Let’s get weird
Last modified: April 4th, 2023
Hello! Welcome to MonsterBrainSoup.
I’m Lukas, and this is my corner of the internet to talk about things that matter to me and share my art and creations.
I want to use this space to talk about alternative identities, self-expression, and ways to live in this world happily and healthily while still finding ways to be who you really want to be, even while that changes and evolves with you.
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Flight Rising – Fathom & Everlux
There’s a new dragon breed released on Flight Rising, which means I’ve updated my Flight Rising Dragon Species Review article! Scroll to the bottom for my thoughts on the Fathom and Everlux!
Flight Rising Dragon Species Review
How I Make Seamless Repeating Patterns on Clip Studio iPad
Last modified: November 21st, 2024
I’ve been asked a few times how I make seamless repeating patterns, so here’s a little walkthrough on how I create patterns using Clip Studio Paint for iPad.
Create a new canvas that is PERFECTLY square – I tend to default to 4×4 inches at 300 dpi for printing on fabric goods, but feel free to start with a smaller/lower dpi canvas to practice.
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Dragon Builder Limbs Update
Last modified: November 21st, 2024
There’s been a big update the Dragon Builder dollmaker! You can now choose which limbs your dragon has – forelegs only, hind legs only, all four legs, or none! You can now make wyverns, lindwyrms, tatzelwurms, amphiptheres, feathered serpents, as well as the original winged dragon and wingless drakes.
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Kickstarter: Umbral Wings Dragon Tarot
I have the honor of hosting a Cat’s Tarot Team on my Kickstarter! Umbral Wings is a dragon-themed tarot deck created as a collaboration between more than 70 artists. It features dragons, and only dragons, on every single card, with a custom card-back, box, accompanying guidebook with full-page artwork prints, and a bunch of matching add-ons.
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Flight Rising – Auraboa & Dusthide
There’s a new dragon breed released on Flight Rising, which means I’ve updated my Flight Rising Dragon Species Review article! Scroll to the bottom for my thoughts on the Auraboa and Dusthide!
Flight Rising Dragon Species Review
Designing a Plush Toy
Last modified: January 11th, 2024
Turning a 2D drawing or idea into a fully-realized, 3D doll or plush toy had long been a dream of mine, which came true for me this year with the completion of the Lemon Dragon & Friends Kickstarter!
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Flight Rising – Sandsurge
There’s a new dragon breed released on Flight Rising, which means I’ve updated my Flight Rising Dragon Species Review article! Scroll to the bottom for my thoughts on the Sandsurge!
NEW: Monster Generator
Last modified: June 22nd, 2023
Another small update to announce a text-based sentence randomizer that will come up with monster ideas out of thousands of possible combinations. Just another simple fun little JavaScript experiment.
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Dragon Builder Code Overhaul
Last modified: November 21st, 2024
Small and brief update to inform you that the Dragon Builder, my dragon doll-maker web-based application/game, has recently undergone a total code overhaul and is significantly faster to load, less likely to crash your tab, and should generally be much more expandable.
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Switching Web Hosts
I’ve just moved web hosting platforms and so there may be some things on this site that aren’t quite working yet.
The Dragon Builder was down for repairs and is now fixed! I hope to provide a major art and coding update to it very soon.
There may be some images that aren’t working yet.
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