Clothes are a lot less fun, though.

Hmmm, I'm gonna say that depends on the clothes <3

quit hogging all the awesome.

It was on discount.

I couldn't help myself.

ohh man misseed your stuff, good to see you drawing again :D
also fluffy kitty hug! :D

Haha, thanks ^_^ I've been painting a good bit, just nothing I can post up at the moment. There are like three or four collabs and at least one cover illustration I've finished work on, so they should be going up in time.

This is gorgeous.

Thank you!

This is so lovely..

Thanks, dude ^_^

Awww, that is so super cute! The wolf looks like he's thinking, "What're you gonna do about it?"

That, or, "Do you see what I have to put up with?"

Nice pic

I allways wondered how you yoo make the colors...

I painted this one almost entirely in grayscale. Most of the colors come from texture overlays, a lighting layer or two, and a couple of color balance and selective color adjustment layers. Another thing I often use (though I didn't on this picture) is the gradient map feature. That can help tint an image in interesting ways that you wouldn't always think to try when painting the colors by hand. Hope that helps ^_^

Yes, A lot, TNX (Even if i dont know a WTF are you talking about, but thanks for taking the time to answer, i seriously apreciate it dude ^^)

But seriously i need to try to draw and/or paint in computer, im behind in photoshop :/

TNX again, im going to try those things (if someday i learn) ;]

Haha, sorry. I'm kind of a Photoshop addict, so I just sort of assumed <3

*takes down notes*

I'm always happy to talk process, and if you're curious to see it broken down step-by-step with lots of pictures, there's always the tutorial book I wrote <3

Well then, I might have to get myself a present for Christmas.
More often than not, I'm just not certain what to ask. It's a lovely picture! :) The textures in your pictures are always the best.

I know what you mean ^_^ And thanks!

I dig this. <333

Yay ^_^

Oooh boy. You definitely put the art in "furry art"

Thanks, dude. I don't see any reason why an artist should try any less hard to make something pretty just because it's about manimals <3

If nothing else, I try to at least learn something each time I sit down to paint.

Well, let's be honest, how many people here on this site try hard to do just that? And amongst those who try, how many do succeed?

Eh, what makes it fun for me might not be what makes it fun for everybody else <3

There are definitely enough folks here making pretty stuff to keep me motivated to do more ^_^

Well excuse me while I put you on the pedestal with those others then

that's so nice, like the essence of love.

Thanks, man. I was a little worried the wolf dude would wind up looking too snooty, so I'm glad to hear it works ^_^

aaaaaaaaaaa those eyes <3<3<3<3<3


and that muzzle on the top

i love the whole feel and softness of this thing :C

Haha, frowny face :C

Thanks, dude <3

It 65˚F now. And it's November. Winter will suck this year. D:

Yeah, it's pretty mild here so far, too, but the Bay is kind of always like that

I think the plan this winter is to take a trip some weekend to a spot where we can binge on snow, then head back to our 55˚F city.

I can't stop admiring it.
It feels deep.

Aw, thanks ^_^ I tried a few different things this time around, so it was fun learning along the way.

SOMEone had a little power-up there, didn't you?! This is way subtler than your usual, and with a palette you generally don't aim towards. Really soft and lovely. Gentle gradients are an absolute bitch. There's something kind of Parrish-like in the approach though not at all in the color. Really really nice.

Thanks, dude <3 I mixed it up a little in the brushes I used and a couple of technique/process bits along the way, just to see if I could get something a little softer/more transparent. I'm curious to see if I can approach a kind of glaze layer equivalent in digital, although that does seem like it would have limited applications when painting fur 9_9

Glad to hear that at least some of the experimenting worked! It was fun to do something cute <3

I'd say it was pretty successful all around. That black arm is delicious in the subtlety of its musculature. Perhaps limited applications for painting fur, or then again you can redesign the topography of some of your subjects, making them fluffy in some areas (such as the ruff of the wolf's neck) and letting the rest of the body go smooth. Dunno, but you keep opening doors, dood!

I love scarves. I just started crocheting a new scarf the other day!

Lovely piece.

Yeah, scarves are pretty much the best <3

This... pulled at my heart strings ^^ <3

Yay <3

Just the strings? For me it was the whole orchestra!

Awww Thats Even better <3

awwww, that;s so sweet <3

I think the cute/sweet stuff is hot <3

oh woooow, such a beautifully personal, intimate feel. Something that doesn't happen often when so many characters in this fandom art cartoon-ized. I really eat up this kind of emotive realism.

Eh, you know my deal with the whole furry thing. I just like painting people/scenes/interactions/relationships -- the fact that they're manimals is kind of secondary ^_^

Hearing the word manimals instantly reminded me of Danimals which lead me to google image it and discover this: http://danielricardoteran.files.wor.....o-danimals.jpg

Haha, they look like Mark Hamill >_<

Haminals!

really beautiful image. Very soft and sensual. ^^

Very thanks! Glad you like it ^_^

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Very Nice

Thanks ^_^

holy damn the filters and textures you used are ffuuucken nice.

Thanks! Although the only filter I used on this was a tiny bit of Gaussian Blur. It's mostly just texture and adjustment layers ^_^

I looove the details on the little hairs!

I usually draw them all in, then erase away at 98% of them. For accuracy.

(No, I don't.)

Hi <3

It's adorable :D

Woo~!

GHEY

love the wintery flatness and scratchy texture

I don't see anything gay about two dudes rubbin' up naked on each other all hetrosexual-like, bro.

And thanks <3

oh man, the word 'bro' has been the cover of soo much platonic gheyness. i was in a frat, i should know

Because it's cool so long as it's incest, bro.

the keywords are hilarious, but hey I love this picture <33

Haha, I feel bad that I'm totally incapable of using the keywords feature for its actual purpose <3

I can't not use it as space to make dumb jokes ^_^

Pleasur of hugs.

Good times <3

May I ask you where got the nifty texture?

Or if you did it in natural XD

Haha, it's never natural ^_^

I used five or six different textures on this one -- I find the best way to add visual interest without throwing my values and contrast totally out of whack is to add texture layers in pairs, set to blending modes that do more or less the opposite thing to the image. So like, I'll add a scan of some cardboard and set it to color burn to darken things, then add a texture I grabbed from some website of some paint and set it to overlay to brighten things back up.

I don't really have any one go-to place for textures, unfortunately. Mayang's texture site was a huge repository, but it went under a while back. These days, I'll just google for textures and any number of nice sites come up offering hi-res images that are free for use <3

Thanks a bunch. This one has a really nice wood-ish texture that reminds me of a Rennaisance painting.

No worries ^_^ Sorry I don't have any silver bullets as far as texture sites!

Like I say, though, there's a good bit of nice, free stuff out there anymore. Hopefully you won't have much trouble tracking stuff down <3

DAMN pretty image, i really like those amano-esque eyes!

Thanks, man ^_^

I think there's something really neat about super smoky eyes -- I don't envy chicks the expectation that they wear makeup every goddamn day, but it would be cool if guys could occasionally bust out the guyliner without it having to be some big statement. It's just pretty <3

Haha, thanks dude <3

the colors make my heart so happy <3 <3 <3

It's always fun to see how much color interest you can add to grey <3

Bare contact with the right person beats clothes OR scarves any day. :)
Some insanely nice shading youve pullled off there, Kamui. And a it has a look about it that I can only describe as fuzzy softness. I wish to touch them.

Thanks! It was fun playing around with a softer painting style than I'm used to. For a long while there, I really wanted each brush stroke to feel heavy and juicy to get it to feel more like acrylic painting than digital, but I'm starting to come around to more of a compromise that adds some of the softness and transparency of oils. Hopefully that'll add a bit of warmth to things ^_^

beautiful pik!

Thanks, dude ^_^

I'm going to start wearing my friends now

I'm sure the Gingham fall/winter '09 look will be stunning <3

Goddamn why is everything you do so beautiful ;~;

Deal with Satan.

The description is as adorable as the picture.

Thanks, dude ^_^

it reminds me of ikaruga :)

Maegawa Masato's classic erotic projectile tenebrism orgy.

You should play Mars Matrix -- Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting.

GAME OVER YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Very cute! I am quite fond of the texture, it looks lovely.

Thanks, dude ^_^

Awesome work. Makes my eyes feel all soft and fuzzy

Yay! Thanks, dude. And if symptoms persist, I think Visine has a special line for that <3

Hope to see more inks from you soon ^_^

;~;

This picture is so full of love and adorable and love that I can't stop cooing as I look at it ;~;

On the artistic side it's also really nicely done. Glad to see you're still doing stuff.

Hehe, thanks <3

And I'm definitely still doing stuff! A good bit of what I've been painting recently just can't go up quite yet, whether it's the first half of some collaborations I've been doing, or cover work for books that haven't come out yet that I've been asked to sit on for a bit ^_^

!!!

^_^

I can feel the peace of this drawing

Nice of you to say ^_^

Love the textures! And for some reason the slightly open mouth of the black one really adds to the piece. Along with the eyes of the lighter one looking at the viewer, it really seems like we've stumbled onto something serene, comfy, but slightly secretive :P
Awesome job, love it!

Thanks! It's tough adding eye contact with the viewer without making something feel weirdly voyeuristic or charged with some other kind of tension. I'm glad to hear that it still sounds like the two of them are basically in their own world ^_^

this is just lovely

Well, thanks!

I love this pose just being held you always do such beautiful work Kamui.

Thanks, dude! It's fun breaking up all the porn with a little bit of tenderness ^_^

That is adorable ;A; And wonderfully painted as well! I absolutely adore it~

Thanks, dude ^_^ It was fun doing something a little different!

This actually very beautiful. The eyes are very Yoshitaka Amano.

Thanks!

Love it love it. This is on the compooter right?

Yeah, man!

That's all I know ^_^

Lol, looks like that's all you need ;).

I've said it many times, now, but it keeps getting more true: your work is really superlative (I couldn't decide on a more specific descriptor).

Haha, I think the word you were looking for is "ickiest" <3

And thanks -- I look forward to reading more from you soon! (And I don't mean compliments.)

Still nice of you to say! Thanks, dude ^_^

So gorgeous I don't even have words <3

Well, thanks ^_^

This is so cute.

Reminds me of the same thing I do with my wolfress. She has the same expression as your drawing when I do that too. ^^

(She also owns a million scarfs)

Dude, if I had boobs WE COULD BE THE SAME PERSON!!!!!!!!!

Hehe <3

Great textures, and so true.. sleeping next to someone is as good as having an electric heater in your room. Especially when the other person is a guy.

<3

That's beautiful. Very sweet. <3

Thanks ^_^

While leaning back into someone like that my eyes would get distant similar to that wolf's I imagine. Like you're caught between two worlds, somehow watching them overlap in in that very moment.

Good times ^_^

what a very relaxing sight *wags*

Yay <3

Thats rather cute<3

Thanks ^_^

oh god

so

amazing :3

<3

A very lovely picture. you did a wonderful job on this. :)

Thanks, dude!

i don't know how i missed this til the other day, this is one of my favorite things ever

Aw, thanks <3

I wanted to do something nice and wintery.

you cheated my eyes! I thought it was a photo at firstXD

Haha, a photo of what?

a black teenager hugging 1 dod of course~

XD I meant dog.

Haha, I see!

This is a very good picture. I could just sit watching that peaceful look and lose my sense of time.

Thanks! Glad you like it.

Aww, fluffy cuddles.