Solios - Trick or Treat

Apologies for the lack of updates recently.  More projects still on the way - think I've got a few more ideas for these gals as well.  They haven't got much play lately but I'd like to change that with the help of Solios.  Maybe even something a bit more lengthy...

In the meantime, it's that time of year (timing didn't work out for too many additional projects, but I've got some good ideas for next year - will need to start a little earlier though). 

Gany and Hank decided to hit the downtown to pick up some treats of the sweet variety - Gany will hit the treadmill tomorrow....and Hank will give it a good five minutes of consideration.

Darkoshen - Political Civility 2

A simple little conclusion...a simple cup of tea can solve everything...sometimes at least.

Great work Darkoshen!

Darkoshen - Political Civility 1

Weird....somehow I only manage to get these things aligned during the mid-terms.

I voted (by mail) - out of state...although my county seems to do all their voting that way.  That said....I'm not going to get into my politics on this site.  I'd rather just hit all sides in the art...I don't get to do enough elephant or donkey-girls as it is ;p 

Thanks Darkoshen...part 2 tomorrow!  We'll see who comes out on top.

Solios - Girls Night In

Well....c'mon....you had to know this one was coming.  Kinda hard to escape it after the last one ;p

In truth I came up with this concept first, but the other one worked out better first....but now, we come to the big kahuna.

Solios - Girl's Night Out

It's taken me a while to get this one put together properly.  But I hope you'll agree with me that it turned out beautifully.  I always gotta challenge the artist - Solios says this is his largest single commission pic ever ;p  This is the big one....you can see a smaller version on his DA page.

Solios - Work in Progress

A bit of a gag in the title since Solios' work here is definitely complete, but I think you'll agree it matches with the following pics :)

I've had some very large ensemble pics in the planning stages for a LONG time...and finally got down to really working on them with Solios.  Completely non-canon as far as Gecko Girls go, but I like revisiting the same characters with different looks.  I hope you enjoy these as well.

suan-cat - Lolita Beauties

I know it might seem like a lot of the recent posts are for single pics vice my usual preference of sequential projects...it's just that longer commissions generally take a little longer to produce....and there have been a number of amazing opportunities to work with a veritable slew of new and talented artists (new to me....I'm well aware that many have been around longer than me).

Soooo, I hope you won't mind the occasional artistic interludes featuring something often very different than what's normally featured on the site.

I was introduced to suan-cat a little while back by cobalt_k.  She's got a very unique and beautiful style - and I was more than happy to commission two portraits from her...and I think I'll probably have to order a few more in the future - these came out so incredibly well!

Jitensha - Sketch Collection

Top artist Jitensha had herself a little Sketch Off this week and I had to take advantage of it.  A great opportunity to get some more visualizations of some characters.

We'll start off with the always-fashionable Mistress Arianna.

Solios - "You Don't Say....."

This one turned out to be a lot of fun as well...originally envisioned with a few additional characters, I needed a visualization, and Solios needed the work...so....wham!  Bam!  Thank you Ma'am!

Lactose Intolerance indeed (also featuring a cameo from Solios' character Sasha).



Gany: "You wouldn't happen to know anything about this would you?"

Hank: "So you're the ones who found my secret stash...and here I was all ready to mix up another batch. How's it taste to you? Ratemycream.com calls me 'Sweeter than the average Minoan!' Don't worry, any side effects will be temporary on a normal person."

Gany: "You don't say...speaking of which, your friend Sasha here is also part Minoan and I'm not exactly normal...did your website say anything about that?"

Hank: "....."

Sasha: "Om nom nom!"

Solios - Slaves to Fashion

You know I had to revisit these characters one more time before the end of the year.  Welcome back Gany and Hank by Solios.

Hank:  “Frankly, all I’m saying is that I can’t really see the point of getting up earlier than we would for class and spending a morning at the shops…that’s kinda the point behind e-shopping.”

Gany: “Because it’s important to try before you buy.  Besides, half the fun is rifling through a neat pile and leaving a mess for some underpaid bimbo to sort out.”

Hank:  “Especially if that ‘underpaid bimbo’ happened to be the TA who gave you a D in bio-chem last quarter?  Not as if any of their standard outfits would fit - all our clothes this year have been special orders.”

Gany:  “Well….yeah – and why does it take twice as long for my custom orders to come in as it does for yours?”

Hank: “I think half the delay is caused by waiting for the stock clerks to stop laughing when they see your reference pics.”

Gany: “That’s the last time you touch my camera.  Now walk faster, I don’t want my coffee to get cold.”

Hank:  (laughing) “Just you wait till my reimbursement check comes…then we’ll see who carries whose coffee.”

Engineskye - When Rocking The Vote Goes So Very, Very Wrong - Part 2

As election races are winding down today...this one's just heating up...oooooh steamy!

Solios - A New Challenger Enters....pt II - The Origin Story

Good buddy Solios has completed his excellent transformation sequence for Gany's development - and it's been quite a ride.

Presented below is a metamorphosis in four movements (including my original descriptive captions written up at the same time as I embraced the imagery in my imagination).  Absolutely gorgeous!

Friday....lunchtime:  

Hank: “I’m telling you, it’s not normal.  Nobody gains 50 pounds in a week.  Don’t tell me you haven’t heard the rumors about all those other students – my advanced programming class was half empty today.”

Gany: “Classes are always half empty on Friday mornings – how long have you been here again?  I can’t believe you’d take that gossip seriously.  If it makes you feel any better, we can swing by the clinic first thing Monday morning.  Truth be told, I’m feeling a bit of a cold coming on myself.

Hank: *sniffing* “I’m not surprised given the way you dress in this weather.  Say…do you smell cinnamon?”

Solios - A New Challenger Enters....

"A new challenger for what?" you may ask, "This isn't Street Fighter 2."

Why simply a new challenger for your hearts - isn't she just the sweetest thing folks?

Nicknaming her "Gany" - in my pathetic attempt to follow Solios' generally ambiguous naming conventions - though I was able to come up with at least two potentially realistic names from that.  She's my third collaboration with Solios on a non-cowgirl subject (udder-free) and I think she turned out beautifully.

After the awesome job he did with a turtle-girl and my gecko girls, I had to come up with another design that could focus his energies in a different direction... and what might an elephant-girl look like in his style?  Behold the answer.

Note:  These pics are just the stand-alone/slice-of-life pics that I initially commissioned - the transformation sequence will be posted at one time when all the sequences are complete.