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August 2023 Compilation [Download]

I kind of wanted to pack both the July and August drawings together because there's not been as many drawings or much of a progress on the 3D model. But I think I'd better just post the July drawings before the end of the month.

I've mostly worked on commissions this month and IRL stuff (I've been out quite a bit), so there's definitely not a ton of stuff.

The drawings are kind of strange some retro hairstyles, yet another beach! (Trying to get closer to a vague idea I'd like to r...

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July 2023 Update [Video]

Hello!! I'm posting the video much later than I thought I would, sorry about that! But I hope you like it and the way things are turning out!

Link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s3x2IPai5T-dc4lk7wQG_2wdAaOSJIoD/view?usp=drive_link

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TLDW:

For this update I've pretty much finished with the ...

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June & July 2023 Compilation [Download]

Again, sorry about the lack of a compilation last month! I'm really really sorry I still don't get how I completely missed updating you guys, but the drawings made both in May and June are included here!

Not surprisingly, there's a lot of summery themed sketches here!
I have a lo of very vague ideas and I really wanted to try "putting stuff on paper", to better visualize what I'm thinking about and begin to better understand those ideas?? [And also just getting them out of my system ...

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July 2023 Update

I'm really sorry, I'm just now realizing that I didn't post the June Update and Compilation!

I want to apologize for that! And also mention that a video update will come a bit later in the month! It might be a bit less polished, but basically: I'm pretty happy with the face right now and I've started working on the crotch! I actually think the weights might be ready too, and now it'll be a matter of experimenting a bit!

I'll be posting the compilation of the May/June drawings for ...

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Life Update. [May 2023]

Hey guys, I didn't want the proper monthly update to have this, so I'll write this before then.

This month has been a mess and I have some really sad, shitty news. We had to say goodbye to the kitty that just had the surgery. He was our oldest cat, but still only 8, his name was Timmy.

We really thought his recovery would be even easier than Coby's, just lengthier, that he would be able to go back to his routine very fast, but instead he kept getting worse pretty much by the day. ...

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May 2023 Compilation [Download]

So here's the drawings made during April 2023!

The drawings with the names "AB", "cent", "FutaGals", "hpp" and "Ifris" are all commission related!

"AB", "cent", "hpp" are thumbnails/pose ideas. "Futa gals" is the lines, they'll be colored, and "Ifris" is the either finished or close to finished commission for SIGfigures of his lovely sylvari Ifris and Charr Sigmus!

[04-06a1] A little Marik Ishtar (yugioh)

[04-08a1] Random bunny character and a few color ideas.

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May 2023 Update

Hello guys!! I hope you are doing really well!!

I am going to share, as usual, a drawings compilation to Tier 2, this time it's a bit more than just commission work. 

I don't have anything exciting to share for this update, since, as I mentioned, I've been focusing on commissions and haven't really had a chance to work on the 3D model.

I was hoping this month I would be able to work on the model again, and I still might, but I have some unfortunate news. One of our cats...

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February & March 2023 Compilation [Download]

Hello guys! I'm finally here with the February and March compilations!

As you can imagine it's mostly commission work! There's a few thumbnails, sketches and finished drawings, I had to remove everything from one commission since it was private and so I just left an edited thumbnail so you can see the pose but nothing that can identify the character, It came out really cool, I wish I could share it! ;v;

All drawings related to commissions have a smaller resolution here than the or...

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April [& January] 2023 Update [Video]

[NSFW in vid because Tekki nudity 😅]

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Finally posting the video update that was meant to be made and posted for February!

As I mention in the video, I will be focusing on commissions for a while, and probably come back to working on the Tekki 3d model by May or June [Though at that point I'll still be working on commissions but hopefully I can work on 1 or 2 at a time alongside the model.]

The video shows the new animations added to the other corner of the mout...

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Life Update 4

Hey guys! I wanted to write something here before updating elsewhere [Furaffinity & Twitter], but I want to first of all THANK YOU so so much for your support and kindness!!

I have good news to share!! Both kitties are doing really well! Coby has been recovering with no issues, it was really stressful at first because he wouldn't eat well, but now he's eating his new food and he's drinking plenty of water, and peeing a good amount, he is still struggling a bit becau...

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Keep March Billing? + Life Update 3

Hello guys!

I received some private feedback from the last post update, that some of you guys would be alright with keeping the March billing and help out even if there was no 3D update or just commission art for the art compilation!

So I thought I'd make a poll to check how many would be alright with it, to get a better idea of what to do. I realize it's an odd time to make a poll, and maybe not everyone will see it/be able to vote. I really hope at least some of you guys are abl...

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Life Update 2 [kitty photos]

Hello Everyone! 

I'm very sorry for the update delay! Things have been really busy and stressful so far this month.

I'll talk a bit more about that but I want to mention that I have now posted the art compilation post for Tier 3, and the proper Update on my 3d mode progress from January will be delayed, I am not sure how long yet, but I would like to showcase with a video how the mouth is coming along [basically: revised weight painting, adju...

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January 2023 Compilation [Download]

Sorry for the delay! I finally come with the January drawings compilation!!

First 2 pics you already saw, but they are a festive Cerebella from Skullgirls, for the new year! [I've been wanting to draw her, she has such a fun design!]

[01-07]- Another Ivie idea, I keep wanting to draw her with happy summery vibes!

[01-08]- I don't know how it took this long but I only recently learned about "liminal spaces" and the whole "bac...

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Opening 3 Commission spots / Life Update.

Hello guys!

I am going to open 3 commission spots, similar to the ones I opened for November and December, however I will handle them outside of Patreon this time, through Paypal.

Please don't feel pressured to grab a spot to help if you are unable to, I want to give preference to you guys, my Patrons, to take these spots, but I'm also thinking of making a Furaffinity post/Journal if the spots are not claimed by the 5th.

The...

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December 2022 Compilation [Download]

This month the compilation is very very small, as I mentioned in the update post, December was pretty busy, and I got started a bit late. 

Also most of my focus was on the commission, which the subject was Gorrik!! It was really nice getting to draw him again, he's a character I love in the game as well, his interactions are so fun, but then I have a bit of a hard time coming up with scenarios or fun ideas for him, so I'm very thankful for this commission, for givi...

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December 2022 Update

Hello everyone and Happy New Year!! I hope you have been enjoying the holidays and the end of 2022 and beginnings of 2023!

For this month the update will be text only. December was quite a busy month and I got started a bit late so I didn't get as much done as I would have liked!

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For Tekki I've mostly been cleaning up the weight painting around the mouth, editing the animations of the face and also re-organizing and re-applying the action constraints [I wanted to separa...

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November 2022 Update [Video] [Download]

FINALLY!! Here it is!!

This month I tried making the video and audio separately, which resulted in a much more concise and shorter video. The editing was a lot more involved BUT I have learned a lot and I have ideas for making the process more efficient next time. Already I realize I wasted some time tinkering with things that turned out to be unnecessary.

Recording and editing the audio with audacity is SO MUCH better. Rather than recording with OBS and trying to...

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Update post delay

Just a heads up that the video update will arrive a bit later this week, I'm still working on the editing of the video.

For my Tier 3 Patrons, the compilation post has just been published and you can download the files and read he description talking about each of the files.

I'll delete this post when I upload the video.

I'm sorry for the delay!

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November 2022 Compilation [Download]

[I'm mentioning a few of you guys, my Patrons, on this post, I'll be making your names bold and underlining them to distinguish when I mention you guys! Also, there is a note regarding the commission Tier at the bottom of this post.]

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This month I spent quite a bit on the commission, for some reason the pose was giving me a bit of trouble, but I actually used my Tekki model as reference!

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October 2022 Compilation [Download]

So.. at the end of September/beginning of October I wanted to look into AI text to image stuff, to have a better understanding of what it is.

I'm going to add here a few pics I got from the midjourney free prompts and some little edits or interpretations of the resulting images I liked most.

I don't know that I have much to say on the matter at the moment.

I think the blatant disrespect is what gets to me the most. Had this been opt in, artists in general wouldn't be so angr...

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Patreon Alternatives [Poll]

As I mentioned in the video, I'm not leaving Patreon! Just looking for a backup in case anything happens and wondering if you guys have a preference:

  • Gumroad. Now feels like a real contender thanks to Discord integration.
  • Pixiv Fanbox. It's safe for any fictional content, but requires censoring nsfw pics.
  • SubscribeStar. Also safe for any fictional content, but has no paypal and a bit tricky for me bc it requires ...

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October 2022 Update [Video]

ALRIGHT!! aaa here's this month's update, and the second video update I'm making!

LINK TO THE VIDEO: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A6mTOBm1xOp42LDHTejixdyQRCT0ltD-/view?usp=sharing

This time it's on Google Drive.

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Commission Tier

[This tier will become available on the 1st, Happy Halloween]

If you would like a commission, you have two options to choose from with this tier, for the same price:

Option 1:

  • Single character, rough painterly colors.

Option 2:

  • 2 characters, gray gradients, maybe a single accent color [like gold, or eye colors] Something small.

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No matter the option, the commission character will be ...

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Update 2.0

Commission Tier and a sculpt I forgot to mention.
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----Commission Tier ----

I plan on adding a commission Tier! At least for November and December I'd like to try it out.

The tier would be limited to 1 person at a time, and I'd request anyone who pledges to wait 1 month after getting their piece before they pledge again, so everyone interested will get a chance.

I still have charge upfront at the beginning of the month ...

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September 2022 Compilation [Download]

I was planning on making another video where I talk about each pic.. I actually made the video, but it got a bit long, though not as long as the update post, but it still felt like too much... so I decided to just write something as usual instead!
But if you'd like a video format for this in the future let me know, it will be all censored if I post it on youtube though haha. 

The first pic "09_interesting" was an accident where Tekki was already posed but the bo...

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September 2022 Update

I have something a bit different for this month. This time I wanted to try making a video! But it ended up pretty long... So I will also add a TL;DW!

I used DaVinci Resolve for the video editing. I feel so clumsy, but hey, maybe I'll be better for once I start doing my own animations!
If you have the time to check some of the video, let me know what you think. If you like the format, if you prefer written, if it's hard to understand what I'm saying... any feedback would be appreciate...

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August 2022 Compilation [Download]

Even though this is another month with few drawings, I hope you guys find these a bit interesting

While cleaning files I saw a big list for an art style challenge I wanted to do, at the time I only made 1: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/26947523/

It's really fun studying a style, gathering references and trying to match it, it's an enjoyable process, and I also had this strong craving for drawing ...

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August 2022 Update [Download]

Hello everyone! I hope you've been well, I've been well and I'm here with a new update!

This time I'm not super sure how to show my progress, but I'll give it a try!

I'm still working on the weight painting and a bit on the placement of these initial deformer bones. It's required a lot of posing the characters, tweaking the position/number/orientation of bones, changing topology a little!

  • What remains mostly untouched: Face, Hair.
  • What still n...

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July 2022 Compilation [Download]

And here's the Compilation post!

This is a very fantroll heavy compilation, also with some Asura and a misc stuff.

The first 3 pics are some of my human fanOCs [Homestuck]. Joan and Ivie are like the pre...post?? scratch versions of June and Iggy's guardians... those of you who know homestuck.. know what the heck I'm trying to say lol.

Then there's the girls from the main group in a summery attire, and the boys as well, but they remained just a sketch.

[07-10a1] Once a...

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July 2022 Update

Hello guys! I hope you are doing well! I am here with the Update of July!

Animation Course progress.

I did the "Blocking" pass?? for the Squirrel Idle.
In the course we used the jumping animation to start and finish, so the little squirrel stops and looks around, then sits back and as he's relaxed he gets curious and smells the air, then hears a noise and looks back towards the source, and starts running again!

I'm thinking of changing the pose where he l...

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