this OC spotlight is all about nian. i've recently posted a bunch of sfw sketches of him, as well as a nsfw image of him and tu shen. buckle up--this might be the longest OC spotlight text so far. i guess i had a lot to say about him?
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first of all, my nian is based on the nian of chinese myt...
2018-07-31 15:30:59 +0000 UTC View Post
combined blinder/muzzle is such a good concept, don't you think`?
// art + characters © me.
2018-07-31 15:22:26 +0000 UTC View Post
here's the process pack for this drawing of vaska and amato; download the attached .zip below, containing 17 pngs and 1 gif.
this process (or rather, the method used to draw and colour this picture) is relatively simplistic; the colour scheme is very limited and the colouring technique entails quite a minimal amount of details and texture. but it's a good example of how small things go a long way...
2018-07-27 03:59:07 +0000 UTC View Post
designing july's monster of the month was really fun and interesting, since he's more directly based on real-world mythology than any of the MOTMs i'd drawn before; so far they have usually simply been themed (shadow, ice, summer, coral reef) or i have already been really familiar with the type of monster (minotaur), so i didn't need to do any research for either of them--i could make it all up from scr...
2018-07-26 19:49:34 +0000 UTC View Post
alright, here's the process pack for july's MOTM painting. download the attached .zip below, contains 22 pngs and 1 gif!
i find it a bit tricky to pose naga-type monsters because i prefer them to have really long tails, and i want to fit as much of the tail into the picture as possible in a way that makes sense. also, drawing someone who has a tail instead of legs means taking a somewhat ...
2018-07-26 17:48:39 +0000 UTC View Post
for july, you guys voted to see a feathered serpent featured as the monster of the month; here he is, happily squirming under the hands of his ladyfriend.
this was such a joy to paint, i'm quite frankly so happy with every aspect of how this painting turned out, and i hope you like it too!
remember you can suggest monsters for future MOTM polls (comment on this post or send me a...
2018-07-26 08:03:59 +0000 UTC View Post
two july wallpapers for your enjoyment! both are nsfw, download the attached files below. (also is it just me or do the colours of these two pictures go so well together?)
// art + vaska + nian © me; amato + tu shen © kubi.
2018-07-25 00:50:40 +0000 UTC View Post
nian and tu shen used to hate each other, but as you can see, they eventually ... kissed and made up.
(these boys have been around for probably over 2 years but it's the first time i've drawn some proper smut of them? better late than never)
// art + nian © me; tu shen © kubi.
2018-07-21 23:03:07 +0000 UTC View Post
design sketches of some of my dragon monsters--mostly of tha'ra, but hey, iskandar and logan are there too. tha'ra (aka khuthlya) and iskandar are both rhaajim, a species of shapeshifting dragon people who usually live in nomadic clans. logan, as y'all probably now by know, is a dragon demon (and lives in a completely different setting, so he doesn't get to wear the pretty rhaajim clothes). i've been aching to draw some more tha'ra stuff, but i wanted to fine-tune his design first!
// art + ch...
2018-07-19 16:41:28 +0000 UTC View Post
nian is going to be featured in july's OC spotlight but the thing is, he's undergone a bit of a re-design since the drawing you saw in the poll. i created this character like 2? years ago and i've actually been struggling with his design from the start, i had some vague ideas but found it really difficult to finalize what i wanted him to look like. i thought i was happy with the last iteration (which ...
2018-07-18 21:19:19 +0000 UTC View Post
... but i’m pretty desperate. long story short, i’m in an extremely shitty situation financially. i’ve been living below the average standard of living for years. mental health issues, real life circumstances, and studying 75-100% prevents me from getting a full-time job. i’ll start a part-time, per-the-hour job in august, but 1) i don’t yet know if i’ll even make enough to afford the rent and 2) i won’t get my first full salary until the end of october. right now, i’m living off...
2018-07-14 20:52:49 +0000 UTC View Post
who should take the spotlight in august? you can vote for several options!
july's OC spotlight is going to feature nian - who actually got himself a bit of a redesign since the last time i posted art of him in public, so ... stay tuned for sketches and a text post!
( ALSO, let me know if there's any particular OC of mine you want to see in future polls! is there anyone fro...
2018-07-04 00:21:03 +0000 UTC View Postwhich of the following topics do you want me to discuss in the next HOW TO MONSTER guide/tutorial? you can cast several votes, so feel free to vote for every option you're interested in.
(the poll will end on august 15th, and the September HTM will be released no later than September 30th.)
don't forget that you can leave suggestions and requests for future HTM topics 2018-07-03 23:54:13 +0000 UTC View Post
what monster do you want to see me draw in august? you can vote for several options!
AND you can leave your own requests for future MOTM polls on THIS post; by commenting on literally any MOTM post; or by sending me a DM if you don't want to comment in public.
july's monster of the month is going to be a quetzalcoatl! stay tuned for some feath...
2018-07-01 12:44:59 +0000 UTC View Post
wrap the leggy around the boyfriend.
finally a proper coloured picture of our vampire + fae pairing! and yes, of course i like my vampires Monstrous™.
// art + vaska © me; amato © kubi.
2018-06-30 19:08:08 +0000 UTC View Post
alrighty, look below to download the attached .zip and get the process pack for this painting of nahum!
this process is partly business as usual, but it was also a sort of experimental piece; if you look at steps 11-16, you can see where i'm experimenting a bit with shadows and lighting. i kind of want to explore cel shading more. it would be a useful, simple-but-effectual shading method to...
2018-06-30 19:04:13 +0000 UTC View Post
y'know how i mentioned that big summer boy's sprite 'grows and shrinks with his mood?' when he comes, it goes FWOOSH. props to kubi for the idea lol!
// art + big boy (still unnamed, aagh) © me; witu © kubi.
2018-06-30 19:00:35 +0000 UTC View Post
i was gonna say 'seems like big boys with big sharp-fanged grins was a theme this month' but then i remembered it's a theme for me every month. as always, download the attached .zip below aaand enjoy!
// art + maros + nahum © me; levi © kubi.
2018-06-30 18:54:32 +0000 UTC View Post
WHEW! HTM02 is DONE - download it below! the attached zip contains both the PDF and the individual full-size pngs. i'm labelling it as semi-sfw since it contains non-sexual nudity (kind of? there's no naughty bits showing, everyone is a kendoll, looking like the preview picture above).
it's _6_ pages instead of "only" 3-5, with the last page containing bonus comments and tips and tricks that i just didn't want to leave out! i really enjoyed making this one, since pretty colour schemes is...
2018-06-30 18:25:27 +0000 UTC View Post
malik is a cheeky bugger. he's a scoundrel, a thief, a conman, a burglar, a liar, a pickpocket, a gambler, and in general just a hopeless but loveable piece of trash. he's fast-talking, witty, humorous, charming, and his own special kind of charismatic. he's good at getting himself into trouble, but also good at getting himself out of it, usually by talking himself out of whatever pickle he's in rather than fighting his way out--or by slipping out of his handcuffs, picking the lock, tricking som...
2018-06-27 00:43:50 +0000 UTC View Post
so as you may know, the other week i designed a character named maros. tbh i haven't even figured out his lore and backstory yet, but i'm really in love with his design and i wanted to draw some smut with him. he doesn't have a designated partner (yet), but lucky for me kubi has a character named levi who's always down to get fucked by a monster--and maros is always down for leading a wayward pries...
2018-06-26 20:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
here's two june wallpapers for you, both of which are very nsfw! download the attached files below~
// art + maros + logan © me; levi © kubi.
2018-06-26 14:52:53 +0000 UTC View Post
here's the process pack for this month's monster of the month painting, download it below!
i included quite a few sketch and lineart steps in this process pack; since this lineart is quite detailed, i spent more time sketching and doing the lineart than usual. i wanted to have all the details figured out and in place before i started linearting, so i spent quite a bit of time refining t...
2018-06-26 14:23:09 +0000 UTC View Post
you're a bad priest, levi.
my new character maros and kubi's levi getting intimately acquainted.
// art + maros © me; levi © kubi.
2018-06-26 02:54:55 +0000 UTC View Post
i absolutely love summer. it's my favourite season; i associate it with emerald green forests, flourishing meadows, flowers, warmth, coziness, sunlight (especially the golden evening variety), and the midnight sun (yes, i live far enough north).
most months i draw one monster of the month and pair them with a random human/monster partner. this time i decided to stick with the summer theme for both characters involved, and these are the two summer lovelies i came up with...
2018-06-25 01:30:38 +0000 UTC View Post
"spring/summer monster" won the last MOTM poll, and i decided to paint two summer monsters enjoying each others company. the moment i showed kubi the concept art she said "I WANT TO RP THEM," so once more, these two darlings turned into actual characters. OOPS...
process pack and concept art coming soon!
// art + big boy © me; witu © kubi.
2018-06-24 22:16:00 +0000 UTC View Post
designing my character kazuo; various forms + colour scheme + detail doodles of his grumpy face.
// art + character © me.
(drew this months ago and posted to my sfw tumblr but just realised i should probably post some more public content to my patreon page too haha coughs)
2018-06-20 00:09:12 +0000 UTC View Post
another new boy! a wintery monster named maros. top is winter coat, bottom is summer coat, because i like both version equally and can't decide on just one ;_;
// art + character © me.
2018-06-18 00:48:10 +0000 UTC View Post
coloured a few of the sketches i uploaded a while ago, to figure out his colour scheme. i really love his stumpy lil tail...
// art + character © me.
2018-06-18 00:08:47 +0000 UTC View Post
you know that monster OC line-up i'm working on? i wanted to draw some of my feline monsters today, specifically some of my sphinxes, and ended up doing a sort of design exploration sketch page. i was trying to develop how these characters are supposed to each look very distinct and unique, but still also look like they belong to the same species and inhabit the same world (nesu, in fact, is akhuru's g...
2018-06-13 23:48:50 +0000 UTC View Post