For this year's group portrait of the Seishi Subsystem, we wanted something a little more dynamic and representative of the relationships between everyone. Lots of things have changed since last year! Kaz doesn't get to spend as much time with his subsystem now that he's co-host, but they still get together from time to time.
Contrary to what this illustration may imply, Dante, Nero, and Virgil actually get along better than ever these days. They are often found cuddling together on the couch, or starting play-fights that inevitably end in makeout sessions.
Loki, meanwhile, continues to kick everyone's asses at video games. This illustration shows the other ways in which Loki is currently changing: his new tattoo in progress is part of a his journey of processing trauma and gaining more agency over how he responds to those feelings and memories.
The past year has been a very challenging one for the Seishi-dan, but we're so proud of all they have accomplished. 💜
Birthday art for our partner!! Seijah (on the right) was the first member of our system to develop feelings for our partner. Seijah is known to be an excellent judge of character, and this situation is no exception! This drawing is based off a photo of the two of us from last year, when we took a walk around a local pond wearing matching spring outfits.
So happy and grateful to have such a wonderful, beautiful, smart, creative, funny, thoughtful, and authentic person as our partner! This is our 6th year being in a relationship, and we are so excited to spend many more years together. 💖💖💖 Happy birthday to our April Girl!
This remains one of my favorite art pieces even 4 years later. Malachi is so sweet and down-to-earth that I sometimes forget that he used to be the stuff of nightmares for an entire civilization.
Portrait of Nisteus, Prince of Roses
February-March 2026, Clip Studio Paint
This piece is a spiritual successor to a portrait of Nisteus that was drawn in late 2019-early 2020. At the time, it was the most ambitious digital painting I had done, and I'm still proud of it. This was a great opportunity to showcase not only the change and improvement of my art skills, but also the change in Nisteus as a person over the past 6 years.
My contribution for Secret Samol! Sovereign Immunity distracts Gucci Garantine while Mille and Leap get up to some mischief.
This was my first time participating in Secret Samol, and I am so glad I did! It was a lot of fun to put this together. Thankfully my partner has listened to Partizan enough times over that she was able to give me some great ideas for the background details.
Valence's design in the background is based off this amazing 3D model by zoeroellen.
Now that the weather is cold, I wanted to draw some cold weather outfits. I haven't had much time or energy for drawing lately, so I'm not sure if these will get finished beyond flat colors... But here's a fun lineup anyway!
Left to right is: Loki, Nero, Rei, Nisteus, Kythera, Nellie.
This is both my first fully finished illustration of 2026, and one of the first illustrations I started in 2025! It took a full year to finish, but this piece is finally complete. This was the first time I've tried to draw a Japanese dragon; it was a fun challenge to translate the traditional style with my own!
This piece depicts the first time Ryuuji transformed into a dragon, shortly after saving Loki from falling debris.
Detail shots and timelapse video under the cut! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Finally got some time to draw!! I took the opportunity to work on this piece that I started in January 2025. The dragon scales had been tripping me up for months. Very excited to be nearing completion with this one at last!!
These two have become partners in crime in the past several months. They were both due for new fullbody portraits showing off their sense of style. Loki spent at least an hour hand drawing all the embroidery on Nellie's dress.
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Now that the weather is cold, I wanted to draw some cold weather outfits. I haven't had much time or energy for drawing lately, so I'm not sure if these will get finished beyond flat colors... But here's a fun lineup anyway!
Left to right is: Loki, Nero, Rei, Nisteus, Kythera, Nellie.
I'm *hoping* to line and color this and at least add some semblance of a background... But considering my lack of time and spoons for art lately, not sure if/when that will be done. In the meantime, please enjoy the draft of this scene from Nellie's birthday party last month.
Transcript under the cut!
A five panel comic draft, sketched out in black lines with a solid grey background.
Characters:
Kythera, a middle-aged woman with long wavy hair. She has long painted nails and is wearing a formal dress with a pearl necklace and pearl bracelet.
Rust, a tall and fat young man with small horns and pointed ears. He has messy, chin-length hair and short scruffy facial hair on his jawline. He is wearing a collared button-down shirt and a blazer.
Felix, a short and petite young trans woman. She has thin, outward-turned horns and a thin, pointed nose. She has long wavy hair tied up in two loose buns on either side of her head. She is wearing round glasses, a halter-style dress with a deep neckline, and a simple beaded necklace.
Ophelia, a tall Black woman with long wavy hair and a side shave. She has a long scar going diagonally across her face, several ear piercings in each ear, and a medusa piercing above her upper lip. She is wearing a sleeveless dress with side slits in the skirt and a spiderweb pattern across the chest, and knee-high combat boots. Ophelia is Kythera's daughter.
Dahlia, a young Black woman with long wavy hair and straight bangs. She is wearing a long-sleeved dress with a collared, pleated bodice, a bow at the collar, and long skirt. She is Ophelia's younger sister and Kythera's daughter.
Setting: The characters are enjoying drinks and socializing at a birthday party.
Panel 1: Kythera is seen in profile in the foreground. She has her hand to her face and is laughing, looking off-screen to another person. Behind her, Rust is gazing dreamily in Kythera's direction. Felix stands to the right of Rust and is looking at him with a quizzical expression. She says, "You're awfully distracted, Rust. What's on your mind?"
Panel 2: Rust holds his chin in his hand and looks up with a thoughtful expression. He says: "Oh, it's just... I never saw Nellie's aunt up close before. I didn't know she was a MILF." A note in small text next to Rust reads, "Learned the term 'MILF' literally two weeks ago." Felix looks at Rust with a shocked and nervous expression. She exclaims, "RUST! That is Kythera Lennae! She's royalty! You can't just call an absolute monarch a MILF!" In the background to the right, Ophelia and Dahlia are conversing. Ophelia is looking over towards Rust and Kythera with an intrigued expression. A note next to her reads, "Gossip senses activated."
Panel 3: Rust looks off to the side with a confused expression, saying quietly, "But isn't she, like, retired now...?" Ophelia and Dahlia are standing next to Rust and Felix. Ophelia looks over with a curious smile and a hand on her hip, saying: "Now what's this about Kythera?" Dahlia looks over her shoulder at them with a concerned expression and a speech bubble reading "..." In the foreground next to Rust, Felix is holding her face in her hands in shame. She says, "Ohshitohshit Ophelia and Dahlia are here. I am SO sorry, this is wildly inappropriate."
Panel 4: Rust smiles and greets Ophelia and Dahlia with a casual demeanor. He says, "Oh! Hey Ophelia, hey Dahlia! I was just telling Felix that I think your mom is hot." Ophelia looks taken aback, with wide eyes and an open mouth. Dahlia leans forwards with her hands pressed together, eyes wide and still silent. In the foreground on the left, Felix claws at her face with a horrified expression, mouth wide open, and skull-shaped pupils in her eyes. A small spirit drifts up from above her head.
Panel 5: In the foreground on the right, Dahlia is walking away with her hand on Felix's shoulder. Dahlia says, "Felix, shall we go have more cake?" Felix replies weakly, "Cake sounds good. Let's do that." Rust and Ophelia are in the background behind them. Ophelia is leaning forward with a wide stance with her hands out to each side, and Rust is leaning back with a thoughtful expression. Ophelia exclaims, "Well, go tell HER that!" Rust replies, "Damn, you think I'd have a chance? Isn't she a little out of my league...?" Ophelia replies, "Dude. She'd LOVE the attention."
meowdy, and here's a little art challenge for december my minnows and i have been cooking up! i know month long art challenges can be kind of intimidating to some people, so i figured making a week long one could encourage people to give longer challenges a try!
if you'd like to share your designs, please do so to '#brush week 2025'! ill be checking the tag and sharing some of the cool ones i see!
