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Persona 5 Ann Takamaki "Panther" 🐈‍⬛🎮 done for my patreon~ There are a bunch more alts + spicier versions up on the feed. :3 Thanks for all the feedback on this one!

There is also a "black panther" version up on my bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/falynevarger.bsky.social and of course, here's my patreon- https://www.patreon.com/c/falynevarger

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Sliding in just before midnight with a sketch! Ann Takamaki as a "panther". 🐈‍⬛

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Lots of thoughts recently. Everything feels plastic.

I could go on and on about why all that AI "art" is bad. I could mention theft, lack of creativity, it's impact on the work field and environment, but countless people have already said all that. I wanted to touch on something that to me is the most utterly wrong about all of it.

Art is more than just something pretty to look at or listen to. It's therapeutic. It's a form of communication. A tool for human connection. It's a pure, human need.

Support real artists ☀️

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Last year, @andartapictures created this incredible teaser trailer for a potential 5 Worlds animated series. Their attention to detail and dedication to bringing the original style from the books to life made this experience a dream come true for all of us on the @5worldsteam

TODAY, they've launched a kickstarter campaign to bring the whole series into production. The team has prepared so many unique goodies and rewards! Check it out if you are interested in helping bring the rich story and world building of the comics to the screen ⭐

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a fresh blanket of snow ❄️

I had a fever last week, and I kept dreaming about snow while sleeping under my white comforter all day

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Playing with some different body type options for my next transformation sequence. Human to WereCorgi. :3 https://www.patreon.com/posts/werecorgi-human-124146062?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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lavendarpink

prints and the original painting are available in my shop

50% of sales/profits to benefit The Trevor Project, providing crisis support and services to LGBTQ+ youth

http://fleebites.storenvy.com

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monster hunter fusions time!!! Bazel-Legi, Diablos-Deviljho, and the worlds thiccest boy, Dalagama

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The first two pages of my newest feral cat TF comic are up on my patreon! The lowest tier gets access to the feed. That includes all the pages, as well as previous posts. Any higher pledge gets wips and poll access!

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Some tips I seriously need to try putting into my own art! I'm waaay too much of a perfectionist and my time has become so limited, but I have too many comics/ideas to draw so I just need to accept a line not being perfectly smooth, or having the exact weights that I want.

And the point of a "messier" more human touch to art is very apt for our current climate.

HOW DO YOU DRAW SO FAST OMGGGG

I worked really hard on it tbh haha. A few years back I went through a long period of intense perfectionism where I slowed down to a crawl (like five comic pages in 4 months). I finally decided that that wasn't working for me, and so I started implementing my motto: shitty is better than incomplete!

Basically it's about the idea that it's more important to me to get the ideas and stories out there than it is for them to be perfect. I have a lot of stories I want to tell, and there's only so much time for me to tell them. It helps to remind myself of this as much as possible!

As for technical tricks, I do a few things that really help:

Draw a lot! Practice is truly one of the number one ways to improve speed, as annoying as it is to accept

I don't zoom in too far

I only use 1 brush at 1-2 sizes for inking (outside of specialized stuff like stippling)

I put hard limits on a lot of stuff--how much shading I do (if any), or what shape my comic panels are (only squares, no diagonals or weird shapes), for example

My characters (comic characters especially) all have pretty simple designs and outfits

I write down every idea for an illustration that I have, even if I'm not ready to tackle it yet. That way when I have a chance to sit down, I've got a whole list ready to go and I'm not waffling around in the concept stage

Finally, I've learned to accept my imperfections as a neat part of my art! It's not easy, and I slip back into bad habits sometimes, but I try my best to see every misplaced mark or color that bleeds outside the line as proof that a human hand made this. I don't spend a lot of time correcting mistakes or painstakingly trying not to make them.

Here's an example from Hello Sunshine, where if looks fine from far away, but if you zoom in a bunch, you can see all kinds of little "mistakes." gaps in the ink and color, the line of Alex's ear doesn't match up, very sketchy linework where their faces meet, haha.

But then when you zoom out even a little bit, you a) don't notice those things nearly as much, and b) I think it gives it a kind of traditional charm. Just because you CAN use ctrl-z doesn't mean you HAVE to.

Anyway I hope that helps!!

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all about Anne Takamaki from Persona 5!

Video process here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chZYojUDxQk

my Gumroad here https://gumroad.com/newmilky

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Gonna make this the master post for Tooth and Nail. :D

This time of a road in the New Mexico Desert, where the game takes place. I had to do a few iterations on the sketch, mostly because I got the cacti wrong on the first go.

About a year ago I worked on an indie game called "Tooth and Nail", and while it was eventually cancelled, I'm still quite proud of the work I did for it. If I remember correctly, this was a back alley scene where the player discovered a vampire victim.

Done in clip studio paint, in about 6 hours. (there were several edits after the sketch phase)

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About a year ago I worked on an indie game called "Tooth and Nail", and while it was eventually cancelled, I'm still quite proud of the work I did for it. If I remember correctly, this was a back alley scene where the player discovered a vampire victim.

Done in clip studio paint, in about 6 hours. (there were several edits after the sketch phase)

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Today is the last day I'm leaving voting open on my patreon. Work starts on the selected topic first thing tomorrow! Voting is open to all members (even the free ones) for these polls as eventually, the public will see all the work and I don't feel the need to limit to paid members.

https://www.patreon.com/c/falynevarger

And in other news, I also bit the bullet and made a bluesky account, so feel free to add me there if you use that platform. :)

https://bsky.app/profile/falynevarger.bsky.social

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Finished full TF sequence~! Artist to dragonsona sequence won the poll on my Patreon for Oct.

Oct also had some spicy rewards that I cannot share here. :D

Members get step by steps, early access, timelapse videos, .psds and voting on future content @falynevarger on patreon!