Dumb tablet watermarked itself over the drawing- First time I ever used it's camera, and I've never had another device do that before.

Since I'm still away from home, here's a bit of Nin pencil work for a change, something I rarely do when around my computer.

My lines aren't very steady, so paper is usually reserved for roughly exploring ideas, but I tried something a little more refined this time.

Also another plant gal.

May is coming up fast, so I had better start thinking mermaids, especially after last year's poor showing. (I actually had a head start then, but work and painting the jellyfish wrecked me.)

Leaning towards echinoderms this time, bringing a bit of bottom-dweller variety.

I'm not about to stop drawing, it's just that I have to avoid story projects that are almost purely drawing. (Comics) It means looking more at formats such as light novels or visual novels.

But thanks, story always has and will be a big focus.

Like clockwork, I draw one panel of comic, then get exiled by my job again.

It's time to read the writing on the wall: that comics are not a thing I can do anymore. Unless I want to scribble them out, but my scribbles are pretty bad. Otherwise gotta switch to more text-oriented projects.

The only Nin Easter drawing to date, featuring Astelis. Without being a big egg person, Easter hasn't resonated much with me.

I don't think Astelis has been posted here yet, but she's pregnant with two babies, one in each breast, mmyep. Controlling monstrous plants is also her shtick.

Something I really ought to do is make an animated PoV of at least one of my broodmother characters.

...But it feels like I'd need a 3D model to have any chance of getting it right, which is no small task.

Thanks! I'm certainly not the only one to experiment with belly forms, but it is rare to see lore built up for these sorts of bodies, since most people are content with just a belly. So keep at it I shall.

A little bit about this design is that she has two humanoid bodies, but they share the same mind. The two bodies act like one, but some actions are specific to one or the other, such as one body being the one who looks, while the other body is the one who talks.

Vessel of Rebirth

Character backstory

Vessel of Rebirth: A concept from 2024 ("possessed by a snail"), which I outlined a comic for, but then shelved it because the story & characters were lacking. I finally wrote out a proper backstory, which helped figure out the characters, but am still going to write this project off as scrapped.

Today I took a shot at designing the bioship for my game concept. Rather than going for a taur-style body like usual, I tried blending the human and monster bodies, resulting in this atrocity.

The game concept has been coming together, though there's the big IF regarding if it's actually any good.

"I should draw something quick, gotta choose a human character" keeps turning into "Need more broodmother."

This is not a recipe for success when my job schedule only leaves me one day to draw... but we also need more broodmother for sure.

Also I get the impression this sorta thing might've happened more than once in Journey to the West- Like with a snake lady or something.

TIL that the reason I keep stumbling upon comics of vore on Pixiv by Chinese artists, where the prey is tiny and fights their way out of the stomach, is because of the story of Princess Iron Fan from Journey to the West.

(I'd rather something bigger, and lean more towards unbirth.)

I can't even pull of being halfway normal, just gonna dive off the deep end into full on weird. 🙃

Also I was thinking last night that while I've had some game ideas, they're all ambitious ideas, and game making is supposed to start small. But what sorta small game could I come up with?

I ended up with an idea of a game about a bioship. (With womb of course.) Though that means quite monstrous-

Felt like drawing action, but ended up drawing part of a sequence which is still missing the beginning, so for now a preview will have to do. She's an older boss monster, but should be recognizable from this alone- for those familiar with it.

...Still haven't figured out a good story ending though.

I just learned of that earlier today trying to look up centaur games. Never did play the old Sega games, but Shining Force looks to be worth a try.

Steam Horse Fest, but not a single centaur game to be seen. And while there are games with centaur player characters, they're pretty much all MOBAs, plus that one ancient pure PVP MMO.

Such slim pickings for monster girl games outside of sex VNs... Somehow I have to figure out a way to contribute.

It's the Year of the Horse

Mmm, I haven't had any illusions about making music, as I know that's beyond my ability.

It's the matter of having to find people who are good at it, who are also being fine with fetish content. There are sites that sell licenses for pre-made music, which might sorta work, pending their terms/TOS.

Been thinking how it may be better to switch my comic ideas to be VNs instead. Less drawing required, while still having the option to draw out important scenes.

There's just one big problem with VNs: Music. I can't music, and what halfway competent composer would associate with fetish garbage?

My job has exiled me to the desert for the sin of trying to get the insect yuri comic rolling again.

...At this rate I should've coughed up the extra cash for an iPad to be able draw on the go, instead of this lesser tablet. Alas, gotta make do with the ol' sketchbook.

It feels like the framerate doubled in 3D games, even though the monitor is the same and the settings are higher. Like removing a lag that I'd grown so used to. With any luck rendering in Blender won't take forever anymore either... if I ever get around to working in Blender again.

"New hardware calls for a new fit."

After running for 8 years, I decided it was finally time to upgrade to a new computer, and broke it in with this drawing of Enamtila. (Who's both my artist avatar and the personification of my computer.)

"New hardware" is a gen behind- But still a huge jump.

The unfortunately reality of taur monster girls being difficult to fit on a screen, mmyep. I used to stream my art on Picarto, usually with a bit of a gaming break around lunch time. My streams were probably about as exciting as watching paint dry, heh.

Never did try Twitch though.

Sounds like you've got the idea. =P

I actually did add simple kicks to her idle animation later, though her belly was mostly offscreen while streaming so they weren't visible. (Just her ears twitching in response.) Half-baked a contraction feature too, but got too ambitious and never finished it.

Thanks! She does have the benefit of being an angled rig, instead of facing straight at the screen like most, though it also sorta limits her motion.

Didja have some toggle features in mind? Though it might be a bit late to be going back and trying to upgrade her rig by now-

Aiyana also has the honor of being my only character with a VTuber rig, though it's way outdated by modern standards. She graced the screen back when I used to stream. Sadly haven't had a use for the rig since, since I make for a terrible streamer.

Not pictured: AFK mode dreaming of carrots

The previous Year of the Horse was when I made Aiyana, and now that we've looped around to it again I'd better do her justice. It won't be for a while though.

Also damn I'm old...

Anyhow here's her first drawing as a throwback: