CriKai

May 13 2022 Art Previews and Update

Hi Everyone.

Here's previews for tomorrow's artwork:

I'm putting the finishing touches on both tonight and they will be ready for tomorrow at the usual time (3pm PT).

Also one final reminder for the fan art poll. Vote now if you haven't yet, the poll ends on Sunday. Here's a link to the pol...

Survey: Original Or Fan Art?

Hi everyone,

I'm curious about something. Do you like my fan art or my original art more?

A few of you have told me you like my fan art and others have said they enjoy the original work more. I personally like doing both. The fan art lets me put my spin on characters and also gives me the chance to draw new things, the original art lets me make something unique.

I'm just curious, my ultimate goal is to balance my original work with my fan art stuff.

Behind-the-Scenes May 2022 Week 2: Part 2

Hello Deluxe Tier!

Here's what I've been working on since Sunday.

1. Prof Ivy WIP: This will be fully rendered for this weekend. I changed the bikini, I want to go for lingerie instead of a bikini. I also changed the background to be a lot darker and enhanced the spot light. There's some drapery on the right to round out the spot light shape more. I think these changes give the artwork a more intimate feel. What do you think?

2. Tsunade WIP: This will also be fully rendered ...

May 10 2022 Update

Hi Everyone,

Just wanting to keep you in the loop.

I was able to put in a little more work on the discord this past weekend. I'll admit it's taking too long, and I apologize. It really shouldn't be taking this long, but I get caught up in drawing the weekly artworks and lose track of time when I'm in the zone. I do want to have it finished soon though, I think it could be great for some other stuff I want to do and it would also be great to build a community with all of you since ...

Art Tip: Understanding Color

The last few art tips have been about value. Now I have some notes about color.

As always, feel free to ask questions in the comments or DMs, or suggest a specific topic for me to make some notes on.

Thank you!

-CriKai

May 08 2022 Update

Hi Everyone,

I'm here to announce the  results of some polls.

First the Deluxe Poll for this month.

We got a three way tie for 2nd: Misty, Jessie, and Sabrina. Lorelei got 1st. So the plan is to give Lorelei a full render and the other 3 will get colored sketches. These drawings will be delivered on May 21st 3pm PT so that I have enough time to finish them all. I wasn't expecti...

May 2022 Fan Art Poll

This month's poll.

Thank you to the deluxe patrons for submitting the great requests.

The poll will end one week from today on May 15th at 5pm PT.

Here's a reminder of the format:

• 1st place gets a fully rendered painting
• 2nd place gets a better sketch
• 3rd place gets a sketch

The art for this poll will be delivered on May 28th at 3pm PT.

Here's some pictures of the characters:

2022-05-08 22:00:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Behind-the-Scenes May 2022 Week 2: Part 1

Hello,

Here is some stuff I worked on over the past few days.

1. Ivy Sketch: My OC Ivy. I might change the background and bikini to something else if I fully render this.

2. Jessie Sketch: I'm not too happy with this one right now, I might scrap it and get a new lewder pose.

3. Sabrina WIP: Sabrina is tied for 2nd in the Deluxe poll, so I went ahead and got a head start. I think I'll give this a little more rendering and call it done.

That's it for today, let me ...

May 2022 Artwork Week 1 (Mother's Day) Hi-Res

Hi-res artwork for Mother's Day weekend. Happy Mother's Day!

1: Previews.

2-6: Melony Painting. Melony won the bonus poll last month so I drew her for Mother's Day.

7-10: Ivy Painting: Ivy in some outfits. The second one is my favorite because it's the outfit of another one of my OCs (Calla).

11-12: Dexter's Mom Sketch. The original sketch was posted in the Behind-the-Scenes section on April 24 2022. In this one I added some lighting.

13-15: Melony Warm Up Sketch...

May 2022 Artwork Week 1 (Mother's Day)

Artwork for Mother's Day weekend. Happy Mother's Day!

1: Previews.

2-6: Melony Painting. Melony won the bonus poll last month so I drew her for Mother's Day.

7-10: Ivy Painting: Ivy in some outfits. The second one is my favorite because it's the outfit of another one of my OCs (Calla).

11-12: Dexter's Mom Sketch. The original sketch was posted in the Behind-the-Scenes section on April 24 2022. In this one I added some lighting.

13-15: Melony Warm Up Sketch. I dre...

May 06 Update and Art Previews

Hi everyone,

Happy Friday!

Here are previews for Ivy and Melony. Ivy still needs work, but I will have her completely finished tonight and touch up those sketches for tomorrow as well.

My plans for this weekend are to start some new artworks for next week and work on the discord some more. ...

May 05 Update

Hi everyone.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Just some updates and reminders:

For the deluxe tier, I sent out a dm reminder to vote in the deluxe poll and send your requests for this month. Both end on Sunday May 8th.

For everyone:

• I'll have art previews ready for tomorrow. I think Melony is just about done, just a few more finishing touches. Ivy might need a little more work since I added some clothing alts, I really need to get her a "standard/regular outfit." But o...
  2022-05-05 22:15:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Survey: Uncensored Stuff

Hi everyone,

I'd like your opinion on something, but first some context:

I have only been posting uncensored artwork publicly. I did this because I was not fully comfortable posting it uncensored on my twitter account and artwork needs to be censored on pixiv. My twitter account has been permanently marked as adult/nsfw, which hurts the sfw art considerably. I'm considering making a separate account for sfw alts/crops of artwork and keeping the nsfw stuff on my current account. If...

Behind-the-Scenes May 2022 Week 1: Part 2

Hello everyone,

Here are WIPs for the two fully rendered paintings releasing this weekend.

1. Ivy: I made her boobs bigger than they were on Sunday and worked on her face a bit. I like how she looks a lot more now. I still need to soften the form shadows and make some outfit alts.

2. Melony: Since Sunday, I started rendering and did a little bit of texturing. I'm pretty happy with how it's turning out. I want to nail the texture on the sweater and fur hat/scarf and add a yar...

May 03 Update

Hi everyone.

I have some updates, but first: Thank you to the new patrons and thank you to the patrons who continue to support my work! You're the best!

First, I've been working on this week's paintings. Just to remind you: we voted on who I would draw for Mother's day last month and Melony won the poll. So I've got a Melony painting in the works. I also have a new Ivy on the way. The Deluxe tier has seen the early WIPs for those, and I'll have updated WIPs for tomorrow.

Sec...

Art Tip: Value Range

Last week, I posted about Value grouping. This week, we're talking about value range. I included some examples with commentary from my own work.

As always, feel free to ask for a specific art topic or ask questions in the comments/DMs.

May 1 2022 Update

Hi Everyone.

Thanks for sticking with me for another month. It makes me very happy that you all enjoy my artwork!

Here's a reminder of the weekly schedule:

• Monday: Art Tip
• Tuesday: Empty
• Wednesday: Behind the Scenes
• Thursday: Empty
• Friday: Art Previews
• Saturday: New Paintings
• Sunday: Behind the Scenes

Also coming this month is:

• 1st-8th Fan Art requests (Deluxe Tier Exclusive)
• 1st-8th...
  2022-05-01 22:47:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Behind-the-Scenes May 2022 Week 1: Part 1

Hi Deluxe Tier,

I had a lot of time to draw yesterday, so I made these:

1. Melony WIP: I will be rendering this one for this upcoming weekend.

2. Melony Warm-up: I drew this as a warm up before drawing the first one. I threw a little color on it because I like how it looks.

3. Ivy WIP: This one will also be fully rendered for this weekend. I have a few ideas for clothing alts for this one.

4. Inko Warm-up: I drew this as a warm up to drawing Ivy.

Let me kno...

May 2022 Deluxe Poll

Hi Deluxe Tier,

Here's a new poll for this month. This month's theme is: Pokemon Kanto.

Choose your favorite Kanto region characters from below.

Choose as many as you want. I'll draw the top two. The poll ends May 8th at 2:30PM PT.

Thanks!

-CriKai

May Fan Art Requests

Hey Everyone,

New month, new requests.

You can drop your requests in the comments here or through a DM on patreon. I need the character name and where they are from. If you have a specific design in mind, please specify. If lots of people request the same character, the character skips the poll and gets a fully rendered painting this month.

Thank you!

-CriKai

April 2022 Artwork Week 5 Hi-Res

Artwork for April 2022 Week 5 in Hi-Res

1. Previews

2-3. Hilda in the ocean.

4-9. Lewd Tsunade.

Let me know what you think of these. Thank you all so much for the support this month!

-CriKai

April 2022 Artwork Week 5

Artwork for April 2022 Week 5

1. Previews

2-3. Hilda in the ocean.

4-9. Lewd Tsunade.

Let me know what you think of these. Thank you all so much for the support this month!

-CriKai

April 30 Update

Hi everyone,

I have the art for today ready to post.

I also went ahead and tweaked the language on the patreon page like I said I was going to. I decided to keep calling behind-the-scenes the same as before but I included bonus art in the tier description. "Bonus art" is just anything I'm doing outside of the weekly paintings. For example: those rough gifs I did last month when I was playing around with learning a little bit of animation. I want to continue exploring with mediums ...

April 29 - Art Previews and Update

Hi Everyone!

It's Friday, so here are previews for tomorrow's art. I'm actually still working on these. I had a big presentation to prepare for this week, so I fell a little behind. But don't worry, these two will be 100% done for tomorrow.

Also, here are the results of the bonus poll for mother's day. Looks like Melony dominated this one, so we're painting Melony for Mother's day weekend...

Behind-the-Scenes April 2022 Week 4: Part 2

New WIPs for this week's artwork.

1. Hilda: Almost done with painting the figure. I want to add some simple alts, maybe a bikini top and her classic shorts.

2. Tsunade: A simple lewd for this week since I'm extra busy. Usually I light the drawing before painting out the linework, but this time I'm trying it the other way around. Not bad so far I think, but it obviously still needs lighting.

Let me know what you think and thank you all for the support!

-CriKai

April 27 Update

Hi Everyone,

Sorry for the late night update. I've been scrambling to get stuff done with week, lots to do and very little time to do it, but I'm hanging in there.

tldr:

• Bonus poll reminder.
• Favorite Painting poll reminder.
• I deleted old non-art posts for previous months.
• I still need to update the patreon page and tier descriptions. Nothing will change, I am just describing benefits differently for clarity.
• I'm maki...
  2022-04-27 05:33:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Survey: Favorite Painting April 2022

Hi Everyone,

I'd like to know your favorite artwork from this month so far.

Here are the previews to remind you of what I released this month in order:

2022-04-26 22:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Art Tip: Grouping Values

Here's an art tip on grouping values.

Keeping the values in a painting organized helps with the clarity of the image. If the values are all over the place, it may be difficult for the viewer to see important parts of the image.

As always, feel free to ask questions or suggest a topic for next week.

Thanks!

-CriKai

Bonus Poll April 2022

Extra poll for mother's day weekend.

This poll will expire on April 27th at 3pm PT.

I will only be drawing the top choice to deliver on May 7th along with another painting of my choosing.

Behind-the-Scenes April 2022 Week 4: Part 1

Hi Deluxe Tier,

Here are some sketches I whipped up.

1. Big Butt Bulma: I feel like this one might be better if I cropped it higher up.

2. Dexter's Mom: I like how these colors look.

3. Inko: These colors could use some work in my opinion.

Let me know what you think!

This week I'm going to render the Hilda drawing from last week and I would like to make a new lewd painting, but I have some important grad school stuff to do this week. If I need to save some ...