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Raider King

Another attempt at creating a rendered black and white image and then coloring it little by little. I'm still very happy with the progress I'm making, although I can't decide if it is more  or less tedious than cell shading. The main benefit of this style is that I get the values done first, but at the same time I don't have a lot of freedom towards the end about any creative flares I want to add. Also, the back wall just might be a little too dark. 

Coloring Practice/ HF MTG Winner

Long time readers will remember that I've been experimenting with coloring a lot. My usual way of going about it it to do a complete line-art, fill in with flats, and then just add layer after layer of colors until I get something I like. Sometimes it turns out really well since every level is intentional, but the larger the composition the more control I lose over the final piece. This method is supposed to be better for larger compositions and more control. I sketch something out in black and ...

Not The Droids You're Looking For

Last time on Mark the Barbarian: Angry over Mark constantly foiling her plans, Empress Tamora hired Rastaba and Nell to hunt down Mark the Barbarian and defeat him. Unfortunately, with Rastaba as the guide, the assassins have had a problematic time with comedic tangents. 

November Cache!

Thank you everyone for another great month. This cache has some stories in it, so please check them out if you're into my fictions. I've kind of lost the writing bug, but people have been requesting stories. 

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B0-5WERv1wR4a3hwNTUwQ0hJeUU&usp=sharing

Giagaia, Giant Princess

After a long absense the TowerGirls are back! I'm very happy to get back to this project. Please vote on the next one here: http://poll.fm/5hebs

Stuffing the Turkey

Well I spent a little longer on this than I  was planning, but I think it was worth it. Once I start coloring a picture I really feel like it comes together, but getting the lines down took forever, probably as long as the rest of the picture. Happy Thanksgiving Ya'll. I'll have all the steps and sketches of this piece in the next cache dropping on the 1st or so. 

Work in Progress

I know It's better to just post the finished work, but it's been a few days without me posting anything, so I figured I should just show you all what's been keeping me busy. Well, this and Thanksgiving itself. I'm really trying to work on my composition (the overall balance of the entire piece) but it is still a lot for me to think about. I know Cadence is going to come out looking a little small considering her position, and I'll have to desaturate the background to make the figures pop more, b...

Serafall and futa-bull

This is about as furry as I'm willing to get. This is my third drawing of the catgirl Serafall, although know that I'm finished with it I realized I drew her at such an angle it could be ambiguous what sex she is. Still playing around with coloring, but I'm happy with the way Serafall's hair came out. For some reason I can't decide what kind of hair I want to draw and get right. 

Cortana

Light sources are hard  :(

Snow Elf Disciple of Molag Bal

Long delayed request. A female vampire snow elf. I remember Skyrim left it open that there might be other uncorrupted Snow Elves hiding out somewhere, and I figure some of those might be vampires. 

Giant Princess

Alright. The time has come for me to put Fallout 4 down and get the F back to work. 

2 Big progress

I'm still not done, since I want to make this into a similar character sheet like the last fallout character. I can't believe how much I'm enjoying this game, or how much time its eating up. I know I won't finish tonight since I've got a social engagement tonight, but I'm hoping starting tomorrow I'll be able to balance my time between fallout and work. 

Oh, and in case you are wondering about the story of 2 Big, I liked the idea that as a somewhat clever Super Mutant, he has figured ...

2 Big

The full character sheet prolly won't be done till tomorrow, but I wanted to post this now because I'm so excited about for some reason. I just overdozed on fourteen hours of Fallout, and although its amazing, fourteen hours was long enough that even I thought I needed a break. Luckily the same patron who requested the raider character asked for another Fallout character, but they left it up to me to decided what. At first I thought about making a Vault-girl, like a spunky, stupid, happy-go-luck...

Small Update before Fallout Launch.

Well, I just lost two hours work on something, and when that happens I'm usually too frustrated to go back to it for a couple days, and since I wasn't feeling up to moving on to another commission, I figured I'd finish the next page of DBDB. I'm not if Fallout really will slow me down or not. I still plan on working most of the day, except for maybe tomorrow. 

Fallout Comic

I spent WAY too long on this! Even though I'm pretty happy with how it came out, it just wasn't an efficient use of time. The version with the words will be on HF soon. 

Cadence Should Knock First

I hadn't done anything for this patron in a good while. Short comic of Cadence the spell-slinging gunner barging in on Rose in the middle of some delicate magic. Apparently that little tentacle-plant only needed one drop of growth serum. I kind of lost control of the composition in the bottom panel.

Eliza

Another character from a future world with radical divides in wealth, fiery wastelands, massive utopian cities, and cybernetic implants. ON WAIT! That could almost describe today. 

Death Knight/Sith fusion

Patron asked for a fusion between a Death Knight from WOW and a Sith warrior. I leaned really heavily on the Sith. I think the character came out very cool, but the background is just meh, clashes honestly, and I had a bitch of a time making him like like was part of it without also making him dissapear into it. Little by little though. 

D Bomb

I am convinced  that this is the greatest character sheet I've ever made. Happy I got it out before Fallout 4, although it should have been done a couple days ago. I didn't plan on doing as much Halloween stuff as I did so I still have a couple things from Oct to do. Shit. Crunch time. 

Gabriela

Another character that belongs in the same universe as the cute shy Asian girl and two black women I did recently. Lives in a future where I guess the East Coast US is super advanced and well off but the West Coast is a Fallout-esque wasteland. Speaking of which, holy shit, I can't wait for Fallout 4. 

Also, I just had an Archduke drop out today, and with only a couple days left before I collect pledges, I would like to get that spot filled. So anyone who wants to jump up, go for it.&...

Mark meets Bramble 2

I'm running a little behind. I wanted to get this page AND a character sheet done, but I'm going to got to sleep and finish the character sheet tomorrow, and I'm leaving the page like this. Not totally colored, but once I add the word bubbles it should be sufficiently readable I think. 

Emma

Well my frustration with scenery continues. I struggle with perspective, the idea of vanishing points has eluded me since high-school, and I simply don't enjoy or really understand how to draw anything other than the human figure. I do think this one came out alright, but the water looks like a puddle, and the horizon seems a little high up. Putting people into scenes is still very hard for me. 

The patron didn't even ask for a scene, I just wanted to try, and i don't really know how ...

DBDB 23

Even though I;m in crunch time this month I feel like I have to get a couple pages done every week just to see this thing happen. I actually am close to the end of chapter 2 though, which means I can release them on HF. Due to time constraints, I'm going with this 1 stage coloring for most of the non-sexy panels, just using "flats."

Mark Meets Bramble, part 1

So I told myself I'd take today off, but after making the character sheet for Bramble I thought, "shit, doesn't make since to have a character sheet without a comic to really establish her as a character, AND I haven't done a Mark thing in a bit, AND I needed something for Halloween." Thus this was made today. Part 2 might be a little delayed though. 

I'm posting the text version on HF. This is the higher res art. 

Bramble Thorne

Well, settled on Bramble Thorne for a name, and I think it works. 

Bramble Thorne? Pumpkin Thorne? Holly Thorne? Buckthorne?

Marking a big sister for Briar (big in terms of age, she is actually going to be older than Briar, but cursed with a petite body that she dislikes). Still deciding on a name with the patron who asked for her, and I felt like trying out different outfits for fun, but also to get out what her personality is. I know she's going to be a much more genuinely evil little witch who things Briar has gone soft. I like the last outfit the most I think, particularly the large open leather trench-coat, as it...

Claire

Another character sheet. If you read the little flavor texts you'll see a character named Perelta mentions. He get's mentioned in a few other character sheets as well. All these girls are basically his harem, and they are all pretty unique. Her toes came out very wonky, but I've always hated drawing feet. 

Fang Boar Bandit

My first time drawing a Dark Souls character for a patron. I remember the Fang Boar Helm was really popular with players, and seem people used it even when they had better items, just because it looks so cool. I really like Dark Souls, but what I should say is I like playing it ONCE. It was like solving a puzzle. Frustrating but rewarding. Once I did my first play-through though I had no desire to ever go back. No real narrative (the story is super nuanced) and I hate to say it but I like a casu...

Avacyn, Angel of Domination

Alright, my first pic since getting back from my unexpected break, and i'm pretty happy with it. Do all the light sorces make sense, no, but the colors are well balanced I think, and the figures are pretty crisp. Avacyn has had two creature cards in Magic history, one of which is very powerful and a $30 card, whereas the other is a decent card and costs fifty cents   :P

Obviously I'm making a Magic card using this art. 

The Fool requested an expanded version of the litt...

I'm back!!! Also, a Question.

So I just got back from my trip and I'm already back at work. I hope these next three weeks are super productive, because I'm swearing off of video games until Fallout 3 comes out November 10th (unless No Man's Sky has a surprise October release like some people have been saying). Due to losing almost half the month on my trip, I'm only going to be working on Patreon requests this month. 

That said, what are you guys most interested in seeing me pursue in my free time. This Dark Broth...