#ask wilt

[wiltkingart]

I can’t find the original post (or maybe you never made it IDK and I’m imagining it) but I thought you once posted about how one of your characters was designed to be like someone who was once on testosterone, but no longer is. I just wanted to say that (being in that same boat) it’s really really nice. Your art inspires me to be more bold in my stories with their themes, and makes me feel warm to see other trans bodies drawn with such care and love. Thank you for all of the art you make (written or drawn), from freaky fairies, gay plague healers, to toxic repressed step-brothers.

🫀🌹🎠

that's taelle'teth <3 i've mentioned it in some odd places, i know on bsky for sure. but yes he was made for that purpose, after i had to stop taking T and needed a way to cope with that. so i'm always referencing photos of my own body whenever i draw him (except he kept more chest hair than i did, because i couldn't resist). and i can confidently say that making him, drawing him, loving him - really helped me a lot back then. and still does. guys like us deserve to be boldy seen and cared for and i hope my art continues to speak to that.

[just-your-regular-idiot]

I saw you made a new blog! Could I hug wilt?

[wiltking]

wilt you got any spotify playlists you'd be willing to share? i was browsing your music posts a while ago and you have rly good taste imo!

i just started using spotify recently tbh so my playlists are still baby birds but you can take a look!

+ driving playlist (synths with sexy vocals)

+ earthy playlist (songs to accompany you through nature, or just to shake up your humanity a little)

+ misc metal/rock/alt playlist (just some favorites. sexy voices / lyrics are required)

[wiltkingart]

wasn't able to reply to your post on bsky about mpreg but tbh as a trans guy who does plan to have kids myself at some point it's so frustrating when people only ever seem to treat mpreg as either a joke or body horror, cause it just makes everyone else continue to see it that way. like i have a couple of transmasc characters who've had kids but i never feel like i can share that part of their life in art cause people will just freak the fuck out about it. like i'd love to be able to draw my characters pregnant and frame it as a beautiful/sexy thing but it seems like the only "acceptable" mpreg is stuff that still treats it as deviant in some way. it fuckin sucks man

(the post in question)

i agree with you and that's another reason why i want us to put our minds forward and shamelessly portray mpreg in 'less acceptable' ways because you're right! even when trans guys bring up mpreg i think for a lot of people its easier to stomach only if its in the context of horror / unwanted pregnancy, because they cant wrap their minds around any actual real man possibly wanting to carry children. but i think both should be able to coexist (the harrowing dread of pregnancy + the joy and sexiness of genuinely wanting it) because both are compelling and worthy of depiction. and can most definitely be hot and beautiful and interesting.

i actually have a trans guy oc who had a daughter that i drew yeeeears ago, way before i started a more open journey down the path of mpreg. and no one ever made a fuss about it. granted, i had a smaller account at the time, but people have always been widely respectful about what i do.

(qamar and his daughter that he birthed:)

but in the long years since then i couldnt get it out of my head that i wanted to make more stories featuring trans pregnancy and fatherhood, from all kinds of different angles and i dont care to hold back anymore. ive written the horror mpreg. ive drawn the porn art. ive got a longform project in the works. and ive been having so much fun with it all that i want to now encourage anyone else with even an inkling of an interest or idea to just go ahead and pursue it.

people will hate on the actions and creative pursuits of trans people regardless. and i simply dont give a fuck. i want to make this stuff, it fulfills me, and that's all that matters. and i think there are other trans guys out there too who love mpreg and want to bring some fresh ideas to the table, too. to that i say: yes please!

[wiltkingart]

i love your art!!! for the eudryas drawing did you use a reference? i tend to be at a loss for finding nice pinup refs, and the way you draw the human body is so satisfying

thank you!! for the latest eudryas yes i used a ref, but i deviated a little. i also can't for the life of me find the image source anymore, but here it is:

and i find most of my pinup refs + inspiration right here on tumblr, it just takes a little digging! my ref blog is @morningprince if you want to take a look at the types of blogs i frequently reblog from.

[wiltkingart]

Do you have any favorite medias with trans characters??

books: the works of vermin (transmasc) by hiron ennes, the scales of seduction (transfem) by rien gray. then more of a wild card - steel beach by john varley is a scifi from the 90s about a world where sex changes are all the norm and you're the minority if you stay the same gender your whole life. so it doesnt really touch on the existence of trans people, because no one is ever forced to live in the wrong body. but its certainly adjacent, it portrays sex changes in a positive light, i found it to be very fun and interesting, and its a favorite of mine. (totally understand if you just want Actually Trans characters though)

movies: i saw the tv glow, monkey man

[wiltkingart]

Just wanted to pop in to exclaim how much I love the way you shade and highlight in your art. It looks so silky and effortless, and that coupled with the way you structure poses just gives your art such a fluid and shining feeling that I love so much. Even if I don't know the fanart (tho I do intend to watch Half Man btw) I find myself staring at your art every time it appears because it's so beautiful. Does it take a lot of time to figure out the poses and the lighting? Eveything feels so fluid yet deliberate. Just wanted to say that, thanks!

thank you very much! so for poses it depends on how complex it is + how clear of an idea i have in my head before i start drawing. i usually only take a few seconds to scribble out my pose but it can take a few minutes if i don't have a clear direction in mind, or i'm trying a perspective i'm not super experienced with. i didn't use any pose references for these three drawings because the ideas were strong enough in my brain to run with. but the starting scribble for the 'wedding day affair' drawing took longer because i got stuck on ruben's boots (the big guy) and how they would look from that angle. the other two were fairly simple + quick by comparison.

and then after that it can take houuuurs to layer lines and shadows in varying levels of complexity, and i might change the positioning of a limb or two if i get a better idea while i work.

as for lighting i just put my darkest shadows wherever i think they might look the most interesting composition-wise. always trying to take into account the overall balance of the whole drawing. the same goes for colored drawings, i put down my darkest shadows first before any color, and then they are able to dictate where the rest of my shadows and highlights need to go.

i don't concern myself with realism obviously so i'm always just doing whatever seems interesting in the moment :-] hope this makes sense.

[wiltkingart]

Your art makes me feel seen as a transmasc who can't bind due to cursed back bones.

So thank you ♡ You're amazing and your art is beautiful

i've been freeballing my chest for 9ish years due to a cursed rib. so i feel you, and you can know that i do this because it comes from a personal place. no need to thank me for that, but i understand, and thank you too. keep being yourself, relentlessly <3