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A quiet summer read [WIP]

To obtain the subtle light effect in the final picture I thought of using blender to have a base on which to build the final lighting. Honestly this didn't help much with the drawing itself, which required me to correct the blender render by eye, but was interesting to see how light is calculated in modern 3D software. 

Included, as usual, all WIPS and the original working file. Including the original sketch upon which I modeled that 3D space.

A quiet summer read

Commission for https://twitter.com/_bulph

I wanted to capture a still, solitary, yet warm moment. For this reason I decided to stretch my usual working size to include a bit of the quiet room, as a form of extended still life.

Included: the full resolution version.

Warming up [WIP]

Included in the extras, wips, sketches and the original file.

Warming up

Commission for https://twitter.com/Shlemon_curry involving his bull and... a surprised observer. The commissioner liked the linx enough to ask if he could take the character, which I was fine with.

In attachment the full resolution file.

Rat trilogy: Endgame [WIP]

Included in the attached file: Original working file, and two WIP sketches.

The work file in particular has lots of adjustment layers, for those curious to see how final tone correction works on this type of work.

This is also my last ink+color commission, I think I will debut a new flat color tier to have an approachable low cost commission tier.

With time I pushed the way I color to incorporate more and more of my painted style on top of what I learned about comicbook-styl...

Rat trilogy: Endgame

Third and last commission for @Donryuart

At this point those two rats are my most drawn OCs, I hope I can get them showing up in more work down the line.

As usual, full resolution version in attachment.

And now for some bulls [WIP]

The worst part of this commission is that I truly loved all 4 thumbnails! I may actually offer one on the left overs as the basis for a YCH commission down the line,

Those who remember the first stream may notice how much the palette changed from the final painting, this is because off-stream I decided to completely repaint it with a more saturated palette to better divide the bulls, and I also added a second light source behind the camera to raise values and avoid the two bulls being t...

And now for some bulls

This is a commission for @RodrigoJS, as usual the full resolution file is attached.

The main challenge in this commission was to have two dark bulls being together and not being mixed up. To avoid the problem i pushed both of them into a more saturated palette and made the rest of the background lighter and Rabue, the top bull, more purple-ish than he appears in his reference sheet.

Nobody thinks of the bedsheets [WIP]

In attachment: thumbnails, wips, and the original clip file.

When i show three thumbnails the worst case scenario, work wise, is for the commissioner to ask the camera angle of a thumbnail and the scene from another. Sometimes it works nicely, but sometimes you get in this conundrum, where one of the character would look really awkward or be hidden in the same pose but a different angle. To get this working I redrew the horse so many times it's crazy, and settled in the end for a slight...

Nobody thinks of the bedsheets

In attachment: the full resolution version and the variant with... more bed sheet abuse!

For this commission I wanted to play on the contrast between the messiness of the commission (the version with more fluids is the original request) and a classy, dimly lit environment.

Sometimes I like to play with contrast of themes, like adult imagery and classical art, statuary poses, and expensive elements, because I feel it pushes the effect up, without going overboard. In this case I pre...

A midsummer day's dream [WIP]

I'm including the original working file, a sketch WIP (that shows the drawing fully inked), thumbnails, and a WIP version of this commission painted as if it was night time.

I automatically imagined werewolves acting by night, but the commissioner asked for a day scene in his description. When I noticed the mistake I repainted this from scratch, but still kept a copy the night time WIP as a fun extra.

A midsummer day's dream

Commission for https://www.furaffinity.net/user/summontheelectorcounts/

Full resolution version in attachment.

PS: for those curious about why I went for a full round of commissions rather than focus on getting the visual novel framework done, it's simple: I was hit pretty badly by the COVID crisis, and needed some urgent economic relief. The problem was made worse by the he...

No charging for may!

Hello! As you may have noticed, I didn't really update this patreon this month, so there will not be any charging for it. I'm going to open commissions and do some personal art later this month to guarantee a pretty stuffed June.

So what I've been doing in this first half of May?

Mostly work related to the Visual Novel project I've been hammering since the begin of the year. I engineered a special 3D model to be used as a base for the all the other character models, and now I'm ab...

Commission opening (patreon preview)

Hello! I'm going to open commissions in a couple of days, and as I usually do, I reserve slots to the higher tier patrons. So, if you wish something drawn by me, just compile and send this form and I'll get back to you as soon as possible!

Way too hot [WIP]

Included: the original file (this painting was mostly drawn in 2 layers), and the recording of the first hours of work on it done on stream.

Way too hot!

Nobody bothered to explain to Rowl that you can't enjoy thick fabric and hot baths at the same time. City life is complicated.

Rowl the badger is my second fursona (and well, the lewd one). I took some time to finally paint something for myself, for a change!

Full resolution attached.

Still at it [WIP]

In attachment the original clip file, and the first sketch.

I found a nice little trick for coloring this type of art: after I do the flat colors I turn the paper color to black, this hides the white pixels Clip's autofill always leaves hanging around. It's a small thing, but oh boy does it save time!

Still at it

This is a commission for donryuart on twitter, who decided to have all three the thumbnails he commissioned refined.

In attachment, the full resolution file.

Bucolic landscapes [WIP]

Here are the WIPs for this commission: included the original file, a mid-work version. I also included a recording of the first painting session from the white page to the first complete sketch.

I recorded most of the detailing too, which happened in a second stream, but for some reason Shotcut, the software I use to edit those clips, crashes when I try to join the two halves. If somebody knows a nice software to do some light video editing on long recordings, suggest it,and I'll give i...

Bucolic landscapes

A new painting I recently did for @RodrigoJacoboS

The full resolution version is attached as usual. It was a nice diversion from all the work I've been doing on the VN side.

Morning needs [WIP]

In the included zip: two intermediary sketches and the original files.

Did I say that when I'm late I end up working on few layers? Well in this case I was VERY late, with the result that you can all guess.

Morning needs

Commission for @charrnage (on twitter) featuring one of his character dealing with... a big problem.

When I choose commissions I generally let in a one of two as a challenge to myself. This one is a bird, which is something I never drew before, and with an insanely hard feather pattern. I ended up delivering this 4 days late, after a lot of study on how to quickly render feathers (turns out I could not find a good way with such a close shot, and had to paint them one by one).

In a...

Well earned rest [WIP]

Included: two intermediary sketches and the original file.

When I'm not careful and disciplined I end up working on very few layers.

Well earned rest

This is a commission for @TristanMephit (http://www.furaffinity.net/user/trist/) featuring his character, and the Tiger gladiator I painted many years ago ( https://www.furaffinity.net/view/8330733/ ) enjoying some rest after a long hard game (though, I suspect it got harder now).

Both the full resolution version and a variant ...

Commission for evrendar (WIP)

In attachment: the in-between working sketches, and the original files.

Commission for Evrendar

This painting was commissioned by @evrendar, illustrating his character Yariku... hanging out.

In attachment the full resolution version.

Commission for Tarke (WIP)

WIPS for the commission I painted for Tarke.

There are 3 intermediate WIPS, the original file, and a reference board: this is what I use on a second monitor to gather referenced and use them while painting, the software i use to store and sort through them is PureRef ( https://www.pureref.com/ ), which is AMAZING, free, and highly recommended. 

Commission for Tarke

I've decided to spend the month of March clearing my commission backlog, so that I can resume working on the patreon project without keeping people waiting. I'm going to post them all from now to the end of the Month.

This commission was made for Tarke, werelion2003 on furaffinity and @tarketiger on twitter, showing Grigori his hybrid tiger/gorilla character.

Full resolution files in attachment, plus two variants: clothed and nude.

Status update (and no charging for February)

Hello! Here's a bit of a status update.

First of all, February will not be charged, I was hoping i could deliver the first release of the visual novel before the end of the month, but I'm pretty late and I won't be able to get it done for this month.

What is taking so long?

I moved to a new home, and that took half a month worth of work between packing, unpacking, dealing with paperwork, and fighting a strong back pain that made me unable to work entirely for over a week. 2020-02-27 00:03:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Rat Trap

A commission for Donryu, it's been a looong time coming.

Another free-by for this charge-free month, while I keep working on the visual novel that will debut in February. I'm going to share some extra details before the month ends, it's a pretty wild concept.

In attachment full resolution and variant "clean" version.