The Minish Cap: Heiress’ tiara

 Heiress’ tiara

Red Rupee: These crimson gems are worth 20 rupees on the open market. Link can find these rarely as random drops from slain enemies, slicing grass, digging holes, or breaking pots, but more often these rupees are found in treasure chests or given as rewards.

The lost heir to the now deposed royal family would be a woman grown if she survived the royal purge. Their grandmother, who was away during the bloody coup, has almost given up hope that her missing grandchild will ever be found. You can’t remember your childhood before the workhouse, maybe she is your missing family.

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The animated Anastasia film may not be historically accurate, but it is one of my favorite films from my childhood. You can do some pretty good estimating of my age using just that clue.

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The Minish Cap: We are gonna stay BFFs forever!

 We are gonna stay BFFs forever!

Kinstone Piece: Kinstone fusion is a mighty force for change in the Minish Cap and Link needs the right piece to fuse kinstones at the right time. Kinstone pieces come in four different colors and various different shapes. Link is gifted pieces, finds pieces, buys pieces, and sometimes earns new pieces for fusing Kinstone pieces. 

Others might say they are going to be best friends forever and mean like a really long time. I mean forever when I say forever. These charms link two souls together permanently, or as long as they are intact.

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Being a BFF is a serious commitment, but sharing art for Drewly doesn’t have to be.

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

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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.

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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.

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

The Minish Cap: An empty crown for we need no kings

 An empty crown for we need no kings

Big Red Rupee: Here it is, the biggest, baddest, most highly valued rupee of them all. This big red rupee is worth 200 rupees and is almost always found as a reward for solving a puzzle or fusing a particularly rare kinstone.

When the Prophet of Amber stormed the capital and seized control of the bureaucracy, they commissioned this crown and declared themself a king. The fearful and foolish believed the prophet, but most of the people recognized the lies for what they were and rose up. By the time the crown was ready to sit on the head of the king, the land had no king, and the prophet had no head.

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Thinly veiled allegory.

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Drewly: Pearl of the Sirens

 Pearl of the Sirens

Pearl of the Sirens: Fashioned by a sea seductress who didn’t want to immediately drown and devour their victims. This necklace allows drylanders to survive beneath the water for as long as the seductress wishes.

We have been going strong with drewly for three entire weeks!

For a random one-off item drawing for my homebrew Pathfinder game, I am very happy with how this turned out.

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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-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

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 chief’s hook talisman

 The chief’s hook talisman

Magical Boomerang: This magically enhanced boomerang strikes harder, travels farther, and can change direction mid-flight. Link must fuse kinstones with the Tingle Siblings to reveal the hidden location of the boomerang. 

The stories tell us that long ago the people lived on only one island because there were no other islands in the open ocean. A clever chief decided to fool their siblings into making new islands by exclaiming they had hooked the greatest fish when they had purposely hooked the ocean floor. Paddling hard, the siblings pulled up the ocean floor into island after island for the people to discover and inhabit.

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Manaiakalani is Maui’s hook in Polynesian traditions. After the existence of Moana, it is much more difficult to find sources discussing folkloric traditions instead of Disney films. 

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-Ceph

Four Swords Adventures: A matched pair of bracelets

 A matched pair of bracelets

Power Bracelet: These bracelets allow the Link wearing it to lift up extremely heavy objects. These bracelets are not pedestal items, so they act as a temporary upgrade for the Link that picks it up and lasts the entire level where they are found. The bracelets can be found in chests or given to a Link in exchange for their help solving some problem.

These matched sets of bracelets transfer strength and vigor from one person to another. Originally envisioned as a way for partners to share strength in an emergency, the bracelets are now most often used to steal energy from unwilling victims. It may not sound like much to have the strength of two people, but that is twice as strong as most people.

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I think these bracelets turned out better than the first set I did for the blue bracelet. The black gem on gold is an unnatural contrast, but the black-and-white version of the item looks nice.

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-Ceph

Four Swords Adventures: Hauntingly beautiful earring

 Hauntingly beautiful earring

Moon Pearl: These large pearls allow Links to open the many Moon Gates that connect Hyrule to the Dark World. The dark world is a close reflection of the Light World but has key differences that can allow Link to overcome impossible challenges in the Light World alone. Each moon pearl can only open one moon gate, shattering after use. Link can earn moon pearls by completing puzzles or be given them by people they meet during their adventures.

These classic pearl earrings were intended as an anniversary gift but were sadly never delivered. Just days before the occasion the couple perished in a tragic fire. The two spirits now haunt the charred earrings, bitter about the lost opportunity at a happy life but enjoying a grim undeath. 

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Simple things are often some of the hardest things to draw in a compelling way. I do think grounded simple objects play a far more important role in making loot interesting than just throwing more wacky enchantments on a sword.

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-Ceph

Drewly: A brooch from the forests of Lorien.

 A brooch from the forests of Lorien.

Leaf Brooch: These brooches held closed elven cloaks interwoven with magic to shield the wearer from unfriendly eyes. While the brooches themselves were not inherently powerful, they were treasured possessions to each who received one as a gift from the Lady of the Forest.

That was Drewly. We did it. A whole month dedicated to work we already completed. I took this month as a victory lap to be amazed at myself for the scale of work that I can get done. Not all of the art is amazing, but it is amazing to get any work done at all, let alone 31 pieces of art that have just been sitting waiting to see the light of day.

I am going to take a break and be back next Sunday with more items from Four Swords Adventures. 

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-Ceph

Drewly: Wolf School Medallion

 Wolf School Medallion

Wolf School Medallion: Like the medallion from the VIper school, this silver medallion is enchanted to react to nearby magic and the traces such magic leaves behind.

Draewly 17th brings us my take on the medallion from the Netflix Witcher series. 

What is Drewly?

Drewly is a month-long art challenge for July where you post art you have already made. No new art just for Drewly.

There are three rules:

Only post art you have already made.

Post as much or as little as you are comfortable with.

Tag your posts with #drewly and #drewly2024

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-Ceph

Four Swords Adventures: Pendant of balance

 Pendant of balance

Force Gems: The Link’s must gather force gems during their adventures to restore the true power of the Four Sword that has been diminished by Vaati’s dark magic. Force Gems are found throughout the Links’ exploration and are usually rewarded for impressive feats of skill and speed. Two thousand force gems must be gathered during each level to pierce the veil of darkness at the end of each level.

This heavy jade pendant is given to initiates who seek the way of balance. After communing with the amulet, the prevailing energy of a person shines from the pendant. Only through long rigorous effort can a person manifest and eventually true balance in their energy.

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That’s two weeks of Drewly 2024 down and about two more to go. I hope you are celebrating all the work you’ve already completed.

What is Drewly?

Drewly is a month-long art challenge for July where you post art you have already made. No new art just for Drewly.

There are three rules:

Only post art you have already made.

Post as much or as little as you are comfortable with.

Tag your posts with #drewly and #drewly2024

If you enjoy my work, please consider donating:

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Drewly: Viper School Medallion

 Viper School Medallion

Viper Medallion: This silver effigy of a snake writhing about itself has been enchanted to vibrate in the presence of magic.

Drewly day 6 is the end of our first of three weeks of Witcher items. Tomorrow is an item card from the Four Swords Adventures set.

What is Drewly?

Drewly is a month-long art challenge for July where you post art you have already made. No new art just for Drewly.

There are three rules:

Only post art you have already made.

Post as much or as little as you are comfortable with.

Tag your posts with #drewly and #drewly2024

If you enjoy my work, please consider donating:

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Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Four Swords Adventures: A shielding charm.

 Four Swords Adventures:  A shielding charm.

Blue Bracelet: This bracelet offers brief magical protection to any Link that can find it. Having the bracelet halves the damage that Link takes in the stage the bracelet was found in. Like all power-up items in Four Swords Adventures, the protection offered by the bracelet only lasts for a single stage. 

This shielding charm’s enchantment is entirely contained in its polished piece of fossilized shell. While the nature of the fossil resonates with the abjuration magic of the spell, there is a limit to what the spell can intercept. If the blue glow dims, the protective shield has been spent, leaving the wearer vulnerable to attack.

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Welcome to the items from The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures. There aren’t many items, but I did end up drawing quite a few cards as the theme for the set was dual/duel which meant most cards had a second version or at least a partial color swap.

Check back in every Sunday for more item cards to tickle your imagination and spice up your inventory.

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph