Just a couple days ago I was at 1648 pageviews and I remember thinking, "Huh, Treaty of Westphalia. Cool." Then I post two pictures and now... whoa. Over 2k! Guess I better mark the occasion with a sketch like all the cool people do. Maybe one of these days my pageviews will catch up to the imageviews on Buzzy Beetle Helps !

Here's a big thank you to all the new watchers out there! Glad you liked what you've seen!

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START OF IRRELEVANT STUFF

Seems awfully silly to make a whole new journal entry just for pageviews and watcher appreciation. So it's time to improvise!

1. Know a Scythian and a Sarmatian, but can't tell them apart? Check out this thread, which has artists' depictions of every type of warrior to roam the steppes, ever! Educational and with inspiring armor designs.

2. Any other amateur doodlers out there besides me? Here's something really easy I learned lately that (imho) has really improved my lineart. When inking, now I lightly round out any right angles created when one line intersects another. So simple, but I really like the look! Learned this, among many other things, from  insomniacovrlrd's tutorials (he walks you through the whole process behind his great style, but fair warning: features mating pokemon!).

3.  paperplane. An incredibly talented and versatile artist who's still just starting to get a following. But you don't have to take my word for it! (whoa, just channeled LeVar Burton there for a sec)

4. Depressed? The ending to the SEGA/SNES classic Earthworm Jim, beat on hard mode: You're the Best!

There we go. That's a journal. Now, pardon me as I float away in the latest 4" of rain southern NH got. At least we still have power...