Richard Moore

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Paris Finally Meets Bob (1 of 2)

     With next week's second half of this two-part short, we'll be finished with our introduction to Bob. I've been so swamped with other work lately that I haven't had any time to do any writing, so I need to turn illegible notes into actual scripts I can draw from. Where possible, I'm designing stories to have points where I can insert adult content, so when it comes time to print, there can be both versions. Also, there remains one final character to introduce--unl...

Finishing Mr. Undercroft

     When we last left this guy, he was mostly done. The fog needed to be painted and touched-up, he needed some detailing, but mostly his base needed to be painted. But it's important to be cautious at this stage (especially if you're as anal as I am), as this is when it's important to be looking for all those needed touch-ups and details. Once it's packed and shipped out. it's too late. Any mistakes missed I'll have to live with. Details include shadows and highligh...

Meet Izzy

     I know I'm supposed to be posting the final stage of Mr. Undercroft's painting process, but I can't shoot those pics right now. The MATTE VARNISH I used to seal it--and to achieve the desired matte finish-- in fact resulted in a glossy finish.  So now I have to keep hitting it with dull co...

Languorous

     I don't remember the specifics of the piece--it may have been a part of the "Women of Boneyard" folio. That seems right. If there's anyone here who snagged one of those extremely rare items, you can let me know if I'm right. I do like this piece, its simplicity and composition. No sexy outfits or accoutrements needed, just a woman on a bed giving you that look.

     I apologize for the low rez scan. It seems to be all I have of this...

Mr. Undercroft, part 2

     ...Sooo, here we have Mr. Undercroft, seemingly pretty much as we saw him last, except for a couple of changes. First, he's got his first coat of primer. In this case, I'm using white acrylic gesso with a bit of black acrylic paint to create a neutral basecoat. I sand after the first coat, but later on I'll leave the gesso "rough", to give the paint as much tooth as possible to cling to. Acrylic can chip off clay pretty easily, so I want as much adhesion as I can...

Abbeycat

     This week's Boneyard content is a commission I did a few years back. I actually like this one, the design element of the leaves and all. I love organic shapes; I can get lost in details like these leaves and gourds. And of course it only works because of Abbey's dark hair and black cat costume. Without those, she'd be lost against the leaves.

     New sequential comic content will resume in a couple of weeks, after I've finished the...

Mr. Undercroft

     Say hello to Mr. Undercroft. He started out as a head sculpt I did just for the fun of it. Basically just sketching in clay. (Here I'm using Sculpey firm, gray. I may be switching to Kato Polyclay, due to Sculpey's tendency to crack. Kato is extremely stiff and may prove too hard for my tendinitis, but we'll see.) Then I was contacted by a lady who had bought one of my earlier pieces, inquiring about a commission. I showed her this head and several others I had o...

The Conclusion of the Boxing Match, uh, "Interlude"...

All good things must come to an end, eh? But when it ends in Abbey's end, that's not such a bad way to end it, am I right? And now you can see how it could be considered canon, taking place entirely in Ralph's addled head, as it did. I gotta tell you, though, I've had my noodle rocked a few times, and all I ever got out of it was a bitch of a headache and some nausea. I like Ralph's experience much better.

The Boneyard content will be returning to the non-adult shorts for awhile, but th...

Fuck-Me Boots for Two

     This commission brings up an interesting question: in a relationship between these two, who would be the dom? I can see arguments for either.  Nessie's more aggressive, but sometimes the quiet ones are the wildest in the bedroom (or wherever). And we're all familiar with the cliché of the powerful person who wants to be submissive and dominated in bed. How weird would it be to dominate Abbey, though? It would be the same as with a superhero; you're only goi...

Solidarity, Brothers

       After seeing that cancel culture assholes decided to go after Adam Hughes and J. Scott Campbell last week, for the heinous crime of drawing sexy women in tight and/or revealing outfits, I thought I'd show some support by posting this little commission. I didn't have a drawing of a middle finger handy, plus it seemed like that might have been a little confusing. Hopefully this piece is more enjoyable, anyway. From what I've seen, the art in question by...

Abbey Likes a Challenge

  Okay, at this point I'll grant you that things may be verging on the unbelievable. However, on the issue of Ralph's size versus, well, Abbey's “size”, I refer you to “extreme penetration” porn widely available online to counter any incredulity. I can't actually recommend that you go take a look at some (if you haven't already), but I can guarantee that if you do, it won't be just your preconceptions that will be stretched. I do have to wonder if the people who are into this fo...

A Fine Art Commission

      Occasionally I get requests for things other than comic-related art. Not often, but it happens. When I do, it gets me thinking. I don't have any of my own art on the walls. Never have. I've known other artists who do, some who virtually surround themselves with it. Of course there's the issue of cringiness—when I look at my work, all I see are the flaws. From what I understand, that tendency toward overly harsh self-criticism is fairly common. This is som...

More Audience Reactions...

      Drawing Glump on this page reminded me of something—stop me if you've heard this. Did you know that Glump was originally designed to be a puppet? I don't mean that there was supposed to be a fat little demon puppet in Boneyard, but rather that Glump's design was originally that of a puppet I actually got a fair way into fabricating (latex-coated, sculpted foam rubber) before getting derailed. I was planning to do a little show on public access TV...

Audience Participation

     I think it was infernalperson who commented that he liked the audience's reaction as they watch. The commissioner did as well, and asked me to take that aspect further, as you can see. I usually try for some degree of verisimilitude in my adult stories (if such a thing is possible when writing about monsters, faeries and aliens), so the reaction of the audience here--or at least the extremity of it--is not something I would necessarily have pursued on my own. But...

Dirty Pair Commission

     If these two don't look exactly like my comic art style (especially the faces), that's no accident. I'm always torn when I do a commission of someone else's characters, particularly if they're closely associated with a single artist's style. I feel like I'm stealing if I render the character in that artist's style, but if I do it in my own style, it never looks right to me. (At some point I'll post a pinup commission I did of the Hellboy cast, and you'll...

Abbey Catches Some Air

     Now, it's at this point that things might seem to be getting a little silly. A little far-fetched. But I would point out that I recently saw a CG animated porn video called "Planet of the Horse Cocks". In this sophisticated bit of animated eroticism, a woman finds herself, indeed, on a planet where horse cocks grow out of the ground. You might be thinking, Surely you're mistaken, Richard. That sounds like a playful yet educational exploration of theoretical a...