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Dark Plink (Legend of Zelda)

I've been wanting to draw nono's dark version of the Shonen Captain Link design for awhile, and I put my own spin on it -- thought it'd be fun to make her clothing more ragged and tweak the color palette just a bit. I also want...

My Favorite Brushes + download

So, in making this post, I was amazed at how many dozens (hundreds?) of brushes I have -- but the truth is, these 4 brushes are what I use for 95% of the work I do. (They're all for Clip Studio Paint, dunno if they work in any other programs.)

The Line Drawing Pen has been ...

Ramlethal Topless NSFW (Guilty Gear)

I don't main her anymore but I still think she's very cute. 🥰

I really do love this brush, there's enough texture that I don't need to perfectly manicure my linework to make it cohesive, but it has enough structure that I can still get detailed when I'd like to. The line art for this was...

Makoto Nanaya (Blazblue)

I watched a big retrospective YouTube video about Blazblue while I was working last week, and it got me itching to draw some more BB characters. I've drawn Makoto a couple times in the past, but it's been a LONG time. (She's very cute.)

Makoto Nanaya WIP + sketch dump (Blazblue, etc)

I had wanted to get another piece done before the end of the month, but couldn't quite get there today -- I'll finish the Makoto Nanaya piece tomorrow! I figured as long as I was sharing that WIP, I'd throw a couple other doodles I've done recently on here, too.

The first is a rough concept...

Strive doodles (Guilty Gear)

Watching some old tournament vids on YouTube and felt like doodling with the iPad -- I thought these turned out kinda cool, so, might as well share 'em.

I've been learning Chipp in Strive now, it's a lot of fun! Got a long way to go before I'm ready to take it to ranked, but like any skill,...

Lucina Nude Sketch NSFW (Fire Emblem)

I attempted to draw something more explicit but I was really not in the mood, so tasteful nudity it is. Haven't done a Lucina in awhile, and I may have made her chest just a little bit bigger than usual...but that's okay.😌 I ended up using the same brush I used for the Surtr piece last month, ...

Queen of Gold Returns (original)

"the invaders came for gold

for gold they made their war

they sought that treasure from the queen

she'll give them some, and more"

The winner of this month's character poll was this gal, who I've named...

Helping Hand NSFW (Katy, Pokemon)

That's a lot of frosting!

I am amazed at what little fanart Katy's received, and only a handful of NSFW pieces...it's a shame, so I'm doing my part. 😤 Her design is so cute!

I've got a version with and without her big goofy hat -- personally, I prefer hat-less but she's less recogn...

a Valentine's gift we can both enjoy (Iru May, Original)

I wasn't sure if I'd get this done in time, but I managed it! Iru always celebrates the holidays her way. 😤

the perks of being a Tier X sub (Iono, Pokemon)

The teeth would be dangerous, but that's part of her charm. 😤

Pretty satisfied with how the wet semi-transparent material turned out, I think that's a hot look -- in general, I think half-clothed is always gonna be more appealing than fully naked.

I could not come up with dialogue ...

Lightning Emoji (Iono, Pokemon)

I liked her design right away when it was previewed, and now that I fought her in a gym battle, I like her even more. She's a fun, energetic character with a barely-hidden cynical side...but also, those teeth. Strong positive feelings about those teeth.

February Character Poll -- Original Piece Followup

My plan for this month is to do a followup to one of my original pieces from last year. Chances are that eventually, I'll do followups to ALL of them (because I love them all), but I thought I'd let you guys decide what to prioritize. 

What qualifies as a "followup" sort of depends on ...

La Pucelle 2 NSFW (Jeanne D'Arc Alter, Fate)

I wanted Jalter to be naked and menacing at the same time, and also do something interesting with the color palette. Hopefully I managed to hit all those notes at least a little bit! 

(Also, I think wild angry women need wild angry bushes. 😤)

Have a great weekend, y'all!

La Pucelle NSFW (Jeanne D'Arc, Fate)

Tried another different brush for the line art -- it's the pencil that I normally use just for sketching stuff out. I aimed for a holy, ethereal vibe, hopefully I somewhat got there.

I wanna draw Jalter sometime, too, something darker and angrier (but still naked).

aqua vitae (Kelda, Original)

First Kelda of the year! It's been too long since I drew the girl, I've missed her.

I tried to get some vintage magazine ad vibes going, with the feel of a classy pinup. Incorporating text into my art is still something I don't have a lot of experience with, but I enjoyed it. I'm also not s...

Hot Hot Hot NSFW (Surtr, Arknights)

I really struggled to get anything drawn today...anxiety's been through the roof and none of my ideas were working, so I scribbled and went with the flow and did some new stuff with an old brush. Basically, I tried not to overthink it. I picked Surtr for a subject because I love her design and I'...

Katy + initial sketch (Pokemon S/V)

Finally making some progress in Pokemon Violet and I beat the first gym -- it's a very charming game, graphical and performance issues aside. 

I thought Katy (the first gym leader) was pretty cute, so I had to draw her! Decided to show a nice little human moment of her adjusting her ap...

Deedlit in color (Record of Lodoss War)

The original piece was designed from the start to be in monochrome, but I had the itch to color it after all.

(Deedlit still cute)

Deedlit (Record of Lodoss War)

I've been meaning to watching Record of Lodoss War for a long time now, and there wasn't much in the new anime season that caught my eye, so I finally decided to give it a shot -- I'm about halfway through the OVAs and I'm really enjoying it. The plot is barebones but I love the character designs...

King of the Beasts NSFW (Siege, Arknights)

Any character who wears a choker and carries a lollipop is probably a winner in my book. 😤 How many more signs of oral fixation do you need?

Siege has a special place in my heart as one of the first few 6-star operators I rolled. She's not meta anymore, but I still use her all the time. ...

Life / Mental Health Update

Hey, so, big wall of text -- this is basically just me trying to explain some stuff I've been dealing with, and how it affects my ability to produce work. Maybe it's too much info, and maybe nobody's particularly interested, but I want to be open about my mental and other health conditions.

BEAUTY wants to fight! (Pokemon Red/Blue)

I thought it'd be fun to redraw/reimagine some of the old enemy trainer sprites from the earlier Pokemon games, starting with the Beauty. I always liked the kinda mean/smug expression they had in the first game. 😌 

Dunno whether I'll do more or not, but I enjoyed this one at least.<...

January Poll -- Fanart Series

I somehow blanked on setting up the poll for this month, so it's a short one -- one week to decide! The options are all stuff I've been into lately (and chances are good I'll be doing more fanart of all of them anyway) but I'm curious to see what you guys are the most excited about. I'll try to m...

Housewife Hasumi NSFW (Blue Archive)

Not sure why, but I really, really struggled with getting a NSFW piece done for this week. I tried three different concepts over three days, scrapped them all, and today I was finally inspired by the power of giant tid.

I stopped playing Blue Archive awhile back but I still love the charact...

Gold (Original)

"as the cursed ones foretold

the Queen rose again, awash in gold"

This was a purely aesthetic idea that popped into my head this weekend -- I love physically impossible hair and the gold/brown/hints-of-blue color scheme. Originally the plan was to r...

Sleepy (Lovely) Labrynth + NSFW (Yugioh)

I just think she's neat, that's all. 😌 Still wanna draw her tracksuit look someday, but a sexier sleepy-time outfit seemed appropriate for now.

(I promise I'll be done with the Yugioh kick soon, I've just been having a lot of fun with Master Duel)

Lovely Labrynth of the Silver Castle (Yugioh)

I'm working on a bigger piece of Lovely Labrynth, but I wanted more practice drawing her weird hair horns first. 😌

Pulled two of her from cracking packs, so I made a Labrynth deck of my own. Master Duel has been fun, even if I spend half of every match reading card text and trying to und...

Dark Magician Girl NSFW (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

This took 3 days to finish but I think it was worth it -- personally pretty happy with how it turned out. Didn't go as crazy on the effects and lighting because I felt like the outfit elements were busy enough already.

The dialogue also really cracked me up, lol. I think all dialogue in lew...

Gemini Elf + initial sketch (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Twin elves that alternate their attacks.

Been on a Yugioh and Pokemon card nostalgia binge lately, even though I sold all of mine a couple years ago. Started playing Master Duel and PTCGO and watching YouTube videos of matches -- not really sure why, I just get that TCG it...