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Bella's birthday dangle (high-res)

Another as usual-ish! 2550x3400 high resolution for patrons $5 and up.

Sliccmic cover commission (high-res)

As usual-ish! 3000x3000 high-resolution (sized for an album cover), released for supporters $5 and up.

Bella's birthday dangle

And another birthday piece for Bellatrix! A year goes by fast. Half-surprise, half-request on this one; she'd expressed interest in something along these lines before, but didn't know it'd end up as a birthday present so soon :D

Hopefully her arm strength is very good! Yuumi's here to help her train up if not, though the 'training' is going to be a pretty long process if she isn't able to hold on...

Sliccmic cover commission

A project I'd finished a little while ago, but just got the go-ahead to post here! Lately I've been getting a few commissions for album/single covers, and this is one of them, for an artist by the name of sliccmic. As-of-yet unreleased, but on the way ^^

Nancy and Momoe - picnic pals (high-res)

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Nancy and Momoe - picnic pals

"Oh, this one got out. Here, say ahhh~"

On a nice sunny day, there's little better than finding shade under a tree and enjoying a big picnic with friends! Plenty of food for everyone, big and small; even if it's mostly the big ones doing all of the eating~

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Lighting for outdoor scenes is a tricky thing, but something I'm happy to continue to learn ^^ And a picnic scene has been on my wishlist for a while! Super fitting for Nancy's first scene, and a lovely excus...

Update + doodle dump - May 2024

Oof, it's been a challenging month for me. Sorry for the lack of updates in a while, I've been making progress on projects but it's been super slow and overwhelming!
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For a personal update... go figure, I got a bit sick a second time, though not as bad and recovered more quickly on this one. Adjusting to new jobs and schedules has been the trickiest bit, sore muscles, bit of allergies coming and going as the weather and season shifts. Basically still a lot of the same from my Apr...

Update + doodle/WIP dump

Heya! It's been a little bit since I did one of these.

Also been a little bit since I made a post at all, whoops. I'm happy to say I'm not sick anymore; still a little sniffly with allergies and generally messing with my schedule too much, but otherwise I'm feeling way better.

That said, I've also been pretty busy lately ^^; The short version is that I've gotten a new job! I had mentioned a while ago that I was looking at both a Lego shop and a bike shop, and well, I have part-tim...

Nancy's picnic WIP1

Something I've been fiddling with concept-wise for a little while now, but other stuff has kept getting in the way! I'm making progress on it now, now that April Fools is over and I'm 90% recovered from being sick. ^^

Simple concept but potentially challenging execution, I wanted to have a fun picnic scene with Nancy and a friend (Momoe here), with plenty of food and a nice outdoor scene. Mostly the outdoor scene part has been the challenge, though filling out the picnic a bit will also...

Down with the sickness

Came down with a rough bit of a cold over the past week, so things have been pretty slow for me >.< I've got some updates and a project or two to catch up on a bit later, but for now I'm focusing on recovering as best I can!

April Fools 2024

Everything all in one place! Minus some of the random Lego photos interspersed with these renders and all that.

For those who want to see everything from their original posts, here's a handy link to an advanced search for all of those... https://twitter.com/search?f=live&q=(from%3Asaftkeur)%20until%3A2024-04-05%20since%3A2024-03...

April Fools early peek

So I'm still kinda figuring out what's going to actually happen for April Fools, but for now the plan is same as last year because it was fun! This time starting with Maple, but Mabel will likely make her appearance too :D

I've been having fun experimenting more with this whole slew of techniques to render 3D characters into real-life photos, emulating the real light sources into the 3D scene to try and match as well as possible. It's tricky but satisfying to get it right! An extra chal...

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Maple's breakfast (bonus part 4) (high-res)

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Maple's breakfast (bonus part 4)

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
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The kind she plays with or the kind she eats...? Sometimes everyone becomes both~

The benefits of having cow biology; she can simply ruminate her tiny friends after the meal, so really, what's stopping her from put...

Maple's breakfast WIPs 4/bonus

Okay I did intend for this to just be three parts long, but... Well a mixture of it feeling like it needed a little bit more to the 'story', and a couple requests and comments about a potential inside view :D

I'm having a very busy week/month right now! But chipping away at this during my available time, and it's very nearly done now. Hopefully in the next day or so, but if not then next week should be a lot more free for project finishing.

And some other projects in the ...

Maple's breakfast (part 3) (high-res)

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Maple's breakfast (part 3)

Part 1
Part 2
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"Aaah~"

What a way to start the day, getting to participate in Maple's breakfast like this~ About to find out just how comfy and cozy Maple can be, both inside and out! And a lovely indulgence for her, too, getting to enjoy all her sweet and delicious friends in the early morning. <3

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Maple's breakfast WIPs 2+3

A belated showing of one previous WIP, and a peek at what's coming next! Surely you all saw this coming :D

I've been slacking lately on recording and sharing WIPs, gonna make more of an effort again in the future. Though, I'm also curious: is there anything you'd like to see more of with regards to these sorts of behind-the-scenes posts? Things behind the curtain that you're curious about?
I'm never quite sure what people are most interested to see when it comes to the actual creatio...

Maple's breakfast (part 2)(high-res)

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Maple's breakfast (part 2)

Part 1
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Part 3 

The decision's been made for you, it seems~ Maple's decided you should join her for breakfast, so join you shall!

Are you one of those friends she plays with, or one of the ones she eats? She usually asks ahead of time, but what did you answer, and does she remember which it was...

Mimi and Teesa - sweets 'n treats (Valentines 2024)(high-res)

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Mimi and Teesa - sweets 'n treats (Valentines 2024)

"Ooh yum! Thanks for all the treats, Mimi~ This Valentine thing is fun so far..."

As usual, Mimi is the self-declared expert of all things relating to that fun human holiday known as "Valentines", and always happy to share her knowledge with friends! Dates included, though it does seem like both of their dates ended up tiny a bit quick this time around... Enthusiasm gets a little high when there's friends like Teesa involved~

Aya - Hi there! :D (Hi res!)

Sorry, couldn't resist the title pun! The usual 3400x2550 high resolution version, for supporters $5 and up. With also usual file mirrored in the attachments below!

Aya - Hi there! :D

Few can fault the paerans for their enthusiasm and friendliness towards just about everyone they meet! But that's not to say their cheerful attitudes can't also be a bit... overwhelming, and often. Friendly hellos juuust a bit too close, oblivious big smiles giving a juuust a bit more of a view than they realize...

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One last bonus piece to finish the month! Simple, straightforward; I always feel like I need to start off the year just right, and w...

Maple's breakfast (part 1)(high-res)

The usual 3400x2550 high-res variant for patrons $5 and up! File mirrored below for convenience.

Maple's breakfast (part 1)

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Part 2
Part 3 

Sweet and warm, both Maple and the breakfast she's shared with you all~

Would you take up her invitation to join in, or hang back a little...?

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A smaller sequence to get the year started! Just a few parts and going a bit quicker this time ^^

Nia and Natsume - tongue show (commission)(high-res)

As with all of my regular work, commissioned pieces also come in high-res, released for patrons $5 and up! The usual 3400x2550, with the original file mirrored below in the attachments.

Nia and Natsume - tongue show (commission)

First commission this year done! Aetius wanted to see a bit of a remake and crossover; similar to a previous Elie and Chelsea piece I've done, but featuring two of my long-tongued characters from different worlds, Nia (from an as-of-yet unnamed world) and Natsume (from Paeratopa), having a bit of a what-if time together with a tiny viewer.

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One more commission still to come in this batch, and I'll be finishing up this month's main project in the next day as well! It's been a b...

Maple's breakfast WIP 1

A bit of a late start on this one, but this is my current plan for a January finished piece! Maple just enjoying a big, sweet breakfast, with a few friends along for the ride of course (yourself included).

Still plenty to go on this, at least in terms of details; only one tiny figure added at the moment but I intend to have multiple, maybe a little bit hidden throughout the scene :D
I'm also tentatively thinking of making this a small sequence, similar to what I've done with Bunny's ...