Vicious Shadi

WIP W(H)ENSDAY: MAY COPIC CHALLENGE

...how is May almost over?

Okay, okay. Despite how that may sound, I've actually already been making progress on this--but I had yet to share the draft with y'all (the FFXV comic progress update kiiinda took precedence).

Once again, I'm opting for another background, and once again I'm featuring one of my OCs--let's just say that I'm taking more steps towards getting more original work out~!

April's Behind-the-Scenes will drop this Sunday--please look forward to it! 2025-05-22 19:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post

STANDEES UPDATE

Hey, y'all!

I just received the proofs from Zap Creatives for the standees! This took a little longer as I'm assuming they've been busy due to the ongoing convention season!

These standees consist of Elphelt, Noctis, and Kiryu. As you can see in the first image, the artwork is flipped for the purpose of setting up the artwork for the process. The mock-up will give you a better idea as to how these will look. I opted for a starry base since stars feature a lot in my merch!
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BANDIT REVOLVER Progress Report Vol. 03

It's the 15th, and that means the latest Progress Report is here!

This month focuses on some roughs for another one-shot that will release shortly after the one showcased last month. This one largely features Luna (who's been absent from the progress reports so I thought I'd include her). This isn't entirely in sequence as there's a fight scene that will be taking place, though from the aftermath you can tell it's a messy one!

There's also an additional page for this preview, a...

COPIC CHALLENGE RECAP 01

Hello, there!

I finally remembered that there are folks who have joined patreon on the free tier, so this is my way of saying "I see you~!"

While admittedly posts for the free tier are going to be fewer compared to paid tiers, I'll do my best to post at least one a month for y'all. c:

To start things off, here's the January and February illustrations for my Copic challenge, a little project I'm working on this year where I work on one Copic illustration a month! So far I...

MERCH MAKINGS: STANDEES/PENS VOL. 01

Okay! So, there's been a few changes in the merch lineup. As y'all know, tariffs are limiting a lot of what can be made since a lot of merch is manufactured in China. While this hasn't affected the bulk of my merch (prints, stickers, charms, jewelry--the charms and jewelry are manufactured in the UK), I had plans to make stationery which will be put on hold until further notice.

I bring this up because some of you may recognise these designs as having been intended for a series of pen...

BEHIND THE SCENES: March Copic Challenge

Apologies for the severely belated behind the scenes for the March challenge--April was a pretty dang busy month (as y'all may have noticed). But it's finally here! Let's talk about what inspired this illustration.

Once again, the inspiration behind this piece was from a few ideas. Photos 1 & 2 inspired the poses-though it's not 1:1 but just a general ideal--and Photo 3 inspired the setting--a parking lot with a car. I wanted to go with an older car so I went with what was supposed...

MERCH UPDATES vol. 06

Hello! Proofs have arrived for the Bunny Boi prints and the Chun-Li vs. Cybertruck sticker!

The proofs all turned out very well--CatPrint's templates always come in clutch, and StickerNinja was able to work with the measurements I requested!

Also, that comment on that sticker proof? Whoever is handling my sticker left that there! 😆 I knew StickerNinja were the right people to go to for this job, and they have a new fan and supporter! I can't wait to get this sticker!
2025-05-03 19:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post

APRIL COPIC CHALLENGE

This one was a liiittle last minute 😅 But what matters is that I managed to get it done! April was a very busy month for me--between finishing the Easter Bunny Bois, working on a collab, working on the next FFXV progress update, and getting a promotion at work (and training the new hire)--I've been all over the place! 2025-04-30 19:30:05 +0000 UTC View Post

REWARD/MERCH UPDATES

Hey, y'all! So I wanted to update you on what's going on with the rewards. First, let me establish that they have been ordered and are going into production! So let's talk about them and explain what you're looking at here.

As y'all know, the promised size for the Bunny Boi prints was 3.5in x 5in/8.9cm x 12.7cm. However, when I was working on setting up the files, I noticed that some prints would require a lot more to be omitted than I would have cared for (as seen wit...

LAST CALL ON EASTER BUNNY BOIS

Oops this was supposed to drop yesterday but I forgot to queue the post so y'all have until tomorrow to claim your reward ^^;

Details about how many each tier can claim can be found by clicking this sentence. c:

REWARDS RESERVATION: EASTER BUNNY BOIS

Reservations for mini prints are now available! The final measurements are going to be 3.5in x 5in (8.9cm x 12.7)--basically the size of a larger trading card. They will be printed on shimmer cardstock, and as any recipient of my previous print rewards will tell you, that's a damn fine stock of paper!

Here's the breakdown on these rewards based on tier:
$5 Tiers: Choose one character
$10 Tiers: Choose two characters
$20 Tiers: Get the whole set

Reservat...

EASTER BUNNIES ART DROP

Okay, so I know I said this would drop Friday, but I was so proud of myself for getting these done that I'm dropping 'em a day early!

I had been working on this for about a month and a half--regular viewers of my stream will tell you I've been putting in the work!

I wanted to draw some of the FF boys in sexy bunny-themed outfits, but with a catch: they can't be based on the Playboy Bunny style! It's a classic, but I wanted to think outside the box (and maybe flex my fashion mus...

BANDIT REVOLVER: Progress Report Vol. 02

Greetings, y'all! It's time for this month's progress report on the FFXV fancomic. Some of these pages aren't new, but there's work underway as you can see, especially where backgrounds are concerned (I actually love drawing backgrounds).
You'll notice that the first image isn't like the others, tho--it appears to be a cover image!

So, here's what's going on--this is a prologue episode! The comic will be about 12 pages and is set to release in October.

There's another annou...

LAST CALL FOR REWARDS

This is your reminder that today is the last day to reserve your Chun Li vs. Cybertruck sticker! I'll be placing the order this weekend!

WIP WEDNESDAY: APRIL COPIC CHALLENGE

Hello, lovelies! In this WIP Wednesday, I give you a peek at this month's Copic Challenge piece!
While not as detail-oriented as last month's, this one presents its own challenge: perspective! There's still a few things I gotta tweak on this draft, but inks will be starting this weekend.

The Behind-the-Scenes for March will drop this weekend! Thank you for your patience on that one. c:

PROGRESS REPORT 4.07.25

Hey, y'all~! Time for another progress report to let y'all know what's going on.

First off, as a lot of you know, the U.S. tariffs have more or less gone into effect. This is going to make money tighter for everyone. My plans to weather this remain largely unchanged--parsing down what merch I get made and focusing on more practical goods so that folks can make purchases for fun items without feeling like it's frivolous. There will be a lot less focus on items like acrylic charms and pr...

REWARDS RESERVATION: CHUN LI vs. CYBERTRUCK

It's time!

I'm opening up reservations for this design for stickers! These will be glossy and will either measure 5.1in x 3.5in or 4.1in x 2.5 in (13cm x 8.9cm or 10.4cm x 6.4cm). The reason it's not finalised is because I'm going to a different manufacturer for this design--Sticker Ninja! Things are still good with my regular manufacturer StickerApp, but after looking into Sticker Ninja, I think they'd be perfect for this particular job as they do more socially-conscious community wor...

ART DROP: Chun-Li vs. Cybertruck

Inspired by the mini game from Street Fighter II (the one where you smash a car) and the fact that Cybertrucks are an abortion of a vehicle, I've designed this sticker of Chun-Li smashing this sorry-ass excuse of a vehicle!

Stickers will be available soon--reservations for $5+ tiers will open on Friday! I'm also considering selling sticker bomb packs for anyone wanting to get the message out 😉

Current measurements for the stickers haven't been determined yet; this number will...

COPIC CHALLENGE 2025: MARCH

EDIT: Soooo I forgot to clean my scanner before I scanned in the artwork, as I noticed several dust particles (and a car hair?!) on the scan. I've since edited the artwork so that's no longer there. If you've downloaded the artwork, please delete that and download the revised version. Thank you~!

Right in the nick of time! March's Copic piece proved to be really ambitious for me--requiring 2025-03-31 19:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post

STREET FIGHTER BEANS vol. 01

At last! The first round of Street Fighter Beans are finally available! This set includes Ryu, Chun-Li, Guile, Cammy, Sakura, Elena, Makoto, Ed, Juri, Marisa, and A.K.I.! These will gradually go into production as pins in late spring, starting with Chun-Li, Cammy, Juri, Marisa, and Elena!

Some notes about the beans:
-At the time of drafting, Elena was based on her Street Fighter III/IV design. However, when she was revealed for VI, I went ahead and updated her design.
-Juri had...

MERCH SHOWCASE: MOAR TEKKEN BEANS

The latest batch of Tekken Beans have arrived! Dragunov and Lili will be joining the lineup! Much like my previous beans, these are metallic (but not enamel) pins. They have a star clutch!

The Dragunov pin wasn't nearly as small as I thought, which works out! Also, unlike the KOF Beans, the cardbacks are printed on both sides rather than the one (again, I don't really fault the manufacturer as I'm sure they were swamped with orders at the time).

Something to note: The packaging...

POST-STORM UPDATE

Hey, y'all~

So, in the previous post, I mentioned that there was a rather nasty storm coming through. That storm has come and gone, so I can breathe easy now.

Yes, I'm okay. I appreciate everyone who checked in on me. 💖

The storm was a pretty rough one--a lot (A LOT) of thunder and lightning, heavy rain, and very intense wind. I had listened to a lengthy video to help me stay up through it. Miraculously, my power did not go out. My area was under a tornado watch, and t...

BANDIT REVOLVER: Progress Report Vol. 01

As stated in either last month's rough cut or the general progress report, we're shifting from Rough Cut to Progress Report! This means that the comic is getting far enough along in development that I can start showing more progress (that said, I'll continue to tag this under "rough cut" so it's easier to find in the tags).

The first 5 pages are indeed the same pages y'all saw last month--but with more shading being done on it, as well as background details being drawn in. Face detail...

WIP WEDNESDAY: March Copic Challenge (DRAFT)

"I'll go easy on myself in March", I said, and then proceeded to draw a car

...Well, it was a nice thought to try to go easy for March's challenge.

So yes! This month's Copic Challenge not only entails 2 characters, but a car too for some reason! As of this writing, the inks are done and colouring has started, albeit slowly because my current priority is getting the FFXV fancomic update ready on time.

Once again, I am featuring OCs for this piece as part of my measure t...

MERCH SHOWCASE: Tote Bags!

They've arrived! The first round of tote bags are here, and they have turned out very well! I was initially worried that my files were too low-res for the job, but it all turned out really well!

I thought I had shared proofs, but I apparently didn't 😅 The conversion to CMYK + being put on canvas does mute the colours in places, but in natural lighting some of the details will show up; that said the majority of the detailing still translated pretty well!

The bags are pretty s...

BEHIND THE SCENES: February Copic Challenge

So, new segment! I'll be talking about what inspired/was referenced for some of my art pieces going forward so as to give y'all some insight, as well as normalize the use of references (because apparently some people have discourse over that because of course they do).

For those of you who watch my streams, I talk about how I use references in a lot of my work--references not only help provide pointers on how certain poses work, they also help with figuring out clothing folds and cert...

MERCH SHOWCASE: HOP ON FINAL FANTASY STICKER

Hey, y'all!

Got another merch showcase for you! This time we take a look at the new HOP ON FINAL FANTASY sticker...and it's massive!

I know when I posted the proofs it included the measurements...but it just hits differently when you see how big it actually is! I even slapped it on my PS5 to show the scale of this thing (btw, a PS5 is a perfect place for this sticker!)!

This sticker is on glossy material! It's weatherproof and waterproof, so if you ...

COPIC CHALLENGE 2025: FEBRUARY

February's Copic illustration is officially in the bag! This one proved a little challenging because I thought "Oh, I'll include a background!"

(I forgot that February is the shortest month shhhh)

But! I managed to complete this piece right on time! I posted this last week as part of WIP Wednesday, and it was actually further along than what was shown!

This month features my OC Aubree Stiles, likely headed to a Lolita meetup! You might recognise her from my (out...

MERCH UPDATES Vol. 05

Hey, y'all! Got a double-dose of merch updates for y'all!

First off, the proofs for the Lili and Dragunov pins are here and as you can see, the Lili one will be a larger size than Drag (again, I can request a specific size for the pins but have no control on the final sizing due to the manufacturing process 😅). Both will have the star clutch and hooopefully they'll get both sides of the backing card (but it's not a crisis if they don't.).

Next up is the preview for the HOP ON...

WIP WEDNESDAY Vol. Holy Shit it's Been a While

Goodness, when was the last time I did one of these?

I figured I'd get back into the habit of doing these (did I mention that in the last Progress Report?) since I've been working a lot

I neglected to do this last month, so this month I'd like to show the foundation for my Copic marker challenge for this month! As you can see, I've used various shades of reddish pink for the base/underlying colour, with a feewwww touches of light blue-violet for shadows. You'll notice that the...