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Miami Redebut 1A (WIP)

Been itching to do a little more with bomber mama, Miami lately, and I finally did this up. I've actually made greater progress than what y'all see right now, so the final product will be ready soon, and enclosed with it will be a backstory and bio, possibly along with a few closeup shots of certain details for her. 

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Lesson in Resistance (Hugin & Munin) (Done)

Ah! Finally! Here it is, the third Ace Combat-related R34 material I've done. We may definitely be seeing these two again in the future. >:3

What do you all think of the dialogue layout though?

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Stamina Contest (Hugin & Munin) - (Lines)

It's almost done, folks! Should see an update very soon! Standby! >:3

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Stamina Contest (Hugin & Munin) - (Draft) + Rewards Sent

Been itching to draw these two up again, but didn't quite know what to do. Always played with the idea that they'd try to exert some kind of dominance over one another when alone.

And as late as it was, November's rewards have been sent out! Your support is infinitely appreciated!

To those who want access to rewards packs from previous years, I'm still working on that. Trying to gather and sort them out, as I've moved from hard drive to hard drive quite a bit the last few years....

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MiG Brothers (WIP)

Been itching to draw these two up for a while now, but hadn't found the right groove for it. Stay tuned, it's in the coloring stages!

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Blackbird Compromised - Page 3 (Done)

Did that one up fast! Might have been that there was fewer on the scene, but either way, I'm glad the story is picking up pace! We'll be getting to some of the juicy parts soon enough. >:3

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Blackbird Compromised - Page 3 (WIP)

Ren must be in a good mood if he's uploading often! Already on the coloring stages of this, and we should potentially see an update pretty soon before the month is out. Hopefully.

I'll be heading back out to the field next week, so it may be a little while before I can make any further progress on this if I don't finish soon.

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AeroFrames Lore - Herms Pt1 (Done)

Alright! I'm quite satisfied with how this turned out! Stayed up all night cooking up and typing up the description there, so I am a little worried I may have made some mistakes in the description there. Do lemme know if y'all find anything off!

And Happy Thanksgiving y'all!

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AeroFrames Lore - Herms 1 (Draft)

Well now, Renny boy's been busy!

So I found I haven't ever actually touched down on official lore for my aero headcanon, so I thought I'd amend that by making images with some illustrations and stories, start a small series.

Here, as examples, we have Lucy and Lana, another face we do need to see more often! It'll also show the stark contrast between designs and the difference in sizes regarding their package. It'll go into depth on why Eastern aeros have more herms than the We...

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North Rising - Page 4 (WIP)

Finished the linework for Page 4. Now, here's gonna be another image done in my older, hand-drawn style rather than vector lines. It seems I'm going to be fluctuating between them or intermixing if timing and mood permits for it, as I am still doing stuff with vectors, which you'll see soon!

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Blackbird Compromised - Page 2 (Done) + Bonus

Finally got it done, but in doing so, being the perfectionist I am... I also went back and remastered Page 1, added some new things, particularly the shot of Shandra firing her afterburners. Also regarding the afterburners, I realized all modern jets don't produce significant light unless they're actually firing their afterburners.

Also updated the 'MiGs' so they look a little more like Sukhoi Su-9s, and after looking into this, this would have been the case. As MiG-21s couldn't mount...

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At The Track - Part 3

Woof! And here it is! I'll type up a story a little later!

So, I'm gonna be experimenting with this wide comic-style format I've been seeing lately, seems fitting since the scenes usually involve a little more. What do you all think?

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At The Track - Part 3 (WIP)

Finally getting to part 3 after all this time, getting out of yet another work funk I've been having. This is actually almost done, so expect an update very soon!

Should also note that this is gonna set a new precedent for how I do WIPs in the future.

How I usually go about it is this - Draft (rough, messy-ish), line (cleaned up), and final.

For the sake of time, I'm gonna try to condense the draft and line stages into one, try and get the final line in one go, or clean d...

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October Rewards Sent!

The first week of November was a busy and tiring one, took a little more time to relax and unwind. Anyway, the rewards have been sent out! I thank you all for your patience as I do your generous support!

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Foxy Lady-Frame / MiG-31 Debut (Finished)

Christ, that took far longer than I had hoped it would, but I did it! I'm rather satisfied with how this turned out!

Originally this was to feature Olya with all Soviet markings, uniform, and flag in the background, but I changed it in favor of a modern uniform, with the all-Soviet version being one of the multiple alternate versions.

Next up should be Blackbird Compromised Page 2, and North Rising Page 4!

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Blackbird Compromised - Page 2 (WIP)

What's this? Ren's alive? And he's finally gotten off his ass and cooked up something???

A little more overture on Shandra's part!

Yeah, I know I've been slow with this. Busy with Army stuff and working on getting my groove back. Thankfully I've got some wips on the block I aim to get done soon. However, of course, just as I'm getting my drive back, Uncle Sam's got plans for me for the next two weeks. >.<

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Olya MiG-31 Debut (Line)

Coming along real nicely here! Not too bad for someone who hasn't really 'drawn' his final lines in quite a while, eh?

Also like to point out I have a few other ideas for this image that I will lay down once I finish the image.

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Lack of productivity / Art Style Direction

Some of y'all may notice I've been quite unproductive lately, more so than before. At least here.

Yes, the Army life has been leaving me tired and slightly unmotivated, but despite this, I actually have been doodling quite a bit in my off time, but the problem is finding the drive to actually complete them (and I have this personal policy about ONLY uploading when I've actually progressed past what I've uploaded or plan to upload). It's at this point, I may be changing my strategy when...

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MiG-31 Test (Draft)

I figured it's high time I finally did a Foxhound! Had this one sitting on the backburner a while, but I'm happy to say I'm finally making some progress on it! Also trying something a little new with this in that when I make a debut for certain Aeros, it'd include the actual aircraft they're based on in the background!

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North Rising - Page 3 (Finished)

The page is finally finished, y'all! Tied a few new things with this one, primarily the use of clouds in it!

There's a bit of a bug with this page I still need to fix, but I just wanted to post it here anyway to let y'all know it's 99.9% done anyway!

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North Rising - Page 3 (Line)

Slowly but surely making some progress on this! I know it's off to a slow start, but things are going to speed up a bit, storywise!

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North Rising - Page 3 (Draft)

Sorry for the delay in this y'all, not only am I still in a bit of an art-funk, I've been trying to tackle a few other things which should be appearing soon, I like to wait to post until I have made progress past the point you see, so I'm actually working on it. So if I complete the draft, I wait until I'm almost done with the final linework to post the draft, and so on.

Expect another draft very soon!

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At The Track - Part 2 (Done)

And it's done, y'all! Just gotta work on a story to go with it and it'll be up on FA!

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At The Track - Part 2 (Line)

Almost done! May add in a few more details I see are missing here in the linework! Opened their eyes a bit too!

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At The Track - Part 2 (Draft)

Took me a while, but I've finally got Part 2 to the 'Down at the track' pic underway! Expect an update later today, I've been chugging along with this and it's sequel image too!

Here we have Chris already hitting first and second base with (bot to top) Sherwin and Kowalski! Whom I am very satisfied with how they turned out so far! Wait till the linework is up!

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North Rising - Page 3 (Draft)

Been in the works a while, but I was able to push through my little art block and get some progress done on it! Expect to see an update soon!

Looks like the MiGs are p to something else, but something also seems to be up onto them!

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Missy Pinup (Done)

This one has actually been done for a while, I was working on an additional version to go with it. Full nude version will be available in the rewards pack, along with a biography.

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Blackbird Compromised - Page 1 (Done)

Ah, finally it's done! So here we are, opening with a little overture from Mama Blackbird herself.

Sorry this took a while, y'all, been running into brick walls as far as art goes lately. Can't seem to muster up the focus lately to complete things in a knick of time. These blocks usually are temporary though. I have ideas, just lacking the motivation really.

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Blackbird Compromised - Page 1 (Line)

This one is actually not too far from being done, we should see the final result sometime very soon!

And yes, to those who were wondering before, Shandra is firing her afterburners in that last shot.

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Blackbird Compromised - Page 1 (Draft)

Took me a little while to figure out how this would start as a comic, but I've got it hammered out. Basically a quick, abridged intro to start before getting to the good stuff. I've also made a little progress on this in the last week and a half, so expect an update in the near future!

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