MGaru 🌊

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🌊Illustrator & indie dev who loves green grass, blue skies & the wind! 📦 Comms open via 🌙👻Check out Alice's Night at the Mansion on Steam!

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MGaru 🌊@mgaru· 17d

Alice and the Werewolf too 🌹

Alice Wallpaper from "Alice's Night at the Mansion"

Werewolf Wallpaper from "Alice's Night at the Mansion"

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· 17d

Release day is here, and Alice's Night at the Mansion is now officially available on Steam!!👻🎊 I made a collection of wallpapers with each character to celebrate 💞 #oc #indiegame #indiedev

Dracula Wallpaper from "Alice's Night at the Mansion"

Franky Wallpaper from "Alice's Night at the Mansion"

Mummy Wallpaper from "Alice's Night at the Mansion"

Witch Wallpaper from "Alice's Night at the Mansion"

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· 23d

Count Dracula's animated portraits 🍷 Dracula is the mansion's cool, yet undeniably arrogant and selfish, vampire guest. He's a rude jerk, but I can't totally hate him... 🦇 Also, he has horns (??) #oc #animated

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· 24d

Alternate "Monster Party" key art 👻🎉 We went for a darker, spookier one that matched the game better for Steam... However, I just really like how this one came out 😆 #oc #monsters #dracula #alice #frankenstein #ghost #indiegame #indiedev

Key art for "Alice's Night at the Mansion". From front to back: Dinah the dog, Alice, Ms. Witch, Dracula, Vince and Pete the ghosts, and Franky on the piano.

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· 27d

More characters from Alice's Night at the Mansion!👻 This is Franky, a self-conscious but kindhearted guest at Monster Mansion! 💛 He loves music, technology, and bunnies, and gets along pretty well with Alice! #oc #monsters #cozy #indiedev #indiegame

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· 29d

Blinx the Time Sweeper 🌙 Played this for the first time recently! Gameplay is vastly different from NiGHTS but it oozes the exact same wonderful, dreamy energy🔮 I love this kitty!! #blinx #2000s #xbox #retrogames

Blinx from the Xbox game "Blinx the Time Sweeper." He sits on a chimney top with a big grin on his face surrounded by twisted lamps and time crystals. In the distance is the silhouette of a town and the moon.

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· Jul 11

Speaking of humanoid characters... Here's some talking sprites I made for Mr. Werewolf, the super-gentlemanly guest at Monster Mansion and one of Alice's new friends! 🌹 He's one of my favorites. Just look at that stance! Those shoulders! And he has a floofy tail!! 💘 #oc #indiedev #indiegame

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· Jul 10

A few of Alice's animated talking sprites! 💟 Alice's Night at the Mansion was my first opportunity to do a whole cast of human (or humanoid!) character designs for a game! Lots of fun 🌊 #oc #indiedev #indiegame

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· Jul 9

💟 Alice and Dinah 💟 An early illustration I made of these two. Her outfit is a little different in the final game 💜 #aliceinwonderland #cute #indiegame #anime #girl

Alice floating and pointing at us with a smile in a cute pose. On her knee is a mini Dinah the dog, holding onto her with a surprised expression.

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· Jul 5

NiGHTS and Reala 🎪✨ Happy 30th Anniversary!! #SEGA #NiGHTSintodreams #sonicteam #segasaturn #90s

Reala and NiGHTS from NiGHTS into Dreams... (1996). Both look at the camera; NiGHTS smiles and holds up three fingers, and Reala makes a 0 with his hand while frowning.

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· Jun 20

Ryoga + P-chan!💛🖤 #ranma #ranma1/2 #anime #80s #90s #良牙 #らんま1/2

Ryoga and P-chan from Ranma 1/2 sitting back to back on a slouchy pillow. Ryoga is crossing his arms and legs and looking generally unfriendly. Text behind them says "Ryoga & P-chan."

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· Jun 14

NiGHTS 30th 💜🌙 I've been meaning to draw NiGHTS again, and after seeing so many talented artists here drawing them I got inspired to try it too 💖 #nightsintodreams #sega #nightsjod #90s #segasaturn

NiGHTS gives a mischievous smile at the camera, floating in front of a multicolored night sky and a crescent moon. Text on the moon reads "NiGHTS 30th".

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· Jun 13

As promised, I'm reintroducing myself! :) Hi, I'm MGaru, a generalist illustrator who makes art for indie games! I usually do chara design + key art but also dabble in backgrounds, UI and animations. I also accept commissions on Ko-fi, so feel free to drop by! Nice to meet you!💙🌊

Espeon meets a playful Mew in a verdant forest. Big mushrooms, clovers, and sun rays fill the background.

A Hisuian Decidueye leaps from the trees, glaring menacingly toward one side.

A happy Agumon sitting in a crag on a sunny day.

Cream the Rabbit holding a small article of clothing with a flower on it, showing it to her Chao, Cheese. They're both excited.

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· Jun 12

By the way I wanted to say thank you so much for 500+ followers!! Over the weekend I want to show you guys what I've been working on and do a sort of reintroduction 💙🌊 For now, Caldo in a tree!

A small dragon with four wings named Caldo relaxes in a tree with his arms behind his head, smiling.

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· Jun 9

Last-minute Tales of Eternia summoning dance #tales

Reid glaring at the camera in front of a clear sky with distant trees

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· Jun 1

💘🧡💛💚💙💜 🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼

A small dragon named Caldo happily holding a rainbow flag up above his head. Sound effect text near his hands reads "fwish."

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· May 31

... I wonder if that comes through at all? Here's art from two games I worked on: Keys to Wonderland and Dinah's Dreamwoods 🍄

Concept art from Keys to Wonderland by Madvox Games featuring the overworld map.

Concept art from Dinah's Dreamwoods showing three of the characters you assist in the game. Left to right: the soccer-loving Rabbit, the kind Queen who loves golf, and the sweet Scarecrow.

Concept art from Keys to Wonderland featuring sprites for fences, large trees and mushrooms, and bushes used in the overworld.

Concept art from Keys to Wonderland featuring unused sprites including colorful palm trees, autumn trees, mushrooms, a star lamp post and sugar cubes.

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· May 29

The number 493... only means one thing to me...!! (Thank you for so many new followers!!🤍) #pokemon #arceus

The Pokémon Arceus looking at the number 493 on the follower count. Near him is the text *breathes heavily*

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· May 27

I'm so happy my last Caldo got lots of love! Here's another one of him 💚 "One foot in front of the other! You can do this!" #dragon #oc #sky #meadow #adventure

A dragon named Caldo walking into a verdant field, looking backward and holding up a fist while smiling cheerfully.

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· May 25

More of my dragon(?) OC Caldo 🧡💙💚 this is actually a touched-up version of one of my oldest pics of him! From around 2022 maybe? #dragon #sky #oc

A small dragon sits on a rock, looking up at a dragonfly and holding his hand up to it.

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· May 17

Pokemon Trainer Lillie from Sun & Moon/USUM!! 🌊🌴 (and some Wingulls!) Made this for a friend💙 #pokemon #alola #ポケモン #リーリエ #summer

Pokemon Trainer Lillie smiling in front of a summery sky, with the wind blowing and Wingull flying in the distance.

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· Apr 26

Sasuke from Mystical Ninja / Ganbare Goemon! 🍵🤖 (Konami please give us the Goemon Collection, we want to play it too... Also, go play BAKERU if you haven't, it's a fantastic game 💙❤) #がんばれゴエモン #N64 #mysticalninja #ganbaregoemon #konami

Sasuke, a robot ninja from the Mystical Ninja/Ganbare Goemon series, jumping in the air and wielding kunai.

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· Apr 18

Started as a quick sketch... then I colored her and added noise and became attached :' ) #90s #summer #ocean #seaside #anime #girl

Red-haired girl on a bench beside the sea, smiling and pumping her fist energetically. Text at the bottom reads "1996" and "vacation starting yesterday!"

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· Apr 13

I had this sitting around a while, but I finished making a reference sheet for my mascot character, MGaru! I don't tend to make them for my own characters, but this was really fun! Front and back views, plus a rare shot of her without a mask :) Yes I like blue a lot 💙 #oc

Reference sheet for mascot character MGaru shown from the front, back and side.

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· Apr 3

🍄 Galarian Ponyta 🌈 Surrounded by mushrooms like in Glimwood Tangle from SwSh! #pokemon #galar #ポニータ #ポケモン

Galarian Ponyta standing on a small, grassy island covered in mushrooms of all sizes and colors.

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· Mar 29

🌲Caldo floating over flowers in a meadow🌷 It's messy, but I wanted Ghibli-like colors and that feeling of fresh air and the wind! Ready for new adventure... 🍃 #oc #dragon #meadow #spring

A dragon-like creature with four white wings glides over a flower meadow on a clear day. He looks back, smiling.

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· Mar 22

🌙 A Spooky Night with Pokemon 👻 I made this as a wallpaper for a friend who plays Pokemon with me. This is most of her team, including the shiny Sableye! #pokemon #galvantula #cofagrigus #swoobat #sigilyph #joltik #yamask #ポケモン #ヤミラミ

A group of Pokemon gather around a tree wrapped in tiny lights at night, with a large crescent moon in the sky behind them. Sigilyph and Swoobat fly above them.

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· Mar 20

✨ Espeon and Mew 🌌 I made this for a friend who loves these two! Also I really wanted a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon esque background. I love the art in those games so much 💚 #pokemon #forest #エーフィ #ミュウ #ポケモン

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· Mar 16

Trainer Hop & Sobble ⭐ #pokemon #galar #swsh #sobble #ポケモン #メッソン

Pokémon Trainer Hop holding Sobble and showing a peace sign, smiling with a wink.

MGaru 🌊@mgaru· Mar 15

Trainer Marnie with Impidimp and Morpeko ⚔️🛡 #pokemon #swsh #galar #マリィ #ポケモン #モルペコ #ベロバー