Hail, Hail the Band’s All Here!

Got the last two band members yesterday!

Weedum-Ja is tickling the ivories:

And Nah is on Guitar!

Now, Nah had me concerned. See, I fully expected Kaz to have one nip obscured by a guitar strap and the other by the neck of the guitar or something. But no! As always, he defies expectations. No, he delivered will full nippage. But what am I to do about that? Censor KAZ?! What a horrible thought. But I do try to keep this at least semi-SFW. So I got creative. I removed the nips and put them in their own separate image:

Yes, these are Nah Nips! Why, if you feel the urge, you can just paste them right back on! (Well, you might need to do some image resizing first!)

But there’s a bonus! I think even Kaz thought it might be a bit risque so he added an extra page (for envelope transparency reasons). The caption will make all clear as mud:

Now, the number of questions this raises is almost infinite. Why is a werewolf attacking this innocent Lilmothiit? Why is the Lilmothiit walking around Tamriel without proper weaponry at the alert? Who owns the kitten? Why is he not defending his Lilmothiit master (or joining in the feast with his Werewolf master?) Why do I assume either of these are the kitten’s master? Why do I assume that kittens have to have masters?

Run away Kitten! Run away!

And then there were four…

Guess who’s joining the band?

Aggy’s getting down on the sax, but keepin’ it cool as always…

And we’ve got one mean, surly drummer:

He’s none too pleased with the costume, but we let him place that snare drum strategically.

Oh, and a couple of cheap crayon-works from Kaz:

This was a commissioned as “A picture of QW getting kicked out of the bar after Booze O’Clock. I believe the caption is “Fuck You Bald Joe, it’s BOOZE O’Clock”… but I think she slurred the end of the caption too.

And this was an idea by Furnut: Tail Wrestling. These are professional tail-wrestlers kids. Don’t try this at home.

The Blues Sisters

Don’t post this to the Booru just yet. I’m going to see if I can work on it and clean it some more and maybe and color it. But I just got these from Kaz today. Eventually I hope to layer ‘em up and color them, maybe throw a background behind them and add some more band members. But this is the heart and soul of the band.

On bass… Katia ‘Low Down’ Managan! (ssssssHHHHAAAAA!!)

And on lead vocals, Quill ‘Dodger’ Weave! (HHHHAHAAHAHAAAA)

Performing their new chart-topping hit… “Where the Hell Is That Update?” let’s hear it for The Blues Sisters!!!!

(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!)

What Did I Do Wrong?

B… But I don’t feel this is in error. It’s all those naughty Katia images I looked at. I’m sure of it. Kaz got tired of my deviancy and locked me out!

It’s all over. I’m forever banned. There’s nothing left for me now…

It’s all your fault Gripes! You and Rek and Socks and Paladin. I’ll get you for this!!!

Naawww. Just kidding. I read the blurb about this happening to some people. Guess it just finally caught up to me.

bluedraggy:

Prequel Hiatus Blues. Because this describes my emotion perfectly. From plague of gripes of course. Old but still relevant.

(reblogging my own under my more-appropriate bdprequel blog)

Festive Holiday Disaster #10

What are you doing?
“Reading.” – Kitty
What are you reading?
“A book.” – Kitty
What KIND of book?!
“A book on acting. I thought it might be useful later.” – Kitty
I’ve got something new.
“Oh yeah?” – Kitty

Yup – got a turtleneck!

“Really? Are you serious? This is literally JUST a turtleneck!” – Kitty
Well, technically it’s a gorget.
“It looks silly.” – Kitty
Put on the cloak. It works much better with that on. I might merge it into part of the cloak in fact, though Prequel implies it’s part of the outfit. Or I might just keep it totally separate. That way it can be adjusted to the player’s liking.
“It looks silly.” – Kitty
Try it with the cloak!
“Ok, but outside. It’s too dark in here.” – Kitty

“Oh, that really DOES work. Just about covers up the boob window too I see!” – Kitty
Almost. Now I know it could use a few more tweaks, but really – I think this is pretty much it. Version 1.0 of Festive Holiday Disaster.

“And I suppose you are feeling all proud and accomplished now huh?” – Kitty
Well yeah, something like that.

“I knew this day would come soon so I bought you a present. Come up to the woods after dark and I’ll give it to you.” – Kitty
(Gulp) – Okay!
…
…
(later)
…
“Over here stud. You like the shiny?” – Kitty

Er…. Uh… I…

“Come on, sit over here beside me. It’s a warm night and this outfit is hot.” – Kitty
Sure… but um. I…
“What? What’s wrong” – Kitty
Let’s just say I’m a bit premature.
“WHAT? AHAHAHA!!! THAT figures!” – Kitty
Well! You did it. Springing all that shiny on me at once!

“I guess I did, didn’t I? Well, that’s ok. We can just look at the stars here… for awhile.” – Kitty
I think I can see them reflected in your pants!

“So what’s your plan for that webcomic thing?” – Kitty
Oh, now that’s MY suprise for YOU.
“Then, when do you think you’ll start?” – Kitty
Probably a few more weeks. Though this is essentially finished, I’ll need to package it up and try and hit up Calyps for permission again. I can’t let it out publically without his OK and if I don’t get that, then this is probably as much as I can do with it.
“That would be a shame. But it’s out of your hands so let’s not worry about it tonight.” – Kitty
Yes, let’s not.

Festive Holiday Disaster #9

Hey KITTY, I’ve got another update for you!
“hang tight, I’ll be there in a minute…” – Kitty

“You like my new swimsuit? It’s shiny!” – Kitty
Gulp! Um… suit? Yeah! It’s… wet.
“Sometimes you’re just TOO easy you know. Wait just a minute, I need to dry off.” – Kitty

“So, what’s new with the Disaster?” – Kitty
Um… I… um…
“Maybe it would help if you closed your eyes for a minute? Closing your mouth might help with the drool too.” – Kitty
OH! Yeah. The… thing. Well, it’s not going to be dramatic changes from here out. Just small things really, but they’ll add up.

“Do you mind. I’m kinda getting undressed here.” – Kitty
Oh, sorry. So I added the little thing under the knees.
“Did you add a shinguard or something?” – Kitty

Naa. It seemed better just to paint the leggings.

“Easier at least… Ok, you can turn around now. Where’s the outfit?” – Kitty

I left it up on the patio.

"Ok, so what else?“ – Kitty

Well, I dropped the shine factor. And I adjusted the normal map so the triangle things on the top look at least a little more like separate material.

"How’d that turn out?” – Kitty

Not as well as I’d hoped, but it’s ok. I also used the same to bring that little red button up a bit.

Here – try it on.
“Ok, but turn around again – I’m not as fast as Katia… yet.” – Kitty

“So, how do I look?
To quote someone on the fanart, better than you have any right to!
"Heheh! That’s me!” – Kitty
“Oh, I see you’ve adjusted the ankle cutout a bit too. Good, good.” – Kitty

You know, the cloak and the outfit ARE separate items. You can take the cloak off when you sit so it doesn’t look so weird.
“Oh, thanks! Hey, I’ve been thinking. You’re going to have this cloak done soon aren’t you?” – Kitty
Yeah, getting close, though I’ve not a clue how I’m going to do the turtleneck yet.
“But… when you do… you won’t need me anymore to model for you.” – Kitty
That’s true.

“So, I won’t really see you after that.” – Kitty
I guess not. Why?
“Well… I’ll kinda miss you I guess.” – Kitty

Oh, don’t worry about that! I said I’ll start a new comic like Katherine Managan. How about if I star you in it?
“OOO! Really? ME?” – Kitty
Sure! Why not, you know I’m going to use SOME Khajiit anyway. Might as well be you.
SQUEAL – Kitty

Did you really just squeal?

Festive Holiday Disaster #7

“Wow, where have YOU been?” – Kitty
Honestly, I’ve been learning.
“Learning? Learning what?” – Kitty
Oh, textures, normal maps, things like that. And how to use Photoshop really.

“So, nothing new to show me yet?” – Kitty
Well, I do – but it’s just a start at the outfit. And even what I did I need to redo some.
“Well, let’s see what you’ve got anyway.” – Kitty
Ok but… I have a favor to ask.

“…why do I feel apprehensive? Oh, go ahead. What?” – Kitty
I need to take a closeup of your chest.

“My BOOBS? Why?” – Kitty
Oh, covered of course, but that’s where I did the most work and so… well..
“Yeah, figures that’s where you’d concentrate. Ok, go ahead. Let’s see what you’ve got.” – Kitty

“Oh this isn’t too bad at all!” – Kitty
No, but the color’s not right, belt is too wide, inner sleeves aren’t full length. But really I’ve been learning about normal maps and texture files mostly and how to work with them.
“Mumbo jumbo – what’s all that mean?” – Kitty
Well, let’s take a close look at your back…

See how the texture has that grain, and how the seams sort of indent visibly. That’s the first thing I did. Gives it realism (well, other than that little clipping).
“Well that looks pretty good – so what’s the difference on the front?” – Kitty
I’ll show you.

See, the back looks good – but it’s too perfect. It needs SOME defects. Wrinkles and folds. So I’ve been watching tutorials on how they’re best done…
“Oh, go ahead, it’s not like you’re going to pinch them.” – Kitty.
Thanks! So look…

See, the texture’s still there, but in front we have a few wrinkles. Not lots, but enough to give it some depth.
But I went too far I’m afraid. I accentuated your tits too much. The cloth there is a bit highlighted and that just doesn’t look natural. The wrinkles are fine, but the boobs don’t need more dark under/light on top.
“Ok, now I’ll add the cloak.” – Kitty

Yeah, I know – wrong color. It looked a lot closer in the Photoshop. But I’ll adjust it.
“And from this angle, I see what you mean about the boob accent. Yeah, it doesn’t need that. I’m fine in that department!” – Kitty
Fine indeed!
“Well, then back to work. Come see me again when you’ve made more progress.” – Kitty

Festive Holiday Disaster #5

Good morning Kitty! Rise and shine!
“Mmrph. KAK!” – Kitty

Not exactly a Morning person are you?
“Grfff” (scratch) – Kitty

“Grawlright.” smack. “I’m getting up.” – Kitty
That’s what I like about you, so graceful and ladylike!

“I don’t recall you asking me to be ladylike last night.” – Kitty
Oh come on, get up and get some clothes on. I’ve got another update to show off!

“What to wear, what to wear?” – Kitty
Try something at least somewhat like the Festive Holiday Disaster garment.

“How’s this?” – Kitty
That’ll do fine. Now, try this on over it…
“Oh, yeah! It’s definitely coming together!” – Kitty
Still some work around the neck to do, and that clasp is all wrong. But yeah!

“You’re kinda like those guys on that clothes-designing show aren’t you?” – Kitty
Well, in SOME ways, yeah – I guess I am!

“Yeah, there are some CLEAR differences…” – Kitty
Well, YOU should know!
“There’s that. And they, like, create their OWN designs. While you…” – Kitty

Ok, ok – I get it.
“…take two people’s designs, combine them, and try to make them look like a third person’s design!” – Kitty
OK! I GET IT! Now turn around and let’s see the revision I did there. Had the purple border wrong.

“Maybe they should make a new show: World’s Best Plaguriarists!” – Kitty
Thanks for turning around Kitty. (and showing your best side.)
“I HEARD THAT!” – Kitty

Festive Holiday Disaster #4

Ok, I’ve got an update for you Kitty.
“Oh, great. I suppose I have to take off my top to make it fit now?” – Kitty

“OH! This isn’t too bad! There’s actually potential here.” – Kitty
I know, right?
“And my tail is free too!” – Kitty

“But I suppose I have to keep wearing this to keep from clipping?”

Try these on…
“What? But they were clipping so badly…” – Kitty
Just try them on.

“AWESOME! Of course, there’s still a lot of work to do…” – Kitty
Yeah, I know… but you did say that if I could get you back into regular clothes…
“I did didn’t I. Well… come get your payment, stud.” – Kitty

WOW you DO change fast!
“Even faster when I don’t have to put anything else on…” – Kitty