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A hand-drawn illustration on an index card of a snake-person. The character's lower-half is a green snake with a few scales here and there. The upper-half is a blue human torso and head with green, bushy hair. Everything is done in a cartoon style with acrylic paint markers. The words "Broccoli Snake" are written next to it along with the artist signature, "Taco Viking."

A hand-drawn illustration on an index card of a snake-person. The character's lower-half is a green snake with a few scales here and there. The upper-half is a blue human torso and head with green, bushy hair. Everything is done in a cartoon style with acrylic paint markers. The words "Broccoli Snake" are written next to it along with the artist signature, "Taco Viking."

BROCCOLI SNAAAAAAAKE!

#Drawing #IndexCardArt #AcrylicMarkers

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A digital illustration of a stylized humanoid face viewed through a fisheye lens. The face has green skin and an intense, wide-eyed screaming expression showing the purple eyes bulging out. The face is centered against a solid black background and using the fisheye distortion to bulge the nose and eyes toward the viewer. The mouth is stretched open, revealing white teeth, a red tongue, and a dark purple uvula. The brow is heavily deformed and the top of the head comes to a black point. The warped perspective creates a sense of danger and disorientation, emphasizing the character's panic. Original art by M.A. Brotherton.

A digital illustration of a stylized humanoid face viewed through a fisheye lens. The face has green skin and an intense, wide-eyed screaming expression showing the purple eyes bulging out. The face is centered against a solid black background and using the fisheye distortion to bulge the nose and eyes toward the viewer. The mouth is stretched open, revealing white teeth, a red tongue, and a dark purple uvula. The brow is heavily deformed and the top of the head comes to a black point. The warped perspective creates a sense of danger and disorientation, emphasizing the character's panic. Original art by M.A. Brotherton.

Not a request so much as an art challenge. I wanted to try drawing something fisheye perspective. Not sure if I pulled it off or not, but I like the panic, so he gets shared.

#Drawing #DigitalIllustration #Art #Challenge #FishEye #HandDrawn #AdobeFresco

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Yes, I did write a sonnet just for a zombie video. Thank you for asking.

#DailyZombie #Zombie #Cartoon #OC #NationalPoetryMonth #Sonnet #TacoViking

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A hand-drawn illustration of a cartoon worm creature standing on its tail. The creature has one big eye and a mouth full of big, curved teeth. The image is drawn with a fine point sharpie on a blank 3x5 index card. The worm has a word bubble next to its face saying "Call me sharpie worm."

A hand-drawn illustration of a cartoon worm creature standing on its tail. The creature has one big eye and a mouth full of big, curved teeth. The image is drawn with a fine point sharpie on a blank 3x5 index card. The worm has a word bubble next to its face saying "Call me sharpie worm."

Another piece of index card art, this time drawn with a fine point Sharpie on a 3x5 index card.

#Drawing #Sharpie #Art

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Let's talk about human experiences and why they matter.

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#TacoViking #StayWeird #LivedExperience #SubstackWriter #PersonalEssay

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A digital illustration of a pale blue cartoon ghost with a lethargic or uninterested expression. The ghost slumps in a beanbag chair, wearing large headphones and holding an open book. A jagged speech bubble outlined in white with a black background reads, "Boo... or whatever..." in a hand-drawn font. The image is in black, white, and blue, using various values of the same blue to show highlights and shadows. Original art by M.A. Brotherton (Taco Viking)

A digital illustration of a pale blue cartoon ghost with a lethargic or uninterested expression. The ghost slumps in a beanbag chair, wearing large headphones and holding an open book. A jagged speech bubble outlined in white with a black background reads, "Boo... or whatever..." in a hand-drawn font. The image is in black, white, and blue, using various values of the same blue to show highlights and shadows. Original art by M.A. Brotherton (Taco Viking)

For Today's Request:
"Here's a thought: Paltrygeist. I mean, like, yer *trying* to haunt, but your efforts are, well, paltry..." 

I CAN DO THAT!

#DigitalIllustration #Drawing #ByRequest #Art #Ghost #AdobeFresco

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WHO ORDERS DESSERT PIZZA!?

And who hurt you so much?

#DailyZombie #TacoViking #Zombie #Cartoon #OC #Pizza #Jokes

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I beg you to stand for something The other day, I made a Daily Zombie short about voting for things instead of against them and it may have been the most underrated piece of advice I’ve ever posted to the internet.

I wrote a thing about why protests always feel off to me.

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I spent today setting up TailScale and Immich on my old Linux Box with my ~20TB of drives stuffed into it. So, I have a pretty decent personal cloud now.

Screw you big tech, you can't have my images!

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A digital illustration of a small, anthropomorphic brown egg with thin grey arms and legs. The egg has a worried expression on its face as it stand on a gray counter, looking upward with wide eyes and hands clasped nervously. Text above it reads, "I found a little egg man on my counter this morning. He was lost and afraid..."

A digital illustration of a small, anthropomorphic brown egg with thin grey arms and legs. The egg has a worried expression on its face as it stand on a gray counter, looking upward with wide eyes and hands clasped nervously. Text above it reads, "I found a little egg man on my counter this morning. He was lost and afraid..."

A digital illustration of a large, pale blue humanoid character and the small egg man. The large blue man has a wide, welcoming smile as he leans over the counter to look down at the egg man. Text above reads, "I told him not to worry. He can stay with me." The blue man wears a red shirt and has his hands on the counter.

A digital illustration of a large, pale blue humanoid character and the small egg man. The large blue man has a wide, welcoming smile as he leans over the counter to look down at the egg man. Text above reads, "I told him not to worry. He can stay with me." The blue man wears a red shirt and has his hands on the counter.

A digital illustration of the same scene, this time, the colors are much darker and the blue man has sharp teeth and glowing red eyes. His brow is lowered into a slant and his grin is much wider and predatory. The shadows in the entire scene create higher levels of contrast. At the bottom of the image text reads,"I love breakfast foods."

A digital illustration of the same scene, this time, the colors are much darker and the blue man has sharp teeth and glowing red eyes. His brow is lowered into a slant and his grin is much wider and predatory. The shadows in the entire scene create higher levels of contrast. At the bottom of the image text reads,"I love breakfast foods."

I just wanted to tell a cute little story with a happy ending.

#TacoViking #DigitalIllustration #AdobeFresco #Cartoonist #Drawing #Art

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Happy Birthday George Takei, the most important thing to celebrate on April 20th.

Sure, there are other reasons to celebrate April 20th, too, but I'm not a high schooler anymore so I can do those things whenever I want.

#DailyZombie #Zombie #Cartoon #OC

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A digital illustration of eight amorphous, cartoonish blob creatures with exaggerated facial expressions. The characters display a chaotic range of emotions: a light blue blob looks worried with wide eyes; a red jagged shape is snarling angrily; a pink creature with a snout-like nose appears to be screaming; an orange blob is laughing gleefully; a green triangular character looks dazed; a yellow creature with stalks for eyes has its tongue lolling out in a goofy grin; a purple blob at the bottom gives a thumbs up with a long arm; and a small, dark blue cyclops creature smiles excitedly. The characters are clustered together against a solid black background, featuring bold black outlines and a clean, vector-based style. A vibrant palette of light blue, red, pink, orange, green, yellow, purple, and dark blue. Original art by M.A. Brotherton (Taco Viking).

A digital illustration of eight amorphous, cartoonish blob creatures with exaggerated facial expressions. The characters display a chaotic range of emotions: a light blue blob looks worried with wide eyes; a red jagged shape is snarling angrily; a pink creature with a snout-like nose appears to be screaming; an orange blob is laughing gleefully; a green triangular character looks dazed; a yellow creature with stalks for eyes has its tongue lolling out in a goofy grin; a purple blob at the bottom gives a thumbs up with a long arm; and a small, dark blue cyclops creature smiles excitedly. The characters are clustered together against a solid black background, featuring bold black outlines and a clean, vector-based style. A vibrant palette of light blue, red, pink, orange, green, yellow, purple, and dark blue. Original art by M.A. Brotherton (Taco Viking).

Today, I did a challenge I've been wanting to do for a hot minute and drew some random shaped little dudes. I started by just drawing blobs, clustered those together, then turned them into these little guys.

Which one is your fave?

#DigitalArt #Drawing #Illustration #RandomShapesChallenge #Art

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A digital illustration of a bird made from the kiwi fruit. The bird's head is a slightly smaller kiwi with the body being a larger one. A "wing" shape is cut from the body to reveal the inside of the kiwi fruit. The bird has a very long, thin beak and knobby legs. The background is a simple duo-tone with a sandy brown ground and light blue sky. Original art by M.A. Brotherton (Taco Viking)

A digital illustration of a bird made from the kiwi fruit. The bird's head is a slightly smaller kiwi with the body being a larger one. A "wing" shape is cut from the body to reveal the inside of the kiwi fruit. The bird has a very long, thin beak and knobby legs. The background is a simple duo-tone with a sandy brown ground and light blue sky. Original art by M.A. Brotherton (Taco Viking)

Today's request was for:
"Kiwi bird, but kiwi fruit."

DONE!

This cleans off my entire backlog. If you want me to doodle a doodle for you, let me know!

#DigitalIllustration #Drawing #Art #ByRequest #AdobeFresco

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A digital illustration of an anthropomorphic green turtle with a wide, toothy mouth open in a shout while wearing black sunglasses and a black turtleneck sweater under his shell. He is also playing a set of bongos while shouting "I ain't got No ninja POWERS." The image is set on a dark red background, while the turtle has olive skin and a brown shell. Original art by M.A. Brotherton.

A digital illustration of an anthropomorphic green turtle with a wide, toothy mouth open in a shout while wearing black sunglasses and a black turtleneck sweater under his shell. He is also playing a set of bongos while shouting "I ain't got No ninja POWERS." The image is set on a dark red background, while the turtle has olive skin and a brown shell. Original art by M.A. Brotherton.

I was asked to draw a "turtle in a turtle-neck... a beatnik."

Well, fortunately for me, I've drawn some beatniks recently! (bit.ly/TheCryptniks)

So, here's a beatnik turtle! Enjoy.

#DigitalIllustration #Art #Drawing #ByRequest

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A digital illustration of an anthropomorphic guinea pig dressed as a samurai and holding a katana. He stares forward at the camera with a determined expression. The image id done in a the lifeless style of the cartoon Samurai Jack and features the words "Guinea Pig Jack" in the upper-right hand corner in a font similar to the official logo of the show. Original art and illustration by M.A. Brotherton (Taco Viking).

A digital illustration of an anthropomorphic guinea pig dressed as a samurai and holding a katana. He stares forward at the camera with a determined expression. The image id done in a the lifeless style of the cartoon Samurai Jack and features the words "Guinea Pig Jack" in the upper-right hand corner in a font similar to the official logo of the show. Original art and illustration by M.A. Brotherton (Taco Viking).

Today's request was for a "Guinea Pig Samurai." So, I paid tribute to the best samurai cartoon out there.

Sorry, Not Sorry, Ronin Warriors!

#DigitalIllustration #Drawing #ByRequest #SamuraiJack #GuineaPig

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#DailyZombie Writes You a Haiku or Four.

I get into regular *discussions* with my dad poetry and rules.

I support free verse, but you can't call it a sonnet if it isn't a sonnet. Just be free, poet. You don't need labels.

#Zombie #Cartoon #OC #NationalPoetryMonth #NationalHaikuDay #Haiku

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Pete Hegseth quoting Pulp Fiction is so on brand for a man who has never read a book in his life, let alone the Bible.

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#DailyZombie has Concerns about Shoe Companies Using AI

The only reason a shoe should be a robot is if it is replacing a foot. Otherwise, shoes should not be thinking... creepy shoe-dudes....

#Zombie #Cartoon #OC #AllBirds #AI #shoes

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Pancakes at Midnight - Album by Daze Ago Listen to Pancakes at Midnight by Daze Ago on YouTube Music - a dedicated music app with official songs, music videos, remixes, covers, and more.

I've been really digging this album.

Not for everyone. Can be a little explicit.

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I Didn't Even Make It Three Months It feels harder these days, but I have a plan.

Probably should've added a link: tacovikingstudios.substack.com/p/i-didnt-ev...

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This was probably fueled by hypomania and hypomania Matt isn't supposed to make decisions, but sometimes he has to kick other Matt's in the ass to get them to do the things they need to be better.

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Fun Fact: Despite being a life-long kaiju fan, Gozilla Minus One was the first Godzilla movie I saw in theaters and it blew me away. Best move of the year. I BOUGHT A POSTER, Y'ALL!

#DailyZombie #GodzillaMinusZero #GodzillaMinusOne #Zombie #Cartoon #OC #TacoViking

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A photograph featuring three art prints sitting on a wooden desk. Atop the art prints are two stacks of sticker packs featuring the Advanced Food Dudes and Monster Men sticker pack for the March 2026 Taco Viking Patreon, which includes under dark creatures reimagined as food men

A photograph featuring three art prints sitting on a wooden desk. Atop the art prints are two stacks of sticker packs featuring the Advanced Food Dudes and Monster Men sticker pack for the March 2026 Taco Viking Patreon, which includes under dark creatures reimagined as food men

Just getting the March Patreon ready to go out.

Some people might ask why I made the drow into a carrot, but to me the answer seems obvious. If the corn is an elf, the drow has to be a carrot, because carrots are the opposite of corn, duh.

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"where do you see yourself in 5 years?"

scavenging the wasteland for canned food and old vhs tapes

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Why, yes, Snap, we believe you're laying off your workforce because of efficiencies created by AI and not because new global ID laws push people off the platform only used for criminal behavior.

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So, it took me like 7 hours to do this much work in DaVinci Resolve. I need a better workflow. Anyone got any tips?

#MotionGraphics #KineticText

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brought to you by the makers of AI: Because Google Search was too accurate.

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Vibe Coding:

When you want to justify your useless technology so bad, you'd willingly spend 10 hours debugging a robot's code you could have written correctly in 20 minutes.

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I think it is a pretty open secret that I do illustrations not because I love illustration ( I do enjoy it a lot), but because I actually just want to be a cartoon and this is the path that gets me the closest to that.

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A hand-drawn digital illustration of an anthropomorphic onion ring looking hopeful and asking, "Hey, guys! Can I come?" The response is in a jagged speech bubble which reads, "No! Onion Rings Don't Fit There!"

The onion ring has a textured golden-brown fried exterior, large bulging eyes perched on the top, with one eye larger than the other. The hole in the middle of the onion ring serves as an open mouth, complete with a row of teeth at the top and bottom, and a large, pink tongue hanging out. The onion ring wears red shorts, white gloves, and brown shoes. The background is a simple green field below a simple blue field. The art is very stylized and drawn with vector brushes in Adobe Fresco. Original art by M.A. Brotherton (Taco Viking).

A hand-drawn digital illustration of an anthropomorphic onion ring looking hopeful and asking, "Hey, guys! Can I come?" The response is in a jagged speech bubble which reads, "No! Onion Rings Don't Fit There!" The onion ring has a textured golden-brown fried exterior, large bulging eyes perched on the top, with one eye larger than the other. The hole in the middle of the onion ring serves as an open mouth, complete with a row of teeth at the top and bottom, and a large, pink tongue hanging out. The onion ring wears red shorts, white gloves, and brown shoes. The background is a simple green field below a simple blue field. The art is very stylized and drawn with vector brushes in Adobe Fresco. Original art by M.A. Brotherton (Taco Viking).

Today's request was framed as simply, "No onion rings don't fit there!"

So, poor Onion Ring can't hang out with his friends. That's not fair, Onion Ring Friends.

You can hang out with me, Onion Ring.

#Drawing #Illustration #DigitalArt #ByRequest

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