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Link to Timelapse Video

Hooookay, where to begin with this one...?

I've been drawing exclusively male characters for the last 10 years. It was never a conscious choice, but just a personal preference of what I liked to see in my art - I'm gay after all.
It's not that I didn't have any people asking me if I were to draw females or other genders in the future. However I always felt pushed in one direction, when people inquired about that subject. If I ever was gonna draw a female character, it was because I wanted to. I needed a proper motivation and a subject matter, that I felt comfortable with. And after such a long time, this opportunity finally presented itself with this picture.

It started out with the movie Suicide Squad. Which, despite its very apparent flaws and shortcomings, I thoroughly enjoyed. I thought the visual re-interpretation of some characters was amazing - especially The Joker and Harley Quinn. Others, like my beloved Killer Croc, fell through completely for me. I still don't get why they just used a beefed up CGI character like Marvel does with Hulk - I would have loved to see a Killer Croc in a style remiscent of the Arkham Batman games, but oh well.
The story bits of Harley and Joker were my favorite part of the film and I just fell in love with their twisted relationship.

So, when I was searching for an idea to draw for the Eurofurence charity, I really wanted to draw something in the style of the Suicide Squad film. The visual style and the music really stuck with me there and so I decided, I wanted to portray Harley Quinn and Joker as furry characters.
To give the picture even more weight, I decided to record my drawing process. This idea however kinda ended up half-assed, as I was so nervous during the sketching process, that I decided against recording it. It just helped be gather confidence, to tackle this on my own, as I was unsure if I could even pull off such a picture.

I started recording my drawing process, when the lineart was complete. After that, I was confident enough that I could finish this picture. The coloring itself proved very stressful as there are a lot of details on both characters, that required tending to - like all the little tattoos. However, I was surprised at how I was progressing with this picture, as both characters look just like I hoped they would. :3

Once the picture was finished, the idea to show the timelapse video at a panel during Eurofurence came up. I was set on using this picture to showcase my drawing process, but felt doubt trickle in as the convention got closer. Eventually I decided against using this picture and instead drew another one from scratch (the Spartan lion), this time with the recording process capturing the entire picture creation. In the end, I believe that it was the right decision, even though it meant that this pictures' exposure would suffer. I was however happy to see, that it also sold at a great sum in the Eurofurence charity booth. :3

So there you have it. I am not sure if I will draw more female characters in the future or expand to other directions. I am stil debating on creating a second account for the sake of trying out a few things. We'll see how this works out. I will however continue to produce heaps of gay porn, that's a guarantee. ;3

This concludes my uploading spree for August. Most of the pictures I used for Eurofurence were drawn back in June/July, but I had to keep them secret until now. ;3

I hope you guys enjoy this picture and I'm looking forward to read your comments! :3