Pumpkynvine

Comic Creator, Artist and Writer ✨️ Romance, Supernatural, Cthulhu, Witchcraft 💜 Hex Rated Eldritch Gothic Romance Comic 🔥 👉 https://beacons.ai/pumpkynvine

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IT’S HERE!!! We have a brand new cover for Webtoon! I hope you enjoy it (and see if you can spot the little Easter eggs, references and maybe even some sneaky hints about the future) 😉💜

And if you’re still wondering what exactly is Hex Rated, I wrote up a little intro to answer that! 🥰

“We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.” – H. P. Lovecraft, ‘The Call of Cthulhu’

Hex Rated is a dark gothic MFM romance, infused with Lovecraftian lore inspired horror, maddening mystery, and set in an alternate-universe 1930s Noir England. The world has been lovingly crafted, the stakes set spine-tinglingly high, and the found family (including the cutest bundle of chaos – Cthulhie) will make you feel right at home. Expect extra spicy romance moments, expect horror, expect to question your very own sanity! THAT is Hex Rated. 💜

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What an insane year it’s been!

HEX RATED became so much more than that first little idea I had for Cthulhie and Effie getting up to mischief 😈 it’s now a full blown WEBTOON idea, the script is written, and the first few pages complete (of which you can see the first glimpse of in this post 😉)!

This year has been a sharp learning curve, there were things I wanted to improve in my artwork before starting the WEBTOON, then those led to more improvements, and the story grew into something I genuinely LOVE, with turbulent romance, mind bending horrors, deep detailed mystery and its own weird little found family. It’s been a lot! However, looking at the art and the story now compared to where it was at the beginning makes me realise just how worth it all the hard work has been.

2026 Expect to see so much more of me and HEX RATED content, along with the release of it in beginning of the year as an actual WEBTOON! Thank you everyone who’s followed me up to this point, I wish you all the very best success in your own endeavours this coming year!!! 🥳💜🔥

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🎃 Tis the season to be spooky, Effie and Cthulhie’s favourite holiday, Samhain 💀 I hope everyone has a deliciously dark night! Effie will be performing witchy rituals, conjuring a pumpkin hat for Cthulhie and giving out trick or treat potions to any who happen to knock upon the door of her apothecary this night 😈✨

This is, of course, my favourite night of the year too, so I shall be out among the monsters, dancing with ghosts, ghouls and howling at the moon! 🌕

#halloween #originalcharacters #webtoon #comicart #witchvibes #spookyart #witchart

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I feel like my feed doesn’t have enough eldritch inspired pieces, and that’s a crime! Because lovecraftian eldritch lore is the very foundation of Hex Rated! So I wanted to do a piece that really showcased how the eldritch scenes will look artificially 😱 all the sinister whispers, the cold grip of ancient horrors, tendrils of phantasma that sink into your mind!!!

I wanted to create a distinct colour/lighting difference with specifically eldritch influenced scenes in the WEBTOON, in contrast to more everyday scenes, and I LOVE this style!!! I think the gothic neon really works 🙏💜

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Behold! Maddox ‘casually’ taking a shower 🙏🔥 I started doing a light study from a photo I found and it turned into a full blown Maddox portrait!

This sent me down a rabbit hole of dramatic cinematic lighting 😮‍💨✨

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Please enjoy these little Cthulhie graphics I whipped up in-between working on comic pages 😁✨

I really wanted to practice getting some good, dynamic expressions practice in, but in doing so, I inadvertently created some dangerously adorable Cthulhies 🥹💜

Which one do you like best? I seriously can’t even begin to choose between them 😭 excuse me while I go cry over the fact that I don’t have him as a plushy yet!

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I have found my favourite new way to do quick sketches! I love the sepia theme with pops of colour, it was so quick and easy but the effect is very noir whilst still being vibrant. Expect to see more of these!

This is actually a continuation of the last sketch I did of Halgrim 😁🔥 I’ll add the text to a reel, but for now enjoy comfy Effie feeling all warm and safe in Halgrim’s presence, and the cutest little sleepy Eldritch familiar! 🥹💤

Comic creation is going really well and I’m discovering new ways to speed things along while keeping all the vibrancy and texture I love 💜

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I just wanted to post a cover for one of the upcoming Effies Dreams episode - Crimson Hunt! I’m sure you can guess which fairytale inspired this episode! 😁 And Halgrim making an appearance as the sexy wood huntsman himself! 🥰

I also wanted to share with you all a little preview for the future, because right now... I’m currently working on page 1 and webtoon cover for Hex Rated!!! 😱 We’re actually in progress and I want the first 3 episodes to be done by July! Lots of previews, art and info coming over next couple of months! 🥰

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“There will never be a moment, where I do not crave your touch, your taste…”

Panel 1 from EFFIE’S DREAMS pg. 3 🔥💜 THIS IS THE PAGE!!! The page where months and months of hard work and trying new techniques FINALLY seemed to really come together and create what I’ve always dreamed of in my weird little head 🥹

I am so proud of this page, and all the ones following where I’m proving to myself it wasn’t a fluke! 😅

Also, the steamy goodness of Maddox in the page… 🫠🌶️🔥 so intense!!!

This is pretty much how I envision the main comic HEX RATED looking 🥰 I hope you like it!!!

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Between a tiny Eldritch familiar she accidentally summoned, an apothecary that may or may not most definitely be haunted and two men on opposite sides of the supernatural world, one could argue Effie has enough chaos in her life.

Too bad im in control! Mwahahaha 🔥 I have so many chaotic, hilarious, romantic (filled with ALL the tension!) gothic monsters and wonderful witch magic scenes planned for her life in HEX RATED 😁

(It’s not all my fault mind, Cthulhie is to blame for like 90% of all past, present and future chaos 🤣)

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The real question is, whose heart is it?! 🤔

Happy Valentine’s Day! Cthulhie always gets Effie a gift on this day, whether she wants one or not. Behind the eldritch chaos, there’s genuine thought that goes into his gifts 💜 how was he to know all those hearts in the shops weren’t real?! He just wanted to surprise her with something special 🥰

I hope everyone has a wonderful day, be it with your fabulous self, someone special or your own little chaos creature 🔥

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Oooo I had way too much fun with this redesign for Halgrim 🥵 meet my favourite Monster Hunter! I will add a tattoo later on, and the scars are an experiment, but I really love them 😁

I really feel like I’ve cracked his design, and with it came his whole wonderfully stormy, stoic and stubborn but kind personality. I can so clearly see how he’ll react to a ghoul covering him in slime, or getting ‘definitely not lost’ while hunting down an artefact 😂

I honestly love this character so much (maybe too much 😭) he’s such a wild contrast to Maddox, their dynamic already has me cackling (alone like a mad woman)

He brings so much grit and rugged determination to my Hex Rated comic 💜

Let me know what you think of his revamped design! 🔥🔥🔥

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I’ve always had a slight obsession with Dracula/Nosferatu, and the new movie heavily influenced this first little spicy short comic! 🔥

I wanted the cover to emulate the movie posters of old 🥰 what do you think?

I’m so excited to finally give these characters the spice they deserve! It’s so much fun indulging in my own personal AU/fanfics for the Hex Rated trio! Btw the first page is already on Patron and the 2nd one on the way 😉

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Hex Rated Lore #1 – A Witch’s Affinity

Within the world of ‘Hex Rated’, witches can cast spells, mix potions and perform rituals, in order to channel the magic running through their veins. However, there will always be one particular discipline of magic the witch will be naturally drawn to – we call this, a witch’s affinity. For this, the witch will need no complex spells or intricate incantations. This magic will flow from them as easy as breathing.✨️

Take Effie, for example 🧙‍♀️

She has always had a way with plants. Her will alone is enough to make flowers bloom, turn acorn to towering oak, send vines snaking up the walls and bring glowing life to her gardens, no matter the season. As you can imagine, this affinity comes in very handy with running her Apothecary 🌿

Most affinities carry down family lines, growing stronger from generation to generation. That being said, magic isn’t an exact science, and strange anomalies may sometimes occur. More on that later… 😁

Let me know what you all think! 💜

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Hex Rated and the story of our beautiful Effie is really taking shape and I am so excited! But first, I want to introduce you to to even more fun spicy content - "Effie’s Dreams"! ✨️😍

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The chaos is growing, and so is the company… 😉

A brand new poster for ✨️HEX RATED✨️ comic

Meet the trio that keeps Hex Rated sizzling with danger, desire, and just the right dose of trouble:

• Ephemera “Effie” Hexin: A witch with wit as sharp as her spells, juggling apothecary orders by day and supernatural-infested artifact hunts by night. She’s in over her head… and secretly loving it.

• Gregor Kincaid: The broody, relentless monster hunter who grunts more than he talks and can cut down a demon faster than you can say “moral dilemma.” Just don’t ask about his soft spot for Effie.

• Maddox: The devilishly charming demon mob boss with power, style, and secrets darker than the shadows he walks through. He makes contracts sound tempting… and breaking hearts look easy.

And of course who could forget.... 😁

• Cthulhie: The mischievous little eldritch familiar with an appetite for chaos (and maybe critics). Cute enough to cuddle, but don’t turn your back—this pint-sized nightmare has tentacles in all the wrong places… and he’s always watching.

Together, they’re bound by fate, mischief, and a tangle of desires that could scorch your very soul. 🔥 Stick around as the line between enemies, allies, and lovers gets… deliciously blurry… 😏💜

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This year has been absolutely incredible, and it’s crazy to think my hopes of being a full time artist and writer are only just getting started!

It’s always been my dream, but till now it’s always been just a passion I worked on in my spare time. This year was the year I finally decided to take the risk, get a different job with fewer hours so I could drive more of my focus into making this my career. It’s been tough, there’s been tears and bouts of self doubt, but as a new year looms I have so much hope for what this could become 🌟

I want to say a MASSIVE thank you to everyone who’s followed and supported and helped me get to this point. I could never do this without you all and I seriously cannot wait to show you Hex Rated!

I’m aiming to start releasing it on WEBTOON and TAPAS in the new year, with plenty of exclusive 🌶️🔥 on my Patreon 😉

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! I’ll see you in 2025!!! 💜🥰

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