CriKai

Art Tips: Beach Lighting

Hi everyone.

Here's some notes and examples of lighting in a beach setting.

Feel free to ask questions or suggest a new topic.

Thanks!

-CriKai

June 2022 Artwork Week 2

Hi everyone.

Here's the second set of artworks for this month. I had a productive week and was able to make three paintings.

1. Previews.

2-7: Inko Bikini Break. Inko's bikini was...

Lewd Ivy Animated Gif

Hi Everyone.

I made this short animated gif of Ivy to show everyone how learning animation is going. Not a bad start but plenty of room for improvement in my opinion. I'm still getting more f...

Art Notes: Painting Water

Hi Everyone.

Here's some notes on painting water. The light-to-dark gradient you see in some of my paintings involving water has a physical explanation. It all has to do with the angle you ar...

June 2022 Artwork Week 1

Hi Everyone!

Here's the first set of this month's artwork.

1. Previews

2-4. Lounging Ivy. This is Ivy lounging in the shade on the beach. I tried my best to make her skin look shi...

Promo Art: Summer 2022

School's out, sun's out, buns out. Ivy is ready for summer.

This is the promo art for June 2022. I'll be posting it on twitter on June 1st to promote the patreon.

What do you think?

Art Tip: Complementary Colors

Here are some notes and examples on complementary colors.

As always, feel free to ask questions or suggest another topic.

Thanks!

-CriKai

Behind-the-Scenes May 2022 Week 5

Hi Deluxe Tier.

Here's some stuff I worked on this weekend. I was mostly preparing stuff for next month. I haven't worked on the promo since Wednesday but it was close to finished then, so I'...

Survey: Favorite Artwork May 2022

Hi Everyone,

Here's a poll where you can vote for your favorite artwork from this month. The poll ends on May 31st at 3pm PT. You can vote for multiple if you have multiple favorites.

I...

May 2022 Artwork Week 4 Hi-Res

Happy Saturday Everyone!

Here's this week's art. In Hi-Res for the Deluxe Tier.

1. Previews.

2-5: Aunt Cass. She got 1st place in this month's poll. I went for a casual-sexy look ...

May 2022 Artwork Week 4

Happy Saturday Everyone!

Here's this week's art.

1. Previews.

2-5: Aunt Cass. She got 1st place in this month's poll. I went for a casual-sexy look for this painting.

6-11: ...

May 28 Discord Update

Hi everyone. I just finished the discord set up so you should be added if you have a discord account connected to your patreon account.

May 27 Art Previews and Updates

Hi Everyone,

I've got art previews and updates today.

First a reminder that this week's art is from the fan art poll of this month. Carol got 3rd place (sketch), Klara got 2nd place (be...

May 26 Discord Update

Hi Everyone.

I think the Discord is just about ready to open. I'll add it to the patreon sometime Saturday after the artwork is finished. As soon as I add it to the patreon, I think you'll be...

May 26: Question

Hi everyone.

I don't have any major updates today. Still working on the art for this week and will post some previews tomorrow.

I do have a question though. It's a bit general and some ...

Behind-the-Scenes May 2022 Week 4: Part 2

Hi Deluxe Tier!

Here's some stuff I've worked on since Sunday.

1. New Summer Ivy Promo. This is what I'm going with to launch the Summer themed month in June. I'm trying to think of a g...

May 23 2022 Update

Hi everyone.

I have some updates.

First, I mentioned last week that I was having trouble with my eyes and that I would update you. My eyes are better now. I've been taking breaks to res...

Art Tip: Analogous Color Harmony

Still talking about color, I'm now going into Color Theory. One guide in color theory is analogous colors, or colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are easy on the eyes and na...

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

Hi Deluxe Tier!

Here's some stuff I worked on yesterday and this morning.

1. Bee Promo Sketch. While waiting for the survey to expire, I drew this. It would have all the options I inclu...

May 2022 Artwork Week 3 Hi-Res

Hi everyone,

Here's this week's artwork. In Hi-res for the Deluxe Tier. Just a reminder that this is for the Deluxe poll from this month. Lorelei got 1st and Misty, Jessie, and Sabrina tied f...

May 2022 Artwork Week 3

Hi everyone,

Here's this week's artwork. Just a reminder that this is for the Deluxe poll from this month. Lorelei got 1st and Misty, Jessie, and Sabrina tied for 2nd.

1: Previews.

May 20 Update and Art Previews

Hi everyone!

I've got art previews and some updates.

First a reminder of the art for this weekend. These four artworks were voted on by the Deluxe members in the Deluxe poll. I wanted t...

Survey: June Promo Pic

Hi everyone,

I think it's time for a new  promo artwork. Who do you think I should make it about?

I'd like to have a promo art done before June, but that of course depends on the t...

Behind-the-Scenes May 2022 Week 3: Part 2

Hi Deluxe Tier!

Here's some stuff I've been  working on the last few days.

1: Jessie Sketch WIP. An updated Jessie WIP. This sling bikini thing will be an alt to go along the nude ...

May 17 2022 Update

Hi Everyone.

No major updates today, but I have been taking short breaks to rest my eyes for the past two days and my eyes are feeling a little better.

I've made good progress on the po...

Art Tip: Warm/Cool Colors with Example

Hi everyone,

Last week I started talking about colors. Today, I have some notes on warm and cool colors. The concept of warm and cool is very important when selecting colors for a painting, a...

May 15 2022 Update

Hi Everyone,

The Fan Art poll has ended. here are the Results:

1st: Aunt Cass.

2nd: Klara.

3rd. Carol.

These artworks will be delivered on May 28th after the Deluxe Po...

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

Hi Deluxe Tier,

Here are some more WIPs for some of the pokemon art for this upcoming weekend.

1. Misty WIP. I kind of like it so far. There are some alts I want to add, but it depends ...

May 2022 Artwork Week 2 Hi-Res

Hello Everyone!

Here's this week's artwork. In Hi-Res for the Deluxe Tier.

1. Previews.

2-3: Tsunade. It's pretty much summer, so you know I had to draw Tsunade at the beach event...

May 2022 Artwork Week 2

Hello Everyone!

Here's this week's artwork.

1. Previews.

2-3: Tsunade. It's pretty much summer, so you know I had to draw Tsunade at the beach eventually. I'm pretty satisfied wit...