2023 Art and Sketches
Assorted art and sketches from 2023
2023/01/05 It's been about 4 years, and now Vazaroust is getting a shiny new reference sheet. There's been some changes mostly in the way of clarity changes made to his carapace shape, and better defining the secondary arms and how they sit on the chest.
2023/02/03 It's been one year since I made this character and I've finally made him a nice image that wasn't his ref or porn. oops
2023/02/17 I made Zorn in July of 2019, and now I finally made him a fully completed reference sheet.
2023/02/18 Some Zorn and Eketim interactions. Zorn was part of Eketim's assassination organization for a while, I can't exactly say they 'got along', but they tolerated each other to a degree.
2023/02/25 New side character concept, Yakyatu, Tevejya's sister. She's in the political sphere, not sure what specifically yet, and is a mother. She's nothing like her brother, and doesn't know anything about his double life as an assassin.
2023/03/05 "Bitch is Gender Neutral"
Alternative title:
"Unlike Ronald Reagan, Xerxes won't respect your pronouns."
Insulter of neopronouns and serial disrespecter, Xerxes, belongs to ViceKillX
2023/03/07 Sketchpage of Zorn and Friends; Trying to come up with Assassin side characters, one of Udaesnmocris' species and one of Sikarien, and another I just jotted down. Also I wanted someone tall and enough to grab Zorn by the 'scruff' of his neck and carry him.
2023/03/13 When vicekillx received an awkward comment, the best thing I could think of to do was draw a response.
2023/03/21 Been thinking about the size difference in hands for the handshake between Ketna and Xerxes I wrote about and then thought about other hand related situations.
These are not the biggest hands to hold Ketna down (those would be Vazaroust's) To me, the real draw is the implicit danger of Xerxes' hands have, having that much restriction and control. And not because of the claws either, but because they're /his/ hands, specifically.
2023/04/20 What I drew to use as an example of the dick pic Xerxes took for a faux text post.
2023/05/30 Felt the need to draw on paper, kinda rough, a little rusty feeling. First page contains some of the unnamed assassins with Eketim and a random Vaz and Caliga.
Second page is mostly of Yakyatu, also trying to figure out her husband. Didn't get close to what he's supposed to look like with the sketch but what I do know is, he's shorter than her, he's on the physically softer side, and absolutely dotes on her. Plus a Tevejya.
2023/06/19 More sketch time, this time Caliga harassing Argos.
2023/06/24 drawing hints about the next installment rather than actually writing it.
Ketna and @vicekillx 's Xerxes dressed up pretty because I wanted to draw it.
2023/07/14 Everyone's like 'Oooh only one bed trope' but fails to consider what would happen in the event of both parties being hyper vigilant and incapable of trusting the other person they're spending the night with. *gracefully dodges revealing Kenta's full face.*
2023/07/17 In an effort to not over-think things, I drew a silly exchange with a colored pencil and no pre-sketch.
Man can't even specify what he likes and he wants to fuss about 'taste' in music.
(ketna likes both experimental and pop music)
for the curious
Example of 'Mandible' Music
Example of 'Cybergrind' Music
2023/08/13 "Women are surprised when they find a guy who can make them cum, and straight dudes are surprised when they find a girl that can make them feel genuine feelings in their heart."
Ever since I heard the Taylor Tomlinson skit, I knew what I had to do. It just took me a while to do it.
Please go watch the skit
2023/09/30 I've had a weird month. Assorted sketches because I needed to draw SOMETHING before the month ended.
2023/10/06 Sketches for a new character, a dragonfly/cockroach hybrid anthro of sorts. Also a little bit of pairing between her and my friend DoctorGitGood's character, Rhode.
2023/10/07 Had to draw something a bit more explict between my girl and Rhode.
2023/10/10 Dragonfly/Roach lady getting drunk and leaning back in her chair.
2023/10/17 A little doodle I made as an in-joke.
2023/10/19 I think the girl is more desperate for people she can safely sleep with, (like actually sleep, not euphemism sleep) than she is for sex. (asking @shadderstag 's character HartLee, to spend the night, with)
Sex is easy to find
Sex where she can completely let go and not worry, a fair decent bit more difficult but she has a few candidates
People she can go to sleep next to and cuddle with (which would also put her in a position where she can't hide her identity) are in very short supply, because she has to trust them with the former in the first place, then not have to be worried about the potential fallout of her identity being revealed.
2023/10/29 I had been thinking about using Red Riding Hood/Wolf motifs ever since I saw a photo of a red outfit with a styled hood over a year ago, and only just now got around to it. I put entirely too much effort into this, I was originally going to do monochrome with a red pop and then it all ended up in color anyway for some reason. Happy Halloween?????????
'Red Riding Hood' is my Ketna, 'Big Bad Wolf' being put in his place is Xerxes, who belongs to vicekillx
(There may or may not be an inversion of the situation before the end of October.)
2023/11/02 Followup to the previous image that was supposed to be finished on Halloween but I got very sick (am feeling better, now) Not as rendered out as the other because I wanted to get the point across in the motifs more than anything. It may not be as 'overt' as the other but it is extremely horny to me because of the implications™
She's blindfolded in that mask, and she's turned on and nervous as hell. (probably even actually scared, a little, depending on what all has transpired before)
Where are they going WHO KNOWS! How did Ketna allow this to happen, I DON'T KNOW (yet)! It's just horny!!!!
2023/11/10 Once again I am foreshadowing the next installment I haven't finished writing yet, making a reference to the opening 'act' of the piece. It'll make more sense when I finally get that written out. (I swear I'm working on it)