Happy New Year, everybody! Hope the holidays went well for you and you're staying healthy.
My mental health has (finally) been getting better and so I've decided to rededicate myself to art. I'll be posting new artwork every single day -- and eventually, I want to increase that to several pieces a day on some days. It's my hope that, if I continue to put high quality art out into the worl...
2021-01-05 14:08:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Had the idea to redraw some of my favorite old YuGiOh cards, but I only got a couple done before a bad art slump hit me. I still like how they turned out, though!
I have plenty of commission work to share this month, but very little personal art -- hopefully you guys will still enjoy those. I've been really struggling with mental health. I'll do my best to do better in December, I w...
2020-12-05 14:23:06 +0000 UTC View Post
I am very tired and I have a sinus infection but I'm doing my best. :)
I really like how this particular piece turned out. Morrigan is so good.
Hope you guys are staying safe and healthy! Thank you so much for supporting my art.
2020-11-04 23:39:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Another month, another attempt to overcome my usual mental health hurdles. :)
I'm finding it very, very difficult at the moment to accomplish much of anything artistically, but I'm still trying. Hoping I get through this soon.
But in the meantime, I still got some cool artwork done this month, and I hope y'all enjoy it!
Thank you, as always, for your support.
2020-10-05 19:04:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Got a lot of cool stuff done this month! I started using vector layers for my line art in Clip Studio Paint, and it's given me a lot more control and a little more confidence to try thinner brushes. I'm still experimenting and trying to find a combination of thick and thin lines, cel-shading and soft-shading, etc. I'm proud of how Summer Sabrina turned out, I don't think I could've achieved the...
2020-09-05 13:42:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Yo! I took some time off in July because I was super burnt out, but I'm feeling great now. Changed up my medications and it's like night and day.
Believe it or not, I started a second account on Twitter for 18+ / hentai artwork. Only two posts there so far, but I plan for there to be more. That means there will be h...
2020-08-05 12:38:51 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been working hard on learning how to paint digitally. I'm also taking a break from social media for my mental health.
Hope you've all been well, staying safe and taking care of yourselves.
I'm attaching the usual Picture Pack .zip file to this post, and everyone can feel free to download it if they want. Times are tough right now, please just enjoy some artwork.
... 2020-07-04 23:44:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, y'all. I got a ton done in May. A lot of art that I'm really proud of.
I'm also working hard to improve my health and get new print designs finished. It'll be awhile until I can go to another event (they're all cancelled for the foreseeable future due to COVID) but I'll put the prints in my online shop when they're ready.
Hope you're all staying safe and taking care of yourselv...
2020-06-05 13:54:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, y'all! April was an interesting month. I started learning how to use Blender to make 3D models (some of which I've included in this month's picture pack).
For May, I'm drawing a new manga-style piece every day Monday through Friday ("Manga May", my own invention). I want to make more progress with art while I'm stuck at home, unable to attend any events. I'm also working on getting s...
2020-05-05 13:20:48 +0000 UTC View Post
I did a ton of sketches in March! A lot of them have a dim/grey background because it's been easier on my eyes than staring down a blank white canvas. I think these turned out really cute, so I hope you guys enjoy them, too.
On another note, I'm taking a break from art for awhile because I hurt my drawing hand! The tendons on the back of my hand seize up and have sharp, shooting pain when...
2020-04-06 16:32:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, y'all! Not as much as I would've wanted again this month, but between Frostbite prep, being AT Frostbite, and being sick from Frostbite, I'm not surprised.
I've also started work in earnest on a project of my own (separate from the other big project that I still can't announce yet) -- I'm making a visual novel! I have plans for a huge sprawling narrative with multiple routes and endi...
2020-03-05 15:08:15 +0000 UTC View Post
I can finally share it! I worked my ass off on this, and I hope it shows. It's every female character from Super Smash Bros in a modern/semi-realistic setting.
You can pick this up as a 22x27 poster from the Frostbite Compendium until February 25th -- you don't have to attend the tournament to buy one, they ship i...
2020-02-05 14:31:38 +0000 UTC View Post
https://www.mediafire.com/file/qb12vz2oecyil40/December2019.zip/file
I only have a handful of new work to share from December, so I'm posting the link publicly for everyone. It's kind of a bummer that I didn't have the same output I've had for the past couple months, but...
2020-01-05 15:22:20 +0000 UTC View Post
For November, I did a different full-color drawing every day (except the last three), using random prompts from a word generator. I also started practicing digital painting in an attempt to expand my skills. I got a hell of a lot done and I'm proud.
In December, I won't have as much to post -- I have a ton of stuff to get ready for events next year. But I'll still be teaching myself to pa...
2019-12-05 16:27:27 +0000 UTC View Post
I pushed myself as hard as I could and participated in Inktober -- drawing a black-and-white piece every day of October, each based on a provided prompt. I really enjoyed it and I got more new drawings done than I have all year. So for November, I gave myself two new challenges.
The first is Colorvember -- I'll draw a new piece each day based on prompts, and each cannot contain the colors...
2019-11-05 20:40:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, y'all! Hope things have been going well for you. Still dealing with a bunch of health issues, but I'm doing my best! Giving Inktober a shot, too. Thanks for the support, as always!
2019-10-07 16:28:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, y'all! I've been recovering from my sinus surgery and Lasik, and also working on a big project I'm not allowed to talk about, but I still managed to get some cool stuff done! Hope y'all enjoy, and thank you for your support!
2019-09-06 14:45:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, y'all!
So, here's the deal -- once again, I didn't finish as much work as I would've wanted. And it made more sense, to me, to just make it all available right here to check out instead of putting it in a .zip file.
I finally got my personal shop up and running! It's at akairiot.com under the Merch tab -- I have si...
2019-08-05 14:00:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, y'all!
I played the hell out of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. It's the most fun I've had with a game in YEARS. So, I really wanted to make some Miriam fanart. She's super cute!
I'll be at Paradigm Shift, a Smash tournament in Davenport, Iowa this month! Hope to see any of y'all there.
I've also got a couple surgeries scheduled for the next couple months -- one electi...
2019-07-05 13:20:10 +0000 UTC View Post
That's actually all the art I finished for this month -- not going to bother making a .zip file because it's just these 3 sketches. They're available for everyone.
May was a rough month. A member of my f...
2019-06-05 12:58:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, y'all!
I've been sick basically since I got back from Prime Saga -- traveling kills my immune system. But, I still managed to get some cool stuff done last month, including this Hawaiian-style Kelda, which I love.
I spent a lot of time in April studying -- working in my sketchbook, trying to get better at the things I feel I'm weak at (which is a lot of things). It's noth...
2019-05-03 15:21:20 +0000 UTC View Post
The new print design I made of Cerise Badapple (aka Bunny Crimson) -- I'll be selling these at Prime Saga in California next weekend, along with a bunch of other cool stuff. I really like how this turned out. It feels like the cover of a manga volume, which is exactly what I was going for. :)
<... 2019-04-05 13:14:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Frostbite was a blast -- it was great meeting so many people and getting to share my art. I have another tournament coming up before long, and this drawing is a hint as to what it'll be. :)
I've always liked the Justin Bailey color scheme from the original NES Metroid game -- it's a palette we don't see very often, and it really pops. Hopefully you guys like it, too!
2019-02-28 19:10:31 +0000 UTC View Post
In case you don't follow me on Twitter and haven't heard, I'll be a guest of honor at Frostbite, a Smash tournament in Michigan! I'll have a table in artist alley where I'm selling prints, pins, charms, stickers, and some really cool stuff I've never sold before.
If you can't make it to the tourname...
2019-02-02 15:15:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, y'all! Tharja is always good. I tried to make the composition and colors on this really pop, so hopefully that shines through.
I recently started my Instagram and Facebook page back up again -- I don't interact much on either of them,...
2019-02-02 15:03:48 +0000 UTC View Post
It took me a long time to finally finish this one, but I did.
It's my goodbye to Smash 4 and the memories I made drawing these great characters...hope everyone enjoys it as much as I do. Makes me smile.
Happy New Year, y'all. <3
2019-01-01 17:29:20 +0000 UTC View Post
I intentionally tried to make this sort-of impressionistic, but that's a style that I don't have much experience with and it didn't quite turn out the way I wanted. Still, I like this drawing a lot. I feel like it gives exactly the kind of vibe about Kelda that I try to convey -- happy-go-lucky, in-tune with nature, and innocent. It was nice to draw some of my characters in their environment.
As...
2018-12-05 14:28:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Didn't get as much done again as I wanted...but, I really liked this one.
Doing my best. <3
2018-11-05 14:57:55 +0000 UTC View Post
I made another new character on a whim and named her Pomi. She's evil. :)
Hey! So, things have been not-so-great for awhile for me. Maybe y'all don't care, maybe you do. If you do, this update's for you.
After dealing with miscellaneous health conditions for a long time that escalated into a full week of being dizzy, I broke down and went to the doctor. I found out that I have both hypothyroidism and bradycardia. Basically, my metabolism is non-existent and my pulse i...
2018-09-04 17:42:20 +0000 UTC View Post