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Miki (Painting-tan), Asuno (Tsundere-tan), and Kourin (Artsy-tan) from the visual novel I'm working on, Painter Story. A million thanks to Raide for allowing me to commission this piece!

EDIT: Can't embed the image in this journal post because dA are jerks and only let premium members do that. Dick move, guys.

I participated in the Katawa Shoujo Secret Santa this year, and pics start going up once a day for fifteen days beginning on Friday. When the picture I did goes live, I'll be sharing it here too in all its 19.75" x 20.25" glory.

I'm also going to do some profile pictures for the MC and three path girls for Painter Story, the visual novel I've been working on for most of the year now. The team still has no actual artists (blame the lack of writing progress, since we can't attract artists without having something for them to draw), but I'd really like to get some character art up on the project's site. I won't be starting that until some time next week, though, at the earliest -- too much IRL crap to deal with!

Anyway, I have no pretensions about what I've done and what I'll be doing. I can't colour very well (the KSSS pic is all flat colours, no shading or highlights), and I have poor pen control when lining, as viewing full-size will demonstrate. But for someone who only this summer couldn't draw at all, I think I show a lot of improvement from my early dA posts, and perhaps even some potential to do better.

I was hit by inspiration when trying to sleep, and banged out 2000 words, the start of a story I'm looking at doing as a serial. It's called Brought In From The Cold, and it's about a university student who takes in a homeless girl.

Read it, maybe let me know what you think.

Well, more like trying to art. I am now dedicating a half hour or so every day to sketch and try to learn to draw at least acceptably. I've been uploading my sketches, and a few traces I've tried, which can be seen in the almighty gallery.

Comments on my pathetic attempts at art would be appreciated.

These were originally on my Tumblr but I figured might as well put them up here. (Original posts: characters 1 & 2, 3)

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First is someone I'm currently calling "Zipper". Female, white, about 5'4". Wears tight leather clothing with zippers, each zipper patching up a spot where the leather (and the girl) has been cut in the past. Wears 4" stilettos with razor-sharp zipper teeth along the edge of the sole and down the back of the heels. Blonde, tied back hair going about half-way down her back.

She rarely ever speaks. She almost never looks at anyone directly. If it wasn't for the getup, she'd seem like a girl who's been beaten and abused all her life. When she gets freaked out, though, she becomes a murderous, mindless whirlwind.

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Next, a character with no name. He's short, bald at the front, but has a sizable mullet. He can also roll his head about 90 degrees either direction. That is, :-) in his case is literally :-) and not just a smiley on it's side. Grins a lot; thin lips, often pulled back. Eyes are always darting in every direction, and as often as not, his eyes will point in different directions. Mumbles to himself.

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Girl, appearing 7-10 years old, in a neo-Victorian dress. Armed with a razor-whip powerful enough to slice through bone, and skilled with it enough to decapitate someone at range. A deep, almost masculine voice. Has a gray teddy bear she always holds on to; berzerks when it's taken away. Dead eyes.

Whip is never seen or revealed except during an actual attack with it. Rarely talks, and laconic when she does. States she is replaceable, which she is: she is one of a series of clones telepathically linked together (although usually only one of them is off ice at any time).

Prefers decapitation of her enemies whenever possible; badass victory line "you are no longer in my way."

Where she is from, her actual age, who controls her, etc.: UNKNOWN.