspire one of my favorite movies as a kid, the impeccably strange The Black Cauldron, which inspired today’s drawings. I recently read through the whole Prydain series as an adult and enjoyed it. I look forward to reading it out loud to my little one when they are a bit older.

I am still winding down from Drewly 2025 this year. I’ve got two more Drewly related posts I want to get out into the world before I slow back down to about one post a week sharing my item cards projects.

Check out everything I’ve shared for past Drewly’s here:  #Drewly #Drewly2022 #Drewly2023 #Drewly2024 #Drewly2025

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The Minish Cap: A Seeing Stone

 A Seeing Stone

Earth Element: To reforge the Picori blade and revive its power to seal away evil, Link must gather the four elemental essences. The Earth Element is guarded by the Big Green Chuchu in Minish Cap’s first dungeon, Deepwood Shrine. Link must wait until he has earned two of the four elements before he can begin the reforging process.

In a crazed display of foolishness, a spiderlike fae tossed this seeing stone in her fire, thinking it destroyed. A fire far greater than a witch’s hearth is needed to shatter such a potent artifact of natural power. The brave young girl escaped The Beldam’s web, but should another young victim find themself in the sinister fae’s domain, a potent artifact awaits them in the hearth’s cold ashes.

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It was deeply disheartening to hear of the sexual assault allegations against Neil Gaiman. It sucks that there is always this sword of Damocles hanging above important and influential male figures.

Today in drewly we are going to focus in on how great Laika’s films are. Go watch some great stop-motion films and support my favorite movie medium.

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: The Shiny Rod

 The Shiny Rod

The Shiny Rod: The Claiomh Solais is an immensely powerful magical artifact with the slumebring power to change the world. Which is why it is currently in the possession of Atsuko Kagari, witch aspirant, and generally ineffective pupil of magic.

Drewly today is a whole-hearted recommendation of Little Witch Academia. Wacky, inspiring, and wonderful.

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: Llama Potion

 Llama Potion

Llama Potion: The poison, the poison for Kuzco, the poison chosen specially to kill Kuzco, Kuzco’s poison. Turns out its actually llama extract.

Sometimes I just put on a movie and draw some props from that movie. That is how we have Emperor’s New Groove fan art 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

Since you’re here, please consider supporting:

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Drewly: Shepherd’s Journal

 Shepherd’s Journal

Shepherd’s Journal: A detailed account of a nomadic shepherd’s journey to the lost city of Atlantis. The shepherd’s account could be used to retrace their steps and once again find the lost city.

I really love Atlantis: The Lost Empire. I really love Mike Mignola. I really loved finding out that Mike Mignola did the major concept push for the movie and that the animators were told to study and adapt his style as best they could. Look for Mignola’s tell-tale hands; Atlantis has Mignola hands.

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: Hanafuda Earrings

 Hanafuda Earrings

Hanafuda Earrings: Do you like the sun? Do you like breathing? Have you heard of Sun Breathing?

Drewly today is brought to you by being stuck in a rut and watching anime. Drawing these earrings did help me get out of that rut.

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

Since you’re here, please consider supporting:

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Thank you for your support.

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

Since you’re here, please consider supporting:

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Thank you for your support.

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

Since you’re here, please consider supporting:

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Thank you for your support.

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

Since you’re here, please consider supporting:

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Thank you for your support.

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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Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

The Minish Cap: Sea Witch’s Charm

 Sea Witch’s Charm

Mysterious Shell: These shells can be found all over Hyrule in every sort of place Link can find items. Link can exchange mysterious shells to purchase various figurines depicting characters, monsters, and bosses from Link’s adventures in The Minish Cap.

Rumors speak of a witch who lives beneath the sea who can grant any wish, for a price. Petitioners of her great power should beware, as the cost of her gifts is always something dear, and the wish always comes with some sort of vicious technicality where the witch can win their very soul. It is said she keeps the souls of her poor, unfortunate victims in the golden shell she wears about her neck, its ever-growing contents empowering and emboldening the witch.

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I haven’t drawn an item card for each figurine Link can find in the Minish Cap. If I ever reach the point where I have finished drawing all the items in every Zelda game, I may come back and draw the figurines. With the amount of items in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, as well as the number of echoes in Echoes of Wisdom, I don’t think I will reach that point any time soon.

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

The Minish Cap: The Dragon’s Scroll

 The Dragon’s Scroll

Tiger Scrolls: The eight tiger scrolls record the new fighting moves taught to Link by the Blade Brothers. After Link has learned the move from a Blade Brother, he receives the scroll to represent his learning and allow him to review what special moves he has mastered. 

This scroll is said to contain the secrets to limitless power. It was inked by a temple master who transcended their mortal form upon completing the scroll. The scroll was left with the cryptic instruction to only be given to the dragon warrior, a presumed mythic figure of a long-ignored prophecy.

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There are many props from the Kung Fu Panda movies that I would love to draw.

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Collected: The Witcher Item Set

 The Witcher Item Set

The complete set of items I drew that were inspired by the Witcher games and series.

Download links below.

The Minish Cap: Susan’s last shot

 Susan’s last shot

Quiver: When Link gets the bow, he must get some sort of quiver as he can carry arrows. To upgrade how many arrows he can carry at once, he must find the three large quivers throughout the land to eventually hold 99 arrows. He can buy a quiver, earn a quiver through kinstone fusion, and receive one from a Great Fairy if he is wise enough.

Susan Pevensie was one of the great sovereigns of Narnia during its golden age. She was last seen in Narnia on the day of Prince Caspian’s reclamation of his throne, departing through the portal as a sign of good faith. Susan is never again welcomed into Narnia as she has been deemed unfriendly to Narnia by some unknowable and unimpressive rubric.

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Happy Mother’s Day here in the U.S.A. If you have a mother in your life, even if they aren’t technically your mother, send them some love today. If you don’t have someone you want to send warm thoughts to today, send yourself some love because something happened to you, and you deserve love and support.

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-Ceph

Holiday: A slightly delayed Festivus Pole

 A slightly delayed Festivus Pole

Festivus Pole: An austere aluminum pole to celebrate Festivus, as made famous by Seinfeld.

Happy winter holidays if you celebrate any.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph