2019 is almost over!
Added 2019-12-09 19:39:25 +0000 UTCHey everyone, Korra is well under way (likely 1-2 more days of work and it's done!). So I wanted to do a last "sit and talk" post before we get to the crazy end of december.
First of all, I want to thank everyone that's been part of this journey, not only this year, but through the entire process. It's amazing how much I've grown personally and professionaly over those years.
This year in particular was a very different year and I've grown a lot with good and bad experiences. I think what I learned the most was to adapt. As much as we can plan ahead, sometimes we simply have to deal with things that happen and make the best of it.
And one thing that I'm really proud of, was how my art has been evolving in the past months/years. Personally, my favourite arts this year were (in no particular order):
- Morning series with Iris. I absolutely loved the different expressions and body language in each image. I love how they are part of a series, but each works on their own as well.
- I really REALLY loved Jasmine. It's possible one of my best "sexy" expressions lol. She has such an intimidating and sexy look at the same time.
- I really loved Vereesa pose on the pin-up, her look, everything. I think it was a great mix of sexy/fun.
- Honorable mentions: Iris lingerie (from last month), Mera, Breath of the Wild, Black Cat voyeur, Samus voyeur.
So with that in mind, I wanted to ask a few question for you guys and girls (I know there's a few of you in here!).
1) What was your favourite(s) art(s) this year and why?
2) Is there anything that you felt missing this year and want to see more or improved next year?
3) Is there anything new that we don't have yet you'd like to see next year?
4) would you be interested in a tier that is related to prints?
5) would you want to see more updates from the images (more "behind the scenes" content instead of just the initial preview -> finished artwork)?
6) if you have anything to add or comment, feel free!
I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Also, just a final note, the gumroad christmas sale is "almost ready". Mainly because Gumroad is being buggy as hell and not letting me update some of the files and products there. As soon as it's working, I'll make a post announcing it and stuff.
Comments
Thank you! I think there's room for more "xxx" stuff in the voyeur. At the end, like I mentioned in another question similar, it depends on the character. Some characters it makes sense to make a more romantic scene, some more teasing, others certainly can be in a little more hardcore. About the short stories, I try to tell them with the drawings themselves. I always try to build a little "scene" about what's going on, instead of just having the character "posing for the camera". I'm not exactly good to write stuff and I work better to put them on the image. I also like to leave a bit to the viewer as well. One thing that I learned with Iris is that people often have their own "interpretation" of her. So I think it's important to leave some room to interpretation for people. And I really appreciate the support I got in those moments btw. It felt really like a "gotcha your back" moment. Specially here in my family we all supported each other really well, so it's making the whole process a lot more "doable".
Lee
2019-12-16 02:32:00 +0000 UTCI have to say Fury was really a tricky, because she was a very different character from what I used to do, so I had to try something new as well. I wanted to show her in a more "agressive" sexyness instead of the usual "beauty character" so her features are less elegant. But I think it really worked out. I'm planning on some drawings with males on next year. I might include them a bit more in the voyeur images (instead of just crops) to see if people are good with that. Also creatures is somethings interesting to work on. I want to get a bit more out of the box with the "drawings" that I get to choose. Thanks a lot for the feedback!
Lee
2019-12-16 02:23:52 +0000 UTC1 : It’s hard to pick just one (all yours drawnings look good). Maybe Kassandra for the classic and Azshara for the voyeur or Samus or Kassandra, it's to hard to choose ^^ (Ciri punk classic and voyeur was very good too). 2 : Like it was said before, more « hard » stuff like Azshara but in generally you do great work and I don’t really have the feeling of missing something. 3 : Some shorts stories like Firolian can do. Sometimes I would like that you drawnings tells me more and go further but I think it’s a lot of work and you do already a lot :x 4 : Not particularly. 5 : Nop, I just like to have the PSD it's fantastic and it’s enough for me. 6 : Thank’s a lot for your work. I wish you the best for the futur. You had some bad moments so take care of you and your family ;)
2019-12-13 22:21:05 +0000 UTC1) I think my favorite is probably Fury, although is a tough choice with so many good pieces. I just love the ashen color palette and the way you did the armor and her whip. admittedly that piece was the one that made up my mind to become your patreon. 2) Maybe more male figures? You added some and you did a great job with them too. 3) More creatures, like animals or companions or beasts and things like that, game and comic book characters go along very well with non-human-like things. 4) Probably outside of my budget right now hahahaha. 5) Not really, I like that initial reveal of just seeing the finished piece and marveling at it, plus you have the WIP images as part of the month's rewards anyway. 6) Keep up with what you are doing and with those amazing backgrounds, love your use of color and light.
Delta Arena
2019-12-11 17:37:38 +0000 UTCthank you! I really love those series with Iris. I think it's great how they each function individually but also tell a short story. I do try to include "action" images whenever I can. I really liked for example the spiderverse and Cap Marvel images. Korra is definitely one of my favourites atm as well. The only downside is that those images usually can't have a nsfw version, so I can't include them all the time lol
Lee
2019-12-11 15:54:38 +0000 UTCOh it's something I plan on doing more. I think it's really fun as well to take the characters of their "regular zone" and place on a more themed situation. For example I loved Tifa and Aerith Halloween themed images.
Lee
2019-12-11 15:51:15 +0000 UTCYeah I really liked the idea with Valeera, specially how the 2 views are very different. And Starfire I agree that is a very "lustfull" image. The thing with variety is something I "kinda" control. Because a big part of what is draw, is choosen by the patrons, so the only "control" I have is what are the options of the poll, which I try to be very diverse about it, and sample from very different places. I do try to include a few different drawings of my choosing (such as Senna, Rias, Y'shtola etc) to see how people will react to see if it's possible to include more like that in future polls. Also there's a lot of what's "hot topic" in the moment. While I try not to jump on every band wagon of character that is trending, it's still important to keep myself update to what people are interesting in the moment. Also I did check V, but it's something that the timing would be better closer to the release of the game. Not everyone follows trailers and gameplay previews, so the "boom" of popularity is higher when the source material is actually available. For example, Jill Valentine is a great contender to show up on april since they recently announced Resident Evil 3. As for streaming, it's something that was hindering my production time. I'd love to stream more often, but there are a few issues with timezone and such. For example I'm literally in the middle between US and Europe time zones (gmt -3 here). So if I start a stream say, 6pm, it's still 1-3pm for most of US and late in the night for europe timezones. Then I have 2 alternatives for stream .. Picarto which lets me stream nsfw stuff but don't save the broadcast, so if you miss or can't attend the stream, it's gone. Twitch which allows me to save the broadcast and people can check later, but doesn't allow nsfw. It's not off the table, I'd love to stream and be able to show more of the process, answear questions and such, but it's not a high priority atm.
Lee
2019-12-11 15:49:00 +0000 UTC1. Morning Iris (this piece convinced me to subscribe) have always liked storyboards and it was great how Iris’s fun and seductive personality was ‘acted’ out. 2. I am a recent subscriber so I don’t really have anything to add on this point. 3. Nothing new that you haven't yet done springs to mind. It would be cool to see Faye from Cowboy Bebop. 4. Unlikley atm. 5. I am fine with just the initial preview and finished pieces. I think the decision on whether to show WIP art is best left to the discretion of the artist. If some months you have something to share that’s cool, but if I didn’t see anything I would not mind. 6. Would like to see more artwork with poses/compositions showing action and/or dynamic movement (like your Korra piece which is exceptional btw) Looking forward to seeing what you do 2020.
2019-12-11 09:32:47 +0000 UTCI would like to see work with a variety of characters in an unusual environment for them next year. In everyday, fantasy or other. I liked Cyri in cyberpunk. Beautiful work plus an unusual setting. I also liked working with Iris in my heart and dressing up as a rabbit.
Nimonys
2019-12-11 07:07:20 +0000 UTC1. My favorite pin-up was the recent one of Valeera. Beautiful body, beautiful outfit, beautiful colors, great use of the mirror! As for the voyeur, as I've mentioned before, I absolutely loved the one with Starfire! Love how beautiful and lustful it all looked, the body language, the expression, the colors, and Starfire herself has never looked this gorgeous in any artwork ever. 2. It's hard for me to answer this one. I understand that making such quality art takes time. I'd rather if you took your time making them, but there's always room for improvement I guess. If anything I'd love to see more variety in ladies in the future(darker skin, buffed, busty). More of Mortal Kombat :p 3. Anything we don't have yet that I'd like to see? Hmm...I could list some games in here but I know you don't play those and I also prefer you sticking with the ones you're familiar with and feel connection. The only thing that comes to mind are some more characters that you haven't drawn yet. What do you think about V from upcoming Cyberpunk 2077? Did you check out Sindel that was just added to MK 11(she looks freakin gorgeous)? 4. Many people would like that I'm sure but it's not for me. 5. Well that would be cool. Also, idk if you have already answered it at some point but, do you plan to stream every now and then?
Arch
2019-12-10 22:58:27 +0000 UTCOn the voyeur, is something I plan on doing. The idea is that it involves a "sexual situation". So it can be a little more "romantic" like Triss was last month, or even a bit more "voyeuristic/teasing" like Black Cat (which personally is one of my favourite voyeurs, even if there's no action per se, I just love her expression and pose). But there's also room for something a little more intense like Azshara voyeur was. So yeah, variants like Azshara or even Samus can definitely be a thing as long as it phisically makes sense lol. Also I think when possible, it's quite fun to make a voyeur that's actually a follow up (or happened before) the pin-up. Even when the drawings are made years apart, like Starfire, it's possible to have a few throwbacks to the original pin-up.
Lee
2019-12-10 18:45:19 +0000 UTC1) This is a tough one. I loved the Vereesa Voyeur, Mera and Camilla pin-ups, Iris lingerie (garter belts kill me in the best way), and the Azshara voyeur for a different reason (next answer) 2) It wasn't missing, but I loved that you took a step on the Azshara voyeur with a facial - I know those are a little heavy on the hardcore side for your style, but I'd love to see more! That or cum in mouth stuff. Also a little hardcore for your work but it's whatever you're comfortable with. :) 3) I'm always trying to push the best waifu, the hex maniac! (Luminyu actually did a great adult form! https://www.deviantart.com/luminyu/art/Hex-Maniac-814058207 everyone goes for the super busty format for some reason though :P). One day... Also, I would like to see more of the answer above on voyeurs! But your 'after' voyeurs are my favourites as a whole, like Vereesa. 4) Personally I wouldn't join that tier (not in the cards right now) but I feel like a bunch of people would be into it. 5) Not necessary, but I always like seeing more progress as things go. Only if you want to! 6) You're only getting better. Keep it up! :)
Ziggurat
2019-12-10 14:56:45 +0000 UTCWhy thank you, I'm glad you liked them! And yeh, I'll see what I can do to make multiple characters happen more often.
Lee
2019-12-10 13:54:37 +0000 UTCOh there are definitely some characters I'd like to revist in the future. Aloy would certainly be on that list. And I appreciate you taking your time to posting here even if it's not your native language!
Lee
2019-12-10 13:53:47 +0000 UTC1) What was your favourite(s) art(s) this year and why? --> Kassandra, Lulu, Powergirl 2) Is there anything that you felt missing this year and want to see more or improved next year? --> more 2+ characters at one picture. 4) if you have anything to add or comment, feel free! --> Awesome work from an awesome artist, thank you for sharing it with us. :)
Raveline
2019-12-10 12:47:18 +0000 UTCThis will be short because english isn't my nativ language. ._. 1. Morning Iris was my favorit. It was kinda natural. I droped my smarthphone all the time in my face... lol 2. Maybe a new Aloy? Redhead in general, with nice hair? :D 3. Mhm, I don't know. >D 4. This would be a nice tier! 5. I like it, how it is today. :) I think you don't need to show more steps of your work. It maintains the tension. (google translator...) 6. I am just happy tp support you. :)
2019-12-10 12:27:02 +0000 UTCOh autumn/spring was really cool to do. I loved how a simply scene turned out so "majestic" lol The thing with Mercy and other OW characters is that I believe there's a small burnout of them nowadays. I mean, there was a gigantic influx of nsfw work of them in the initial 1-2 years of the game. And since the game is not exactly in it's most popular moment right now, it's natural that people want to see other gaming characters as well. Also, I'm keeping in mind that people are interested in more outfits, so I'll see what would be possible to do in that regard.
Lee
2019-12-10 03:27:45 +0000 UTCOh I loved Kassandra voyeur to. I really liked the camera angle. Camilla was also quite fun to do, and Ashe I personally really liked the idea of having her tattoed. Also, I'd love to include yuri voyeur pieces, but it depends on people picking characters that make sense to be with another woman in the voyeur. But I have a feeling we'll be seeing one soon lol.
Lee
2019-12-10 03:23:44 +0000 UTCI have to say I'm very proud of Iris lingerie as well. Specially her face, and the reflection ... and well .. her to =D Disney Princess are included lol I think that different outfits are definitely possible within reason. Like I mentioned in the other post, they can be quite time consuming so it would be on a case by case basis. And I'm glad you joined the Iris fanclub lol =D
Lee
2019-12-10 03:20:24 +0000 UTCOh Thor armor is something I'm proud of lol. But you know what else I'm proud off? Powergirl cape! That's like the best cloth material I've done lol. Along with Liadrin's dress, which quite frankly I still don't know how I did it lol. I did think that more updates might kill the surprise, but at the same time I think it might be really interesting to get more insight on the process. There's often quite a few turns in the process, so it might be cool to explain why they happen.
Lee
2019-12-10 03:17:56 +0000 UTCI have to say I loved Kassandra composition. While she has a "different kind" of beauty, I really loved the scene taking place. And I like to make pieces with more than one character, but at the same time they might be a trap. If I decide to make a drawing with more than one character in a month where all the other drawings also require a lot of time, the result might not be ideal. I do plan to include more of them in the future. I actually have one planned for next year that will feature many characters and one that I doubt anyone would expect lol. So we'll see if it all works out as planned =D. And I'm actually thinking about updating the preview post with more updates. I'm certainly not intending to create multiple posts of the same image because it can really mess up the post feed here on patreon. But perhaps including more "updates" within the same post with meaningfull changes might be really interesting. Oh and I'd include at least a dozen of "favourites" but the post would be too long lol
Lee
2019-12-10 03:14:29 +0000 UTCThank you! Kitana was a tricky poney. I actually redraw her from scratch because I didn't like version 1.0. And while her pose was quite simple, I really loved how her body looked. The voyeur is something that I finally got what I wanted to do. I think the initial voyeur were a bit of hit or miss, but now I'm happy with the direction. I believe it was more about actually getting used with the idea and the process of making them.
Lee
2019-12-10 03:08:33 +0000 UTCoh there's definitely more disney princess coming next year. Jasmine had a great reception, so I'm already thinking on a few new ones =) The tricky part with alternative outfits is how long they might take. Usually I tend to lean more towards having different combinations within the same outfit because the outfits themselves might take as much or even more time than the actual characters. To keep things in perspective, Iris Lingerie took something like 16h to be completed, where ~6h were in the lingerie alone. On an image like Thor, the armor took something like 8-10h to be done. One thing that I'm considering is to actually make alternative versions of the character, as my own version of them, change the clothing a bit. But yeah, it's something that I like to do, but it's not always possible to do in a limited time frame of the month.
Lee
2019-12-10 03:06:14 +0000 UTC1 - probably Autumn/Spring Iris and lingerie Iris tied for the first place. Honorable mentions for Rogue and Ashe/Widowmaker (and BOB!) As they made me sub for the first time. 2 - disney princesses everywhere... but also I'm kinda sad Mercy JUST lost 2 polls and then was dropped... :( 3 - alt outfits would be great, same for lingerie (especially corsets, stockings... - another honorable mention goes to Valeera even though I don't know WoW universe...) 4 - As much as I'd like to decorate my house with Iris pics, I don't think my wife would approve so I'd pass... 5 - not my cup of tea, I just enjoy your final products :) Keep it up, great work all year long!
2019-12-10 00:23:57 +0000 UTC1 Personal favorites of mine were the Kassandra pinup/voyeur images (thank you whoever suggested her). But I also loved Camilla, Ashe/Widowmaker/Bob, Veeresa, and Power Girl from last month. I think these were some of the most fun ones you did this year and it shows. Plus Iris, but that goes without saying. 😉 2. We're getting a concensus on Disney princesses, but wouldn't mind also seeing some characters from some other studios as well. 3. I think I already mentioned an occasional yuri voyeur piece, but I understand the time issue involved. 4. I have to pay duty everytime I buy prints, so that would be an expensive tier for me. I'm actually considering getting a high def printer. 5. Might be cool, maybe a gif that cycles through the process. I really enjoyed the art this year and the changes to your content delivery really worked out well. Thanks Krys.
Chris Harris
2019-12-09 22:08:20 +0000 UTC1 - For me, a woman in underwear is sometimes sexier than a naked woman. And Iris Lingerie is the hottest woman of the year. I like her face while looking her reflect in the miror. And your work on the lace is amazing. 2 - Maybe somes Disney Princesses. 3 - Different outifs or lingerie would be nice I think. 4 - Personnaly no, but why not ? Maybe some patreons could be interested in that tier. 5 - Why not :) 6 - You're an amazing artist. I discover your work this year, and every month you impress me. Continue like that. And by the way, Iris is the best ;)
2019-12-09 20:56:39 +0000 UTC1 - Jasmine was definitely in my top 3. And usually, your nude work is what impresses me the most, but I have to say this year you topped even that with your Thor artwork. The detail on the armor, the lighting, the pose, dear god ! It's absolutely gorgeous. 2 - Someone else beat me to it, but more lady couples :D It's obviously more work than just the one, but your work really "pops" when two of them interact. 3 - Nothing at the top of my mind ! 4 - Not really. I'm fully digital, and don't display much art in my house. 5 - Don't feel like that's necessary, it helps keeping the surprise :) However I'd be interrested in having more tutorials ! You have a few on your gumroad and more would be deeply appreciated.
French Mafia
2019-12-09 20:54:30 +0000 UTC1- kassandra was pretty damn good, both versions, but the wicked expression on Jasmine’s face is a killer! 2- More multigirl pieces. I know it’s a lot of work but it’s great to see them interacting. 3- original versions of thier outfits maybe even casual versions or lingerie. 4- personally I’m hard core digital at this point. No objection to a print tier but it’s not one that I would get a lot of use out of. 5- good lord yes! The more I see of your process the better! I’m trying to sponge over here! 6- thanks for a fantastic year of great art. Jasmine may be the favorite but she’s hardly alone.
Vladimir Duran
2019-12-09 20:08:39 +0000 UTCJasmine was my favourite as well, her expression was so lifelike it was almost like a photo! Kitana was a very close second however! Definitely would like to see more Disney princesses as well. I have been enjoying the voyeur art as well, it adds that extra something special each month!
Merritt Lord IV
2019-12-09 19:50:32 +0000 UTC