jack49north

Good day to all!

Earlier, I had mentioned that I speak a few languages. This being a worldwide community, it deserves content from any language I can speak.

Bonjour. Je m'appelle jack49north, j'ai 33 ans. Je suis américain et vis à Anchorage, en Alaska. J'aime Pokémon et jouer Pokémon GO avec mes amis. J'adore dessiner. J'adore ce site, les gens ici sont géniaux!
Pardon pour...
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Good day/evening/morning!

Story is written and drawing is in progress!

On each drawing, I try to push myself by trying one new thing, big or small. This time it's big and a lot of amateur artists struggle with it: wet clothes.

There is a reason art school started me on nudes. Clothes are hard, especially when depicting some kind of alteration like time-worn fabrics or...
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March 12, 2019.

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗲𝗯𝗲, being the feisty Ralts she is, led Randi through the busy intersections of the Dimond District. On the other side of the largest crossing, Phoebe pointed out a pair of wild Ralts chattering under a bronze statue of a Stantler.

After crossing, Phoebe approached the two Ralts.

《Ralts!》Phoebe cried, holding out her arms.

《Ralts?》the female of the pair tilted her head,
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I really love the SG community. It really feels like a place where it's ok to be different. So, I'm going to reveal something important about me, perhaps in hopes that someone else facing the same situation will find out they are not alone.

Fair warning: it's going to get a little mushy or emotional.

I have battled with depression all my life. It's difficult...
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Since I posted this in a group, it deserves a post here too.

Not a new drawing, but new here! It's a shiny Ralts that appears later in the story with Paige, the newest character.

This picture took place in early June 2019 in the story. No story details yet, as I will bring it in as I catch the timeline up with this blog.
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Sketch of 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗲𝗯𝗲 wearing a traditional 𝘺𝘶𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘢 浴衣 for the Japanese 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘢 七夕 festival.

On July 7, Japan celebrates the Star Festival, also known as Tanabata. The festival follows the legend of two stars (now known as Vega and Altair) separated by the Milky Way representing two lovers meeting on the one day each year they are able to see each other. In observance, people
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July 7, 2019.

Taking a holiday from her Training, Phoebe beats the unprecedented heatwave striking the Denali region. Citizens are suspecting that a Legendary Pokémon might be interfering with the weather. Sabrina will resume the training once the weather passes.

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AN: I've only had access to my sketchpad since I'm waiting out the heat in my bedroom, a bastion of air conditioned bliss. My
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Good late night! --Or likely morning or day where most are!

My drawing progress is crawling as I am facing my hometown's unprecedented heat wave. I stated earlier that it was hot-- well, it got worse. The official temperature at the Anchorage airport read 90°F (32°C) on July 4, shattering our old all-time record of 85°F (29°C) that has held for 50 years.

My "studio"...
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Greetings to all! If you're in America or Canada, I hope you're enjoying the holiday week!

The hot weather is continuing to pummel Alaska, with record high temperatures being set across our Arctic state. While the sunshine can be nice, it hasn't been good news for our forests, and our air quality. Wildfires have been burning across the region, one such fire has dumped smoke...
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