welp, there's a clear theme here, of black & white + bright pops of colour...! i hope you're as into this aesthetic as i am lol. access all these wallpapers by downloading the files attached below.
// art + logan + akhuru + luca © me; ariel + ilan + rin © kubi.
2020-08-31 10:32:42 +0000 UTC View Post
i present to you, the process video for the august monster of the month painting, themed on a modern neon aesthetic -- download the .mov file below.
my MOTM paintings are usually very nsfw, and nsfw usually requires some degree of undress. however, the clothes and accessories play a big part in this design so i didn't want to undress him too much, or even at all. i decided that i would focus ...
2020-08-31 09:39:35 +0000 UTC View Post
so the design prompt this month was "#neon aesthetic," based on nak's suggestion of a modern era monster. i have to throw my hands up at myself, because of course you can trust my nerd ass to somehow manage to base a modern era monster on ancient mythology and art. in my defense, i didn't really do it on purpose. it kind of just happened, as i was concept sketching...
it all began with a couple of flashing mental images. i had the idea of using a very ...
2020-08-30 14:55:36 +0000 UTC View Post
you can probably imagine what happens next.
// art + characters © me.
2020-08-30 12:16:58 +0000 UTC View Post
and now for something slightly different...
shout-out to nak for suggesting a modern era monster of the month!
this piece was simultaneously right up my alley and far outside my comfort zone. my motm paintings are usually nsfw, but this theme tempted me into doing an aesthetics-focused sfw piece instead. the style, the colour palette, and parts of the design are all more or less different from what i usually do -- but i'm so happy wit...
2020-08-28 13:13:44 +0000 UTC View Post
well, rin, if you insist. i’m sure luca has even more to give you.
some of you might remember the WIP of this painting from about a month ago, and how i said that i wanted to draw a softer image of luca and rin. as you can see i changed some things around, to make it look even more tender, depicting a sweet moment between two relatively villainous characters. and by "sweet" i ...
2020-08-26 20:53:11 +0000 UTC View Post
hey folks, we’re already over halfway into 2020! i figured it would be a good time to once again invite you to suggest design prompts for future monster of the month polls. each monthly monster is decided through a vote and the options are based on patron suggestions, so this is a great chance to let me know what you’d like to see me design and draw.
you can suggest stuff like...
you know, i see munroe daily, since an older painter of him has been my patreon header for Ages. but in all honesty i never developed him much as a character; he was originally created for a setting that no longer exists, and me and kubi never transferred him & his partner to any of our current settings... until now.
i’ve got to thank toreadorkable for bringing him back to my attention, as they mentioned munroe among the characters they’d like to see in one of ...
2020-08-23 20:13:02 +0000 UTC View Post
download the .mov below to watch the process video for this recent painting of akhuru and ilan.
once again i am struck by how my colouring process is pretty streamlined and efficient by now, compared to how much time i spent on the sketch + lineart. but i’m happy i did, because it helped ensure that the pose and expressions turned out much more intimate and loving than the first rough ...
2020-08-23 16:37:40 +0000 UTC View Post
an impatient hand groping at the prince’s thigh, but of course logan obeys.
thanks to toreadorkable for reminding me that logan & ariel exist! jk, of course i hadn’t forgotten about them, but it sure has been a while since i drew this pairing. when i first started posting my smut to tumblr, logan + ariel and weshau + minoru were the characters i drew the most. whenever i draw either of them i get this romantic feeling of going back to my roots. it also provides ...
2020-08-22 21:03:13 +0000 UTC View Post
as voted on by you all, my next HOW TO MONSTER tutorial will be about concepting and generating ideas. i'll discuss the different ways that i find inspiration, come up with interesting design concepts, record my ideas for future use, and figure out how to translate more or less abstract prompts into tangible monster designs.
here's your chance to pose questions on this topic and to tell me what kind of info, tips, and ideas you would find most helpful 2020-08-21 09:38:02 +0000 UTC View Post
been thinking a lot about moments lately. cute, cuddly, soft, funny, joyful, sad, dramatic, emotional, intense, and/or chill moments. just all the moments. tbh after putting together my recent march & charlie sketchdump i’ve been wanting to draw more snapshots from our characters’ stories, depicting anything from everyday slices of life to more monumental scenes — things t...
2020-08-20 20:41:25 +0000 UTC View Postwhich of these monsters should i draw in september? you can vote for up to 3 options!
shout-out to the patrons who suggested these themes: lostmisfits (crystal themes), ciyu (a "god no one believes in anymore"), coldau ("old wood and moss"), liquid ferret (cute things & fluffy scenes) and patrick m (floating)! <3
(in august i'm drawing a modern era...
2020-08-20 08:52:24 +0000 UTC View Post
which one of these characters should kubi write about in september? you can vote for up to 3 options!
yep, you read that right! in september my partner (in life & in crime) will make a guest appearance and write an OC spotlight about one of their characters! you may already have read about their lovers, but here’s your chance to learn the other h...
2020-08-19 19:26:59 +0000 UTC View Post
you know you want it, lambchop.
you’ve seen part of tsaga before — and here’s the rest of him, as promised.
art + tsaga © me; latif © kubi.
2020-08-10 02:02:06 +0000 UTC View Post
lingering in the moment, together.
akhuru and ilan, as requested by lostmisfits. they’re a very soft and tender pairing ;u;
// art + akhuru © me; ilan © kubi.
2020-08-02 21:49:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay so, this spotlight isn't necessarily going to read as a start-to-finish narrative, because Calu is basically a "secondary" character who has important parts to play — but he's not really a protagonist with a complete storyline of his own. However, his very nature goes along with some neat worldbuilding, and he appears in the stories of several of our "primary" characters. In a sense this spotlight will be more meta and peek-behind-the-scenes-y than usual, and I hope you enjoy ...
2020-07-31 21:56:23 +0000 UTC View Post
here's the process video for july's MOTM painting, featuring a bat monster and her wife! access it by downloading the .mov file below.
i kid you not, i went through *four* canvases of sketches before i came up with a pose. i don't know why it was so difficult, but i think i was having a mini art block. there will always be days when i feel like i just don't have any ideas, or like my hand has fo...
2020-07-31 17:42:37 +0000 UTC View Post
thanks again to xan farley for suggesting a bat monster design!
when i first started drawing concept sketches of this lady, i was really torn about which direction i wanted to take. nearly two years ago i drew a camazotz for the august 2018 MOTM. i was happy with the design, but admitted to feeling that it was a bit ... basic. he looked like a pretty regular were-bat wearing s...
2020-07-31 14:28:02 +0000 UTC View Post
i wanted to sketch a little portrait of this month's bat demon, because you can't see her face all too well in the painting and i just love this style of toothy maw. :>
// art + character © me.
2020-07-31 13:32:03 +0000 UTC View Post
even if you’re an infernal duchess, no demonic duties are more important than spending quality time with your wife. priorities. <3
thanks to xan farley for suggesting a bat monster! (comment on this post to suggest monsters & themes for future motm polls.)
// art + characters © me.
2020-07-30 23:18:29 +0000 UTC View Post
this delectable array of wallpapers has it all: foreplay, action, and aftermath. they're all yours if you download the attached files below.
// art + elena + march + tsaga © me; cian + charlie + latif © kubi.
2020-07-28 23:13:30 +0000 UTC View Post
it's been a while since i posted a good ol' WIP :> here's luca and rin again, catching their breath after the Deed has been Done. no matter how fond i am of luca's toothy grin, i wanted to show his affectionate side too. his design is basically the epitome of a big bad wolf, but he *is* a wonderful and loving husband, so here he looks a bit more soft and tender than i usually draw him.
// art + luca © me; rin © kubi...
2020-07-28 22:36:15 +0000 UTC View Post
here's the process video for this drawing of cian and elena. as always, i really enjoyed painting this vibrant couple. in this particular case i ended up drawing a pretty detailed lineart, combined with a colouring style that's relatively simple, yet striking and elegant. you can watch it all unfold by downloading the .mov file below.
if you're wondering why this description is so short, i just...
2020-07-28 22:15:33 +0000 UTC View Postback in may, i asked you to vote on the future of my $3 process posts.
based on the poll results i've finally decided that from now on, i'm going to keep posting $3 process videos -- but *without* any commentary.
this decision also stems from consideration for my mental health. i've been struggling with stress and burnout lately so i need to work smarte...
2020-07-28 21:46:48 +0000 UTC View Post
charlie makes such lovely noises when march fucks them slow and steady.
in other news, bright yellow backgrounds have become one of my new favourite things...
(... and yes i know we’ve already entered week 31, but i’m gonna count this as my slightly belated piece for week 30 and draw another for week 31 lol. life has been rough lately and i wasn’t able to finish this drawing as soon as i had planned, but i didn’t want to skip week 30 and i feel like this is an ok ...
2020-07-27 20:00:42 +0000 UTC View Postwhat should my next HOW TO MONSTER tutorial be about? you can vote for up to 3 options!
• monster tails can sometimes be a relatively overlooked feature, so i'd love to talk about how we can design tails in ways that range from wrapping things up in a cohesive way, to being a veritable statement piece.
• the same goes for monster ears. you rarely think of ears as *the* most important part of...
2020-07-24 20:38:27 +0000 UTC View Post
it’s been a while since we’ve seen anything of march and charlie, hasn’t it?! that won’t stand! so here’s a bunch of doodles of them, illustrating a few of our favourite moments from scenes we have already written and a couple of glimpses into the future.
i admit i’ve been feeling a bit creatively blocked lately, but it helps to draw characters that are very close to my heart, and march + charlie are definitely up there. there’s a whole 2020-07-21 21:31:04 +0000 UTC View Post
ain’t that a pretty sight.
this is my first ever piece of latif and tsaga! not that you can see that much of tsaga, but there’s a bunch of sketchdumps of him under my #sketchbook tag if you’re curious as to what the rest of him looks like. next time i draw them i’ll show off more of him, i promise lol.
// art + tsaga‘s cock © me; latif © 2020-07-19 20:02:35 +0000 UTC View Post
that hits the spot.
faehardt mentioned elena being one of their favourite characters, so i decided to draw elena & cian again :>
(i didn’t do a weekly art for week 27 because, quite frankly, i was feeling like absolute shit and desperately needed a break from ... everything. feels good to be back tho <3)
// art + elena © me; cian © kubi.
2020-07-12 21:56:20 +0000 UTC View Post