Im positive this is the most Patrons Ive ever had. This is insane thank you to every one, from you old timers whove been here for a while, to all you newcomers! I hope you like the content.
As a thank you, I really want to do something special! Im not sure what just yet, but I want you all to know that by joining up and helping support me, no matter for how long, you...
2020-09-09 18:48:59 +0000 UTC View Post
[Piper liked that. ]
Colors coming soon! c:
2020-09-03 21:44:57 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
Just a quick update; I'm connecting my Patreon page to my new Discord Server. I am still figuring out how to handle everything, but this will be a cool little addition, I think.
Also, you may have noticed that I just changed the name of the standard, only tier I have available for patrons, from Captain to Aficionado, to reflect the artistic theme. Not sure what I thi...
So before I start talking about the piece itself, yes, this is a brand-new Patreon Exclusive. Yes, that's two in one month! You lucky people, you. Let me know if you like having more than one piece per month... After all, as my Patreon grows, the more time I can spend on creating more exclusives! Time is money, and as I get more supporters, I keep looking for ways to increase the rewards to you...
2020-08-27 14:55:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Ada Wong takes a breather from the chaos of Raccoon City -- as long as there's a typewriter somewhere in the room, she should be safe.
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It's here early.
This piece took about twice the amount of time as my average piece to complete, partly because I was exploring a few new techniques, and figuring out the best ways to achieve what I was looking for.
I alrea...
I know it's technically not August yet, but I started drafting this piece pretty much the day I finished Wraith, so I'm a little bit ahead. No need to thank me.
I love doing these Patreon Exclusives, because I use them to really expand on my skills, and try out new techniques -- as opposed to commissions, where I have a more limited time budget, and don't want to risk anything "experimen...
Apex Legends has such cool character designs, so it's no surprise that once I did that first Wattson piece for a commission, I got flooded with requests to do a piece of Wraith -- so, here it is.
This piece was started on the 19th of last month, a day after the Jill Valentine piece was released. I wanted to get a head start, and I had pretty much decided I was going to do Wrait...
2020-07-18 16:48:29 +0000 UTC View PostYou asked for it, so I shall give it! Effective immediately, all patrons are now eligible for 10 - 15% discounts on any and all commissions they order from me. Theres currently two levels available:
Here is the lineart for Wraith, from Apex Legends, being featured as this month's Patreon Exclusive character! When the piece is fully finished and colored, it will be going up on the 18th, with a few variants, and a background. c;
Do you guys want some speech bubbles? Any particular variants? Let me know, maybe I can add it in before the 18th comes around!
Happy July, everyone!
I need some feedback here. For the foreseeable future, I don't plan on adding any more tiers -- overall, the standard $25/month tier seems to be a happy medium that provides consistent, high-quality value to you guys, while keeping my workload sustainable and economically feasible. That being said, I want to add some benefits to that existing tier, in ways that won'...
Hey everyone,
I've been getting some notifications from Patreon, that Patreon will start charging some form of sales tax on certain benefits from memberships. I'll be honest, I'm not 100% sure as to how they calculate it, but they provided me with some options to adjust the backend, so the sales taxes may be minimized.
So, if you get charged a little bit more than the usual monthl...
Hey everyone, I just want to start off by thanking you all (once again) for your votes, that got Jill Valentine into this month's Exclusive spot; I hope you are all enjoying the piece!
I figured I would take initiative for next month, and do Wraith, from Apex Legends, as July's Exclusive. I've gotten a lot of requests to do her, and since no one has commissioned her yet, I may ...
2020-06-21 21:39:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Jill Valentine takes a much-needed break from running around the desolated streets of Raccoon City, avoiding certain death. Hopefully this is a Save Room she's found, lest the Nemesis comes slamming through the door (or wall).
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Thank you so much for your patience, everyone! Here is Jill Valentine as this month's Patreon Exclusive, as seen in the (beautiful...
2020-06-18 13:21:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the lineart for the in-progress Jill Valentine Exclusive for this month! The fully-colored, completed version will drop on the 18th. c:
Let me know what you think~
~ES
Here, I take my first foray into showing my artistic process, featuring Jill Valentine, as June 2020's Patreon Exclusive piece.
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This is a first for me, everyone! I took some time to get together some video capture and editing software, and I've got a little snippet of my progress on the upcoming Jill Valentine Exclusive. The full piece will be released on the 18th, but I'll pro...
2020-06-07 03:35:36 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
Many of you are already eligible to receive an exclusive EmpiricalSmut logo sticker in the mail! Most of my long-term patrons have been eligible as of May 1st, but don't forget: you need to add a shipping address to your account!
So, go to your settings and add a Shipping Address! Once you do that, Patreon will ship out those stickers to you!
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Thanks to everyone who voted in the recent poll, it looks like Jill Valentine is going to be coming to my Patreon page next month! I should have expected it, considering she's the protagonist of the recent RE3 Remake release, but ehh, I'm not complaining, she's always been my favorite character anyway. I haven't played the new game, as I'm still finishing up RE2 with Leon, but I'm loving the ne...
2020-05-28 13:54:14 +0000 UTC View PostAs promised, here is the poll for next month's Patreon Exclusive character! Once again, I am leaving it up to you guys to decide who I'll be painting, within a set of options.
I do want to get through at least some of the runner-up options in previous polls, but for now, I have been playing Resident Evil 2 Remake, and I'm feeling in the mood for some zombie-fighting gals. Choose wisely!<...
Thanks to everyone who voted in the last character poll -- here is Overwatch's Ashe!
I'm always experimenting with my art; I tried a couple of different things with this piece.
First, the overall size is a tiny bit smaller than my usual pieces. When the file size is too big, the quality of the pixels tends to look a little ragged, and the piece just doe...
Pretty straightforward here: currently my Patreon content is pretty much based on a quality over quantity model, which is why there's only one piece per month. Now, I don't have any current plans to increase the number of fully-finished pieces per month, as that's just way too heavy of a workload for me with my current schedule, BUT, I figured I could make the wait times between releas...
2020-04-30 23:37:42 +0000 UTC View PostWow, thanks to everyone who got their vote in on the poll! It was a close one here, MUCH closer than last time, when Tifa mopped the floor with everyone -- it looks like Ashe from Overwatch is gonna the Patreon Exclusive gal for May 2020.
I've already started the sketch, because I want to have enough time to get it right -- I'm such a stickler for details, so doing fanart alway...
2020-04-30 23:28:39 +0000 UTC View Post
The completed piece here will be going up on DeviantArt and other public platforms like most of my commissions, but I figured I'd let you all get a little sneak peek of Winry's lineart. This client has ordered quite a few pieces, so I'm always happy to work on their orders.
Do you guys want to see more WIPs, here on Patreon? I think it would be good to keep some more content flowing for ...
It is up to you, my good friends, to decide which lovely lady will be featured in May's Patreon Exclusive! I think this poll might be a little more balanced, but we will see! I'll close it in one week (April 29th), and the winner will be determined. I should have done it sooner, to get more time to attain your votes AND work on the piece, but eh, no problem!
If you are interested in seei...
As promised, here is Wonder Woman as this month's Patreon Exclusive, wielding her lasso of Hestia! If she really wanted to extract the truth, technically the lasso would be wrapped around the viewer, but whatever, this looked more interesting.
I've been doing a couple of practice sketches in between Patreon pieces and commissions, trying to improve my likeness sk...
2020-04-18 15:29:57 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
I hope you are all doing well, and staying safe! I know that this whole COVID situation is affecting us all in different ways, and I trust that you are all taking common sense precautions like washing your hands, and avoiding social gatherings as much as possible. I personally have mild asthma, which would make coronavirus particularly bad for me -- for those like me, with ...
Hey everyone,
I first want to say, that I hope you all are staying safe during this global COVID-19 pandemic. I know that there are a lot of people who are taking it less seriously, and others who are taking it too seriously in the wrong way (I'm looking at you, toilet paper hoarders), but however you personally decide to react to this whole situation, I know that a lot of people are str...
Wow, this was a fun one.
Thank you so much to everyone who voted in the last poll, because Tifa is here now! I was actually thrilled to do her once I got started, because her costume is so damn simple, which allowed me to focus more on my painting technique. I'm trying to pull away a bit from really hard vector cell shading, and experimenting with more freehand, because not only is it le...
Renfri takes some time off from her vengeful hunt for the wizard, Stregobor, and decides to air out her feet for you.
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Sorry about the little delay, people, but I finally cranked out the final variants and details to get this piece ready! I was thinking about doing a background, but honestly, it would have slogged me down, as I was already short on time. The vest took me way lo...
2020-02-20 05:23:42 +0000 UTC View PostLooks like Tifa wins out for Marchs Patreon Exclusive Piece! Im going to be back at home within the day, so once I put the finishing touches on Renfri, Ill get started on Tifa! Whos ready to see her feet?
Thanks so much for everyones patience for Renfri by the way. ?
2020-02-18 11:46:09 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone,
Just letting everyone know, that I'm going to be away from my art station for the next week, which means that I won't be able to publish the Renfri Patreon Exclusive until the 20th, as opposed to the 18th.
So sorry about the small delay! I think the piece will be worth the wait. c:
~EmpiricalSmut
2020-02-11 20:44:47 +0000 UTC
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