Red's Report (Patreon)

Hey all, finally put the finishing touches on a couple things so it's time for another monthly update.

Biggest things this month are the drawings I was able to finish. This first one features an old OC of mine but it's the first time I've drawn her in many years. She runs a jewelry shop in the same universe as T'lar, my pink succubus character you may have seen around before. This drawing is based on the winning sketch from the last poll! (#3)

As usual, the full set will be posted separately in a little while. Like a few others I've worked on recently, this one also took an insane amount of time because I kept it animation-ready. As you can see, that means there's hundreds of layers that otherwise wouldn't need to be separated.

While working on Trina and the mimic I needed a break from some of the tediousness of dealing with all that, so as a bonus I also finished off another sketch that's been nominated a few times (#6). Pheona is another oooooold OC of mine, this time a part gnome (smol in stature and known for their large, rounded ears in this world) and thief (goes great with jewelry store owners). She's also a known assassin and is often caught carrying dangerous weapons...

Why the story building? Mostly just for fun, a little extra context for who these characters are. I like the idea that maybe I'm planting seeds for some later developments, but we'll see. I feel like I have a mountain of other work to get through first.

Speaking of which, a quick update on the Samus project: I'm still wrestling with some annoying UI/animation issues. I'm seriously considering reducing the scope a bit of what I had in mind. With infinite time I'd love to bang my head against it until I got it to work exactly how I wanted, but the truth is that this was just supposed to be a "quick" side project during a break from Pod's New Program and I am anxious to get back to it. I feel like it's been dragging on too long and I'd like to try to wrap it up. Cutting some of the UI ideas I'm attempting to construct won't have a huge impact on the overall results. I am hoping to have time to get at least one major build update out this year but I need to clear Samus so my attention isn't split.

What else? The next sketch poll will be up later this week. We'll see what happens but most likely I will only be doing one this time so I can spent more time on Samus.

OH! One more thing! I realized earlier this month that I'm behind on sharing my source files for these completed drawings since I switched to CSP. So when I have time this cycle I'll be going back and cleaning those up for release, then making them available for Tier 3 subs.

Alright I think that covers everything. Thank you for your support, enjoy the new drawings, and I'll see you next time!

-Red