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[jenareuter]

Thok loves an excuse to demand kisses and hound his teammates more than he usually does the rest of the year. Too bad they aren't that much into the types of kisses he likes to pull off.

A silly illustration of my interpretation of the Piraka in my demo narrative game Hateship, which is still in production. I have a feeling Thok would make the most of any tradition where he can do some extra flirting, regardless if it comes from his world or not. 😂

Happy New Year and a belated happy greetings for the Christmas season! ✨🎇

2024 has been a big year of changes for me, but I'm happy to say things have settled and I'm feeling very optimistic about where I'm heading! Besides still working on Hateship, I've made a start on an original novel (involving secret agencies, paranormal activity, and romantic tragedy 😏) and am planning to make a return to posting my work online again in 2025 (after how many years? Yeesh.)

In the meantime, you can find out a more detailed update about both projects and other silly doodles like above by signing up to the newsletter.

[kazylgon]

tagged by @utterlyincoherent

Do you play an instrument? Used to play the saxophone and the flute in school. I still have them in storage somewhere, but I haven't touched them in a loooooong time and barely remember the fingering for them or how to read sheet music.

Favourite book character? No idea. I've been conditioned by life to not become heavily invested in stuff or attached to people, so I'm still learning how to Like Things, Make Connections, and Have Favourites.

What’s your star sign? Pisces. "Oh you love the sea, you're always wet, you want to fuck a fish" no fuck off. I like the ocean a normal amount but only because I was raised in a coastal town with strong ties to the sea not just because I'm a Pisces.

Favourite colour schemes? Anything with purple and/or deep blue, with a strong contrast like orange, gold, or yellow.

Naps or long sleep? Both. I would prefer to only have to sleep a regular amount but I am cursed with depression and perpetual sleepy bitch syndrome, so I spend more time than I'd like napping and sleeping for extended periods.

What languages do you speak? Only English.

Dreams/aspirations? Too many. A career in acting, owning my own home, becoming fabulously wealthy so I can become a modern day patron of the arts by throwing money at struggling creatives, but the one that might actually be achievable is to make a living/literally any money off of my art somehow. That's been a big one for a long time.

Long hair or short hair? My soul years for long flowing hair but my mind and body find it a pain in the ass, so short/short-ish hair it is.

Tea or coffee? Neither. Not really a fan of hot drinks.

Bring a book character to life or go into the fictional world? Fictional world, without hesitation. Get me out of here, please, I want to leave!

tagging @conking @cino-checker @jenareuter @rollinwiththepunches and @prettyflyshyguy if you all are interested in answering these questions too

[chaoscontrolled123]

art fight part 2!!

Samba (@rottingraisins)

Jagal (@gavinnersroadie) (plus my brynn)

Ophisa Drachenleid (@tangyjdraws)

Furn Blaisblight (@toffeemugg)

Onufry (jenareuter)

Kaida Fujiwara (plenii)

Tess Liu (@noisyrobots) (plus my sascha lol)

Douglas (@frogkiing-arts)

Lucia Hart (@ghoul)

Kuukei and Z (@whitenoisewife and chiicheo)

[skelizard]

Couple of skull and skeleton themed Art Fight attacks for @YaguYogur and @jenareuter and I love how both of these came out.

[jenareuter]

"Ohhh, no, no. This isn' business." "It's purely personal."

Cad Bane is not the trusting sort, especially after a lifetime of being backstabbed and stabbing right back. Then my dreams, which usually make no sense, decided to create a scene where the bounty hunter takes his vengeance on someone who dared to trick him into trusting anyone… again.

[jenareuter]

Not too long ago I met again with a friend I went to secondary school with and she threw me head-first back into remembering the most fabulous skeleton-in-a-hat, Skulduggery Pleasant.

It only took me a good decade and a half to the get the hang of drawing skeletons so that, at last, I could pull off having him do all sorts of nonsense and expressions... with his friends and enemies!

These interpretations are based less on the official descriptions and more on my general memory and vibe of them. Consider them alternative interpretations!

(Yes, I know that's not the right Bentley model, but it's still beautiful ok)

And for another sharp-looking detective illustration, find him on my blog!

[jenareuter]

So @prettyflyshyguy reminded me about this incredibly dumb doodle I drew from her Resident Evil fanfic (which she just finished, it's very fun, go read it!) where Leon turns into an infected and.... finds himself in an embarrassing wardrobe situation.

I have not the slightest clue about the series besides what she's told me but I am always a sucker for monster-people being awkward. 😂

[jenareuter]

Not too long ago I met again with a friend I went to secondary school with and she threw me head-first back into remembering the most fabulous skeleton-in-a-hat, Skulduggery Pleasant.

Naturally, being the skeleton enthusiast I am, couldn't help but draw him with a dashing swish (come on, we all had a crush on him, don't leave me standing alone here alone...right?)

For some more sketches with him and interpretations of the crew (like the lil' teaster below), find them on my blog!

[jenareuter]

Now Cad, didn’t figure you for a cultivated crook~ ✨🍷

Between closing deals and shooting lasers, the best bounty hunter in the universe, Cad Bane, and his ex have room for chic suits and a sultry rendezvous.

To find out more what this terrible duo is about (and the associated project I'll later work on for them), read on my blog.

[jenareuter]

Did...did I hear REMORSE?! 😮

It really made me wonder what's going on because it felt like a very conscious voice acting tone but maybe they'll never do anything with it...

For more Cad and Bad Batch, check out my blog post.

[jenareuter]

Just over a week ago, the 8th and 9th of February, I tabled for the first time in many years at Kaiga Convention in Melbourne!

The preparation was a bit overwhelming for me so I didn't get a chance to announce beforehand (thank you @prettyflyshyguy, my good table buddy, for covering my bases there), but I'm incredibly proud to have pulled this off after such a long dry spell.

I was selling a variety of monstrous and skeletal designs across prints, jewellery and stickers, including DOOM monsters, gothic horrors and a smattering of characters like Venom, the Arbiter and Cad Bane. It was so great to see people excited over these various items, most surprisingly I had about three come up to me to gush about Skulduggery Pleasant. How about that!

This time, to give you a proper heads-up, I will be tabling at The Game Expo, Melbourne, on the 22nd and 23rd March! Once table positioning is all confirmed, I'll let you know.

If you're not a local, I will be looking into setting up an online store soon. And personal commissions will be available too. So stay tuned for those. ✨

[jenareuter]

What summery lighting for such a wintery fellow!

Before I started working on the Purely Personal painting, I needed to work out the style rendering. It's partly inspired by Max Grecke, whose smooth shading and sharp shapes while still being atmospheric I admire.

To see more of the process and a timelapse, check out my blog.

[jenareuter]

Thok. Now this is a vague character to try and put your finger on when it comes to canon interpretation.

Is he cold and disconnected, someone's who's just smart enough to work mysteries out, a sleazy backstabber, or a smooth mc-groove chatter?

For my dating-sim-in-progress, Hateship, find out in my previous newsletter how I took one itty-bitty sliver of advertising footage and extrapolated it into the flirty poster boy we always knew he was meant to be~

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[jenareuter]

Hateship Demo - 1 Year Anniversary Update ✨

Just around this time last year (on Valentine's Day), I released the demo of Hateship, a monster dating game set in a noir-style mega cruise ship with a gang of biomechanical jerks.

I really wanted to draw something proper to celebrate, but life be a bit too frantic at the moment.

The original intention was to finish the game well within 2023, but it felt like it needed more depth to feel like a story with character development. I want to create something to be proud of, and believe the project will ultimately benefit from extra (but sensible for production) flair.

Despite that, I'm steadily working away at it and haven't slowed down.

Major updates since the demo:

2 characters fully written and edited, 1 in progress now.

60k+ words for the whole project, shared across 6-7 characters. A novel in itself.

Changed the UI to feel more cinematic. We can't have noir without it!

The main character can choose a few backstory details for more flavour.

One of the characters, Avak, pictured above, has more placeholder assets in Act 1.

Act 1 shots have thumbnails sketched.

There's still a lot left to do, so announcing any release date would be too optimistic at the moment.

Instead, to stay in the loop on a monthly basis, I update regularly here.

Really excited to be working on this. You're going to be in for a hilarious ride of action, misery and that absolutely necessary dash of adorable. I hope you'll join me!

[jenareuter]

Ay. It's my birthday today. 🩸

Hit the solid 30 milestone! Here's hoping next year's birthday drawing will have more lively grunge than yet another flavour of angry.

[jenareuter]

"Question is, can you handle one of mine?"

Happy Valentine's day! 🌹 Hope your date is far more selfless and much less risky than this guy. And where dates aren't available, hope you've had/are having (depending on your timezone) some friendly company~

This also means it's the second Hateship anniversary (for the demo)! This past year I made much less progress than I would've liked, but my excuse is I moved out and in the wave of that event, so many other things had to be organised and managed.

But, since last year's update, here's where we are at now:

Added another character, Zaktan, to those finished with writing, for a total of three, with one in progress.

Avak's placeholder assets are at 58, with only about 8 left to go.

Preparing some additional sketches and illustrations for merch and promotion. 👀

All things considered, I'm glad I could still keep something of a momentum going rather than a full stop.

I'm prepping to get back to posting online soon, but in the meantime, get monthly updates on the project here.