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 u...

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 l...

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 lig...

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 fi...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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. T...

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 orig...

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.

2022-05-06 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post

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 m...
  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 ...

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 an...

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...

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 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...

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...

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 ex...

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.

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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 ...

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 stil...
  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 dra...