Alien Day 2026

Happy Alien Day!

It's celebrated today because it represents LV-426, the name of the moon where the xenomorphs were first discovered. And yep, it's that weird writing of dates where month comes first, but no matter how confusing it seems, it gave us some interesting dates to celebrate (such as Pi Day on March 14 because it's 3,14 etc), so I guess there's some practical use for it after all. 🤷‍♂️

The drawing isn't completely new. I mean, it kind of is, but the xeno and the egg with a facehugger are actually from my last Halloween collage. I just never posted them as a seperate drawing, so this seemed like a perfect opportunity.

What is your favourite Alien movie?

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Scarlet Witch & Dr Strange

This week's Throwback Thursday is reserved for two drawings put together: Dr Strange from 2016 and Scarlet Witch from 2019, accompanied by a magic spell ring from 2022!

I had to adjust them a little bit, as Stephen was drawn in Paint Shop Pro, Wanda in Photoshop and the magic ring by hand, using spirograph, then scanned and finished in Clip Studio Paint.

It was an interesting project, as my drawing style and habits have changed over the years. But these TBTs help me revisit older drawings, tweak them if necessary and reintroduce them to new followers. It's been 10 years since I started this digital journey and there are way too many drawings that have most likely been forgotten along the way.

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Mickey again

 This Throwback Thursday brings us back to 2021 and my first digital drawing on my new Galaxy Tab 6.

Damn cost-cutting Disney...

A post from Marvel Fans (Facebook):

"For 20 years one small team at Marvel Studios did the most important job in the entire MCU. You just never knew their names. 

They were the Visual Development team. 13 artists. Comic book obsessives. The people who looked at a script, or sometimes no script at all, and drew what Iron Man's armor should feel like. What Loki should look like when he walks into a room. What the Avengers should look like standing together for the first time. 

Every iconic frame of the MCU started as a sketch on one of their desks. Ryan Meinerding ran the team. He has been there since the first Iron Man movie in 2008. 

This Tuesday Disney's new CEO sent an email. 1,000 layoffs across the company. Marvel got hit with roughly 8 percent. And the Visual Development team was almost entirely wiped out. 

One artist named Wesley Burt posted about the moment he got let go. He said the meeting happened in a conference room that still had his own Loki mural painted on the wall. 

Former team member Michael Uwandi went on the record with Polygon. He said the team's value was that they understood the comics on a level outsiders never could. He said losing them means the MCU is about to lose its house style. 

Another anonymous source said the quiet part out loud. Other Marvel departments were already using AI in their work. Costume design. Art departments. He said he would not be surprised if that was part of the decision. Disney is replacing the team with freelancers hired per project. No in-house artists. No shared language. No continuity. Avengers: Doomsday starts production without them. Spider-Man: Brand New Day starts production without them. 20 years of loyalty. One email. The artists who built Marvel are gone. And the fans are the ones who will feel it next."

Marvel Fans (Facebook)

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Marcia (DTPIYS Apr26)

For this month's art challenge Draw This Pose in Your Style (April 20026) by @theposearchives I chose Marcia, my OC from the Grdiverse project.

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Gravity Fish 2026

It's time for a "Throwback Thursday"! That means I'm reuploading an older drawing: Gravity Fish, fictional characters from Angry Birds video games. Yep, my last post reminded me of my Angry Birds days, especially the "Space" spinoff with some kind of fish-like planets in aquatic levels ("Pig Dipper"). And as far as I know, they don't have a name, Gravity Fish is what I decided to call them back then. 

They're alive, but they don't have any specific role in the game. They're asleep and they only open their eyes if Angry Birds hit them and that's it! They don't move, they're just like little living aquatic planets with their own gravity, which is important to take into consideration when you launch your birds to hit the bad piggies. In my opinion, they don't get the fame and glory they deserve, but I guess that's just me, I often fall for such weird stuff that other people rarely notice.

I first posted this drawing in 2019. For this repost I just changed their position and some small details, because 2019 and 2020 were crucial years for defining my drawing style and that's the way I'm basically still doing it today.

Anyway... does anyone know what I'm talking about at all? 🤣

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Birds

My top three fictional birds from pop culture: Calimero, Duo and Red, including their famous lines.

Calimero is an animated chicken and an Italian pop icon who also became popular in many neighbouring countries. His image was everywhere when I was a kid in the 80s, from cartoons to toys. I still quote one of his most famous lines: "But it's an injustice!", especially as I'm getting older and it's hard to deal with all the bu11$hit that's been happening. In a way, he's become my spirit animal.

I don't think the green owl Duo from Duolingo needs much introduction. I'm on my 607th day streak of learning French and brushing up on my Italian. OK, also German sometimes, because I don't get to use it very often, so doing some German lessons helps a little bit. As for the quote here, Duo is famous for torturing his subscribers by constantly reminding them it's time to do lessons every day. I don't know how much I'll actually learn, but it's been fun demistifying secrets of the French language.

Red is the most recognizable character from the Angry Birds franchise. I played almost every video game, watched the series and the movies, as well as collected some merchandise. I like them, especially Red, because I relate to their constant grumpiness, dissatisfaction etc. I'd like to believe I'm usually friendly and funny on the outside, but there's a whole different story on the inside, especially when I'm forced to helplessly witness the unfairness, injustice and stupidity around me.

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Olivia / Fauxlivia (Fringe)

Olivia Dunham from the prime timeline (Blue universe) and her counterpart Fauxlivia from the alternative timeline (Red universe) from a sci-fi show Fringe (2008-2013).

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Diva Plavalaguna

Diva Plavalaguna from "The Fifth Element" (1997)! 💙

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Area 51 (Redraw)

"Storm Area 51" was an unusual event that took place on September 20, 2019. The idea was to gather people who'd raid the secret military base in the Nevada desert and find out the truth about aliens, but it ended as a music festival and an Internet meme.

One of the jokes was to help aliens escape Area 51, so I started my own art challenge where my avatar saves a different alien each time, mostly recognizable creatures from pop culture. So far I've "saved" a common green/gray alien, a baby xenomorph with a hatching facehugger, Alf and T. Ocellus from the show Alien: Earth.

And this is actually a redraw of my original 2019 drawing, because I wanted to make it more similar to my other "alien rescue" works, as I found my drawing style later and continued drawing that way. You can still find the original in my gallery if you scroll far enough. 😉

The 2026 version is yet to come in September, of course. I'm planning to keep this art trend alive and there's plenty of comic book, TV and movie aliens to save! 👽

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Defenders (Marvel)

Daredevil: Born Again season 2 comes out today (March 24), so here's my contribution to the hype: a drawing of Defenders (Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist) in their comic-(almost)-accurate costumes.

We know Jessica is definitely in the new season, but it would be nice to see the whole gang again, at least as a surprise team-up in the last episode, because Daredevil will need all help he can get against Kingpin... but that's just my wishful thinking. Judging by the trailer, it seems we're in for another treat either way. 🏆

As for my drawing, some of you might have guessed it's not completely new. Daredevil is a modified drawing from 2021 and Iron Fist is from 2022. Only Jessica and Luke are new.

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Gwenom

Gwen Stacy again, looks like I'm on a roll with drawing this Marvel character... but this time as Earth-65 Gwenom (Spider-Gwen + Venom).

The pose: @theposearchives

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Gwenpool

Inspired by my last week's Spider-Gwen, I decided to draw Gwenpool... well, not exactly Gwen Stacy, but Gwen Poole, but it gets more confusing, so I won't bother you with the whole story. This Marvel's character was very popular and all over my feed a few years ago, but I'm not sure what's happened to her in the meantime. And yes, we're talking about comics here, so I don't believe we'll see her in any live adaptations soon.

She comes from some kind of a pocket universe where Gwen became, let's  say, Deadpool (there's actually more to this story, but let's leave it at that for the time being). I don't really see her storyline in the MCU... or maybe, just maybe as a cameo in another Deadpool movie? And, in a way, her behaviour reminds of DC's Harley Quinn, which could be confusing if you're a typical movie-goer and not a comic buff.

The pose: @theposearchives

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Spider-Gwen (DTPIYS)

Here's Spider-Gwen as my entry for the #DTPIYSMAR26 art challenge by @theposearchives and @tonycartoonish.

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Arrowverse Joker

"Arrowverse" Joker from the 3rd season of Batwoman for the last day of February. I drew the first version exactly four years ago and somehow felt the need to return to the character.

The third season revolves around the fact that many "cursed" items that belonged to classic Batman's villains got lost from his cave and kind of keep bringing back some of the iconic troublemakers such as Mr Freeze, Poison Ivy or even Joker. The show may not have been very good, but they did this story arc brilliantly in a nostalgic Tim Burton's Batman way.

The "new" Joker was Batwoman's (Javicia Leslie) half-brother Marquis (Nick Creegan), which made it more interesting. I didn't change much about his looks, although a green and purple scheme would be more "traditional". I drew some of the clothes he was wearing when he first appeared, plus some details from previous Jokers, and it was fun experimenting with different colours.

The idea for the pose came from Jason Fabok's works and action figures made by McFarlane Toys. I tried to make it mine as much as possible and unlike some of my recent works, I'm 100% happy with how it turned out.

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Webruary 2026

Webruary is another art challenge I like to take part in. You're supposed to draw something related to Spider-Man during February, and as I have my resident Spider-hero Davorachnid, you know the drill. I mean, as if I wouldn't draw him anyway... 🤷‍♂️

But it's another good practice, it allows  me to play with the character (re)design, see what works... or not. The pose is from some random video and it was fun to explore some different angles. And it's the first drawing I made on my new tablet, Galaxy Tab S10. The program is the same, Clip Studio Paint, so basically there are no new surprises. Maybe the bigger canvas and less crashing. 😉

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Styluary 2026

For this year's #styluary, an art challenge during the month of February when artists draw something in other artists' styles, I chose to draw my avatar in style of Dušan Vukotić, our animator who won an Oscar in 1962 for his short film Surogat (The Substitute).

Yes, it happened a long time ago, during Yugoslavia, and it was the first non-American short animated film to win an Oscar. It even beat Disney and Warner Bros. that year! The studio behind it was Zagreb Film, a Croatian film company founded in 1953. Vukotić was one of the co-founders and he made many award-winning shorts (such as The Game, which was another Oscar nominee in 1964), as well as a number of full-length movies.

Zagreb Film is still working today and it has produced not only animated films, but also documentaries and several feature films. It's become widely known for animations such as Professor Balthazar, Inspector Mask and The Little Flying Bears, many of which you can watch on YouTube, if you're interested.

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Elektra (Marvel)

For this month's #dtpys art challenge by @theposearchives I chose Marvel's Elektra Natchios.

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Friday the 13th

Jason would like to wish you a happy Val... I mean, Friday the 13th! ❤️

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The Wraith (Stargate Atlantis)

Last month I decided to rewatch all seasons of Stargate Atlantis. I remember being fascinated by the alien species the Wraith, so here they are in my style! They're a vampiric, hive-based species that feed on humans by sucking their life force using suckers on their hands. Each hive has a queen, commanders, keepers and drones.

The males look basically the same (black clothes and long white hair) and different characters are often played by the same actors. Interestingly enough, they don't have names, but Lt. Colonel Shepperd often gives them random names, such as Bob, Steve, Mike, Todd, Kenny etc.

The queens are the most interesting, although we don't see them that often during all five seasons. Unlike the males, they have different styles and hair colours. The one I drew is the first one we meet on the show and to me she's the most fascinating and memorable among them (technically, she was a Keeper in the pilot, but OK). And another fun fact: all queens on the show are played by only one actress, Andee Frizzell!

The poses: @theposearchives

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Davorachnid vs A.I.

 

#dtpysjan26 art challenge by @theposearchives

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Odd Yuckly #74

 💩-ty art

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The Nihilist Penguin

I present you the latest Internet sensation, the Nihilist Penguin in my drawing style! 🐧

"These penguins are all heading to the open water to the right. But one of them caught our eye, the one in the center. He would neither go towards the feeding grounds at the edge of the ice nor return to the colony.

Shortly afterwards, we saw him heading straight towards the mountains some 70 km away. Dr. Anley explained that even if he caught him and brought him back to the colony, he would immediately head right back for the mountains. BUT WHY?

He was born among thousands, yet somehow lived unseen surrounded by warmth, but never held by it. Always a step behind, as if hoping someone would notice and wait. No one ever did.

When winter tightened its grip there was no space left for him, not because he was weak, but because the world had alreadv moved on, so he left. No fight, no farewell. The mountains welcomed him with silence. Every step hurt, but staying would have hurt more.

At night, the cold pressed in, yet it felt familiar. The wind listened when no one else ever had, and the snow strangely was kinder than being ignored. Somewhere far behind him was safety. Somewhere ahead was uncertainty. But for the first time, the direction was his own.

Maybe he wasn't walking away from the colony. Maybe he was walking toward meaning because sometimes the ones who don't fit the path are the only ones brave enough to choose a new one. And even if he could not fly, he would climb the highest mountains so that he might touch the sky."

Werner Herzog, "Encounters at the End of the World" (2007)

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International Day of Education 2026

Happy International Day of Education! (Jan 24)

Another day in a classroom,

Teaching, sharing information

With students, our new hope,

Our pride, our next generation!

They often sulk or roll their eyes,

But there's the truth that's guaranteed:

Today's youth fails at basic skills -

How to write, count or even read.

They don't think they should know it all;

When asked a question, they keep calm:

Look! A phone, a prized possession!

Such vast knowledge right in their palm!

Oh, that sense of tragic defeat

Just creates more doubtful teachers,

Their hard work, effort, lesson plans

Now became just pointless features.

And one day all this will be lost,

Memories that a few mention,

Monuments of something that was:

Proof of better education.

So I made this memorial,

A reminder of all I knew,

This shrine of my naivety

Covered in moss and pigeon poo.

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Yes, the poem is mine, no it's not AI. I've been writing this kind of (silly) poetry in Croatian, English or German all my life. This one is inspired by my struggles as an educator, it consists of 6 stanzas with 4 lines, 8 syllables in each line and an ABCB rhyme scheme.

The accompanying drawing is a redraw of my illustration from 2022. It's very similar to the original, just redrawn as a statue. It represented teaching as my superpower and also came with a rant about everything that's wrong in the school system. I guess some things never change.

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Odd Yuckly #73

 

Plans, plans, plans...

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No AI 2026

Obviously, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to stay, no matter how loudly some of us oppose to it. And who knows, it could be useful in particular areas or for something that could improve our lives, but no one can convince me it should be used in art. 😡

Yep, it's an issue that makes me so mad! AI is not "just a tool". A pen or a stylus are tools that help us create something from our imagination. But more and more "artists" (so-called "promptstitutes") post completely AI-made illustrations and then boast about it and get praise and likes. But... why though? Can't you leave art for us who create everything from the scratch?

Are they some wannabe-artists who know what they want to create but just don't have will or time to learn how to do it step-by-step like we do? Or are they just having fun with this new toy? It just doesn't make sense: you didn't create it, you told a program to steal other artists' styles for you, so where is the joy of creating in that? The process, the struggle, the whole experience?

Anyway, their mindless "fun" also affects my personal concerns. It's not a secret that I'm fed up with the rotten school system and that the best solution for me would be to leave it and do what will heal me: drawing, creating, building something meaningful. But how to leave a secure job and thread the unknown path of digital creations knowing that there are more and more AI traps along the way? Who needs a digital artist when you can finger your keyboard for a while to get your abominable result? And cheaper, maybe even for free?

I know it's not going to stop, and this rant won't change anything. Even I get fooled and "like" some posts, just to "dislike" them the second I find out they're made with AI. Look... I'm still here, taking care of every line and questioning every colour choice, so... what about following my accounts to see some human-made art?

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My Art Collage 2025

A collage of all my artwork from 2025! 🎨 Fan art and character design as usual; drawing in Clip Studio Paint; no AI. 🚫

2026 will be the 10th year of my artistic online presence, yet still with a limited audience after all these years... 🤔 I'm not sure why, I'd say I'm doing a pretty good job. 🤷‍♂️

Anyway, a big thank you to my faithful followers and friends! 😘 Let's get on with the show! ⏩️

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