These three words are spoken by Bruce Lee's character in the 1973 martial arts film Enter the Dragon, when reprimanding a newcomer to the Shaolin temple. I’ve heard this line reappropriated in countless different forms of media. Qui-Gonn Jinn says it to Anakin in The Phantom Menace before the pod race. It’s become one of those stock martial arts phrases that, on the surfac...
2023-02-19 16:04:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone. Today I wanted to talk about something a bit more personal and not related to the comic. About two years ago, in March, I wrote a deviantART post titled ‘Respect Yourself’. The gist of that post was basically that you shouldn’t fill your life with meaningless assets, that the friends you surround yourself with have a massive impact on you and you should be mindful of who e...
2023-02-12 22:58:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Just some studies I've been doing since the start of the month, now that I've a lot more time for it. Enjoy.
2023-02-10 04:12:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Swords are more than just weapons. They are artefacts. Symbols of their owner's status or martial prowess. Whether you have the slightest idea about fencing or not, a sword illustrates that you mean business.
It is no coincidence that the acquisition of a powerful sword often marks the hero's moment of transformation. Perhaps highlighting that the protagonist has accumulated enough wisdom...
2023-02-05 22:58:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello. It's been a long time coming, hasn't it. Here are a few sketches of Lili de Rochefort from the TEKKEN series. Let me know which one strikes you fancy.
Starting from February, I...
2023-01-29 22:53:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Before we proceed with this week's Q&A, it's my duty to announce that my December carryover work has been nearly finished. Aside from a loan I had to take in order to cover the Apple Pencil 2 purchase, everything is in good shape and I anticipate February to be far more productive with regards to Origins. My Gumroad store is now also back online.
Also I'm gonna draw Lili from...
2023-01-22 22:16:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Before we go on with this week's Q&A, I need to stress that these posts, by the virtue of shedding light on my thought process, will inadvertently spoil a few things about the comic. If you wish to read Hornet: Origins completely blind, I advise you do not read any of this.
Q: What's up with the sword on Hornet's back? Isn't she supposed to be a pacifist? 2023-01-15 22:30:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, ladies and gentlemen. This is the second questions and answers post I’ve decided to write on Hornet: Origins. I’ll briefly elaborate on the theme of asexuality, the setting and some of my thought process behind the framing of the story.
Hello, ladies and gentlemen. This is the second of the two Patreon posts I’ve decided to write in December. The first post was primarily a status update on my personal life, a brief summary of everything that's happened this year and a rough sketch of what’s to be expected early on in the coming year. The following post is going to focus exclusively on my comic; I'm going to talk about its ...
2022-12-31 22:25:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, ladies and gentlemen. I haven’t bothered writing an introduction to the following entry. Instead, I’d like to get straight to the point.
When I created my Patreon two years ago, the goal I had set for myself was to provide people with an opportunity to support me on my journey. That journey consists of doing one thing and one thing only: creating the highest quality art I possi...
2022-12-28 19:44:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, honorable Equites.
I am happy to present you with updated artwork, representing you and the title you have been bestowed upon by pledging your support. Three are already done, the fourth one is still awaiting revision.
I have nearly entirely caught up with all of my overdue commissio...
2022-10-31 22:49:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello again, lovelies! Slowly but surely we are approaching the end of Summer and thus another update post is in order.
As some of you are aware, the iPad funding had suffered from a setback due to my recent dentist expenses. For those of you concerned about my health, first of all, thank you sincerely. Second of all, as far as I'm aware, there will be no further medical attention needed ...
2022-09-30 21:30:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone. Hope you've had a lovely vacation. I regret the radio silence but scaling back on my commissions debt had left me hard pressed working on artwork that I cannot share on Patreon.
I am happy to see the numbers growing thanks to your continuous support. I am aware we don't all make the same amount and I do not hold any grudges against anyone who set out to pledge any less. Af...
2022-08-30 00:37:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone.
Recently I've finished work on a Furi x Haven crossover piece. I haven't played the latter, but I definitely recommend the first. It's currently on sale, so feel free to give it a go, it's a great game and a small expansion for it had come out recently.
Aloha to all the new supporters! 💜
As promised some time ago, here's an alpha version of the new & improved banner for our Patreon page.
I would implore you to send feedback to my Patreon inbox, since I'm still on social media hiatus and it will be a helluva lot easier for me to mana...
2022-06-20 19:32:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Hola!
Here is a highlight of all the work I've done over the course of May since the last update! (Lisa, Yor Forger, Yamato, Scathach, Asuka and Malenia).
I'm glad to be finally done with Lisa, as it's the one project from last year I could not quite finish to a point where I was happy with the results. The next one sitting on the easel is, naturally, Sheba, whom I plan to ...
2022-05-31 13:46:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Queen Marika is happy that you're here and she made you a steak.
I'm currently a little tied up with a large variety of side projects. I'm still hot on the trail of my commissions and I've also elected to expand the audience by making some wholesome fan art. I'll be devoting less time to Origins this month, since I believe it'll be easier to attract a larger audience by putting m...
2022-05-09 21:21:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys! Here is some more progress on the map.
My week has been a little hectic. I'm currently experimenting with ways to expand on my Twitter following, as well as catching up with many overdue commissions. Thankfully one of the trickiest ones is finally over. I've also made progress on some of my other projects but I'm saving those up for later. I find that with the more complex studi...
2022-04-25 01:57:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone!
I'd like to proudly present to you the first draft of the map of Asana, the far remote realm in which Hornet's journey is taking place! (More detailed version coming next week).
Also here are some extra other sketches I've made for my Twitter friends, as per my exploration of art styles for the comic. I've managed to scramble a sizeable amount of reference on Pintere...
2022-04-18 01:53:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, lovelies~ As promised, here is an update on what I've been working on.
Lately I've been focused on getting back to basics and refining my figure drawing, since it will be essential to drawing more characters as the progress on the graphic novel ramps up. I also intend on drawing more backgrounds soon.
2022-04-10 23:34:14 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
First of all, here is Heather after a visual update! The way she came along in 2021 was pretty lackluster and I thought redoing her would be a good opportunity to practice backgrounds. This edit is also in staggering 7442x5262 for your viewing pleasure. The Sheba update is almost finished as well but I would like to work on it just that slight bit longer.
2022-03-30 22:08:28 +0000 UTC
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Hello, guys.
I hate to leave you hanging like this, so here's a sneak peak into what I've been doing lately on the side. I've decided to redo Heather and Sheba from June of last year.
These two lovable ladies will happily grace your desktops when ready 🥰 I'm in particular enamored with the updated background for Heather. I've put a ton of work into it and it's likely my mos...
2022-03-21 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys! Hope you're having a wonderful day.
Sorry about the radio silence for the past several days. My life had turned completely upside down due to the problems I've had buying a new graphics card.
I now have a Gumroad store where old Patreon batches will be available! I'm working on giving our last year's ladies a makeover before they're available publicly and it's tons of fun....
2022-03-16 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys.
Two days ago (Feb 24th) my monitor tripped again. The last couple of days I was busy getting it back online, going to the city, making phone calls, consulting my IT friend and so on. Thankfully I was able to get a spare one online, so I can at least occupy myself with something. As a result, February rewards (and commissions) will have to be put off by a week.
Thank ...
2022-02-26 22:03:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys! Hope you're having a wonderful Sunday and I'm sorry to have kept you in the dark for so long.
This month I had decided to focus almost entirely on Patreon and Origins. Here are some sketches I've drawn just for fun~
2022-02-20 08:11:17 +0000 UTC
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On behalf of Hornet, I thank you all for staying for another month! She really appreciates it 💜
Have a wonderful weekend!
2022-01-07 14:11:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Please vote which of these two lovely ladies would you like to see me draw in January! Rewards will be coming February 5th, 2022, around 8:00 PM CEST.
Good afternoon, my lovelies. Hope you're all having a wonderful day.
A lot has happened over the last thirteen months of my life. When I first launched my Patreon page, I honestly did not expect to be earning more than 40-50 USD thanks to it. To see that threshold not only passed with aplomb but ...
2021-12-30 20:09:36 +0000 UTC View Post
