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DESIGNS AHOY: 2009-ish exploratory sketches, pt.8!

Due to the new "M/W/F+" posting schedule, I can no longer refer to this feature as Design Tuesday; instead, I'm titling this type of post as Designs Ahoy, possibly in tribute to a certain seafaring vtuber. (Or not.)

Here are a few more of ...

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My way-too-tight layouts for "Unnamed Robot Comic" #1, pt.1!

Behold, my first few pages of layouts for 2004's Marvel mecha-team miniseries Livewires, titled here as "Unnamed Robot Comic" as I'm more than a tad dubious about identi...

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WORK STAGES on EMPOWERED DELUXE vol.2's cover illo, pt.1: B&W ahoy!!

Here are the final inks and initial rough (and, UPDATE, color guides) for my character-packed cover for Empowered Deluxe vol.2, which compiled regular Empowered volumes 4-6 along with a whole lotta bonus material in a limited-ed...

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DISTRESSED DAMSELS: Rose vs. "the Warlord of the Ecliptic," pt.2!

Following up on a post from last week, here's the rest of an incomplete, 2003-era commissioned Dirty Pair comic featuring Kei-- nay, Rose-- facing off against "the Warlord of the Ecli...

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DESIGN TUESDAY: 2009-ish exploratory sketches, pt.7!

So, I'm easing y'all into the new M/W/F posting schedule by, well, doing a full M/T/W/T/F slate of posts to start off the month. Er, enjoy? (The truth is, I just screwed up my drawing hand pretty badly and had to put Empowered vol.12 production on hold for a few days of,...

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Life drawings from photoreference: high-res scans #119

Once again, I'm doubling up with this week's sets of life drawings from random photoref. First above is a shading-oriented collection from November 2017, along with a more gesture-focused set from April 2017.

Note that we've crossed an important threshold with these Monday posts—both...

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VINTAGE CON SKETCHES: S'more DIRTY PAIR illos of yore

As I clear out the last few Vintage Con Sketches from various folders on my wheezing old PC, I see a bunch of miscellaneous Dirty Pair pieces that I suspect I might have previously posted on this here Patreon—but if I did so, that was months o...

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Work stages on EMPOWERED DELUXE vol.1's cover illo, pt.2: The colors!

Following up on a post from earlier this month, here are the work stages for the coloring of  my character-packed cover for Empowered Deluxe vol.1, which compiled the fir...

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DISTRESSED DAMSELS: Rose vs. "the Warlord of the Ecliptic," pt.1!

Akk! Got no time to prep this g-d post, let alone tag on a lengthy commentary, so lemme try to keep this short & sweet: Here's the first half of a 2003-era commissioned Dirty Pair comic featuring Kei-- nay, Rose-- facing off against "the Warlord of the Eclip...

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DESIGN TUESDAY: 2009-ish exploratory sketches, pt.6!

Here are a few more of the (many) exploratory design sketches I did back circa 2009 for an ultimately abortive project related to the SSX snowboarding videogame series. At this (very) early point in said project's development, I was just playing around with various poten...

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Life drawings from photoreference: high-res scans #118

Once again, I'm doubling up with this week's sets of life drawings from random photoref. First above is a shading-oriented collection from November 2017, along with a more gesture-focused set from April 2017.

Note that we've crossed an important threshold with these Monday posts—both...

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VINTAGE CON SKETCHES: EMPOWERED illos circa 2012, pt.5

2012 was, for the most part, the last year I was still doing these drawn-at-home commissions, so enjoy a final few high-quality pieces as I close out this folder, folks!

The pieces are all pretty self-explanatory, so I'll save myself a precious few minutes of worktime by eschewing commentar...

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DESIGN THURSDAY(?): EMPOWERED vol.8's "Vorpal Sword"

In a rare confluence of this here Patreon and the ongoing webcomic serialization of Empowered, I thought I'd post the design work stages for a key story element appearing in Thursday's ...

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DISTRESSED DAMSELS: 1993 GUNSMITH CATS doujin illo & SHASTI miniseries mention(?)

Running waaaaay behind today as I struggle with Empowered vol.12's nightmarishly time-consuming cover illo; anyhoo, here are a pair of damsel-related pieces from (I think) 1993, hastily scanned from not-very-good photocopies.

First off is a pseudonymous il...

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DESIGN TUESDAY: 2009-ish exploratory sketches, pt.5!

Here are a few more of the (many) exploratory design sketches I did back circa 2009 for an ultimately abortive project related to the SSX snowboarding videogame series. At this (very) early point in said project's development, I was just playing around with various poten...

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Life drawings from photoreference: high-res scans #117

Once again, I'm doubling up with this week's sets of life drawings from random photoref. First above is a shading-oriented set from November 2017, along with a similarly focused set from April 2017.

Note that we've crossed an important threshold with these Monday posts—both sketch se...

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VINTAGE CON SKETCHES: EMPOWERED illos circa 2012, pt.4

2012 was, for the most part, the last year I was still doing these drawn-at-home commissions, so enjoy a few more weeks of high-quality  pieces before the supply runs out, folks!

A few words: 

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Work stages on EMPOWERED DELUXE vol.1's cover illo, pt.1: B&W ahoy!

Here's the initial rough, pencils & inks for my character-packed cover for Empowered Deluxe vol.1, which compiled the first three regular Empowered volumes along with a whole lotta bonus material in a limited-edition hardcover collection. View Post

DISTRESSED DAMSELS: Rose vs. smartrope, plus roughs reused for EMPOWERED

The first two pages above are a commissioned story fragment from 2002 or so featuring Dirty Pair's Kei—er, no, Rose running afoul of futuristic bondage tech. For DP DiD one-offs like this (and for the series proper, as seen in View Post

DESIGN TUESDAY: 2009-ish exploratory sketches, pt.4!

Here a few more of the (many) exploratory design sketches I did back circa 2009 for an ultimately abortive project related to the SSX snowboarding videogame series. At this (very) early point in said project's development, I was just playing around with various potential...

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Life drawings from photoreference: high-res scans #116

Once again, I'm doubling up with this week's sets of life drawings from random photoref. First above is a shading-oriented set from November 2017, along with a more foreshortening-focused set from April 2017.

Note that we've crossed an important threshold with these Monday posts—both...

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VINTAGE CON SKETCHES: EMPOWERED illos circa 2012, pt.3

2012 was, for the most part, the last year I was still doing these drawn-at-home commissions, so enjoy a few more weeks of high-quality pieces before the supply runs out, folks!

This would be the f...

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EMPOWERED vol.12's "Domme Emp" preview, plus roughs!

Behold, the first few pages of an Empowered vol.12 scene featuring a very unusual variation of our heroine that I've dubbed "Domme Emp" (or "DominEmp," perhaps), whose experiences through the series would've been notably different... including the fact that Ocelotina cle...

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DISTRESSED DAMSELS: Sexy Sinister Magician Shasti ahoy!

Last week, I posted a rather goofy-ass DiD commissioned story—or perhaps "story," more accurately—drawn 20-odd years ago that featured Kei and Y—er, Rose & Lily bedamseled by a sinister stage magicia...

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DESIGN TUESDAY: 2009-ish exploratory sketches, pt.3!

Here a few more of the (many) exploratory design sketches I did back circa 2009 for an ultimately abortive project related to the SSX snowboarding videogame series. At this (very) early point in said project's development, I was just playing around with various potential...

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Life drawings from photoreference: high-res scans #115

Once again, I'm doubling up with this week's sets of life drawings from random photoref. First above is a shading-oriented set from November 2017, along with a more gesture-oriented set from April 2017.

Note that we've crossed an important threshold with these Monday posts—both sketc...

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VINTAGE CON SKETCHES: EMPOWERED illos circa 2012, pt.2

2012 was, for the most part, the last year I was still doing these  drawn-at-home commissions, so enjoy a few weeks of high-quality pieces before the supply runs out, folks!

First off, one of my all-time favorites:

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Work stages (sorta) on EMPOWERED UNCHAINED's back cover

Back in early June, I posted the work stages on my cover illo for Empowered Unchained...

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DISTRESSED DAMSELS: "Rose & Lily's Magic Act", circa 2001

As seen below, I recently dug up what looks like an unfinished (and hence especially sketchy) con sketch from the early 2000s, featuring a hapless Kei and Y—er, Rose and Lily—running afoul of a sinister magician whilst sporting the classic Yoshikazu Yasuhiko "chrome shorts" costumes:...

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DESIGN TUESDAY: 2009-ish exploratory sketches, pt.2!

Here a few more of the (many) exploratory design sketches I did back circa 2009 for an ultimately abortive project related to the SSX snowboarding videogame series. At this (very) early point in said project's development, I was just playing around with various potential...

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