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Xentha @xentha.bsky.social · 2d

'.. is that, compassion is lacking and selfishness is born..' - post limits making me cull my words.

I am not in a place to give true sympathy.. I could never know the pain you've gone through. But.. I do genuinely wish you better in life, for what it's worth from one stranger to another.

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Xentha @xentha.bsky.social · 2d

The unending pain of the world is that, and selfishness is born not just from bad people, but also good people who are desperate or misled.
You are not, and were not ever to blame for being put in a life like this. You are deserving of genuine love. No matter how the world attempts to say otherwise.

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Xentha @xentha.bsky.social · 3d

A few hours late for halloween but who's counting?
My partner decided they wanted to be a dullahan for halloween, which led to headless horseman.
So she became a headless horsebun - except there's no horse. Just the result of our combined degeneracy and my artistic skill. :3
Happy belated halloween!

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Xentha @xentha.bsky.social · 5d

Totally fair~ Being self-taught, I tend to pick one or two things I feel like I need practice in to focus on when drawing, scouting out references as necessary.

Safe to say that this will absolutely be a reference for improving how I draw shiny stuff~

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Xentha @xentha.bsky.social · 5d

Well, specifically, it's the broken up points of light that simulate the skin surface. I haven't the sense for how to arrange those just yet. Perhaps that'll be the next thing I focus on!

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Xentha @xentha.bsky.social · 5d

Man that is some nice shine. I gotta figure out how to do that.

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Xentha @xentha.bsky.social · 9d

Same reason tentacles are so effective~ Except when it's extra paws, it's more 'familiar'. :3

Also let's not discount how good they are for cuddling~ [Forgotten just about as much as it is for tentacles!]

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Xentha @xentha.bsky.social · 9d

They're there~ Leaning on one, resting chin on another, tugging with the third, and beckoning with the last~

It is good posing practice for sure.

Honestly I've considered making quad arms a staple of my character design, but it feels a bit over-designed when not tied to the bee getup.

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Xentha @xentha.bsky.social · 10d

Not an easy one, but, being an artist often can be. Draw anything you want - and with enough skill, make it look good too.

With the added benefit that it can encourage and be inspired by sex, and can spread the enjoyment (to those keen on it) if you choose to share~

Xentha @xentha.bsky.social · 10d

And these delights are why I'm an artist~ I'm glad you like it! I'm actually proud enough of this that I might make it a finished picture later~ Give it all that pretty glowy lighting and shading to really show off those golden hues. :3

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Xentha @xentha.bsky.social · 10d

'Why yes, I do taste like honey. C'mon, have a taste - don't worry, I won't sting~'

A bit of practice of certain assets and the stretching thereof. Bit unfinished with the lack of shading anywhere BUT my tush..
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Okay look, I just like drawing my own butt, okay? And the golden look is nice. <///<

This picture was actually in part made due to a certain art piece of a rather plump Flareon in blue undies that I recently saw doin' a similar cheek tug. - As for finishing the picture, aside from needing to shade *everything* else, the shading of the butt itself is meant to be more fur textured, and the tail's stripes were very hastily done.

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🐸💜🌈 Mega 🌈💜🐸 @megaa.bsky.social · 10d

Please keep spreading kindness and love

Don't listen to people who say negativity is the only way to get attention

Thanks for being kind 💗

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Xentha @xentha.bsky.social · 13d

Some people don't like green jolti. Personally, I think with a nice lime tone it looks lovely. :3

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Xentha @xentha.bsky.social · 16d

And the fenbee's static pieces are done, just in time for tomorrow's co-op stream with WriterFluff~
All that will be left is to do the minor animations I have planned!
[Notes in Alt texts.]

Animation will involve it lightly bouncing a bit from side to side, blinking, and the white circles moving to the right on occasion as if looking around.

Animation will be floating gradually up and down, wings flapping as quickly as framerate will allow, and little pastel flowers flowing outward from the face, as if singing~

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Xentha @xentha.bsky.social · 18d

Guess who's making a Fugitech avatar!
Yep~ I decided I wanted to make something fun for my streams with @writerfluff.bsky.social and the static iteration is nearly done! It's a 'what if I were more bee than fennec' version of the beefen look I've got for spooky month! They'll even be animated later~

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Xentha @xentha.bsky.social · 28d

So! With that commission done, what does that mean?
Well, I still have two other comms waiting to be worked on, but those will not take even marginally as long.
Which~ May even mean that I can re-open commissions in the nearish future! 🎉

Lord, that means I have to prep portfolio type stuff too. 😰

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Xentha @xentha.bsky.social · 28d

Warning; Unbirthing is the focus of this picture.

That noted though, it's finally done after over two years! This commission was for a good friend of mine, @furyrosewood.bsky.social who I've known since my SL days over a decade ago. This is, by far, my most complex work.

Explanations in the ALTs.

Non-cross-section version showing just Kaya (the big feral) and Chatin, the one on top, with evidence of the other two emerging from within.

The sheer amount of light sources already was an intense undertaking, as I'm not terribly versed in light sources coming from behind the character, much less this many things crammed together. Figuring out how to shade the fluids took a long time and I'm still not perfectly content, but enough to call it done.

Cross-section version showing all characters involved; Kaya, the big feral, Chatin, the dark furred one on top, Miyu, the white haired skunk inside, and finally Fureh, the white and brown skunny and good friend of mine who commissioned this picture over two years ago. (I promise I'm not that slow normally.)

As mentioned with the other version, light sources were a big difficulty with this picture, but the internals was far trickier in some ways, as the already difficult fluid now had an all encompassing light source (Kaya's internals glowing) to contend with. I also had to cut some euclidian corners to actually fit the two of them in there, but I think it turned out well enough!

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Xentha @xentha.bsky.social · Sep 11

A sentiment that I hold for so many that I care about. Everyone has difficulty in life. At times, we are a burden on ourselves, and it's not something we can always carry alone. So i believe everyone deserves someone by their side to shoulder that weight.

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Xentha @xentha.bsky.social · Sep 11

And it's done~ Our dearest BreeFluff is now fully shaded and adorable as ever~
Granted my shading style tends to be a bit heavy I think, which doesn't cater to softer, exclusively cute things, but ah well, I'm still proud of how it turned out~

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Jitters @jitterpaws.bsky.social · Sep 6

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