theroguez

april updates

sorry for the radio silence! I was in tokyo from the middle of march until a week ago, which took a lot of time and energy, and I didn't draw anything seriously on the trip. I've been struggling with art overall and I guess I'm still going through some kind of burnout after pushing so much to make emaho and starshifter. I was hoping the trip would revitalize me but that hasn't really happened.<...

art that was never used, but some might be

last year I was trying to start a new game that went through a lot of revisions; first it was going to be a prequel to the rogues, then after I wrote it all out I scrapped it and started writing a new story about demons, anthros and humans that went through multiple other revisions... I burnt out and stopped working on all of it, but recently I dug up the old rogues outline I wrote and thought ...

bunch of merch ideas

some new merch ideas I've been sitting on for the last month! I know that I for sure want to do a new lanyard and the luggage tags, but the other ones are kind of up in the air. I also want the lanyard to light up, but I've been trying to decide if it should be a more complex pattern than just more howling faces.

January 2024 print and sticker

this month's print and sticker! I was really happy to get to draw dragons, I'd love to do more this year!

November and December 2023 prints and stickers

this month and last month's art! for november I used the pointier line style, and for december I made art based off of the canis major constellation.

more hoodie updates!

with a new manufacturer we got a sample much faster and have already started a bulk order! the greenish color will be changed to a neutral gray (although I think it works here, gray will sell better)

the sleeves can also be unzipped off, and the collar folds down when it zipped all the way up!

hoodie updates

if you remember the hoodie wip posted in july, this is an update to the design! it took a really long time for the sample, and I wasn't happy with the cartoonish look that the front facing design gave it, so I redesigned it to look more like a poncho, while still being a casual hoodie. I also found a new manufacturer for it so that I can get this new sample quicker, and get something made in ti...

October 2023 Print and Sticker

these were the print and sticker for last month!
I feel bad that I've been so slow uploading these; I really have not enjoyed making art, stories, or merch at all for the last few months. even though I haven't drawn much, it's still difficult to draw for longer than 30 minutes at a time because of my tendonitis. I'm really not sure what to do to get out of this, but thank you for supporting...

October plush samples/wips

I got some sample updates for the previously posted plush - the cactus hugging coyote will have some smaller spikes, and the trash keychains might need their smile tweaked, but otherwise I'm waiting to see them in person! 

September 2023 Print and Sticker

these were the print and sticker designs for september! thank you so much for your patience and continued support even though I've been uploading so much slower. 

plush mockups

I didn't want to do any more plush this year, but maybe these ideas will do well? people ask for raccoon plush almost every con, and I didn't think I could sell a larger plush, but as a keychain that's "on brand" (eco messages) I'm optimistic it could sell. I know some people are creeped out by the large cartoon eyes I put on most plush so I'll try a more button style and see how well it's rece...

August 2023 sticker and updates

hey everyone! here is the sticker for august, sorry that it's late. we've had a lot of things happen this month around denfur, like a car accident on the way there, a stomach bug and preparation for furry migration that has kept me pretty busy from art. I'm also going through a bit of an upheaval about where my art is going and what to focus on next; originally I was going to make a game for th...

August 2023 print and The Rogues wips

this month I did a print to go with some of these wips I've been making for a prequel game of The Rogues! I wanted to try something more character and dialogue focused than Starshifter, so I'm going with a visual novel/comic style that will be more interactive than the "default" novels. I think this story will focus on Night and RayJ meeting and forming their friendship, so it won't need to be ...

July wips

monk puppy plushies didn't seem too popular on social media to justify continuing a kickstarter for them, so I thought about making giant hugging plush kickstarter instead, with arms to wrap around you. I'm worried they might be too generic, but after all I don't really know what kind of message to be putting into consumable merchandise - a smile from people should be enough. I'm thinking that ...

June 2023 Print and Sticker

the print and sticker for june, celebrating starshifter's release!

if you pledge to the print tier you get this print and a sticker mailed to you next month! (so if you pledge in january, art will arrive in february, etc)

this will be ordered professionally at 5.5" x 8.5" for the print and 3" for the sticker, after the month ends so I can get a count of how many are needed.

updated coffee bag sample

the previous coffee bag was made with a recycled pleather, which raised the sample cost significantly and didn't allow it to be flat packed to save on shipping; the social media reception wasn't enough to justify the high costs, so I revisited it with my usual manufacturer to make it plush, and I think it's cuter now! the design is embroidered and soft, the unit cost is a fourth of what it was ...

May 2023 Print and Sticker

the print and sticker for may! I tried to represent a lot of meanings like group mentality, regret, consequences of actions, herbivores' innocence, and so on..

if you pledge to the print tier you get this print and a sticker mailed to you next month! (so if you pledge in january, art will arrive in february, etc)

this will be ordered professionally at 5.5" x 8.5" for the print and 3...

potential future kickstarter + april's sticker

forgot to upload april's sticker last month, but it ties into this post! I really enjoyed creating the monk puppy design, as it gave me a good outlet for some of the ideas I want to share, but in a cute way that was easier to understand. I thought about making more giant plush, so I designed more monk puppies, with bandanas using the colors of the buddhist flag! they'd be slightly shorter than ...

April 2023 Print

the print for april! it's a vegan picnic, with falafel and tofu dishes <3 I'm really enjoying doing these food spreads so there will be more later, maybe with the processed vegan brands (like impossible burgers etc)

if you pledge to the print tier you get this print and a sticker mailed to you next month! (so if you pledge in january, art will arrive in february, etc)

this will b...

lots of samples

we’re getting lots of samples for upcoming merch, hopefully by the summer! I was surprised people were interested in jewelry so I’m trying some recycled silver necklaces, which will have a bracelet option too, and will be coated in shinier silver and gold. we also got starshifter keychains that will be modular so you can make a chain of them, and some more photos of the updated shepherd (i...

march 2023 print and sticker

march's print and sticker! the first one is based on Arjuna's chariot in the Bhagavad Gita, and the second is a monk puppy. I would like to go back to making more spiritual art in a way that's enjoyable for people to see and relate to.

if you pledge to the print tier you get this print and a sticker mailed to you next month! (so if you pledge in january, art will arrive in february, etc)<...

march merch wips

samples are starting to come in! I have two new wooden keychains, and starting on starshifter plush keychains (the bison is seriously the most precious thing). I'm also looking at making a large german shepherd plush, which has been in the sample stage for a while, but after this edit I think it'll be ready to be sent to me for review. I don't really know yet if it'll be produced, I need to see...

Print and Sticker February 2023

the print and sticker for february!

if you pledge to the print tier you get this print and a sticker mailed to you next month! (so if you pledge in january, art will arrive in february, etc)

this will be ordered professionally at 5.5" x 8.5" for the print and 3" for the sticker, after month ends so I can get a count of how many are needed.

february wips

some updates for february! mostly I'm starting orders to prepare for summer cons, so I only have a sample ready of the coffee bag, which still has to be shrunk a bit. but I'm starting a collection of starshifter plush that will all be able to hook together into a garland, and two new wooden keychains!

December and January Stickers

looks like I forgot to post both of these stickers... so sorry! december's were already sent out, and january's just went into production. 

people in the print tier will also automatically get it with their print. please have your shipping address in Patreon itself, which you can find in the "Manage Memberships" tab, so I can make sure it gets delivered to you!

January 2023 Print

january's print! usually I get these done a little sooner but I've been taking a sort-of break from drawing, since I have steam next fest to get ready for next month.

if you pledge to the print tier you get this print and a sticker mailed to you at the end of the month! if you're already pledged to an art tier, you can choose to receive the print + sticker of the current month instead of...

keychains, pins..

some wips! I've always loved pvc so I'm getting some recycled pvc keychains of an mspaint coyote, and some recycled soft enamel pins. I'm trying to make designs that are symbolic but also enjoyable to anyone, so the mspaint keychain plays on how nostalgia is always there, and the honey coyote pin is buddhist themed as the buddha called honey an "essential medicine." 

there is also th...

December 2022 Print

december's print - the local cats enlisting the help of an outsider! I wanted to try more illustrations in last month's style; it's a bit of a mix of my ooold style when clip studio was manga studio (2009ish) and had limited/no blending or painting options, and the newer mspaint style. I did try drawing like this for focus 26 as well but didn't really stick with it.

if you pledge to t...

bags and keychains

I've got some accessory plans for 2023, here are two drafts of them! the first will be a coyotic cafe shoulder bag, and the second will be a recycled pvc keychain (I've been wanting to do more keychains soo bad). I'm trying to move them both into sample production this week!

some manufacturer photos

samples of new upcoming plush! we’re looking at an mspaint giant foxfox and a tofu dog kickstarter, starting with a large floppy plush! these still have some things to change, but what do you think? I’ll probably start foxfox preorders as soon as I get the sample, and tofu dog will be early next year!