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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Drewly 2026: Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian

Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian

Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian: When the Guardian betrayed the world, their staff was sundered. The head snapped off, the base pried off, and the stave shattered into splinters. The staff’s power is too great to stay broken, if you can gather all of these pieces, we just may be able to restore the staff to its former glory.

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Vanilla WoW’s commitment to grinding 40 man raids is legendary. Even more so was the players’ commitment to doing all that grinding for this magic stick.

What is Drewly?

Drewly is the month-long art challenge where you don’t make any new art. Just celebrate all the art you’ve already made, finished or not.

How do I join?

Share whatever work you’d like, however you’d like to share. Tag your posts #Drewly #Drewly2026 #Drewly26.

You can see posts of Drewly’s past here.

You can also join me on reddit at /r/Drewly

Get your official Drewly stickers here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Monday, July 27, 2026

Drewly 2026: Backpath Wraithguard

Backpath Wraithguard

Backpath Wraithguard: Did you hear there was a god living in the great city of canals? Did you want to check if you could kill a god? Did you accidentally kill the only person who could revive the protective power needed to wield the tools of the chief tonal architect? You might need the backpath wraithguard. Good luck.

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What is Drewly?

Drewly is the month-long art challenge where you don’t make any new art. Just celebrate all the art you’ve already made, finished or not.

How do I join?

Share whatever work you’d like, however you’d like to share. Tag your posts #Drewly #Drewly2026 #Drewly26.

You can see posts of Drewly’s past here.

You can also join me on reddit at /r/Drewly

Get your official Drewly stickers here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Saturday, July 25, 2026

Jimothy, the short spined racoon

Jimothy, the short spined racoon.

This was definitely not for Drewly. I drew this yesterday to help keep the craze for this oddball racoon alive.

Like what you see? Get it as a sticker, pin, phone case, etc here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Thursday, July 23, 2026

Drewly 2026: Eastern battlemage’s staff

Eastern battlemage’s staff

Eastern battlemage’s staff: Delicious in Dungeon, Dungeon Meshi, is a wonderful anime. This staff is from the party of adventurers from the Eastern Land supporting the original party’s samurai, who is also a noble lord.

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What is Drewly?

Drewly is the month-long art challenge where you don’t make any new art. Just celebrate all the art you’ve already made, finished or not.

How do I join?

Share whatever work you’d like, however you’d like to share. Tag your posts #Drewly #Drewly2026 #Drewly26.

You can see posts of Drewly’s past here.

You can also join me on reddit at /r/Drewly

Get your official Drewly stickers here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Saturday, July 11, 2026

Drewly 2026: The return from adventure

The return from adventure

Question mark: Thanks for all the gallbladders. Now I need you to head back to that same far away land and use this salamander lure to find the big mean salamander and get its gallbladder.

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Nothing hits quite like doing a fetch quest and then having a follow up mission go back to the same place for something vaguely related that you probably could have gotten at the same time as your first quest.

What is Drewly?

Drewly is the month-long art challenge where you don’t make any new art. Just celebrate all the art you’ve already made, finished or not.

How do I join?

Share whatever work you’d like, however you’d like to share. Tag your posts #Drewly #Drewly2026 #Drewly26.

You can also join me on reddit at /r/Drewly

See all my Drewly posts here.

Get your official Drewly stickers here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Friday, July 10, 2026

Drewly 2026: A call to adventure

A call to adventure

Exclamation point: Hey I’ve got a job for you! You gotta go to a far away land and gather 12 salamander gallbladders. Most salamander gallbladders pop when they are killed, so be careful.

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If I got this as a random bit of loot for a player, I would say they received a quest related to whatever dropped the item card.

What is Drewly?

Drewly is the month-long art challenge where you don’t make any new art. Just celebrate all the art you’ve already made, finished or not.

How do I join?

Share whatever work you’d like, however you’d like to share. Tag your posts #Drewly #Drewly2026 #Drewly26.

You can also join me on reddit at /r/Drewly

See all my Drewly posts here.

Get your official Drewly stickers here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Thursday, July 9, 2026

Drewly 2026: Carrot on a stick

Carrot on a stick

Carrot on a stick: Get your mount moving that sweet 3% faster with your very first trinket, a carrot on a stick. All you need to do is journey into the desert, kill a oasis kaiju, and return with one of its scales to be rewarded with this exotic trinket.

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*pulls teeth out and hikes up pants*

Back in my day you had to walk to different zones in World of Warcraft and that 3% speed boost eventually added up to save you quite a bit of time.

What is Drewly?

Drewly is the month-long art challenge where you don’t make any new art. Just celebrate all the art you’ve already made, finished or not.

How do I join?

Share whatever work you’d like, however you’d like to share. Tag your posts #Drewly #Drewly2026 #Drewly26.

You can also join me on reddit at /r/Drewly

See all my Drewly posts here.

Get your official Drewly stickers here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Drewly 2026: Sacred stone of Laputa

Sacred stone of Laputa

Laputian royal amulet: Carved from the incredible stone that powered their once globe spanning empire, this amulet has been passed down through many generations of your family. With it, a story of destructive pride and a song to sing in the darkest of times.

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Like many millennials, studio ghibli is a hugely important influence in my taste. Laputa is one of my favorites, as it is a part of the “I wish I could fly” cannon of Ghibli films. I really wish I could fly.

Week two of Drewly continues. We are 8 days in and I’ve got plenty of art I’ve never shown anyone. What about you?

What is Drewly?

Drewly is the month-long art challenge where you don’t make any new art. Just celebrate all the art you’ve already made, finished or not.

How do I join?

Share whatever work you’d like, however you’d like to share. Tag your posts #Drewly #Drewly2026 #Drewly26.

You can also join me on reddit at /r/Drewly

See all my Drewly posts here.

Get your official Drewly stickers here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Drewly 2026: The Heart of Te Fiti

The Heart of Te Fiti

Heart of Tefiti: Stolen by the trickster Maui, the heart must be returned to Tefiti, the great mother, to stop the spread of decay filling the world with monsters and draining life from land and sea.

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My kid loves Moana. I drew this for them. I also made a quick cardboard version with some sharpie and string. They LOVE that 5 minute craft. You don’t have to be great at art to make something someone will love.

In looking up the characters’ origins, I was surprised to find out Te Fiti seems to be a whole cloth creation for the movie, but they just used Maui’s existing mythological identity. That isn’t surprising, but it does feel odd.

What is Drewly?

Drewly is the month-long art challenge where you don’t make any new art. Just celebrate all the art you’ve already made, finished or not.

How do I join?

Share whatever work you’d like, however you’d like to share. Tag your posts #Drewly #Drewly2026 #Drewly26.

You can also join me on reddit at /r/Drewly

See all my Drewly posts here.

Get your official Drewly stickers here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Monday, July 6, 2026

Drewly 2026: Plumbob

Plumbob

Plumbob: For when you want to exert direct control over the lives of others. Be careful if you meddle too deeply, when this gem shines red, the person you are controlling is deeply unhappy and may try to work against your goals.

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Pop culture blind spot. I only ever watched others play The Sims. Never have I enjoyed putting someone in a deep pool and then deleting the ladder out.

What is Drewly?

Drewly is the month-long art challenge where you don’t make any new art. Just celebrate all the art you’ve already made, finished or not.

How do I join?

Share whatever work you’d like, however you’d like to share. Tag your posts #Drewly #Drewly2026 #Drewly26.

You can also join me on reddit at /r/Drewly

See all my Drewly posts here.

Get your official Drewly stickers here.

How to support me:

Ko-fi: Donations and Digital shop

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Jackie Chan Adventures Collected

The complete set of cards I drew of the talisman from Jackie Chan Adventures.

I deeply enjoyed drawing this set. I loved earnestly sitting with my nostalgia to make something entirely for me.

I may come back eventually and draw the Pan’Ku box, oni masks, or other artifacts, but for now I am content with my set.

If I had all the time, space, and money, I would love to have a vast collection of interesting things like Adam Savage or Guillermo Del Toro, but as I am limited, I instead make collections of drawings. This keeps my hoard economical from a space and a cost perspective. I do spend a lot of time on these projects, but I enjoy the process of creation more than having the final product, so the investment of time is worth it.

I wanted to add the twelve talismans to my collection, so I made them for me. If you’d like to have them as well, you can find them here (pay what you want) or here ($3).

You can also get a sticker of your favorite talisman here.

Browse all of my collected sets of items here.

How to support me:

Patreon: Sustaining support and Digital shop