CriKai

Behind-the-Scenes Dec 2022 Week 4: Part 1

Hi Deluxe Tier!

Merry Christmas! Here's a WIP for a new artwork.

I want to draw Ivy in a bunny suit so I made this sketch and finished the linework.

I hope you all had/have a great Christmas and holiday season.

Thanks again!

-CriKai

Dec 2022 Artwork Week 4

Hi everyone.

Here's this week's artwork:

1. Previews.

2. Jessica: For this artwork, I went with a more stylized look but kept my usual lighting and texturing methods. I also tried to keep most of the shapes round and curvy. I tired out some different post processing for this image. Some chromatic abrasion in...

Dec 2022 Artwork Week 4 Hi-Res

Hi everyone.

Here's this week's artwork:

1. Previews.

2. Jessica: For this artwork, I went with a more stylized look but kept my usual lighting and texturing methods. I also tried to keep most of the shapes round and curvy. I tired out some different post processing for this image. Some chromatic abrasion in...

Dec 23 Update and Art Previews

Hi everyone.

Here's art previews for this week's artwork.

These were part of the art poll from this month. Jessica got 1st and ...

Behind-the-Scenes Dec 2022 Week 3: Part 1

Hi Deluxe Tier,

Here's updated WIPs.

1. Camilla: I added color and started the lighting. It will needs clean up and texturing. I want to add a loose bikini alt and some water droplets.

2. Jessica: I added the base colors. Even before the render, I think this looks great with just the flat base colors. I stil...

Art Tip: White Object Shadows

Hi everyone. Happy Art Tip Tuesday.

Someone on the discord asked an art question about whether you can use gray to shade white objects. I turned this into an art tip with some examples.

A white object will still have color on it from the color of the lights reflecting off of it. If you remember your science classe...

Dec 19 Update

Hi everyone.

I've got a lot of updates today.

But first, I noticed a fair increase of patrons over the last few days. Thank you for your support! I am curious if it came out of anything in specific though. Was it a recent artwork or something else? If anyone is willing to answer the question, feel free to DM me ei...

Behind-the-Scenes Dec 2022 Week 3: Part 1

Hi Deluxe tier!

Here's WIPs for this week;

1. Camilla: I've got the sketch done and left the rough pass slightly visible underneath. For this one, I want to go back to my classic theme of "girl with big boobs standing in a body of shallow water." It's been a while since I've drawn something like that.

2. Jes...

December 2022 Artwork Week 3

Hi everyone.

Here's this week's artwork.

1. Previews.

2-4: Meiko 3rd Place Sketch: Meiko got 3rd place in this month's poll so I made this sketch.

5-7: Del and Poste: I made some artworks of Del and Poste this week to add to the background of the characters. Del has a soft spot for Poste, but would nev...

December 2022 Artwork Week 3 Hi-Res

Hi everyone.

Here's this week's artwork.

1. Previews.

2-4: Meiko 3rd Place Sketch: Meiko got 3rd place in this month's poll so I made this sketch.

5-7: Del and Poste: I made some artworks of Del and Poste this week to add to the background of the characters. Del has a soft spot for Poste, but would nev...

Dec 16 Art Previews

Hi everyone.

Here's some previews for today:

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Dec 15 Update

Hi everyone.

Got a few updates for today.

1. The latest Poste animation has unlocked for the lite tier. Here's a link if you missed the notification: https://www.patreon.com/posts/74758869

2. I mentioned I wanted to spend some tim...

Behind-the-Scenes December 2022 Week 2: Part 2

Hi deluxe tier,

Here's some more WIPs for today.

1. Del and Poste. I added color and some of the shadows. The background for this is a little too simple in my opinion, but I'll work on it.

2. Meiko sketch. Part of the art poll, Meiko got 3rd place. I don't think I've done anything from a low angle in a while...

Art Tip: Color Zones of the Face

Hi everyone. Happy Art Tip Tuesday.

Here's a big tip for this week. People often tell me the skin I paint looks really good and they ask why. I think that adding hue variation is what makes skin (or anything) look more colorful and feel more real.

People will often think of coloring anything with a single color, b...

Dec 12 Update

Hi everyone,

Here's some updates for today.

First, some polls ended this weekend. The results for the Art poll are Jessica Rabbit in first with 15 votes, Camilla (FE) in second with 12 votes, and Meiko in third with 10 votes. I'll be working on the Meiko sketch for this week along with an OC painting and the rest ...

Behind-the-Scenes December 2022 Week 2: Part1

Hi deluxe tier!

Here's some WIPs from the past few days.

1. Del and Poste WIP. I think it's time for a little more Poste lore. Del is normally hard to read as she is usually serious with a tough exterior, but she has a soft spot for Poste since they've known each other for long time. Poste is too dumb to notice. I...

December 2022 Artwork Week 2

Hi everyone!

Here's this week's artwork:

1. Previews.

2-4: Bunnygirl Mirko: New Year's is coming up, and it's going to be year of the rabbit, so I got inspired to make an artwork of Mirko in a bunnysuit. For colors, I tried to stick to an analogous scheme from orange to purple.

5-7: XXX-mas Ivy: One mo...

December 2022 Artwork Week 2 Hi-Res

Hi everyone!

Here's this week's artwork:

1. Previews.

2-4: Bunnygirl Mirko: New Year's is coming up, and it's going to be year of the rabbit, so I got inspired to make an artwork of Mirko in a bunnysuit. For colors, I tried to stick to an analogous scheme from orange to purple.

5-7: XXX-mas Ivy: One mo...

Dec 09 Update

Hi everyone. Happy Friday.

Here's art previews for today:

We've got Ivy and Mirko coming tomorrow. I think I did a pretty good ...

Dec 08 Update

Hi everyone.

A few updates today.

First, the deluxe poll ended. Here are the results:

The point of the poll was to help me determine a fanart NSFW comic for me to start working on. I want to do one for each characte...

Behind-the-Scenes December 2022 Week 1: Part 2

Hi Deluxe tier,

Here's some more WIPs:

1. XXX-mas Ivy: I did a little rendering and added a few OC ornaments to the tree. I want to give the ornaments a render that makes them look like shiny plastic. The key to that will be to reflect the lights and background on to them with hard edges. I'll also need to texture...

Art Tip: Choosing Light and Shadow Colors

Happy Art Tip Tuesday!

Here's a guide for choosing light and shadow colors. If you want more colorful artwork, you need to change the hue of your colors with the lighting. It is as simple as nudging the hue on the color picker toward yellow for colors in the light, and nudging toward blue for colors in the shadows. I in...

Dec Art Poll 2022

Hi everyone,

Time for the new art poll.

Same rules as usual:

3rd place gets a basic sketch, 2nd place gets a shaded sketch, 1st place gets a full painting.

I'll break any ties.

You can vote for multiple options.

This month's art poll will end in 5 days instead of the usual 7 so that I can g...

Dec 05 Update

Hi everyone.

Just some quick updates today.

1. I've got Mirko and Ivy artworks coming this weekend. I posted WIPs yesterday and will have more WIPs on Wednesday. Here's a preview though:

2. The new art poll will go ...

Behind-the-Scenes December 2022 Week 1: Part 1

Hi Deluxe tier,

Here's some WIPs for today:

1. Ivy Walk WIP: Another animated warmup I did. I started this as practice for drawing legs, then I wanted to see if I could get a nice bounce going as she walks. My favorite detail is the crease where the booty meets the back of the thigh when the leg is positioned back...

Survey: Continue or End Monthly Tsunade?

Hello everyone,

Here's a survey asking if you'd like to see me continue or end Monthly Tsunade. I've drawn Tsunade every month for over a year (on average). I'm wondering if you'd like to see me continue doing that or change to something else.

Below are some options.

I wouldn't mind doing another character, ...

December 2022 Artwork Week 1

Hi everyone.

Here's the artwork for this week:

1. Previews.

2-5. Spread Eagle Tsunade Pinup. This was the top choice in the last Tsunade Poll. I added some messy alts and a humongous boobs alt.

6-8. XXX-Mas Poste Sketch Pinup. Santa hired some extra help for this year's delivery, and she's on the naugh...

December 2022 Artwork Week 1 Hi-Res

Hi everyone.

Here's the artwork for this week:

1. Previews.

2-5. Spread Eagle Tsunade Pinup. This was the top choice in the last Tsunade Poll. I added some messy alts and a humongous boobs alt.

6-8. XXX-Mas Poste Sketch Pinup. Santa hired some extra help for this year's delivery, and she's on the naugh...

Dec 02 Update and Art Previews

Happy Friday Everyone!

I've got a few updates and reminders, but first Art Previews:

Last month, the final Tsunade poll of the ...

Dec 1 Update

Hi everyone!

Thanks for the continued support this month! It's the holiday season, so I'm extra grateful to you all today. I think we're in for some great art this month.

So updates for today:

I have good progress on this week's artwork (Tsunade and Poste) and will have Previews tomorrow.

I'll post a T...