For the love for women

I have an update for some new artwork that I've taken an interest in. As I'm trying to give erotic art a go, it somehow doesn't give the same drive and sex appeal as pinups.

As I've dwelled into more research into other artists I have acquired some comics by those who's artwork are beginning to flare up my pin-up mind. :)



Terry Dodson's "Songes"




While I was aware of Mr. Dodson's artwork with Harley Quinn, I was not aware of a comic that he had made entitled "Songes" which featured a young lady who is hired by an eccentric inventor as a governess, but at night she has some interesting dreams. The comic is in French, but as many had said before it, it isn't necessary to understand French to enjoy the comic. There's not much nudity to be seen through the comic but the power of it is in the incredible tease it has on the reader. The main character just has an aura of sexuality that makes you want to turn the page to see what she will do next.




Vincenzo Cucca's "La Route des Maisons Rouges" (The Road of the Red Houses)




An interesting graphic novel illustrated by an Italian artist known as Vincenzo Cucca.

A synopsis written by the CluelessInsider blog describes: "When the mayor announces that the least profitable house will be shut down to make room for a casino, a creative race to increase business begins. Six houses of debauchery compete to attract clients to their respective sexual paradises."

As what was said, the book itself is a massive excuse for Mr. Cucca to exhibit his pin-up drawing skills. It's fun, exciting, but it's definitely not pornographic.



Dean Yeagle


Although I know of his art for quite a long time, I think he still deserves an honorable mention for his excellent pinups of Mandy, the cute clueless southern blonde girl, among the other women he draws.




City Hunters Axe



While this one doesn't qualify as a pinup, it's an Argentinian cartoon, and apparently a toon sponsored by the AXE body spray (wtf). It's about a young man who's girlfriend had left him. He encounters a 70 year old playboy guru, a member of a secret society that specializes in the art of seducing women. He takes the young man under his wing and teaches him the ropes of the game.

The animation itself requires a bit more work, and could use less of the 3D animation that interrupts the fluidity of the scenes. It's not terrific, butI decided to sit back and go "To hell with it" and watched the show for it's sexual humor and over-the-top interpretation of women as dangerous man-eaters. It might give me a few ideas.

Stephen Silver draws the sexy

Stephen Silver recently dug into his old character design sheets that were never really seen. He drew sexified characters especially Shego. Drawings I haven't seen before:


Looking back at it I realized that my interpretation of Shego has drifted off from her original flowing lines to one that more subtley followed geometric shapes. Of course, I suppose that was necessary considering that I had her in some impossible poses that would not be compatible with the way he draws his lines.

He also presented his preliminary designs for Jazz Fenton:


I can see how he deliberately made her quite sultry in all 3 steps of the design process, and I'm thoroughly convinced that he knows very well how to work his way around with making a character looking sexy without having to 'cheat' like me by adding hips and curves to the body shape.
It's all in the pose people, it's all in the pose and attitude of the pic. I suppose that's the magic that makes pinups successful.

It also makes me hate Butch Hartman even more because it's obvious that he un-sexified her for the final production. Damn you Hartman!!!!! :P


Anyway, I've been listening to a few wise words from his podcasts, because I've always had the problem of motivation and general frustration of my art.

It's pretty nice he mentions that he's a fan of Jack Davis and that MAD magazine was such a big inspiration for him. Now I can see that he ate the style and added it to his own.






Stephen Silver - Getting passion back into drawing


He mentions things that are parallels mine a bit. That he reaches a point of frustration where he stops and calls himself a lousy artist and who's he fooling. He also mention phases where he moves onto one thing and then moves on to something else when he gets bored of it. I also have the same tendencies.

There's another where he talks about not getting stressed out about your art. There's a sentence that speaks to me in a way where it somehow nails my face in the bulls eye.

Stephen Silver - Stressing about your art

"I know just being an artist and going through all of the struggles, and we all go through it where we all feel down with our artwork. We belittle ourselves, we feel like we're not good enough and that we could be better, and that this person is better and we're not as good as them, and it becomes competitive and all of this becomes madness." - Stephen Silver.

"I could have gone into a frenzy, I could have got into a fit, I could have created all of this frustration, all of this anger. Just being pissed off, I could have punched holes into the walls. I could have done all of this stuff and just hate everything and everyone" - Stephen Silver.

It's surreal to know that he encounters the same pitfalls and lows that I do.

Hair Razor

Well, I've been intrigued recently by Hair Razor, watching the episode 'Chindred Spirits' from Fairly Oddparents. I've started off by using what little reference material I had to construct basic 5-minute sketches of the character to get used to her appearance, movements and personality.


After that, I will begin to make a more detailed and more carefully thought out sketch , starting with a miniaturized version on the top left to establish a pose I like and then working on a larger version next to it.



Which I then finalize with cleaning up and making a witty dialogue coupled with a story. I believe a good story always makes a good picture.



Caption: Hair Razor makes the Crimson Chin discover a new nemesis, the Barraging Boner.

Commission slots closed

I'm closing my commission status. I have a grand total of 0/2 slots filled after a week of announcing. It seemed that nobody was willing to bite or to offer me commissions. Perhaps they've lost interest in KP, or DP toon art, or they don't have confidence that I will draw other toons properly.

Either way, it's a bit embarrassing to keep that status up and have nobody show any interest at all.

Perhaps I need to expand my portfolio and prove myself worthy of being commissioned.

Dangerous moves

KP: Stop right there Dementor! I know 16 styles of Kung Fu!

Dementor: HAHA! Those moves won't save you from my HENCHMEN!!!! GET KIM POSSIBLE!

*Kim begins to stretch over*

*Dementor pauses*

Dementor: Those are some impressive... Moves...




A tribute to SFToon's LBD pic with Kim bending, I've decided to have my own bendy pic.

Who's badder now, Rick? ;)

Shameless plug.... My Bday is on the 21st :)


I'm considering the idea of taking up a limited number of commissions, starting from February/March. I have 2 slots available, e-mail me about it if you're interested. There are certain topics and genres I can't do at the moment, but I'll leave that up for negotiation. I also reserve the right to decline offers if necessary.