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INKTOBER 2025 Day #26: PUZZLING.

“I think I’m going to have to look into making some PMD puzzles at some point (along with coloring books, that’s another idea I’ve had). Everyone and their uncle seems to like puzzles, there seems to be a good, stable market for them. I know there are online services for making custom puzzles, maybe I could make some from a selection of my PMD Inktober images. I wonder how challenging a black and white puzzle would be?
I thought this was a fun idea when I came up with it, even though it’s a twist on the actual prompt. I didn’t give much consideration to how challenging it might be or how long it would take. Once I wrapped my head around the common potential different puzzle piece shapes, I was able to fall into a rhythm drawing them without constantly referring to references. It still took a while, though, and now my hands hurt.”

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