Rukis

Day late because of the holiday weekend. Forgive me!

October's Patreon Polled image, Luther/Amon gettin' some edging on. Poor Luther : P

I have spoopy plans today which I am, for once, not willing to scrap in order to get more work done. I ask that you all support me in this venture, and be patient an extra day to get the final version of this image. In the meantime though, enjoy the WIP!

I needed to draw something wholesome this week to center myself some, so this happened. I'm aware it's not my usual fare, but Inuyasha / Yashahime is at least furry-adjacent, I'd say.

Very much enjoying the new show, but I need more Daddy Sesshomaru in my life. Here's hoping we get some official art of him with the girls eventually.

Haven't drawn anything remotely cell-shaded in a long time. By my count, almost five years? So this was actually a real challenge.

I've finally bitten the bullet and started putting Art Packs up on Gumroad. Some of these are Patreon art packs, some are Menagerie, most have High or Full Resolution, printable images. So if you've ever wanted to get your hands on specific High Res content, but don't want to pledge for the whole tier, this is a good chance to do just that.

I'll add more as time goes by. Right now there are quite a few to choose from. Figured I'd drop them here before I go public with them -

https://gumroad.com/rukis

I will admit, I do not know much about offering digital image packs like this. Are my prices alright? I don't mean to offend by either charging too much or too little, I'm just not sure where the bar is.

This is kind of a surprise short story this month. This one just sort of... emerged... from me. I blame 'Illicit Alliance', I've been in a very Grayson mindset, and this is a canonical scene that I honestly can't believe I hadn't written up previously. It's a pivotal moment for both characters that eventually determined some PRETTY IMPORTANT EVENTS later in Red Lantern.

This story has some adult themes, but I'd rate it no higher than PG-13, for swearing, discussion of war, PTSD, etc.

Takes place immediately following the events of Heretic, and Grayson's journey back to Amuresca at the end of Kindred (but before the epilogue)

As ever, pleasepleasplease let me know how you feel about this one. Comments, critiques, just general flailing. Your enthusiasm for these side stories helps feed my desire to write more, so ; )

Including something interesting on this one, thanks to suggestions from the recent stream. This is meant to be an adult image poll- but who really makes the rules around here anyway? ME.

So one of these options is non-adult. And it's worth noting: It's an image I will draw regardless. But if it wins this month, I will take the time to do it in full color.

Throwing in a bunch of other good stuff this month, too. It's my job to make this hard on you all ; )

Illustration for a short story I'll probably be premiering in December. Finn/Luther

This was the polled image that won last month. Shocking, I know : P

Try though I might, I could not finish this tonight, and I am dog tired. It's 7 AM, time to turn in.

This image is NOT finished, but it's at that stage where I think realistically, most people would stare at it and rightfully think it is. I will know otherwise : P

The title of the piece refers to the name of the Finnegan/Luther short story, which WILL be coming to Patreon, featuring this scene. I've been referring to it for a while now as 'Quid Pro Quo', but I did a short comic by that name years ago, and I like the new title more. I wanted something that referred to these two as the cast-offs of 'Pleasant Society' that they are, men who are at once a part of the Pedigree sphere, but deemed too dangerous for polite company.

I'll post the actual finished image soon. Stay tuned.

And remember to click or download the image, the preview is dark.

What the title says : P

The bear is actually a full res image, but since it's just linework, I thought that was fair. For Fat Bear Month!

The Dev/Lee image is a piece of fanart I did 9 years ago, before I was one of the official artists for the series. I recently re-touched it, because I'm still pretty fond of it, but wanted to fix up the faces some. Enjoy!

I'm working on so many WIPs at once this week. No chance I'll get bored, lol

Several of these are Patreon commissions, actually, and will likely go up here before they get posted anywhere else.

Works in progress for a Patreon Commission. I'm behind on these, working very hard this month to make headway on catching up. Thank you to everyone for being so patient with me! I will be upgrading some of the commissioners who've waited an especially long time to full color <3

The reason I've fallen behind is pretty much exactly what I worried would happen - Red Lantern behind-the-scenes work is gobbling up my time. I hope you'll all agree when pages start posting that it has been worth the wait.

Finnegan / Luther

Polled image for this month, WIP! There'll be a story to accompany this at some point

*eyebrow waggle*

Few new ones, few older ones that were popular. FIGHT!

This month's polled image. I'd call this one 'dubiously canonical' only because Finn seemed to not realize these two had gotten down before he left on the Manoratha. . . but he might've been putting on a show for Tuli, who knows : P

I was originally considering having the two of them sharing a smoke, but while I don't doubt that both characters would smoke casually if given the opportunity, the bottle just fit into the piece well and was more obvious.

That character there in the background is probably Karma's lion boi.

I grinned like an idiot drawing this. True story.

I thought these two would be good picks for this month : )

This one's coming along well, hoping to share the colored version soon. Since this character gets very few images dedicated to him, I wanted to really capture him properly. This is from the scene where he speaks to Tulimak at the river's edge, and tells him of Finn's true identity, and the secrets he's been keeping from him.

This is a sponsored story! I'm not certain if the person who sponsored this wants credit, but I felt I should thank them publicly. I had a ton of fun writing this, spent the better part of three weeks planning it out, and I may have gone overboard, because now it seems like it's going to be around 20k words long, lol. So, this is part 1, part 2 will release next month. Could even go to novella length? Really depends on the feedback it gets here, whether this story is something you'd all like to see more of.

Please don't be shy! Tell me if you're enjoying it, if you're not enjoying it, critiques welcome.

Now, the details - 'Illicit Alliance' tells the story of the meeting of two giants in my series, Luther Denholme and Grayson Reed, and how it is their unorthodox alliance unfolded. It introduces a new female character as well, 'Lotus' the tigress, whom I'm hoping you'll all like as much as I do <3

This story contains adult content, including profanity, period-norm homophobia, bondage/bdsm themes, copious amounts of alcohol and drunk sex, and dubcon if you squint real hard, but I promise it's the playful kind, no one gets hurt. Just Grayson once again getting himself in a bind. Heh.

Polishing up Kindred illustrations alongside my other work this month. I honestly love this illustration just as linework, so it was a struggle to improve upon it with color. I hope I managed.

*self doubt intensifies*

I refuse to apologize for that title.

You all get to see it first! Finally colored this one. Kinda loose, but I like it.

So, apparently the editing process bugged the hell out of that last file I uploaded. Really, truly sorry for that. It reads fine on certain things like Word, but horrible on others, like Patreon's reader and some ipad stuff, apparently. I had no idea, because I was opening it in Word.

I cannot get an rtf to work post-edits, so you'll all have to make do this time with a word file. If anyone knows a work-around for this weird issue, I'd love to hear it.

Here's the blurb from the initial post -

This has eaten up a lot of time over the last month and a half, but it's finally, FINALLY done.

This is it, the absolute final cut. This file contains both 'Kindred-North' and 'Kindred-South', the two halves of this two part series. If you've just joined this Patreon lately and have no idea what you're looking at, here's what you need to know about this series -

'Kindred' is a Historical Fiction / Adventure / Romance set in the Red Lantern world, roughly 4-5 years before the events of Red Lantern, the graphic novel. It tells the story of Finnegan and Tulimak, two strangers from opposite ends of the world brought together by circumstance, and their journey across the Carvecian frontier. Kindred's focus is on the idea of what constitutes a 'family', versus 'lineage'. Kindred will contain, as most of my stories tend to, adult themes, including - violence, sexual situations, furry-world equivalents of colonial exploitation and specism, homophobia and familial abuse (obviously, things our protagonists will be combating, not reinforcing). If any of this is subject material you feel you aren't up to, it might not be for you.

KINDRED IS A STAND-ALONE STORY. You do NOT need to have read any other Red Lantern novel to digest and enjoy this, although I must warn you, I've been told RL books are a black hole of lore many have never escaped from.

I want to again thank everyone who was a part of the beta-reading process for this novel, who came on streams and most importantly, commented and kept my spirits up while I wrote it! I live for my little fan community here, you all keep me sane. I love to hear what you love, what you hate, what you want to see. . . feedback is what encourages me most. And I got a lot of that for this one. You're all amazing, and you made this book happen as much as I did.

This last bit here is just a simple plea. I do not dispense my Patreon images with huge watermarks on them, or my stories via a link-share process, or some other form of gate-keeping. I know asking is probably pointless, but seeing as this is an entire novel I'm posting before it's even up for print, I'm going to ask anyway. Patreon is literally my ONLY form of income right now, even merchandise sales are becoming increasingly difficult because of the issues with the USPS. Please, please, please. . . if you enjoy anything I do, do not post my writing/art on other sites. I ask this being well aware that someone, somewhere will, but I want to make this as clear as I can - when you do that, not just to me but to any creators on Patreon, ESPECIALLY right now, you are removing creators from this fandom, and curtailing any future works you might have gotten to enjoy from them. I can only surmise if you're sharing my stuff for free out there on sites it's not supposed to be on, it's because you think people might want to see it. If you want there to be more, PLEASE STOP. This fandom is losing artists at an alarming rate right now. Art theft is essentially pissing in your own drinking water. Please think before you act.

Sorry for that. I get notified at least once a week that my art is being stolen and in some cases, re-sold or attached to other people's projects without my permission. On the whole, there is nothing I can do about it except beg for it to stop. So I'm doing so. This story in particular was a huge labor of love, during an extremely difficult time. I will eventually post the whole of it for free on FA ANYWAY, so at least wait for that?

Thank you again to everyone who, y'know. . . isn't doing that stuff. 99.9% of you are always so respectful and wonderful.

Please stay safe, stay healthy, wear a mask, and we will all weather this storm together.

Sorry, should've posted this earlier! I have been submerged in editing all month.

I feel like I know which one is going to win, this month. But let's see.

This month's polled image! How'd I know it'd be these two?

'Buck Bit', this month's polled image, and 'Twitterlu', a piece for. . . well. . . Twitterlu : )

I like to imagine Louis is saying something like 'Whoa there buddy, slow down'

This month's story submission is going to be a little unusual, but I'm hoping it'll be an exciting surprise for many of you. I'm getting back into work on Red Lantern, specifically Book 3, 'Sacrifice'. This has meant, since it's been literally 6 years since I last touched it, a complete re-tooling of the script. Including adding a few new scenes.

This is a rare peek at the upcoming scenes in book 3, beginning at the beginning, of course. It covers about 1/4 of the graphic novel. These are the bones I base my story-boarding on. The script format is my own, I do not follow specific film or television script formats (oh god, flashbacks to college, ugh).

A quick FAQ -

Is the dialogue and scene direction absolutely final? - No, not at all. This is a guide, and while much of the dialogue WILL make it into the final comic, I edit and make changes as I go. What's more, just like with Kindred, I'm open to critiques here.

Is the page count final? - Again, not in the least. Scenes/dialogue often get shifted as I storyboard, and I usually go over, not under.

When will the first page come out??? It's been long enough already! - I knooowwww. I'm so sorry for the wait folks, I've been working on catching up on commissions and menagerie images, which I really have to prioritize. I'm hoping to post another round of WIPs, this time with characters, this week. I hope the script will hold you all in the mean time. The nice thing about having the backgrounds ready to go, and my process of working on RL these days in general, is that it's like a staircase. Once a set of assets is done, or a block of linework is done for a few pages, things progress very quickly. It's just getting that work done at the outset that takes a while.

I see the Legosi/Louis pairing a little different than most, I guess. Louis is just. . . sheer top, to me. But that doesn't mean Legosi won't get bite-y. . . .

Had fun coming up with options for this one. Honestly no idea what's gonna win.

This month's polled image, in progress! How'd I know anything Beastars would win? ; )

This ended up being an unusual one, in many regards. I'll let you all give it a read and just see what you think. I got to explore some interesting things, peering into Finnegan's headspace, for once.

Adult content! At the end, anyway. Nothing I think warrants a trigger warning.

This month's Polled image, featuring Finn and Tulimak, of course ; )

There will be an accompanying short story for this one soon!

So, I HAVE been working on Red Lantern this month. In between my other work, I have been cranking this monstrous thing out. This is the opening 2 page spread in Red Lantern - Sacrifice, sans the characters.

I absolutely suck at architecture, especially interior architecture, so I have to thank resources I obtained from 123RF for this one. I heavily reffed, and in the case of the crown molding, photo-bashed textures together to make this space, and constructed the layout from an old courtroom image. Much of it is also hand-painted, and I'm not quite done defining the molding yet, which I had to heavily modify in order to fit the scene.

The chandelier is directly reffed from the court room image as well, I loved the look of it and wanted to modify something similar for the space, while obviously removing the electricity elements of it. I think the little globe bells would work well for candles, too. Although how they get up there to light them is beyond me. My guess is they don't have a whole lot of hearings at night, so it's usually not an issue : P

I'm torn on the windows. The initial plan was to have them be stained glass, but the bright white is really striking. Thoughts?

This month's Patreon Polled Image, Finnegan and Tulimak, engaging in some shenanigans with manacles.

Working on levels today, buuuuut it's finally approaching done. . . .

Nearing finished on this one, at long last! This has been a very involved piece, and I'm finally starting to feel confident with where it's headed.

Commission for WDG, who's been crazy patient waiting on this.

Sketch commission for Othy, including the WIP stages

Shaking things up a little, decided to add a few fanart options I've been considering drawing for a while anyway.

Early post for Insider's Track folks!

This image will be the Full Resolution file this month, as well. Going up shortly!

I'm thinking about doing occasional month summaries, or at least quarterly summaries, so you all know what to expect over the next few months. Here's what I'll be posting here over the summer, starting soon -

Continued Polled Images - This month's image will feature Finn / Tulimak, with manacles ; ) The polls and images are available to everyone on every tier, but higher res versions will be available for higher res tiers.

Short Stories - These, like Kindred, will continue on the 'The Full Story' tier. The one this month is a short story featuring Finn and Tuli, directly following the events of 'Kindred'. It's kind of a 'life and family, characters adjusting to domesticity' thing, and will most importantly be told from the perspective of Finnegan, prominently focusing on his personal, often internal conflicts. Our wolfdog doesn't always share his struggles, so this will be a chance to peer inside, for once.

Red Lantern - This is the big one. After a LOT of careful thought, I've decided that provided my Patreon income continues to go up a little each month, I might be able to re-focus on the comic. Right now, I am still not exactly making enough to pay all my bills each month, but I am skating by on savings still, and I'm hoping by the end of the summer, with a productive Patreon and a lot of content, and the continued support from you all, I'll be able to full-time this comic, whether conventions return in the fall or not. This is EXTREMELY contingent on my Patreon income, so again. . . thank you all. This one's fragile. I want to get back to the comic, I do NOT want to fall back on fanart and smut comics, but- real talk here - I will do whatever I have to to pay my mortgage and feed my dogs. I don't just have myself to think about. I have other people and pets relying on me.

I am going to start by producing backgrounds this month, which this time around I am doing solo, being as I'm now the only artist on the project. I maaaaay get the bones of the first page spread up this month, we'll see. The first pages of this volume are VERY background-heavy. And we've always tried to make the first page spread real impressive.

Patreon Commissions - Thanks to Kindred, I've fallen behind on these, but I'm working on catching up now. If you're on this list and you're at all concerned about your place in line or want very badly to see progress, please don't sit on that - reach out to me. I can be reached at rukiscroax@hotmail.com , the message system here on Patreon SUCKS, I do not use it much.

Print/Book Packs - I'm also behind on these. The reason for this is unfortunately post-related. I have an older printer, and the ink for it is hard to get my hands on, the only steady supply I've had for a while is on Amazon, and they've been taking weeks to get it to me. I've finally just resorted to buying it from Staples, where it's INSANELY expensive, but at least I'll finally get these in the mail.

Bit long, but I wanted to be thorough! I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy out there.

I was hoping to be done tonight, but it's nearly done. Want to give it a little more time tomorrow.

I'll be finishing this piece tonight, so I thought I'd upload the WIP. This is for this month's polled image. And while I'm at it, an old WIP I never finished, also featuring Shivah, but with Grant. Should I finish the second one too? Hmmmm.

Enjoy : )

This is the whole shebang, and this is the file I would suggest you re-read if you're looking to do a full read right now. This is pre-Kyell's edit, but I've made significant changes, including adding to conversations in some pretty pivotal scenes.

Thank you so much again everyone for coming along with me on this journey! I'll be posting short stories with these characters over the next few months, continuing after the end of the book.

Last month's polled image is coming along, and it's high time for a new one!

Coming along. . . .

Heh heh. Get it?

I've. . . I've got nothing. It is what it is, folks.

I almost feel like I should apologize to Finn for that orgasm face. Or rather, for letting the world see it : P

I hardly know what to say, ending this one. It's. . . been a journey.

I started this story back in Summer 2019, after an extremely difficult year, when I was at my lowest. I wanted to write something hopeful, something different than my other novels, while still fitting into the imperfect fabric of the world I've constructed. I hope this story brightened some lives, especially given the troubles we're all now experiencing.

I am not done with these characters, or this world. So don't worry about that : )

Please, please, please let me know how this story made you feel. Ever since I was a kid, I've wanted to be a storyteller, and talk to readers about my characters, about the themes we've explored. If I've made any critical errors, I want to know. I may need your perspective, because it might simply be something I can't see myself.

I hope no one finishes this book upset. I'm really hopeful that in this case, in these times, it's been a positive experience for you all.

Also, if anyone has any questions about the characters or the world, ask away! I will do my best to answer.

Thank you all again for your support <3

Writing Stream Tonight at 8 PM EST

I will be Streaming the Editing for Chapters 26 / Epilogue of 'Kindred', so MASSIVE SPOILERS. I'd love to have folks who are up-to-date alongside me while we finish this journey, though!

https://picarto.tv/Rukis

Shit hath officially hit the fan.

Please like, comment and subscribe! Kidding, kidding. But definitely those first two things. If you're seeing this, you are presumably already subscribed ; ) I actually don't think 'likes' matter in the least on this site, but they do make me feel good. And your comments, as ever, are my sustenance.

I will probably be finishing this novel tonight, and editing the final chapter/epilogue over the next few days. I might do a live editing stream for the final chapter before I publish it. Would y'all like that? I think I'd enjoy seeing your reactions to the end, for better or for worse ; )

Work in Progress for a BIG Commission!

Images for some of the later chapters, in-progress!

I've been doing an overall edit of the manuscript, and this file has a lot of pretty serious edits in it, including new dialogue and added pieces in a LOT of chapters. I'm obviously not asking you all to re-read, but in case anyone wants to, I wanted to make this available.

Also, the first part of Chapter 25, 'The Canal Street Riot', is included in this version of the manuscript. So, new stuff too.

We're getting pretty close to the end here. One more chapter after this, and then an Epilogue. It's been quite a journey, and it's been wonderful to have you all along for it! Your beta reading has been irreplaceable, and your enthusiasm has kept me going. Can't overstate that.

I've begun referring to this story as a Love Letter to my fans, whenever I talk to my friends about it. Not just because I'm hoping it'll be loved by you all, but because part of how I crafted the story was to show MY love to you all, and tell you the kind of story I think you all deserve, as opposed to just a story that. . . emerged from me, if that makes sense.

I dunno. That was a weird rant. Anyway!

Building tension rises. . . .

As always, comments, critiques, etc.!

I don't normally do this, but I'm releasing the first part of the next chapter with no real editing. I had been told by a few folks reading this that the story was beginning to give them real-world anxiety. While this chapter won't necessarily alleviate any of that, (in fact it's pretty dark, fair warning) I'm hoping at least getting a bit further in the story will make it clear where things are headed, and why the events of last chapter happened.

Hope everyone is doing alright today!

Time for a BIG OL' CONTENT WARNING

If you're this deep into the novel at this point I probably don't need to warn you, but I'm gonna anyway.

THIS IS THE ONE WITH F U C K I N' IN IT, Y'ALL.

I figure after 210k words, it's about time these boys got down.

Please Comment, Critique, let me know how I'm doing. Even if all you've got is pure thirst. Your beta-reading is nourishment for my writer brain.

UPDATE - I am frankly shocked by the amount of panic I'm getting from readers over this chapter, both here and in PMs on other sites. It's great to hear you're all so invested, and so willing to believe I could be so ruthless :P I hope however that this story isn't causing anyone any real distress or anxiety. I want my writing to feel real, but I don't literally want anyone to suffer. It's a rough time right now, I think everyone's feeling it. All I can say is - Please Keep Reading. I will try to get the next chapter finished soon. Hang in there.

I am once again asking. . . for your comments ; )

Seriously. Actual question here, for my Patreon peeps. I am attempting, (poorly) to reconfigure my business model more towards promoting myself and my artwork online. I am very, very bad at this apparently. And I am basing that on literally being told by other people that they were shocked how small my online presence was, considering my volume of work. This is probably primarily due to how behind I am on understanding social media. I'm much more accustomed to just traveling the country and meeting people in person to spread my work and make an income.

Buuuuuut. . . obviously. . . that may no longer be a safe way for me to assure I have a career in art going forward. I am facing the very real possibility of having to at least scale back, if not lose art/writing as a full-time job in the future if this lasts too long, we hit a second and third wave, or another pandemic or something similar strikes in the future.

Unless I can figure out how to build a slightly larger following online.

I'm absolutely thrilled to get the support I get here on Patreon every month, but without conventions to supplement, it simply isn't enough to live on. I want to continue doing what I do, since you obviously all enjoy it enough to pledge your bucks and let's be honest, it's what I love. I also think Historical Fiction Furry projects are a real under-served niche.

That being said, without traveling for work, I DO have slightly more time to diversify what I post here. If that's what folks want. I WANT to be producing what will help me make a living, and make you all happy- I am without shame in admitting that. I wouldn't be anywhere without you all, and it matters to me what you enjoy.

Two things I'd like you all to share your thoughts on are this -

What would you like to see more of on my Patreon page? There are several options for what I will devote my time to in the coming months after 'Kindred' is finished, which include-

Continuing Red Lantern into Book 3 - This is the slowest-posting option, since nothing I could work on will take me longer than Red Lantern pages. But I know it's what some folks want, so please tell me if you're one of those people who thinks it's worth my time.

More Adult Polled Images - Like the 'Knot on Wood' piece from last month, I've committed to one of these a month going forward, but I could do more. I could also do more fanart, although I'm loathe to flood my Patreon with a ton of that.

Short-Story Adult Comics - This seems to be the #1 thing that very successful furry artists on this platform post, and I have to admit it's tempting. I've done these before, so I have experience. They'd take half the time I spend on Red Lantern pages, if not less. VERY tempting.

What other social media platforms would you like to see my art on, if any? What could I do better with the ones I have?

Thank you all!

The three major stages of development for this piece.

I think this chapter is probably both the highest and lowest point in the story for Finnegan's character arc, in particular. It's also another character's first appearance, which was probably a risky move for me, introducing him so late. . . but necessary, for this particular story.

LOTS of stuff in this chapter. It's a real doozy. I'd love some reactions, critiques, anything.

Comin' along, comin' along. . . .

The whole kit and kaboodle, with some edits!

Chap. 21 was a blast to write

As always, comments/suggestions on the new chapter or previous ones are always welcome and encouraged!

Wanted one of these this month to be raw linework, in case someone wants to color it. I REALLY love how the linework for the upcoming Kindred cover came out and I'd love to see other people fooling around with it. Feel free to modify it too, if you want, just credit me for the original : )

Post 'Blood Moon'

Polled image for this month! You voted, you got it ;)

This image is available FULL RES as well - https://www.patreon.com/posts/knot-on-wood-res-36484903

One of the really satisfying things about pre-planning a book is that as you get closer to the end, the plot kinda starts snapping together and you begin to feel competent, finally.

Anyway. I don't write 'heist' stuff, like ever. So I have no idea how this came out. As always, please feel free to feed me with nourishing replies and grammar/punctuation/whatever you find that's wrong edits.

I mean, the title says it all

The whole thing!

I loved writing so many things about this chapter. So many things.

I hope you all enjoy it too!

Posting this one to see how you folks feel about this little interlude. It's kind of light-hearted compared to the rest of this story and I don't know how well it fits, but it's a way of introducing something for later that I thought was sort of cute and maybe much-needed levity? Let me know how you feel about it.

This is a very 'getting from point A to point B' chapter, but it's got some important details in it. Obviously not the emotional bombshell the last chapter was, but fuck this story needed a chance to breathe.

Getting started on the cover design for Kindred. Really excited about this admittedly VERY simple design, for some reason. I'm just really into it!

This Cameo slot has been SOLD, and is no longer available. Thank you all so much for. . . well. . . everything : )

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I am posting this here just so all you wondrous peoples get a crack at it first, if any of you are interested. I offered this for Legacy too, but I'll explain again, since a few things will be done differently this time.

I am offering a Cameo spot in the most recent Red Lantern novel I'm working on, 'Kindred'. This means your character will appear in the book, both in writing form, and in an illustration. It's an art commission too, folks! Here's what's on offer -

- A Speaking Part in 'Kindred', in the city of 'Arbordale', a multi-national port city in the country of 'Carvecia'. This means any species that could potentially appear in the Red Lantern world is a valid option. Character must be Mammalian, must be Omnivorous or Carnivorous. Character may need to fit into one of the cultures in Red Lantern as well, but I'm open to suggestions on that.

- There are two potential cameo spots. One is as a bouncer/guard at an establishment, sort of a hidden club/inn for queer people within the city, the other would be as a Privateer serving in Grayson Reed's fleet. Both roles as stated have speaking parts, and an action scene in which your character would interact with the main cast. I will consult with you as to what kind of dialogue would fit your character (are they serious, snarky, etc.).

- This Cameo comes with a FULL COLOR Commission, either a solo piece or, if we've discussed it and you like the scene, a piece involving your character interacting with members of the cast. This piece will likely be General in nature, (no threesomes with Tuli/Finn, sorry :P ). This Commission must obviously fit into the scene, you will have a lot of say over how your own character appears, but the situation will be from the story itself. I have included a few examples of illustrations I've done for this book already, for reference, included in the Attachments of this post.

- This Cameo spot is $1500 USD. That is not negotiable, a sizable amount of work will go into integrating your character into my novel, and the art piece itself will likely take 40+ hours. Payment must be upfront.

- You will also receive a prominent thank you in the dedication section of the book, to whichever name you prefer.

- Everything for this Cameo, your character, your character details, the name you want in the book, MUST be approved at the start. I will not accept payment until we've gone over everything in detail and agreed. I reserve the right to reject ideas either because they do not fit the setting, I can't figure out a way to integrate them into the story, or whatever reason I deem fit, really. Please don't approach me with bad-faith offers. I'm assuming no one here will, but. . . still. Gotta say it.

DO NOT USE THE NOTES SYSTEM HERE. It goes to the wrong e-mail for me, and Patreon can't seem to get it to re-direct to my proper e-mail without all the notifications getting lost. I really wish I could just turn it off.

CONTACT ME AT - rukiscroax@hotmail.com

This is my public e-mail for all things. You can contact me here at any time, and I will try to get back to you in a timely manner. I get a lot of e-mails, and sometimes it takes me a while to figure out how to best respond to things (praise in particular, I just don't seem to know how to handle). But today I will be checking my e-mail regularly to make sure I don't miss anyone who wants to talk about this Cameo.

If no one here is interested in this offer that's fine. I'll be going public with it in a few days.

Thank you again all! Patreon is pretty much my sole income right now, so you folks are literally keeping me alive.

Maaaaaaan I was going strong on this book, until I got to the part dropping Sawyer's birth name. But it's official, now. First break-down writing this thing.

This chapter's a big oof.

I thrive on your feedback. I must consume it to live. So please. Do not remain silent.

Chapter 10 for Insider's Track folks!

In the wake of the recent Kindred chapter, I figured I'd drop something light and smutty today, too. This is the WIP for the polled image that won for this month. I'll be posting the linework to Menagerie and the finished piece here for the 'Insider's Track' tier, very soon ; )

I need to talk about this chapter for a moment.

I'm sorry for the wait everyone, but writing this chapter was challenging for a number of reasons. It was technically challenging, due to the complexity of writing a gunfight from the perspective of one character, while still showing as much of the action and important scenes as possible. In comics I'm able to lay out scenes in a more cinematic fashion, focusing on action from a number of different perspectives. Since my novels are all first-person, this means it's especially hard to show the audience all the necessary beats, especially in a frenzied scene where many of the characters are far apart from one another. I hope I somehow navigated that in this chapter, and that it isn't too confusing for you all. But I'd welcome feedback.

This chapter was also difficult for a reason I think most of you have anticipated for a while now, if you've read my other novels. So, let's get the warnings out of the way.

- SPOILERS BELOW, but a necessary warning I feel, for those of you who might need it -

This chapter contains graphic violence, and character death.

It is also a CLIFFHANGER, and if that's the sort of thing that might seriously cause you anxiety until you get answers, maybe wait until the next chapter is out before you read this one.

Does anyone know how to end a poll here? I've yet to figure it out.

Anyway. The Puck Glory Hole image won for last month, so I'll be drawing that this month! Yay!

So here's a new poll, you've got the rest of this month to vote on it, image will come out in May. A few of these ideas have been rolled over since they seemed popular last month.

The images with random 'clients', I might open spots for, because I honestly have no idea who I'd put in them anyway. So may as well give some people here a chance.

Yep.

I apologize for nothing.

I might color this. Who wants me to color this?

Welp, it's official. I have sold my soul to Beastars fanart.

The uncensored version is HERE - https://www.patreon.com/posts/made-man-35613476

Again, sorry these are late. Was in crunch mode! Not too late though.

Chapter 9 for Insider's Track folks!

I probably shouldn't have to post a warning at this point, but. . . adult content ahead. Obviously.

Chapter numbering is screwed up. Ignore it for now.

It occurred to me yesterday that while all of Cruelty RM is up on Patreon, Unconditional has not been released here as of yet. With so many people in isolation, or working from home, I thought it was high time I dropped this comic here.

'Unconditional' is the sequel to 'Cruelty'. The Cruelty ReMaster in print contains both, so there's no reason I shouldn't have both here.

All adult pages will be posted as well!

I would suggest reading these two chapters back to back, I find it's helpful. Also Chap. 14 has been edited at this point.

In a perfect world 14-15 would have been one large chapter, but I am verbose and we do not live in a perfect world.

This is the entirety of 'Kindred' up through the end of Chapter 14, including obviously, the full Chapter 14. It also has all edits up to this point.

Won't lie. This was a hard chapter to write. We all love Otterfa.

Have you ever dealt with the juxtaposition of disagreeing so wholeheartedly with someone you love?

Kindred update for Insider's Track folks!

Working away on images for Kyell Gold's upcoming Love Match 3, the last installment in the series. This has become my favorite series of his : )

I just realized there is a 'Poll' option on Patreon, now. The world of possibilities this has opened. . . .

I think I might start introducing a monthly polled image to the 'Full Story' tier, since I feel like it deserves a little bit more to pad it out for $10/month. They will likely always be NSFW images, with unusual themes/kinks. The idea would be to introduce a little more variety into my portfolio. Y'know, of the naughty persuasion.

The finished image will go up on the 'Full Story' tier, but any Patron can vote!

I'm gonna keep releasing in chunks since I know there might be some impatient folks out there : P

For once, I'm really happy with how a chapter is coming along! Hope you all enjoy

In case anyone is curious, Uki is in fact the scarred polar bear lady I released for female menagerie recently. I have to update her markings though. She was an early draft for the character.

Some images for Kyell Gold's Love Match 3, in progress!

Chapter 6 Illustration for 'Kindred', in the works!

The whole shebang!

This one gets a little. . . trippy.

As always, feedback is very welcome!

The upload seems to have failed last time. Hit up the attachments this time around and it should be there. I forgot to check the post, which I should absolutely do every time, because this happens. Apologies!

Insider's Track Update for 'Kindred', my newest novel in the Red Lantern Universe
Chapters 3-4 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/34008995
Chapters 1-2 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/33374178

I am too tired and sick to draw the prosthetic leg tonight. But some day.

This is probably about 2/3 of the chapter, but folks were asking, so I figured I'd upload this one in chunks. Also it's shaping up to be a long chapter.

I honestly have no idea how well-received the world-building in this chapter is gonna be. Hope it doesn't come off as melodramatic.

*MLEP*

I've made a lot of edits to the text as a whole, so just uploading the whole thing. Chapter 12 is in there, though.

In other news, BUM BUM BUMMMMMMMM

CLIFFHANGER CHAPTER.

As requested, I'm uploading the re-color for 'I'm Done For', and a Double Res image for 'He Awakened Something'. Also some more Tulimak ; )

Probably the illustration for chapter 6 of 'Kindred'

Second WIP! Finnegan from 'Kindred'

Some WIPs of upcoming Kindred Illustrations!

Re-Post for Insider's Track peeps : )

It is a long, and EVENTFUL chapter, my friends. So let's get the warnings over with:

This chapter contains themes some might find triggering, if you suffer from an anxiety disorder or panic attacks.

Usual warnings apply as well - profanity, adult content

Please leave feedback! Any feedback! Beta-ing these chapters here has been incredibly valuable for editing purposes. You guys are life-savers.

Hey all. So it's come to my attention that Patreon is not sending me my messages at my primary mailbox any more, and also a bunch of you requested the link to the Red Lantern Adult Pages on my 'Community' page, which I also don't get notified about.

Anyway long story short, if you were one of the folks who wanted a link to these, and you haven't gotten it yet, please contact me at rukiscroax@hotmail.com

I have no excuse for this one. Stream people were like 'he should bridal carry him' and I'd honestly been thinking the same thing for days. So.

Another early post for all Patreon Subscribers of every tier.

More 'Kindred' artwork. In case you've missed all my previous posts on the subject, this is a new story set in the Red Lantern universe. You can find it on the 'Kindred' tag here on Patreon.

Posting this image early for all Patreon Subscribers. Oof. . . *fans self*

So, uh, this was supposed to be one chapter. It ended up being two, just due to length. I chopped it in half.

A lot here to unpack. . . . .

Comments and feedback of any kind are welcome!

New Kindred illustration, and the second double res image for this month

Finnegan from 'Kindred'

Mic drop

WIPs for another Kindred illustration, 'I'm Done For'

Should be posting the final very soon!

This one's an eventful one!

Some linework for a future 'Kindred' chapter. Chap 7 should be out later today! I've hit a real stride working on the novel, finally. Chapters should be coming faster from this point forward.

One of my Menagerie Commissions this past year

Nother Kindred illus in the works

It is time! At long last, I've done enough editing passes through this story that I feel confident enough to release it to the masses. I will be making it available here in advance of the FA release for Insider's Track folks and up, chapter by chapter. Starting off with two! Because why not?

'Kindred' is a Historical Fiction / Adventure / Romance set in the Red Lantern world, roughly 4-5 years before the events of Red Lantern, the graphic novel. It tells the story of Finnegan and Tulimak, two strangers from opposite ends of the world brought together by circumstance, and their journey across the Carvecian frontier. Kindred's focus, I would say, is on the idea of what constitutes a 'family', versus 'lineage'.

Kindred will contain, as most of my stories tend to, adult themes, including - violence, sexual situations, furry-world equivalents of colonial exploitation and racism, homophobia and familial abuse. If any of this is subject material you feel you aren't up to, avoid.

Comin' along.

Heh heh. Get it? Cuz I said com- nevermind.

Don't you just love long, awkward conversations.

Especially an hour after your entire understanding of the world and your own being was shattered.

Edit - Welp, Patreon's site isn't working for me today, on any of my computers. Since I can't seem to limit this update to the appropriate tiers, I guess. . . everyone gets it? I mean it'll be a bit out-of-context for lower tier folks, but I can't fix the post, so it is what it is.

New illustration for a new book. If you're reading it, you know ; )

Ahem.

Happy Holidays, y'all ;)

I've really, really enjoyed writing this chapter. I hope you guys like it : )

Please, any feedback is helpful, and invigorating!

Just in case anyone here is new, this is a story set in the Red Lantern universe. I'd classify it as - drama/adventure, in a historical fiction series, with male/male romantic themes.

Finally able to post a WIP for a big piece I'm working on for Derp Corp, for their upcoming tabletop RPG 'Soul Forge, The Weight of Choice' I'm a tabletop player myself, so it's exciting to be involved in a project like this!

Double resolution version of my recent Beastars fanart!

Wanted to upload one recent, one older, one color, one black/white, one adult, one general. Good mix for the month!

I was originally going to break this update into two parts since it's longer than the others, but it just felt right to keep it all together.

Really enjoyed writing this chapter. As always, let me know how you're enjoying the story, your feelings on the characters. etc.!

More Beastars Fanart! This one'll get colored too eventually.

I've been promising Beastars fanart for awhile, and of course, I had to start out morbid.

Because of course.

Another image that's a few years old at this point that it's about time I released. This is a species I think deserves more love, Giant Cloud Rats. Give'em a google, and I think you'll agree!

This is an image I did years and years ago for Kyell Gold, and I think it's about time I released it to the world. (It has NOTHING AT ALL TO DO with me getting into Beastars NOPE)

He has currently shed his antlers. And his modesty.

WIPs of my work on the 'Titles' cover, a new book in the Dev/Lee series by Kyell Gold. The linework was originally done by AmonOmega, whom you can find over nyah - https://twitter.com/AmonOmega

He was a joy to work with : )

I'm so sorry, I know I'm way behind. Been working on a book project and had several deadlines hit me at once this month, so I'll be playing catch-up for the next few weeks. I'll be posting at least another TWO snippets of this story this month to make up for it.

The bomb drops! Finally getting into major plot stuff. Dun dun dunnnnnn

My favorite thing to do in a big expanded world like Red Lantern is connect plot-lines from various areas of the world to one another.

Art coming with part 2

This month I'm working on a number of illustrations for Kyell's upcoming novel 'Titles'. Each image is a collab with AmonOmega, and it's been creating some fun results : ) He's doing layout and gesture drawings, which are really giving my linework a fun, bouncy style. I hope you guys will enjoy the end result!

My two newest boys from the in-progress novel I'm currently writing, 'Kindred'.

The Polar Bear/Grizzly is Tulimak, the Wolfdog is Finnegan, and they're the lead protags in a new novel set in the Red Lantern lore.

Chapters are updating on 'The Full Story' tier. If you'd like to be a part of the beta reading process and get access to the story weeks. . . if I'm being honest, probably months. . . in advance to releasing it anywhere else, you can start reading here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/kindred-part-3-30393373

Work in Progress for the first ever color illustration of two new characters, Tulimak (the Polar/Grizzly bear), and Finnegan Ambrose, the Wolfdog. These two characters are the leads for my newest novel project, 'Kindred'. I'll be posting it here on Patreon before I do so anywhere else, and I am actively encouraging people to Beta Read.

You can find the up-through chapter 2 post over yonder - https://www.patreon.com/posts/kindred-part-3-30393373

Technically this includes up to part 2 of chapter 2. I'll have art of the characters for you all soon ;)

The conspiracy begins!

This one was a favorite on Twitter, I thought it'd be a nice full res image. Feel free to color it, if anyone wants : )

(I know he's a white furred character, but still)

Two images for Double Res peeps, included in the Attachments. Monsters and paw stuff this month! (two personal favs of mine, obviously)

Final pages for this volume! I'll start posting pre-production images for Volume 3 very soon.

So sorry for the long wait on story submissions. But the good news is, this is officially going to be a novel, and I think I've got the bones of it worked out now. I've been throwing together an outline all month and I really wanted to make sure I knew where I was going before I started throwing chapters out to the wolves (that'd be you guys ;) I'll be putting out chapters here and only here for the foreseeable future. To access them you will need 'The Full Story' tier unlocked.

This story takes place in on the Carvecian continent in the Red Lantern setting (the same area of the world where Off the Beaten Path was set). Without spoiling anything, it features a bear and a wolf/dog making their way across the frontier towards the more populated areas of the young country of Carvecia, facing hardships both external and internal along the way. It will contain many of the adult themes you've seen in my other work, including violence and sexual situations. I will eventually post art for it here as well.

I know that for a long time I've released my novels on FA for free, and I do still intend to do that, in time. I hope there won't be too much animosity over the fact that I'm delaying the release there. My writing has been pretty amateur for awhile now and that's why I released it for free, but since I've put the work in to improve my craft, I'm hoping to make it more a part of my paid career in the future. This novel is my first attempt at that. I really appreciate all of you who pledge here, and for those of you who pledge for the story tier - I know most of you are here for the art, and I'm so happy you're giving me the benefit of the doubt on this second passion of mine.

One of my interior illustrations from Kyell Gold's 'Green Fairy' Cross-dressing foxes ftw!

I'm planning on coloring this, so I'm releasing it in full resolution. I'm calling it a 'double res' image because it's black and white and I feel the full res tier should, as often as possible, get color images. But this is the highest res of this image I have.

Been working on and off on this image. Slooooowly but surely making progress. . . .

Wanted to post two at once since thanks to my busy summer/fall convention schedule, I've fallen behind. These are the remaining two pages from the dream sequence, much of which was actually done by Ishaway

Work in Progress for a Patreon subscriber's sketch request. Shading to come soon!

Linework for an image I'm working on for Fursonacon this year

We begin the dream sequence pages. These were, I'd say 90% Ishaway's work, I just added a little linework. Really dig how they came out, I hope you guys do, too.

I actually posted this image a looooong time ago here on Patreon, so I'm gonna simul-post on FA today and get that over with. You guys got it WAY in advance ;)

Rarely, I actually do fanart. I know. Crazy.

I hesitate to call this that because I changed a LOT about his physical appearance to be more to my liking. So maybe I should more call it 'The Red Lizard formerly known as Prince'

I feel like I should apologize for that but meh.

If I ever released this image before it must've been years ago, but this is an image I dug up recently while going through Red Lantern files and I can't help but remember how LONG it took me to finish. Since there've been multiple requests for full resolution comic panels, I thought this was a good option.

These didn't upload last time. We might be testing the limits on Patreon's file size here. Let's try again! If not, I've uploaded the second design up above, you can just download them on each submission.

Technically one of these is a double res image for July, but I figured I'd post them both at once.

I'll have some big, gorgeous canvas prints of these at Anthrocon this weekend in the Art Show, if anyone here's attending :)

I keep getting requests for full resolution comic panels, so here's a particularly juicy one ;)

So this started off as a short story, but after a month of going back and forth on the outline for it (that's part of the reason for the delay, sorry. . . this thing got away from me) I feel like this might actually be a novel. And if that's the case the title will get changed.

Anyway, this is the totally rough, 'a lot of this is going to get changed' either first chapter of a short story, or a novel. It's a mess right now, but it at least introduces the characters.

Kosumi - A Grizzly/Polar bear hybrid

Elias Finnebar - A Wolf/Dog hybrid

The story is obviously going to have some themes of mixed lineage, and adopted families. It's set in the Red Lantern universe, specifically in the Northern Territories of Carvecia.

Dun dun dunnnnnn

Posts for June were delayed this weekend by an impromptu family reunion. I'll be posting tonight, once the relatives have left. Enjoyable weekend overall, but suffice to say it's hard for me to get my work done while family is about : P

I've also been prepping for Anthrocon, which I'm setting out for in two days. So it's a bit hectic here. I'm hoping to see some of you at AC!

New Cover for an art book I'm releasing at Anthrocon called 'Foxes Uncensored'.

It's. . . exactly what it sounds like : P

More jaguar. I think we could all use more jaguar.

Another commission sketch. This is officially the first time I think I've ever drawn a character serving food :)

'Nother commission in the sketch phase

I'm working on a couple of Patreon commissions this month. Right now all are in the sketching phase

This is a REALLY old pic that I added a bit to this year so that it could be made into a tattoo, believe it or not :D The image was originally cropped more around the characters. I haven't posted the finished piece anywhere else but here, so enjoy!

Posting this WAY ahead of the one I'll be posting on FA, but I wanted to get it up before the end of the month

These are actually full resolution comic panels from Unconditional, but they aren't quite as large as most of my full res images, so I'm counting them as double res. Cute boys snugglin'

This piece deserved a little color

I've been traveling for the past two and a half weeks, so I apologize for the slow posting. I'll be catching us up this week, and also sending out mail-out bundles, finally! Thanks for everyone's patience.

Traveling starting tonight, so I'm posting this early

The sequence of events in these two pages was too funny not to post them together

This is a special double-length story that was meant to be in two parts, but we got absolutely swamped with work for 'Red Lantern - Conviction' this past month, so I only finished it recently. Finished editing it tonight, even!

This is a story recounting the missing scene from the beach scene between Amon and Luther in Conviction. It's a different style for me, more of an inner monologue on Luther's part. I hope you'll all enjoy it.

It contains adult content, and discussions of the usual serious themes in Red Lantern - war, slavery, death, etc.

Really enjoyed writing this one. It's a scene I've always wanted to expand on.

And because I derped and didn't post a version of this for everyone outside the double res post, here is the completed cover!

Pulled some beauties out of the previously-unposted work I've done for Kyell Gold in the past. Enjoy ;)

Knew you guys would want this one ;)

I've been told by a bunch of you folk that you enjoy full res comic panels, so here's one of my favorites <3

I wish I'd remembered to save more, but here's some of the process of working on this cover.

Thank you so much everyone for bearing with me. The nightmare weeks are over! Red Lantern -Conviction is with the printers, and I can go back to my regularly scheduled life. Image dump incoming!

This is the new cover, btw ;)

Very sorry for not uploading content this last week of the month, my computer up and died on me. Anyone who met me at TFF this weekend likely saw me fretting about it while I was in Dallas and unable to do anything but tell my mate what to do from a distance. We've since figured out it's the graphics card, and I've ordered a replacement and am hoping to be back up and running by tomorrow, but until then I don't have access to my HDs and my files. I'll get back up to speed once this mini crisis is averted. Thank you all for your patience!

Ugh. That mansion. I can't even.

Just. . . hate drawing buildings. So much.

Posted a BIT out of order, but chronologically not-so, since this seen takes place DURING the bath scene between Amon and Luther. We decided to post these last two pages, since they're plot-relevant.

This story takes place in a future scene of Red Lantern - Conviction, during the night of the party at the Jaguar mansion. If you'd like to wait until that scene premieres online, it'll be a few weeks. It's readable as an aside, though.

Features Amon and a character by the name of 'Jigurandae', a black leopard.

One of the Double Res images this month. The second will be 'Wander Until We're Lost', which I'll be posting later tonight once I've polished it off. You guys will be the first to see it finished!

A few WIPs for an image (and also an upcoming Red Lantern page)

Thought this was an excellent choice for the full res file this month :)

Little late for Valentine's Day, but these two are a little late in the game of love in general.

As usual, got a bit more I want to do tomorrow when I'm more awake.

This was supposed to go up last month, but it ended up three times as long as it was supposed to, so here it is, all in one file. It turned into quite the mini-epic!

This was popular on Twitter and I've heard you guys saying you want more high resolution panels from Red Lantern, so I thought this'd be a good addition this month.

Two cute ones, both related to some of Kyell Gold's stories. The second one is a 'cosplay' piece with a character pretending to be Puck, lol.

Just posting another FYI for these - I'll be reading through and collecting all e-mail addresses from my message folder here tonight. If you're at the $10 tier and up (only necessary for the one month) and would like to receive the adult pages from Red Lantern - Conviction, PLEASE contact me by tonight.

Please use the messaging system here on Patreon, do not contact me via e-mail. My journals, images, everything gets leaked to pirate sites, so I can't take requests via e-mail, because I have no way to verify them. For transparency - here's why. I don't honestly believe I can stop the pirates, but I gotta say I went about things as professionally as possible since there are other artists on this project (one in particular for this scene) and I need to send her her legal percentage of the extra funds. If this was simply MY art, like say the adult pages from Cruelty, I wouldn't go this far. But because this involves other artists and my publisher, I have to try a little harder this time.

I will be sending the pages out via e-mail, one at a time. I'll be BCCing, so no worries, no one else will see your address.

The 'one at a time' thing is primarily because we're still working on them :P But they're real pretty, I think you guys are gonna like them. There are also slated to be 5 pages, not 4, so that's awesome (less awesome for my wrists, but that last page was totally necessary, trust me).

Keep in mind, the #s for pages shifted, because the previous scene with Dhaval and Isolde ended up taking a page longer than I anticipated. You aren't missing a page. . . 76 is just now 77, and so on.

On the plus side, all of you at the $10 level and -> who contacted me to receive the missing adult pages are now getting an extra page! So yay! Those will start going out via e-mail once pledges process at the end of the month, but I'll be doing a separate announcement concerning that in a day or so. Just wanted to address it here to preempt any questions about it.

WIP for a Collab Commission I'm working on with Alastair, involving Isolde (though she doesn't have her rosettes yet)

I'll be doing more to the water tomorrow before this gets posted, but it's like 95% done. I might move the speech bubbles around, too. Not happy with them atm.

You guys are the first to get a real good look at this one, which I'm calling 'Initiative'. It will be the conbook cover for TFF this year. I'm including some WIPs if you'd like to see how it came along.

As always, you guys are my fact checkers. I KNOW I missed something.

Hey all. There was a thread on one of my recent posts about this, so I thought I'd address it.

I'd be happy to post the adult pages of Red Lantern here, (probably for 'The Full Story' tier and up) but I've got one big roadblock to doing so, and the issue is sites (one in particular) that re-post everything I post here. I've long since accepted that this was going to happen, and I have faith in you guys continuing your support here (although I have actually lost about 1/3 of my income here since these sites came into being, so the effect isn't negligible).

In short, the only thing I can think to do, because I DO in fact think you guys deserve to get these pages, is go about sending the pages out on a personal basis, via e-mail. I've heard other creators do this, and while it's not practical for my normal posts, I could do it this one time.

One thing to note, haha! The adult pages you're all probably referring to, the scene with Dhaval and Isolde, aren't actually FINISHED yet, lol. So that's another reason I can't post them right now. We skipped ahead to finish the final two scenes of the comic. Once they're done though, here's what you can do to receive them-

- Make sure you're at the 'Full Story' tier. These pages would be on TOP of the stories, you won't miss out on any of the writing. One month at this tier is enough to receive the pages.

- Contact me THROUGH Patreon. I know I'm slow on answering messages here, but I'll be sure to get to every request eventually over the next month, which is about how long until those pages will be available.

- Provide your e-mail address in your message. I'll make a list, and send the pages out to you personally via e-mail

- Don't post them anywhere? I mean, I can't stop any of you. I'm not an idiot. I'm just imploring you to be a decent person. If Patreon becomes completely stripped of its ability to work as a reliable income source for me, there won't be any more advance content, extra content or side stories. I love that this site allows me to do this stuff, and I hope you guys do, too. What's more, insuring the extra pages don't get spread around online is one of the things my Publishers expect of me, and it's their ability to profit on my comics that's also on the line, here. A lot of people get hurt when paid content gets stolen, and it hurts your community's ability to publish and create the content you all love. So, please. Just keep that all in mind before you decide to do something shitty.

I know most of you all are awesome. There are a few bad apples, and they're making things like this more complicated for me. But I don't mind putting in a little more legwork to get you guys the content you want. I hope that's enough <3

A particularly beautiful panel from page 73 of Red Lantern - Conviction. I thought it'd make a really nice full res image to use as a phone background, or what have you. Enjoy!

Bobcats are so underappreciated, I wanted to dedicate this month to them

Another WIP for this one. . . she's very close to done. Is it just me, or do the preview images here post REALLY dark?

Obviously this one still has a few rough edges, I'll be touching it up a smidge more tonight.

Big page dump coming in the next week!

I'm off to coma. G'night.

Needs a bit more touching up before tomorrow, but. . . nyeh.

Lookit the babeh!

This story really got away from me, and became something I wasn't expecting. It was supposed to be a cute short, and quickly morphed into something much different. I feel like there's a second part to this, and that might be what I work on for December.

Warning - Not sure if this is exactly a trigger, but this story deals with characters grappling with the reality of a fatal illness. Being as Grayson has always had this illness, I'm not sure if the warning is warranted, but there it is.

I actually never named this piece, so have my sleepy mid-morning joke name

BIG BOI INCOMING

Technically this one is full res, but since it's black and white I figured I'd give you guys the whole shebang

WIP of a Patreon commission I'm about 80% on

Full week ahead on 66! Now you can brag you've seen the fuuuuutuuuuuure

In honor of 'Ty Game', Kyell's newest novel in the OOP universe coming out this upcoming month, I bequeath to you. . . my first-ever piece of Out of Position Fanart from years ago. I'm actually fond enough of this that I'm considering upgrading/re-doing some of the art to bring it up to my current standards. We'll see if I have time.

It's also your FULL RES file this month!

Two really special Double Res images this month ; )

You all get a sneak peak at this early ; ) Collab between myself and Neverwolf for Kyell Gold's new upcoming book 'Ty Game'

Finished the final 2500+ portion of this story, very happy to share it with you all! It is. . . pretty hot. IMHO

Also y'know, plotty. Because I can't help myself.

Enjoy!

I've been working on RL pages in batches, so a whoooole bunch are about to drop. You guys get a preview of the first two : )

Apparently this image was popular with my Menagerie folks, and being as I just posted the first half of the associated story, 'Respite', I thought it might be a good FULL RES file for this month. Enjoy, and remember to download : )

As usual I went way over on word count, so this is part 1 of 'Respite', a story featuring Ahsan and Lochan from 'Legacy', set prior to the events of the main book.

Writing grumpy Lochan is life. Such a curmudgeon.

Remember to download for the full size image!

Those last two pages, man. Brought me back.

Love this piece in sepia

Oldie but a goodie

Extra Full Res file this month for everyone subscribed to my story level and up!

Including the full story, since I made some edits from part 1.

Features Luther in his earlier years, (before Heretic) and a new character, 'Nikita', a northern wolf from the Kadrush region.

Enjoy!

I have crested the recovery hill from my recent surgery, and should be back to posting at a regular rate from now on :)

A few WIPs for images I'm working on atm

Still a few minor tweaks I want to make to this, but it's finished enough to post :)

A bit late, but I picked two I hope you all will enjoy :)

Very sorry for the delays last month, I'm aware I'm behind. I'm having serious issues with my tonsils and have to go in for surgery next week, so I'm going to get caught up this week while I still can. Thanks for everyone's patience!

WIPs of the gods Jupiter and Mercury. I actually directly sampled the color palettes for these from images of the actual planets.

Final for this image. This has been an emotional one for me. I've had a difficult month and I really wanted to work on something raw, and moreover, something about redemption. Solid redemption arcs are hard to come by, and part of my goal for a character like Ransom was to drag him slowly down throughout the story to his worst point, so I could eventually build him towards his best (I'd say that falls squarely on his proposal scene in book 3). This was most certainly his lowest point. I hope you were all repulsed by him, but begrudgingly came to love him over the course of the story.

In honor of the Ransom/Puck story this month, your full res image!

Ransom/Puck - M/M - NC-17

Warning - This story is a little brutal, but hopefully in a way most of you will find liberating. Life's tough out on the frontier.

I haven't forgotten about the second half of the Luther story, btw. Just having a hell of a time editing it for some reason :P Will post that soon!

This. Page. Killed me.

And I still think I'm gonna make some changes before tomorrow. . . .

WIPs #1 and #2 for this image. This is the month of remastering older images I always wish I'd finished. More to come!

Remember to download the attachment for both pages ;)

Pending Approval from the commissioner. Final WIP, I guess?

Not only are you guys the first to see this on the net, you're getting it as a double res image this month! My way of saying - sincerely - thank you SO MUCH for your support, from 8 years ago to today. My fans are the reason I'm able to create for a living, and I know these are two very dear characters, so doing this ReMaster feels right in so many ways.

Cute image from Kyell Gold's 'Love Match'

I really need to do more stuff in this watercolor style nowadays. . . .

This ended up WAY longer than it was supposed to, so I'm splitting it into two parts. There will still be a second story in June, no worries.

I have a fierce hunger to draw Nikita. I will probably do so before posting Part 2.

Enjoy!

Dat moment. . . .

This is actually nearly done, but I forgot to post this WIP last week. Commission is for Omegawolf, one of the patrons on the commission tier here :)

I waffled about on the background for this one a lot, eventually switching things up to favor something with lighter tones, since the character is so dark.

There was a call for higher res comic panels, and this is one of my favorites from Red Lantern - The Crimson Divine. This is actually printable resolution.

Had a great time writing this! It's the first time I've really touched these characters in years, and it was really refreshing. I hope you guys enjoy it!

There were some complaints that the pages being posted were not large enough, so I went up a bit in scale. This is 50% of the printing size, FYI.

I will keep to this scale for Cruelty pages from now on. Red Lantern pages are simply early-access, I'm afraid I can't go any bigger on those, but I'll keep in mind that you guys want more high res stuff from the comic for the high res and full res tiers, and will include some comic panels in there :)

This is an older piece I've decided to retire from my Limited Edition runs, so it belongs to you guys, now :) For printing for your own enjoyment, anyway :P )

This one's only going up a little bit early, apologies for that. I kind of passed out at my computer working on it last night :P

It occurred to me that I never finished coloring the trees on page 3 :P So, re-uploading that page!

Still tweaking this one, but it's pretty much done.

Back from FWA, and my wacom driver finally seems to be working again. For now, anyway :P

Omg guys, I have to tell you. It is SO much faster to work on a comic when it's basically a coloring book :P

Having so much fun with this!

So, I'm sure this will kind of come as a surprise, since I haven't discussed it with anyone except my publishers to this point, but. . . I am in the process of colorizing 'Cruelty' for a special re-release at Anthrocon 2018, in a hard-bound book containing both 'Cruelty' and 'Unconditional'.

I'm going to be releasing the colored pages right here on Patreon for the next few months, as well as some extra art I'll be doing for a new cover and a short erotic story.

I am intentionally doing as little to the old art style as possible, since 'upgrading' it would really entail just a complete re-do at this point, and honestly, there's something charming about my old shit style that I feel will completely change the tone of the comic if it's changed. Nostalgia? I dunno.

I'll be releasing 1-2 pages of this a week until it's finished. Enjoy!

I dunno why, but I found this panel while re-reading my own comic earlier today (I do that occasionally, to make sure I don't miss anything) and I absolutely adore it. I feel like it was wasted being so small, so here's a double res (technically full resolution, actually) version.

This makes for a nice double res graphic. Sticker 'em if you got 'em!

WIP for a commission I'm working on for one of the very donators here on Patreon. You know who you are ;)

WIPs 1 & 2

Kickstarter will be live very soon! I'll be sure to link here as well as FA, Twitter and the RL mailing list, which you can sign up for here - http://eepurl.com/dpPjUn

I have to do fanart of Lotor. . . for my health. Because seriously.

Look at him.

Oh god, the stripes. Whose idea was it to have a tiger in this comic anyway?

Right. Mine.

Slow progress on this one thanks to this freaking back injury, but I should have it finished by tomorrow. In the mean time. . . WIP!

Really glad I can post this now. This was an image I did for a photograph on the cover of 'Love Match 2'

Really cute cover I did for Kyell Gold's 'Love Match' 2

Cameo goin' on in the background there ;)

Full version coming soon!

Can't say much about this yet, but I can at least post a teaser image. Dun dun dunnnnn

WIP for a cover I'm working on this month

I'll be posting these regularly now! Craziness, I know. You guys get them a day earlier :)

As promised last month, the full res file for this image :) I used to make these V-Day images each year, but this may be the last for a little while, at least until RL-Conviction is finished.

You guys will be the first to see this image other than the TFF people :)

I dunno why, but this panel entertains me. Hopefully it will entertain some of you. I find it makes a good phone screen ;)

The other big project I was working on this month was this image for Texas Furry Fiesta, 'Texas Wonderland'. Here's a few WIPs

Posting a few WIPs from my project this month, some of the interiors I've been working on for Love Match Book 2

I've been quiet this month so I thought I'd drop a really nice double res on you guys. Enjoy!

An oldie but a goodie. This is the 'clean' version of this file (not meaning that there's an adult one) because the exterior space around the character has been cleaned up, to be used for printing as a magnet, sticker or really, whatever you can think up. I once used them for t-shirts, even!

Hoping to finish this one tonight! It's one of the last few commissions I'll be doing for awhile. I'll post the complete file if I finish tonight.

This month has primarily been a prep month for me, for MFF and a big comic project I'll be launching soon (one many of you already read, I suspect). BUT, I took some time to do a personal piece over the last week. Included here are the WIPs of the whole process.

You guys will be the first to see this in its fully colored form! The back part of Ahsan's Daki design, now in DOUBLE RES!

Linework for the stained glass otter I finished this past month. If anyone would be interested in a 'coloring book' style larger res file of this, just ask!

I think some of you may recognize this piece :) I thought it'd make a great double res pic for this month

#2, about 25 hours in

First of many! Cover design for Kyell Gold's upcoming novel 'Camouflage'. The binding boxes designate where the dimensions of the book cover will fall.

Really enjoyed working on this. It's actually a very small background element for a larger piece I'm working on for Kyell Gold's book 'Camouflage', but it's really pretty as a stand-alone piece and I thought it might make for a fun phone background or something. Enjoy!

Badge recently completed on commission

You guys are actually the first to see this art! This is the art card design for my newest toy with Fetish Zone, my alien critter, the 'Thrask'. Some of you might remember him from FA awhile back. Thrask are an original alien species I created. You can find their chart here - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11186514/

I'm going to be posting a bunch of dragon-related images this month, starting off with this beauty from a few years back. More to come!

Sorry these are late! I was camping in the smoky mountains this past week and lost track of the dates. Enjoy some Puck as an apology :)

I did a pile of quick sketches this past week for some of my higher tier backers for the 'Savage AF' shirts. All of them are quickies, and contain random characters/critters. I'm including them all at their full res, since they'll never be posted anywhere else. Please feel free to use them to fool around with and color if you're an artist yourself and want to have some fun :)

Art Jammed with Ishaway this past week and we did a number of these. I'm posting them here, each one had a 'theme'. The themes in order were -

'Devotion'

'Amorous Desire'

'Euphoria'

This is a tattoo design I did awhile back, thought it might be nice to share it here :)

Your Full Res file for this month is a biiiiiiiig boy :)

One of the double res files for this month

Rough WIP for Kyell Gold's upcoming novel 'Camouflage'

Finished sketch for Trejaan

Hey everyone! It's been a little while since I last posted, I had some issues with my account (as some of you might know) Thank you so much for staying with me during this time, I'll endeavor to make up for my absence over the next two weeks!

First off we have a sketch of a dragon character from my current DnD game. This is his human form (obviously :P)

WIP #2!

This is a fun design that will print well for smaller objects, like stickers and magnets. Enjoy!

Work In Progress of a cute otter!

Work in Progress for Trejaan

You can never have enough Grayson. Not even at full resolution ;)

One of the Double Res files for this month! Enjoy :)

WIP of a big commission I'm working on this month

Second Double Res file for this month! That fox is in trouble. . . .

Full Res file for this month!

About to head off to Anthrocon. This is a tough read, just to warn everyone. Normally I'm tongue and cheek about that, but this is an earnest warning - if you need to be somewhere soon, hold off on reading this until you have some time to yourself.

This was a difficult novel in general for me to finish. I plot all of my writing out far in advance, so I know where the story is headed as I write it, and knowing the journey I had in store for these characters, putting in the hours to write this book was a very difficult emotional journey for me.

I hope at the very least it makes you all feel something.

Chapter includes graphic depictions of violence

Nearing the end of the story, everyone. Final chapter will go up right before I leave for AC.

A character cameo in 'Legacy', Ermingild graces a few of the final chapters of Dusk with his ratty goodness :) This is one of the interior illustrations in the book, and I wanted to share it here since Ermingild's creator is a backer here on Patreon. Thank you again for your support!

Combining two chapters so I can be sure I finish posting these by the time I have to leave for Anthrocon.

Worth mentioning - the character 'Ermingild' is a cameo appearance by a Patreon backer, Sirberus. I hope I did him justice, and my thanks go out to him, and to all you folks who continue to donate. Books like this really aren't possible without the support I receive here.

Chapter 7 includes explicit scenes, just FYI :P

Rough layout for a painting I'll be working on over the next two weeks. It's bound for Anthrocon!

Dusk, chapter 6!

Again, comments are encouraged!

Decided I'd do a super special double res file this month :) This one hasn't even ever gone up for sale yet. Enjoy!

This will be coming out soon in 'Dubiously Canon', a collection of not quite canon side stories to Red Lantern. You guys get it a whole month early :)

I'm incredibly happy with this one, now that it's done. I especially enjoyed writing the rambunctious scene near the end ;) Please let me know what you all think!

This Original will be for sale at the Anthrocon Art show, by the by. For anyone going.

Please feel free to comment / critique here, I'd love some feedback. You guys are the first to read these chapters other than my editors!

Work in Progress for the 'Legacy - Dusk' Cover

Chapter 3! I'll be posting 1 of these a week until Anthrocon :)

Full resolution file for this month! This one prints really nicely even on cheap matte paper, so have at it :)

I got a complaint about one of the previous double res images posted, apparently I posted an earlier, graphite version of it awhile ago. Apologies, sometimes it can be hard to keep track, I have hundreds of images in my Patreon folder and sometimes they're named differently so I don't catch repeats.

In any case, I wanted to keep this month squarely focused on Legacy, so here's Kadar!

One of the double res images for this month, and a preview of an illustration for Legacy - Dusk

I know this one's been a long time coming. I've kind of been working on it in secret.

These chapters directly follow Legacy Chapter 13 from Legacy - Dawn

Sketch WIP for a commission I'm working on for Teiirka

Posting this here before anywhere else! This is the cover I did for Foxamoore's first ever book of sheet music. I was pretty stoked to work on this, hope I did it justice :) He'll be publishing this book through Sofawolf in the near future, keep your eyes out for it!

I was really happy with how this came out and totes stoked to see it in full size at FWA this year, but apparently the standee got stolen, and I never got to see it, nor did it get auctioned for charity. I'm pretty bummed about that, seeing as I put a lot of time into it, so I figured I'd give it to you guys and at least assure this badass lady gets some time in the spotlight.

I'm trying something more expedient and including both double res files this month in one post. The first is the Assassin fox I made for FWA this year, and he is HUGE even at half res, so have fun with that one. The second is a nice piece of Ransom/Puck art in celebration of posting all of 'Whiteout' on FA finally (no external links sorry, go look it up)

The color seems to be screwed up in the thumbnail, we'll see if that changes when I upload it. . . .

Including the two WIPs as attachments. This is a piece I'm working on for the composer/musician Foxamoore, for his first ever book of sheet music for the piano. I expect I'll be uploading the final file in a few days, so stay tuned!

The Grayson/Shivah short story that may or may not have happened

Parts 1 & 2 combined for anyone who may have missed the first part

Sharing the WIP progression for this image. This was the result of trying out a few new things to really test and challenge myself. I used mostly one chunky brush (I cheated once or twice with round brushes to do the globe and parts of the armor) and really pushed the saturation and highlights. I'm trying to develop more striking values in my work, to really make it pop. This was a good character for that, with his unusual color palette.

I did this piece for a sweet fan and her wife recently, and figured I'd post it here :) Not enough F/F love here

This is what the pages look like very early on when I've just gotten the linework back in its earliest stage of coloring from Ishaway. At this point I take over and do the finishing work.

Commission I did at TFF this year. Chester's spats have seen some serious wear and tear.

This is a day late, apologies. Just barely got done recovering from TFF and prepping for FWA, which is in. . . a few days. Phew!

Second double res file for the month, and my treat to you guys ;)

So, I really liked this movie, guys. That's my only excuse.

One of the double res files for this month, additionally, posting this here early!

Nearly finished on this one, commission for Trejaan

Since Shivah made a few appearances in other files this month, I thought I'd share one of the first images I ever drew of her :)

WIPs for my image 'Dubiously Canon'

The sketch for my image 'Alternating Current', one of the DOUBLE RESOLUTION files this month!

Second Work in Progress for this cover, nearly done!

I can hardly believe I'm actually following through with this book. . . but I am, it seems.

A WIP for a piece I'm working on from last year's Female Menagerie list. I'll be doing an edited, clothed version for general posting online, as well. How do you all feel about having that as your second double-res image this month? Let me know.

Somehow, I feel like this is the most phallic image I've ever drawn, and the only character in it is female. . . .

WIP, obviously

A short story chronicling a day between Grayson Reed and Shivah. This is another of those 'dubiously canon' stories that may or may not have happened, depending on how you prefer to interpret your own canon. It loosely follows the events in 'Sinful Behavior', but can easily be read assuming that the events in that short story never happened, either.

Choose your own canon! Choose your ship! Or don't :P We're easy here.

About 75% done with this page

An oldie but a goodie :)

The full resolution file for this month is a rarity - a dragon! I should really upload more dragons here. . . .

Final catch-up for December :)

Ringing in the new year, and catching us up for December, your full res file!

Back up and rolling with these

For a super secret project thingie.

Posting here before anywhere else :) This is the cover for Kyell Gold's upcoming series 'Love Match'. . . or at least for the first book, anyway ;) It's a sports-themed gay romance / coming of age story, and it's a fabulous read. It's coming out in January from Furplanet press. Very excited!

This is actually a crop from the full image, which is laid out for a book cover, so. . . it's a bit wonky.

A whole bunch of thumbs and WIPs for the upcoming 'Love Match' cover I finished for Kyell Gold. This series is FANTASTIC, btw. The first book's set to come out at FC this year.

Work in Progress of a sketch I'm doing for a Patron

Continued November Catch-Up

I had a SURPRISE! convention in November that completely overwhelmed me and ate up what little time I had left that month. To catch you all up, I'm posting the updates for November all at once, and this coming week, I'll be posting some new stuff for December. Apologies for the image dump!

The images below include a set of WIPs for a commission I did last month, which will also be one of the high res images, done in a two-tone value study method that I learned doing a Schoolism class. I want to thank you all again, having Patreon is one of the reasons I've been able to devote any time at all to taking classes again (it's been about ten years since I graduated from college, and I still have a lot to learn).

Considered whether or not I wanted to bring this one out of retirement for awhile. I think it's been enough time. This is one of my favorite adult pieces of Reis / Marcus.

Sometimes I like to dig up older art that's maintained its charm and post it here. For some of you, I'm sure it's the first time you've ever seen it. Hope you enjoy!

One of the double res images for this month. Wolfhounds are besthounds.

Included are some progress shots from this pic. If anyone has any questions, as always, feel free to ask.

WIP for a commission I'm working on of a Cullen/lion character

A commission completed at AZFurcon this year

This is going to be one of the Double Resolution files this month, once it's finished :)

I've decided I'm going to start posting some resources here. I.E., things I use in art that could be useful to other artists. These are free-to-use brushes, some of which were made by me, some of which were gathered off the internet over the years. Enjoy!

Some of you may have already seen this one on twitter, but I wanted to post it here, too. This sequence shows a 'dark to light' technique of lighting a piece. It's how I generally tend to approach my lighting, but I used a few different photoshop methods to bring out the color, including using overlay layers and duplicating lighting layers.

Another Schoolism commission :)

One of the double res files for this month! Another Schoolism commission

HUGE image dump coming! Sorry to spam you guys all at once this month but it's been a busy month for me life-wise, so I'm sending out all updates at once.

I did a few of these this month as part of my Schoolism curriculum, an online resource for artists that provides relatively inexpensive recorded classes. Improving my art through real art classes has been a long time coming - I don't actually have a college art education, so I feel like I've been missing out on a lot over the years. Patreon is part of the reason I'm able to afford to take these, so thank you everyone!

Finishing this story proved tricky near the end. Figuring out how these two characters would interact and how to bring it to a meaningful conclusion was something I ended up re-writing several times before I feel I got it right.

Let me know what you think, as usual :) I know it was a long wait, but I hope it was worth it. Thanks!

Really cute commission I did at RMFC of Shivah and Mo, the terrier, showing off some girl power

Naughty jackal

Otherwise known as 'that character who's totally not a digimon, yo'

Sticking with Legacy artwork for this month, seeing as I'm going to start posting new chapters soon :)

Can't apologize enough for the radio silence, guys. I'm sure a lot of you already know this, because I've certainly been complaining about it enough :P But for the last month, I've been in suspended animation, moved half between two houses, and with no access to reliable internet (save on my phone, and trying to upload large files that way nearly bankrupted me with a massive Verizon bill).

As of last week, I am officially (mostly) moved in. And most importantly, I have internet again! Every single day's been hectic since then, the house is brand spanking new and thus we're finding every possible problem in one week. But I have an office now, I've started to be able to get back to art, and I'm catching up on mail-outs.

Patreon folks expecting a pledge package - I am two months behind as of the end of August. I'm sending out MASSIVE amounts of stuff this month, seeing as a lot of backers are getting books, and I'm throwing in a few extra goodies just to make up for the wait :)

Thank you so much for your patience and your continued patronage during this time. I have a few goodies this month, including the final update for 'Language Barrier', and some spiffy new double res / full res images. Check your inboxes over the next week!

The Luchaning continues. . . .

This was a quick sketch / bust thing I did at my lame 'Rukis draws pirates' panel at AC this year. I'm including a few stages of the break-down, so you can get a good idea how I construct a basic image. If anyone has any questions, ask away! I also have a PSD if anyone would like it.

F*ck, it's happening. This is all thanks to a few over-zealous bidders at Anthrocon this year.

Luther / Lochan

The impossible is possible, when you've accepted you're giving up on your own canon for the sake of smut.

The second Double Resolution file for this month!

See anyone heading to Anthrocon soon :D

Just a peak at the bones of this piece. The linework I do for paintings tends to be VERY loose, since I know it's going to change a whole lot once I get a paint brush to it.

The full page should be posted tomorrow on FA. For now, you all get the WIP. It's about 80% done at this point, just needs highlighting/detailing.

Yes. That means I'll be working on it in my hotel room. But to be honest, there isn't much else to do Wed night in Pittsburgh :P

This is kind of Kadar's month, what with the release of 'Legacy' in a few weeks, so I thought hey. . . maybe you guys might enjoy seeing him nekkid ;)

Final chapter in book 1 - Dawn

As always, please feel free to comment, give me your overall experience for book 1. It'd be great to get some feedback before my panel at AC.

First steps. . . .

It occurred to me that I'm behind on these, so I'm going to post a whole ton tonight :) Including a few extras!

Raja is the roommate from hell.

As always, comments are appreciated! Helps me catch things before I post it on FA.

You guys get to see it first! The chapter image for Legacy Chap. 11

Incidentally, if you guys like this image this might be the month to pledge a bit higher. It's one of the DOUBLE resolution files for this month!

WARNING - Adult scenes

Hey guys. So this was an EXTREMELY difficult chapter for me to write, and when you read it I think you'll understand why. The pacing of one scene in particular has some very high highs and some very low lows. I wanted to build it up into one big sweeping, complex, emotional high, but I'm not sure how well I tackled it. I'd really appreciate some feedback on this one. Were you brought along for the emotional roller-coaster, or was it too jarring?

Also, if you read Part 1, please be aware, it was missing the 'past sequence' scene before. It's now been added, and I feel it's essential to the chapter as a whole, so give it a quick read before you move on, if you could.

Note - the sequence in the beginning of the chapter is missing for now, I'm still deciding what I want to do with it. That will change when I update the entire chapter.

Full chapter this time!

I won't burden you all with the terrible playlist of horribly depressive songs I listened to while writing this

Figured since I just posted the corresponding chapter I should put up another WIP of this image. Illustration for Legacy chapter 9

Apologies in advance

WIP for a commission featuring a pretty epic goat

WIP on my Valentine's Day image commission

I am incapable of writing short adult stories, as it turns out. Sorry this took so long, but I'm finally happy with it :) I hope you all enjoy!

Advance peek at the image from Legacy chapter 9

Final version of this pic pending some consideration. Not sure if I want to keep the canvas texture in yet or not. I like the effect it gives, but it's new for me.

Since updates on comics have been slow, I decided I'd spoil you guys on the last double res file this month. Enjoy :)

Got a little spicy with the full res file this month ;)

This piece has turned into a beast. Hoping to finish tomorrow.

As requested :)

This thing has been so fun to write. . . .

Comments, please! I get so little feedback here on Patreon, it'd be great to know what you guys thought :)

This was an older commission I did nearly five years ago, so it's reached its retirement age at this point. It makes for an excellent background / screen-saver, though. Enjoy!

There were a number of requests for this, since I've been releasing the story (finally), so I present to you - your full resolution file for the month!

This is one of my all-time favorite interior illustrations from 'Off the Beaten Path'. I thought it might make a really nice double res file.

Remember to download the paperclip image for the full size!

Plugging away at this one, the lighting is challenging in the best of ways :)

This one will get cross-posted to my twitter, as well. If you're not already following me there, I'm trying to use it a little more of late. I hear it's the new hip thing. *adjusts grandpa pants*

Finished linework for the next Legacy chapter image. Suffice to say, there will be violence. And badass 'yena bitches. And also Lochan. And Kadar somewhere, I'm sure.

I know, it's LONG overdue. At last, the 'dubiously canon' side story featuring Puck and Luther. This is part 1 / 3

I don't THINK I've posted this here yet, apologies if I have. This is the very first WIP for a big commission I'm working on, which will eventually be a collab with Foxamoore. More to come soon!

This is easily the nicest image I've produced this month, so I thought it would be an excellent choice for the full resolution file for y'all :) Enjoy!

Another WIP from 'Love Match' :)

I recently got permission to start posting WIPs from my big project with Kyell Gold right now, his patreon-funded novel 'Love Match'. This is Kim, a snarky coyote.

If you're interested in his campaign, you can find it over yonder - https://www.patreon.com/kyellgold?ty=h

So, funny story. I worked on this as a pic for the next Legacy chapter, and I had so much fun working on all those bleedy spots going down his neck, I forgot his collar. Being as it's original media, it seemed a shame to cover them up, so you guys get to see the unadulterated version before I digitally add in the collar ;)

Commission done for a backer right here on Patreon :)

Your full resolution file for the month

Again, remember to download the attachment for the full version :)

Your second double res file for this month :)

Remember to download the attachment for the full version

Figured I'd give you guys a naughty double resolution file this month :)

More coming soon!

Badge reward for Exclusivechan! So cute <3

A commission done for Tanabi at FC this year! He likes cats and space themes, so. . . space cat!

This is a story from Lochan's past, before he bought his freedom and became a guard on the plantation in 'Legacy'

Finished art soon to follow!

Warning - Story contains graphic adult scenes, some of which are a little rough. Not for fragile audiences ;)

This story should be posted shortly, and the art shortly thereafter :) You'd have to be subscribed to the 'Insider's Track' to read the story early, though.

WIP for a new piece

And now, as an rtf

This chapter has been very difficult to write, for some reason. I'm looking forward to getting to chapter 8 so much, maybe that's why.

This is a small snippet, for now. Expect more shortly!

This is also kind of an oldie, but I've been told by a number of people that they use it as a background or a wallpaper, so here you go. . . a file a little more suited to that :)

Your full resolution file for this month :) Feel free to print!

Make sure you download the attachment for the full size image.

Sorry for such radio silence this month guys, I've been working on several things for Kyell, which I'm hoping to be posting some sneak peeks of here soon :)

Meanwhile, this is an oldie but a goodie

New character design based on a canonical race from Star Wars

Posting it here before anywhere else :)

Just a WIP, he needs some re-sizing on the one side that I'm aware of, and a lot more shading

A nearly-finished design for my next Dakimakura, featuring 'Delilah Denholme' from Heretic

This may be the final WIP, pending advice from the publisher. We shall see!

Man, whenever I do prints of this thing, it's going to eat ALL THE BLACK INK IN THE WORLD.

I'm coming up on the water effects. . . ohgod

I feel like I'm ready to let this one out into the world, after a few years. This was a BIG painting I did three years back of a red dragon styled after the D&D Red Dragons. This is the full resolution file, which means you can print it to scale (which I believe was around 11 x 14 inches, or something like that).

Wooowww, that was a long image title :P

One of your double resolution files for the month!

A preview of the image I'll be posting with Legacy Chapter 6

I decided to save a few commissions I did for HomeCon this weekend for Patreon. This one was done for Skunkbomb, with his guy showing off his. . . erm. . . assets ;) I'd say that qualifies as a warning.

At laaaaaaast!

This is a VERY rough WIP for a client of his goat character enchanting a sword. It may change quite a bit once he weighs in on it :)

Just something to go along with the little portrait I did of Puck and Ransom

The very first (and roughest) of my WIPs for the cover of 'Black Angel', the last of the three books in Kyell Gold's 'Dangerous Spirits' series

The title is my lame attempt at a name for this pairing. This is just a little sketch I did of Puck and Ransom.

A double resolution file for my image 'Alone'

A WIP for an image I'm working on. I'll be doing an uncensored version for Menagerie

Posting this here before I post it on FA tomorrow. This is probably the only large painting I've ever done in one sitting.

Puck, when he was first alone in the world, before he found his coyote.

I don't normally upload sketches as a double or full resolution image, but I was very fond of this one, and I hope you guys will be, too. Technically the 'double' resolution for this file is the full res also :)

I haven't given you guys enough in the way of nude pics lately, I feel like. This one is. . . mostly nude. Y'know, where it counts.

The Full Resolution file for this month is very smug.

To me, that seems to be what this dragon is saying.

I'm painting this tonight! Cuz I felt there was a serious lack of dragon in my life, of late.

Sketch commission completed for Red Fathom this month! I have a few sketch level spots open now, if anyone else is interested :)

A thingie I'm working on

Sketch Portraits / Badges done for a few of you folks :)

Nearly at the bottom of my Patreon commission queue! Next up is Moongara

An overdue sketch for a very patient dude :)

Posting a few WIPs of some Dev/Lee stuff I've been working on that is non-spoilery (I think by now we all know they go at it)

The second double res file for this month. It's not all THAT huge, since it's an old image and I didn't used to work as large, but it's a goodie :)

The Full Res file for this month :)

Another of my 5 x 7 'to be painted' pieces. This one's going to involve some metallic paint, I think. I'm sure it'll be a hot mess, but I'm having fun with the henna designs

(I realize the impossibility of EVER doing henna on fur, but let's just let imagination take over on this one)

I've been working on these two 5 x 7 paintings, trying to expand my bravery with bold colors and paint. This is the linework for one of them. She's no particular character, I just wanted to draw something that was orange and green, so a tigress druid seemed like a good choice

One of my current DnD characters. He's a mage from a violent, militant dictatorship, and had a pretty rough life before escaping the military. He's a Wizard with a focus on Invocation. Surprising, I know :P

I don't post my human work anywhere anymore, but someone awhile back talked about wanting to see it, so I figured here's a good place.

This is also the character with the pet ooze 'Blobby'. I may have to draw Blobby eventually.

Someone recently asked me to turn this panel in to a wallpaper-sized thing for their tablet. Wasn't much trouble, so I figured I'd share it with all of you as well.

By specific request, before even the FA folks get to see it, one of your new double resolution files!

WIP #2, this time with basic color thrown on.

I'll be streaming this later tonight, after my Walking Dead / The Strain nerdout time ;)

WIP for the next image for Legacy chapter 5

The entirety of Chapter 5. Still needs some editing, so I'm sure there are a few typos.

BIG OL' WARNING - This chapter contains really, really bad things. Like I can't even stress this enough. Saying any more would constitute a spoiler, but just assume that if you're easily bothered by adult themes and violence, this one may not be for you.

This should be the final WIP for this piece

A commission for Moongara of her character in their feral form

I've always liked this image, and I felt like bringing Shivah back this month.

This is a commission I did awhile back. Due to the sheer size of the piece, I was only able to get a photo of it, that's why it's not quite as clean as a scan would have been. Definitely different material than I'm used to, so it proved quite challenging to draw!

A WIP for the back of a Dakimakura design featuring Isolde

Since I've been leaving you all waiting awhile for pages, I'm releasing the next two scenes from Red Lantern right here for folks on the Insider's Track. One of them is a scene in which Isolde instructs Dhaval on how to dance and speaks to him about a new client, and another is a scene where Amon learns of his fate from Manjusha Immar.

Your full res file for this month! Feel free to print yourself a copy at home :)

One of your double resolution files for this month! This guy seems to be becoming a new favorite for some of you out there.

The prologue for chapter 5 is a bit long and has taken me quite awhile to completely iron out, so it's all I'll be posting for now. Should be more to post in a week or so!

A sneak peak for all folks on the Insider's Track! Finished this tonight, it'll be getting posted on FA tomorrow, along with Chapter 4 of 'Legacy'

Wanted to dump some more Legacy characters on y'all ;)

Really wanted to thank you all for being so awesome this month and putting up with my radio silence, so I wanted to put up something BIG as my full resolution file this month. Enjoy!

The entirety of Chapter 4! Enjoy, folks

A WIP for a piece I'm working on featuring 'Ahsan' from 'Legacy'

Part 1 of Chapter 4, working on finishing up part 2 now!

A WIP for a commission featuring Puquanah

Also, if finished, this will be the last new adult piece to go up in my AC Art Show :)

A digital painting guide for what will eventually be a traditionally-painted piece. If all goes well and I don't hate it, it SHOULD show up at the AC Art Show.

My final painting for AC this year was slated to be the finale for 'I've Loved You Since Then', which was originally going to be more of a private, personal vows sort of piece. But since the recent Supreme Court decision, I felt it's about time these two got a legitimate wedding picture.

This is just a digital mockup of the linework for the piece

A sketch commission I finished recently

Your second double resolution file for the month :)

Rough mockup for a growler design featuring 'Mad Wolf Brew'. If the Manoratha had an official beverage (and I fail to see why it wouldn't) this would be it!

Might be a few of these available at AC, etched on actual growlers.

Just finished this. . . literally half an hour ago, and I am super tired. My attempt at a re-mastering of an old piece. I did this in acrylic paint, which proved a challenge for my admittedly novice painting skills. But hey, practice makes perfect! All in all, I feel I learned a lot with this piece, and for any interested, it will be up for sale at the Anthrocon Art Show.

Since this year seems to be the year of remakes, I'm going back and re-mastering some of my old pieces for Anthrocon this year. This right here is just a loose color guide for 'Damning Confession'. I'll be using this as a color guide for a traditional painting I'll be working on.

Work in Progress shot for a new piece!

Both a sneak peak AND your Double Resolution file for this month!

Just what the title says :)

Works In Progress for a new book cover I'm working on

A WIP for a new Daki I'm working on, of a certain football-playing tiger ;)

Sorry for so much radio silence this month! I had a lot of preparation for, and then over a week's worth of a trip to Confuzzled in the UK! Quite the experience, and thanks go to a lot of you Patreon folks for making it possible by helping me hit that milestone :)

I got behind on Legacy this month so I'll be posting that right away on FA. . . to make up for that fact, have a metric TON of sketches posted nowhere else ;) These are just some of the sketches I did over in the UK.

A WIP for a painting I'm working on. Medium is Acrylic on wood

To celebrate his first-ever appearance in Red Lantern, I dub thee - Grayson Reed month! Expect to see a lot of art of him going up, and just as an added bonus this month, you'll actually be getting TWO full resolution files! (both featuring him, of course ;)

I'm sure he expects nothing less than your complete adoration. Because he's fucking Grayson Reed :P

Grayson appears for the first time in the official Red Lantern comic, on page 44! Here's a WIP

A WIP for an upcoming panel from 'Red Lantern - Conviction', featuring the Cerberus, Luther's flagship. You can vaguely see Luther there in front, atop Specter

Included is a WIP for the image for this chapter, featuring 'Raja', the king cheetah character in this story.

Enjoy, and feel free to comment! I love getting feedback :)

Your second double resolution file for the month :)

This is the WIP for Chapter 1 of 'Legacy', and a sneak peak for all you folks on the Insider's Track

It's that time again! I'm starting up my work on a new novel. 'Legacy' is set in the Red Lantern universe, and takes place, roughly twenty years before the events of Red Lantern. I'll be posting chapters here several days in advance of their post on FA, so enjoy :)

LOL

I found this while I was going through my files, and seeing as I did it years ago, I figure some of you may never have seen it. This was, obviously, my take on 'Batman' for the RMFC I GOH'd a long time ago. Their theme was 'superheros'

Your full resolution image for the month! This bad boy is ready to be mounted on your wall. . .

Or just mounted ;)

This is a WIP for two badges I'm working on for two gents I've known on the con circuit for many years now. I've done work for them in the past, but never badges. They requested joined badges, which I haven't done often.

This is the rough for the linework, but I honestly like rough linework more than finished linework some time, you can see a lot more character. I call it the 'bones' of a sketch, and it's my favorite stage.

This was actually finished awhile ago, but I only now thought to upload it. It's kind of unique, and people have been urging me to upload more WIPs, so I'm gonna do that :)

This was actually drawn on wood, and Kenket will be painting it. It features Karmakat's character, and Reis from Cruelty/Unconditional, in their cop uniforms.

Another interesting tidbit about this piece. . . I had a friend of the family, a retired Corrections Officer and firearms instructor, pose for this for me for reference photos. I wanted to make sure I got the firing stances and the actual way the gun is held correct, and he was an excellent resource :)

Hoping to finish this piece soon, when I have more free time. Anyway, here's where it's at so far

Your full resolution file for this month, and one of my favorite graphite pieces

Closeup of some of the painting I'm doing on this image

Work in Progress for a piece of personal art. It is, of course, featuring Luther. Because most of my personal art is

This would probably be when he was on the run, after murdering (and it really was straight up murder) the bounty hunter that tracked him down after he fled the work camp. The sword is somewhat out of place considering he was destitutely poor at the time, but I'm gonna say he took it from the bounty hunter.

I'll be posting a whole bunch of 'Whiteout' WIPs over the next few days.

For those who didn't know, this is the Puck/Ransom genesis comic I've been working on all this month. It will be coming out at Anthrocon as part of Heat # 12

This is an older piece I'm considering re-painting. I've always felt that for a piece that had such importance to me (being the stepping stone for my first novel and all) it deserved better color. I might be making that happen soon :)

An oldie but still one of my favorite old dragon designs, and one of the double resolution files for this month :)

WIP #2! At this point Myenia has set in the color palette, and obviously, much of the finishing still needs to happen. Also that upper panel there :P

I'll be working on this in between Whiteout work over the next two weeks

Work for Red Lantern is back underway! *cheers*

This is the WIP I finished a few months back for page 42. I'll be uploading Myenia's color layout next :)

I roughed this out last night. It's a piece of art for an upcoming story I'll be posting here, filling in that 'did they or didn't they' gap I left for Puck/Luther.

Obviously in this version, they did.

I honestly dunno if I'll ever finish this. It was a dumb idea that just never went anywhere :P

Featuring Shivah and Grayson Reed, from 'Off the Beaten Path' and 'Red Lantern'

Your final full res file for the month :) What a month!

Another full res file for this month, in the spirit of Valentine's Day <3

Full Res file for this month should've been obvious :)

But I'm gonna throw in two others, because I love ya all

A WIP of my Valentine's Day piece

I have been assured by the Patreon team that this should post.

This is the modified script for 'Whiteout', the short comic I posted thumbs for a few days ago

Another original species I designed recently. I may actually make this species open. . . we'll have to see.

This is just a promotional image I have planned to advertise Kyell's Patreon this month. Featuring Braden doing what he does best. . . being snarky.

Obviously this is the rough

I seem to be able to include images, but still no attachments. I have no idea what the issue is yet, as the Patreon people still haven't gotten back to me. But, I'll keep the pressure on.

Trying once again to post the 'Whiteout' Script. Let's see if it works this time, Patreon.

This is the revised script.

(Re-posting. I'm not really certain what went wrong with the last one, but I'll try uploading it in segments. I really shouldn't have to, though. . . .)

This is a real special treat for folks on the Insider's Track and up. This is a comic I have planned to work on over the next few months. I can't say too much about it yet, except that it features Puck and Ransom, and their first meeting. These are very rough thumbnails with an even rougher script. I'll upload more as I have it ;)

The second double resolution file for this month. I had a really great time working on this :)

I present to you the full resolution file for this month, 'Two Degrees Cooler in the Shade'. Enjoy!

I happened to snap a shot of a WIP for this piece, so I figured eh, why not post it?

I've arbitrarily decided this will be the month of hi-res files for my traditional media pieces. This is a not-so-old favorite ;)

This month was hectic, what with 'Off the Beaten Path' coming to a close and Further Confusion going on. So I'm going to be doing this month's goodies in one big dump.

Okay, that sounded bad : P But you know what I mean.

We're starting off with a series of WIPs for an image I recently posted on FA, which most of you have probably seen already.

Apologies that these were all taken with a camera, the painting was too large for my scanner.

Note - for FA readers, this would be chapter 32

Part 1 of the final chapter!

This is actually an enormous file for a 'double res' image, but that's because the original size was intended for printing on enormous pillowcases :P

This should at least be printable on home printers. So enjoy! ;)

So, this was a fairly small file for me, which means the 'double' resolution of what I posted online was actually the full resolution file, too. So you're all getting a twofer, in addition to the one Full Res file I already uploaded this month ;)

There's a secondary reason I'm offering this as a full res file. And that is that, to put it simply, it's a really dark image that's going to exhaust my ink cartridges if I ever try to print it. So this is one of the few pieces of full color artwork this year that's never going to make it into my print binder. Considering that, I wanted to give you all the chance to have it printed if you want. I'd suggest doing so at a chain store, though, lol. Save your printers :P

This one probably won't be out until AC this year, but here's a preview of the back design for a Dakimakura for 'Delilah', from Heretic (Luther's wife)