Asplenia Studios 🌈🤖 MADISON ANIME-FEST 3/14/2026 🌈🤖

Introducing ICEBREAKER, the loon (Minnesota state bird) as a microcassette Transfomer.

#transformers #oc #fanart #minnesota #twincities

Mar 9, 2026 - Patreon AND Health update | Asplenia Studios Get more from Asplenia Studios on Patreon

There have been a few health issues lately. I've posted info about it over at my Patreon, but it is free to read, not paywalled.

www.patreon.com/posts/152623...

Back in high school, my parents surprised me with a drawing table set up (QVC, I believe). While that table is long gone, the lamp has carried on. Until yesterday, that is. 35 years. 14 moves (3 internationally).

I can't even bear to look for a replacement. It's too soon.

#rip #youdonegood

"SDF-1 Main Cannon FIRE!" gold foil variants are now up at Etsy!

tinyurl.com/sdf1-etsy

#マクロス #macross #sdf-1 #macrossfanart #penandink #anime #mecha

Via a combination circumstances, my wife and I both have identical pairs of two different AirPods. It's always been tricky to determine whose is whose when they are laying around.

So I did something about with stickers featuring drawings I did of Kei and Yuri

Second photo is the best(?) part. :D

My original "SDF-1 Main Cannon FIRE" pen and ink drawing is now up for auction over at eBay.

ebay.us/m/2tYFSi

#マクロス #macross #sdf-1 #macrossfanart #penandink #anime #mecha #artforsale

Search Results: SDF-1 Main Cannon by AspleniaStudios I primarily draw comic, anime, and manga-inspired art. Also lots of bad pop-culture references. Enjoy!

eBay (12x18 prints only): tinyurl.com/sdf1-ebay
Etsy (prints only - 3 sizes): tinyurl.com/sdf1-etsy
Dashery (all other merch): tinyurl.com/sdf1-dashery

Due to considerable interest, the new SDF-1 artworks are now available on merch a bit earlier than planned (links in replies).

If you are interested in a FOIL ACCENTED version of either, please wait as I am having proofs made up.

#マクロス #macross #sdf-1 #macrossfanart #penandink #anime #mecha

2/2 Taking the original ink version and adding some color. Just a few hues of grey, blue, and yellow, allowing the line work to add texture.

The second image is the coloring layer without the line work on top.

1/2 "SDF-1 Main Cannon FIRE!" (colorized) art by me

Details in the replies.

#マクロス #macross #sdf-1 #macrossfanart #penandink #anime #mecha

4/4 Color version coming soon. I might also design a version of both B&W and color using gold foil for the cannon fire.

3/4 Other three images: when I do a digital drawing I like to also show a “penny sample” showing what it would look like close up at full resolution compared to a US penny coin. Here, I just get to put a real penny on the drawing! 🤣

2/4 17x11 Canson Bristol paper. .005 Copic Multiliner and .02, .05, .08 Micron pens. All free hand except for the speed lines in the background. Mostly lines, hatching, and some scribbling.

1/4 "SDF-1 Main Cannon FIRE!" pen and ink art by me

Details in the replies.

#マクロス #macross #sdf-1 #macrossfanart #penandink #anime #mecha

STICKERS! SD Fire Valk GERWALK and SD Bigfoot/Battlemaster now in stock at the eBay shop. PLUS Daicon IV Bunny Girl stickers back in stock!

eBay (stickers direct from me) shorturl.at/STjKU
Dashery (all other merch print-on-demand) aspleniastudios.dashery.com

New Corrupted Kawaii! Cute chipmunk meets GWAR's "Lost God" lyrics! Also now available as stickers along with Kitty and Puppy!

eBay (stickers) shorturl.at/STjKU
Dashery (all other merch) shorturl.at/DQMFf

#corruptedkawaii #gwar

Madison. March 14th. See you there! Brand new art will be in stock, including prints and stickers!

#madisonanimefest #artistalley

Of course I wouldn't do several "serious" pieces featuring the VF-19 Excalibur Custom without doing a silly SD version!

#マクロス #macross #マクロス7 #vf19 #firevalkyrie #firebomber #flowergirl #basaranekki

ORIGINAL Christina Mackenzie and RX-78NT-1 watercolor and digital painting | eBay Painting has been sprayed with UV coating to protect the colors.

For those who are curious, the original "Christina Mackenzie and RX-78NT-1 Alex" is up for auction over at eBay. Bidding starts at $20.

#gundam #0080warinthepocket #originafanart #gundamalex #christinamackenzie

ebay.us/m/1rF7GB

I finalize it by correcting proper names that might've gotten distorted. I think this is a fun way of mimicking the, sometimes, slightly-off English found in anime art and reference books from Japan.

The final two images are close-ups of the text.
Fun fact: I write up the text for these, run it through an online translator into Japanese and then, using a different translator, convert it back into English.

300dpi 24"x26"/61x91.5cm

Drawn in Photoshop, no AI.

The 3rd and final composition from my "VF-19 Fire Valkyrie" project. To round it out, I isolated the VF-19 into an "info poster," which includes both in-universe background information, as well as behind-the-scenes info about the design itself.

VF-19 Excalibur Custom info sheet

Details and bonus material in the comments.

#マクロス #macross #マクロス7 #vf19 #firevalkyrie #firebomber #flowergirl #basaranekki

The third and final image is the isolated flatting layer of the VF-19. Flatting is a process in digital coloring where a layer is created under the line work, and separate sections of the illustration are prepped with wildly varying solid colors.

More to come!

The change in orientation allows for Flower Girl and the VF-19 to be much closer to the viewer, making this variant much more kinetic.

The second image is my usual "penny sample," comparing sections of this illustration at full resolution, as if it was printed full size, against a US penny.

300dpi, max 24"x26"/61x91.5cm

Digitally drawn in Photoshop, no AI.

2/3 in my "VF-19 Fire Valkyrie" project, and the second of two variations of the same composition (the first is a vertical layout, with accordingly adjusted placement and size).

M7 "Flower Girl Flyby" (horizontal variant) fan art by me.

Details and bonus material in the comments.

#マクロス #macross #マクロス7 #vf19 #firevalkyrie #firebomber #flowergirl #basaranekki

Finally for today is the VF-19 element by itself, full color and shading, although those would be further adjusted once placed into the composition. This element alone is 9900x7200 pixels, and used over 50+ layers (although many were combined during illustration).

More to come!

This is my usual "penny sample," comparing sections of this illustration at full resolution against a US penny.