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Valentines on Vacation WIP

Punishing myself by putting two characters in this week's pinup, lol. 

I knew I wanted to draw more Guilty Gear ladies, and the original sketch was just Ram. But then I thought, "why don't I throw Elphelt somewhere in the background, that'd be fun!" And after I did, I decided to move her a little closer...and little more...and pretty soon it wasn't Ram with a side of Elph, it was hal...

HOPS AND CHOPS (Bunny Crimson, Original)

Wanted to cool down after my other projects with something a bit stylized, so I messed around with Bunny Crimson. She's a simple design but that's part of what makes her so fun to change up and draw in different ways.

I'm taking a break from art for a couple days to let my hand rest (and play Elden Ring), but Sunday I'll be back with another WIP. Got a character in mind already, but if an...

Sona Bonus (NSFW)

Once again, I have spent too much time on something that was supposed to be a quick extra, lol. The atmosphere was too good.

As always, thank you for your support, everybody. 🙇‍♂️

No Need for Words NSFW (Sona, League of Legends)

I have to say...the titties turned out really nice, lol. 

My favorite variation is with just her tits popped out and the rest of the dress still on. I feel like that's a more likely scenario than fully disrobing out in the middle of the woods, but maybe I'm overthinking things.

Anyway, I'll get to work on the bonus art tomorrow! Dunno how long I can keep it up, but I'll try to ...

No Need for Words (Sona, League of Legends)

Since the pose wasn't too dynamic, I really tried to emphasize the lighting and the sense of place. Hopefully it feels like you're in a cherry blossom grove with Sona!

I think I ended up with at least 40 layers, lol. I'm sure there are more efficient ways to achieve these effects and I will find them eventually, but in the meantime I'll keep experimenting and trying to make better and bet...

Sona WIP

 Sona won the February character poll! Akali got close, but in the end not even sexy ninja beats big titty Miku. 😤

The outfit is a blend of her League splash art and her Wild Rift model. I may end up taking her detachable sleeves off in the final version, since they don't read very well with the pose that I liked. I thumbnailed a few poses but in the end, I wanted the focus to be ...

Samus Bonus (NSFW)

Many moons ago, I made a 3-panel comic of Samus sucking dick. This is my attempt to remix/remake that with the skills I've attained since then! 

Normally the bonus artwork is monochrome and I don't spend as much time on it, but I got kinda into this one and ended up sinking the whole day into it -- hopefully it was worth the effort. 🙏

Just wanted to say, too -- thank you all...

Good Ending NSFW (Samus, Metroid)

I picked a challenging pose (for me) but with the help of some good references, I think it turned out pretty nice. The top only/shorts only versions are my favorite...half-undressed is a good look.

Good Ending (Samus, Metroid)

Still playing around with rendering methods, but overall I think this turned out pretty well! Trying not overthink or overwork things -- better to draw 100 decent pieces fast than spend a ton of time on a single masterpiece. I end up with more to share that way, and I think I learn more that way, too.

Samus is so cool...and hot at the same time...what a great character. 👌

Also --...

Queen of the Thighs NSFW (Arezu, Pokemon)

Just a peek...perfect setup for some wakamezake. 😌👌

Happy Valentine's Day

I've really been wanting to draw more of my original characters, and I thought Cara would be fun to see for a Valentine's piece. She's the type to eat all the assorted chocolates she likes and give you the leftovers...and make you get her another beer because she just got comfortable. But she's also cute! Very cute!

I had to mock up the whole thing with 3D models in Clip Studio Paint to g...

Good Ending WIP (Samus)

Obviously still needs a lot of work, but that's why it's a work-in-progress, innit?

I debated whether to use the Zero Mission ending outfit or the Fusion ending outfit, so I grabbed some elements of each (the pattern from Fusion and the color scheme from Zero Mission). 

Brewing in my mind is a very ambitious (i.e. unlikely to be finished) idea for a Samus doujin where she picks...

Queen of the Thighs (Arezu, Pokemon)

I think I've spent about as much time drawing characters from Pokemon Legends: Arceus as I have actually playing it at this point. But the character designs are too good.

Cynthia Bonus (NSFW)

Tried 8 different sketches for this before I found something that worked lol. This was the most basic version but ultimately I felt it was the best.

The tummy squish is the most important part. *nods wisely*

Smaller Ones Are Fine, Too (Lucina NSFW)

The original plan was for this to be a single drawing (like the last two bonus monochrome pieces) but after finishing the image in the first panel I thought, "I need more," lol. Lucina is worth it.

I'd like to work on more manga in the future, but even a roughly drawn single page like this is time-consuming. I'll keep trying to get more efficient and increase my output!

Lucina Pinup (NSFW)

This is a pretty tame/soft piece, but I like it a lot. The little patch of carefully trimmed pubes is cute (in my opinion), as are the not-too-big/not-too-small tits. An expression that (hopefully) says "I'm ready when you are, but I'm also fine just laying here".

I'll keep working hard to make even better stuff, but hopefully you guys like what I can make in the meantime. Thank you very ...

Lucina Pinup

My philosophy for this was "contrasts" -- soft yet toned, comfy yet sexy, bright light and dark shadow. The rendering still isn't quite what I intended when I started, but I'm learning more with every piece and I think they'll just keep getting closer to my mind's eye.

This will also be a print in my shop in the future! I need to clean up a couple more designs and then I'll order a batch,...

Lucina WIP

This week's color artwork will be of Lucina! I've also got her monochrome bonus artwork roughly sketched out, but I'll let that be a surprise for later.

I've wanted to rework my old "Let's Make a Morgan" piece from 2014(!) for a long time now. It was the first artwork I did that got any traction as Akai Riot -- I can remember when it passed 100 notes on Tumblr, I got super hype, lol.

Quelaag Acquires Humanity (NSFW)

A quick sketch of some lucky(?) adventurer being forced to maintain a back bridge while Quelaag gets him off. How did this happen? He went for a max Luck build.

(yes, I know Luck wasn't a stat until DS3)

I only spent a couple hours on this but I'm fairly satisfied with how it came out. Rough, but it gets the idea across. I'll try to do at least one monochrome bonus sketch like each ...

Chaos Witch Quelaag (NSFW)

Finally, those convenient locks of hair are moved out of the way! Almost gave her some nip rings but I know not everyone's into that and I feel like I'm already pushing my luck by drawing a half-monster woman, lol.

As far as other Dark Souls 1 waifus, I'm a big fan of the Fair Lady and Priscilla. They might feature in the future -- probably not in full pieces, but as bonus monochrome art....

Chaos Witch Quelaag

Yes, she's a cursed lava spider woman -- but she is also very hot... (pun intended)

I'll be back to more traditional videogame waifus next week, but there's so little Quelaag fanart out there and I wanted to take a crack at it.

Tried some softer shading than I normally use and I like how it turned out! Hopefully you guys do, too.

Have a great weekend, y'all, and stay warm. :)<...

Chaos Witch Quelaag WIP

In a turn that probably no one expected, I'm drawing the hot half-lava-spider woman from Dark Souls for this week. She's not the only Soulsborne chick I want to draw, so hopefully you guys are into that, lol. I plan to experiment a bit with the rendering -- but if all else fails, I'll do it in my usual cel-shaded style.

(I haven't checked out much Elden Ring so I don't get spoiled for my ...

Fireworks (Akari) + process .gif

I've only played for a few hours so far, but the little fireworks that shoot out when you catch a Pokemon successfully in Legends Arceus are cute! I decided to take that concept to the next level. Since I'm playing as a dude, Akari is my rival character and her expressions/design are also really cute -- I'm glad I took the time to draw her.

I'll be making this into a print, possibly with ...

February Character Poll: LoL Ladies

This month I'd like to draw a League of Legends character! I don't play the game itself much anymore but I watch matches once in awhile and I really love the character designs. Below are the specific skins that I'd be using for each character in the same order as the poll, and also a way for y'all who aren't into League to know what your options are.

The poll will be open for two weeks, a...

An explanation of the monthly .zip pack

I thought since I have some new Patrons, it'd be prudent to explain clearly how the monthly picture packs work.

First of all, the timing! I don't know how it works for other creators, but Patreon generally finishes processing all of my pledges/payments for each month on the 5th day of the following month. Until those are finished processing, I don't know who actually paid...

Captivate (Cynthia) NSFW

The combo of "physically restrained" and "still has a look of dominance" is a powerful one-two punch for me, lol. The fact that she never blushes is purposeful...

I'm considering adding text/dialogue to some of these variants in the future, since crafting a story (even a very meager one) to go with the lewd makes it that much stronger for me. I'll still always include textless versions as...

Captivate (Cynthia)

I spent most of January testing out new artwork for the rework of my Patreon so I could be sure I had plenty to share at the start -- this was one of those pieces! I won't always have multiple finished color drawings to post each week in the future, but I'll always have at least one new one.

I didn't get Cynthia's appeal much when I was younger, but the older I get the more I enjoy her de...

Baiken Ride (NSFW)

In an effort to get more stuff done, in addition to the weekly big finished color pieces,  I'm gonna give greyscale art a shot! These take less time and I won't put quite as much effort into cleaning the lineart, so I can theoretically do them more often. I'm a huge fan of monochrome manga-style artwork anyway. Please let me know if you guys dig this and you'd like to see more in this styl...

Baiken (NSFW)

In the end the final version didn't change a ton from the WIP, other than cleaning up my shading and tweaking the colors. I wouldn't mind giving softer rendering a shot (something more painterly or airbrushed-looking), but cel-shading is the most comfortable for me at the moment.

(I also definitely made her tits bigger than the canon design, and I'm okay with that.)

Baiken

As previously stated, Baiken is very good! I'm excited for her to be released - haven't touched Strive for awhile, but I'll have to check it out again to see if I vibe with her gameplay.

I'm still messing around with different brushes, but I like this one quite a bit. It's got enough roughness that it feels natural, but it's still capable of nice clean lines as well. Found it on Clip Stud...