[Beware 2025, it's ARI'S REVENGE]
A pending image series for my Patreon
(https://patreon.com/crybringer)
starring one of my eldest characters -- so much so, she inspired OTHER characters. Ari looms majestic and dismissive over her successors; (l. to r.) Deneb, Noir and Farhat, all turned to stone by Ari's gorgon eyes.
Ari herself is dark skinned, blonde, busty and brassy as ever, calming one of her hair-snakes. But then, the Year of The Snake doesn't end until late January 2026, sooo....
[NOIR: "Cash... Call my VIP's. All of them are invited <3. I'll be in my... office<3]
The dominatrix princess Noir, a black fox-girl flashes a sly smile as she holds the sliding doors to a very, VERY red room full of bondage gear and a willing partner bound head-to-toe in latex. Noir wears a pinstriped white suit, exposing her cleavage (complete with her club card tucked in between!) Or at least, that's what the rough draft shows. A too-ambitious image series for the "Fridays" group of characters didn't quite get off the ground... last spring, anyway. THIS spring though...?
[HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025]
A desktop ready picture of the "Moon Bunnies", Mizuki (red robe), Matsuri (blue) and Miyabi (pink) enjoying a snowy day at an onsen.
Barely clothed, Mizuki and Matsuri playfully argue over mandarin oranges, enjoying the heat of a kotatsu and a space heater, while the open veranda shows Miyabi leaping naked into the hot springs in the background. Draw free-hand in full perspective, the draft process got sidelined once January 2025 turned to March all-of-a-sudden.
Not everything's a guaranteed success.
#2025ArtReview 's biggest swings and misses here.