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Works by *alexkl5 on Furry Art Pile http://www.furryartpile.com/rss/user/alexkl5.xml Some content in this feed might be for adults only. You must be at least 18 years old to view this content, and by accessing this feed you certify that you are at least 18 years old. If your state or country that you live in requires you to be older than 18, you certify that you are of a proper age to legally view the mature content on FAP. You are cool and FAP loves you. en-us Copyright (c) FurryArtPile.com Big, beefy bears that love to bottom. Refugee Characters: Nephretiti by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/34898/ Fri, 02 May 2008 13:09:26 -0700 <a href="/view/34898/" class="thumb"><img src="http://honk.furryartpile.com/preview/2008/05/alexkl534898.jpg" alt="Refugee Characters: Nephretiti by alexkl5" title="Refugee Characters: Nephretiti by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>(I know that's now how you spell it, but that's not her name.) This is Nephretiti, she's an anubian jackal. She's an officer on "the island's" police department. She also happens to be Flamewing's ex-girlfriend. Neph (as most close to her call her), like Flamewing, is hot-headed. Of course, it's in a much more liberal way. Being somewhat of a feminist, she's always taking up cases against women with a fervor rarely matched by anyone else. But feminism isn't the only cause she follows: she's also in support of immigrant rights, and hates how (furry, etc.) corporations have all but consolidated most of Earth's resources. She is, for all intents and purposes, a hippy. How Flamewing and Neph ever hooked up in the first place is anybody's guess. But they did, the broke up, and are now forced to work on the same floor. Needless to say their current relationship with each other is... strained, to say the least. Considering her views, she's is more inclined to help out humans who are escaping Earth, and thus, gives a much warmer reception to Alex than Flamewing. (Some may argue that she's the only thing that has kept the dragon from smothering the kid in his sleep.) Still, she can't always be there for him, and there's some trouble that only Alex can deal with... *** I first got the idea for Neph when looking at Wolf' Kidd's "Showjackal," and began to imagine her making out with some kind of dragon behind stage. Though to be honest, she's actually a combination of Kidd, Dark Aldebaran, and Moonstalker studies, along with this statute, a copy of which is at my local museum: <a href="http://www.moma.org/collection/brow.....p;sort_order=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.moma.org/collection/brow.....p;sort_order=1</a> *Half-whispering the next thing:* If you combine the right side of this with the left side of Flamewing's sheet, YOU GET A SURPRISE! Anyways, copyrights on pic. Tagged as: <a href="/browse/jackal" class="tag">jackal</a>, <a href="/browse/refugee" class="tag">refugee</a>, <a href="/browse/mature" class="tag">mature</a> jackalrefugeemature Refugee Characters: Flamewing by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/34897/ Fri, 02 May 2008 13:08:14 -0700 <a href="/view/34897/" class="thumb"><img src="http://cluck.furryartpile.com/preview/2008/05/alexkl534897.jpg" alt="Refugee Characters: Flamewing by alexkl5" title="Refugee Characters: Flamewing by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>***How much you wanna bet that FA has once again shrunk and thus destroyed the pic?*** Meet Flamewing. Flamewing is a dragon. His exact species and race, along with his past, aren't mentioned very often. It's not so much that he's secretive about it, but it's that he'd rather focus on the "nows" of life. The type of profession he pursues is "contract warrior," which is mainly his way of fancying up the title of "bounty hunter" and "mercenary" (both of which are universally unpopular). For the time being, he is working as a hired hand for "the island's" police department. Still, there's a lot of opportunities out there. As far as personalities go, Flamewing is...less than perfect. He's hot-headed, rude, and at times, narcissist. He loves guns, hates hippies, smokes, drinks, burps, farts, drinks from the carton, and leaves the toilet seat up. All in all, he's frat boy who decided to knock heads for a living. EDIT: Whoops, I almost forgot. He also sleeps around. Despite all of this, certain circumstances are going to lead to Alex being his ward... ************ Anyone who knew me from 10 years ago, will recognize this as being my first avatar. Like I've stated before, I've recently moved away from him in an effort to be more "honest" with myself. The irony of this is that I think I've made him more colorful that he ever was as a second me. Oh, and you'll find out what he's yelling at when I get the next character sheet finished up. As always, Copyrights are in the pic. Tagged as: <a href="/browse/dragon" class="tag">dragon</a>, <a href="/browse/refugee" class="tag">refugee</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> dragonrefugee Refugee Characters: Alex by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/34896/ Fri, 02 May 2008 13:06:48 -0700 <a href="/view/34896/" class="thumb"><img src="http://oink.furryartpile.com/preview/2008/05/alexkl534896.jpg" alt="Refugee Characters: Alex by alexkl5" title="Refugee Characters: Alex by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>Obviously, most stories need characters, so I figured I'd start introducing them... Meet Alex. Alex, being from what used to be Earth, is obviously a refugee (and thus, the title character, though he won't be THE main character). Like most refugees are, Alex is both scarred on the inside and out. He's seen what most refugees have seen: death, destruction, hopelessness, the law of the jungle (among...other things). The very fact that he comes to "the islands" (our story's setting) in one of the most desperate ways possible is enough to show us that he has had enough of it. Considering he's made it this far in the game, Alex obviously has some tricks up his sleeves. Still, he's just a kid, jumping headfirst into a whole new universe of races, customs, and cultures that, until recently, his own species has been fighting against. Fitting in will be a chore, to say the least. ... I started with this character mainly because in addition to being a character in a story, I'm giving him another role, since someone asked me recently to give a description of my avatar... Yes, I've decided to have a human avatar. Ick, I know. (Though for those who've known me from a decade ago, I used to have a dragon named Flamewing.) But I feel that in a way, I'm being more honest with who I am in Alex. I'm not trying to reach the unreachable. Still, I'm scared to death of having him become a sort of "Mary Sue" in my story (I've seen countless examples of this used, and have repeatedly promised myself that "No, this won't happen to Alex."), and I've tried desperately to make sure that isn't the case. Yes, he has abilities, but I've worked hard to give him noticeable flaws as well. (But after reading about mary sues or gary stus in wikipedia, I'm afraid that nothing I am doing can tear him away from that, since the definition has become incredibly broad.) Hopefully though, the grand finale can absolve him of that sin, since you see, Alex will- ...well, I can't really give the ending away, now can I? As usual, copyrights are in the pic. Tagged as: <a href="/browse/human" class="tag">human</a>, <a href="/browse/refugee" class="tag">refugee</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> humanrefugee The Refugee Prologue 15 by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/31109/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:11:03 -0800 <a href="/view/31109/" class="thumb"><img src="http://ohgurl.furryartpile.com/preview/2008/02/alexkl531109.jpg" alt="The Refugee Prologue 15 by alexkl5" title="The Refugee Prologue 15 by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>...time passes... ...the bots "evolve"... No real comment on this one. I was worried that my shading destroyed, but that doesn't seem to be the case now. ...I think... Anyway, copyrights' on the pic itself Tagged as: <a href="/browse/comics" class="tag">comics</a>, <a href="/browse/robots" class="tag">robots</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> comicsrobots The Refugee 14 by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/28194/ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:12:34 -0800 <a href="/view/28194/" class="thumb"><img src="http://chirp.furryartpile.com/preview/2008/01/alexkl528194.jpg" alt="The Refugee 14 by alexkl5" title="The Refugee 14 by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>*The evacuation begins...* I'm pretty sure that the shading phase is where I tend to mess things up. The noise created by it cancels out a lot of detail that was there before. It might be due to to my rushing it in the last stages (there's always some part in the back of my mind that's tired of all the hours of work on drawing and inking and just wants to get the piece up and get started on the next one...) Anyways, Copyrights are on the Drawing Tagged as: <a href="/browse/airport" class="tag">airport</a>, <a href="/browse/comics" class="tag">comics</a>, <a href="/browse/rhino" class="tag">rhino</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> airportcomicsrhino The Refugee 13 by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/21261/ Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:36:12 -0700 <a href="/view/21261/" class="thumb"><img src="http://bark.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/10/alexkl521261.jpg" alt="The Refugee 13 by alexkl5" title="The Refugee 13 by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>The Treaty of Terran... ...pretty self-explanatory, really. ***************************** Surprisingly, this one took quite a lot less time than the others. Mainly, I think, because it was all one drawing that I had to worry about. Dammit, things are still leaning to one side. ...well, have to keep on cracking, plus I might just try to enjoy the Halloween season... Copyrights in picture. Tagged as: <a href="/browse/general" class="tag">general</a>, <a href="/browse/scenery" class="tag">scenery</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> generalscenery Refugee 13 sketch by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/20941/ Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:32:10 -0700 <a href="/view/20941/" class="thumb"><img src="http://bark.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/10/alexkl520941.jpg" alt="Refugee 13 sketch by alexkl5" title="Refugee 13 sketch by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>...I was wracking my brain how to get rid of the darker areas on photoshop (without compromising any of the lines). But then I realized: "It's a damn sketch!" Anyways, this is probably the first time I've ever seriously added shadows to the sketch. (Mainly to weight out the bottom part of the drawing/collage.) Still, I'm keeping them faint because several of them just don't seem to be working out right. And I don't want to mess things up this late in the game... I think if I can just give a hint, they'll perform their job. Everything on top is leaning to the left. But I can take care of that when I rotate the final a bit in photoshop. As hard as it may be to do, see if you can spot any familiar faces (not exclusive to furry) in the crowd... Tagged as: <a href="/browse/draft" class="tag">draft</a>, <a href="/browse/detail" class="tag">detail</a> draftdetail I always thought hooves looked clumsy... by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/20103/ Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:37:09 -0700 <a href="/view/20103/" class="thumb"><img src="http://quack.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/09/alexkl520103.jpg" alt="I always thought hooves looked clumsy... by alexkl5" title="I always thought hooves looked clumsy... by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>..or, maybe you could rationalize that he's a dragon/horse hybrid. Anyways, just a little something I did as a surprise for a friend. I was having reservations about putting this up, but I can't seem to contact said friend by E-mail. Plus, apart from it being porn, it's one of the best figure drawings I've done; it flows better than my others. Basically, it's a revised version of my "avatar" to play with said friend. (I use quotes, because I've realized awhile ago I can't be something I'm not, (in this case, and anthro horse). But since shi's (sie's?) not interested in humans, I figure this is the only way...) I was going to call it Flamewing, but I want to save my original for the story that's coming along so: Horsey-Guy Copyright Karl Gruehn (Wish I could obscure the image somewhat on my main FA page, though to be honest, can't I draw porn every now and then!?) Tagged as: <a href="/browse/adult" class="tag">adult</a>, <a href="/browse/horse" class="tag">horse</a>, <a href="/browse/male" class="tag">male</a>, <a href="/browse/mature" class="tag">mature</a> adulthorsemalemature The Refugee Prologue Part 12 by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/19638/ Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:55:36 -0700 <a href="/view/19638/" class="thumb"><img src="http://honk.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/09/alexkl519638.jpg" alt="The Refugee Prologue Part 12 by alexkl5" title="The Refugee Prologue Part 12 by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>"...dedicated to those who gave their lives at Diemos Prison Facility. They brought the universe together..." ... Note: The other title for this piece is: "And THAT'S Why It Takes Me So Long To Post Art" ...let's see, where's the first sketch for this piece? Oh, I see it was posted three months ago! Actually, if you're on FA, you'll have a little better idea of what I'm talking about. Sorry about not keeping up the posts here, I really should, but for now, FA's the best bet. Copyrights are in Picture Tagged as: <a href="/browse/adult" class="tag">adult</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> adult Refugee Behind Scenes 12j by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/16652/ Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:10:00 -0700 <a href="/view/16652/" class="thumb"><img src="http://moo.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/07/alexkl516652.jpg" alt="Refugee Behind Scenes 12j by alexkl5" title="Refugee Behind Scenes 12j by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>Obviously, not much to look at here. I'm planning on using the shading to really accentuate the explosion here. Anyways, I'm finally done now....................with sketching! Now the inking begins.... Drawing Copyright Karl Gruehn Tagged as: <a href="/browse/draft" class="tag">draft</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> draft Refugee Behind Scenes 12i changes by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/16651/ Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:09:20 -0700 <a href="/view/16651/" class="thumb"><img src="http://bark.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/07/alexkl516651.jpg" alt="Refugee Behind Scenes 12i changes by alexkl5" title="Refugee Behind Scenes 12i changes by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>Okay, took the advice up on the face. What do you think? Does it make it any better? Tagged as: <a href="/browse/draft" class="tag">draft</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> draft Refugee Behind Scenes 12i by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/16650/ Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:08:18 -0700 <a href="/view/16650/" class="thumb"><img src="http://woof.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/07/alexkl516650.jpg" alt="Refugee Behind Scenes 12i by alexkl5" title="Refugee Behind Scenes 12i by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>Posted From FA so description may be a little after the fact... I need people's honest opinion of this. I myself think that I rushed a bit on the background and the surrounding rifles. That's in part because I wanted to try and get this one done by Tuesday night. Plus, I've also heard about stories from art teachers where a rushed pic can actually look better than when someone had all the time in the world (less risk of over-detailing). But looking at it now, I don't know... Well, off to work. Drawing Copyright Karl Gruehn Tagged as: <a href="/browse/draft" class="tag">draft</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> draft Refugee Behind the scenes 12h by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/16648/ Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:06:16 -0700 <a href="/view/16648/" class="thumb"><img src="http://honk.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/07/alexkl516648.jpg" alt="Refugee Behind the scenes 12h by alexkl5" title="Refugee Behind the scenes 12h by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>Done over the course of 3 or 4 days. Again, about 5x5 inches... I gotta make this quick, have to be at work soon... First time I've ever had to draw someone who had dreadlocks, but I got through it and am pretty happy with it (I'll probably fine-tune it in inking.) As such, I both really love and really hate a certain artist right now... Bonus points to anyone who can guess who these two are I'll give you a BIG hint: Characters copyright Shawntae Howard Drawing Copyright Karl Gruehn [EDIT] Yeah, it's Seek and Shepard Tagged as: <a href="/browse/draft" class="tag">draft</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> draft Refugee Behind Scenes 12g by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/16647/ Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:05:12 -0700 <a href="/view/16647/" class="thumb"><img src="http://cluck.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/07/alexkl516647.jpg" alt="Refugee Behind Scenes 12g by alexkl5" title="Refugee Behind Scenes 12g by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>Well, yet another sketched panel. I've got three more to do after this before I start inking them all. I might take a little break for a couple days though: there was a pic I wanted to do for somebody while I still could, plus I need some input from Shawntae when he comes back from AC, it'll determine what I do with one of the panels... ...I'm still wondering whether or not to post some of my more "hardcore" adult work... All in all, the only think I really hate about it are the bullet ricochets, they just don't seem like they're being "destructive" enough, like...they aren't part of the scene... Again, 5x5 inches (I think) Copyright Karl Gruehnexcept for Shawntae's Omega Bots. Tagged as: <a href="/browse/draft" class="tag">draft</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> draft Nachtstalker Broken Halo by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/16646/ Sun, 29 Jul 2007 18:58:58 -0700 <a href="/view/16646/" class="thumb"><img src="http://oink.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/07/alexkl516646.jpg" alt="Nachtstalker Broken Halo by alexkl5" title="Nachtstalker Broken Halo by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>Uploaded from FA I decided to take a break and get this finished before Nacht's finishes up his week online. Now my only hope is that he'll see it. For those who aren't familiar, this is Nightstalker, Nacht's female alter ego (though she seems to be more and more her own character, I've noticed). She's a succubus, so obviously she practically breathes sex, but she's by no means easy if the following link shows: <a href="http://us-p.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/.....Wanna_Yiff.gif" rel="nofollow">http://us-p.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/.....Wanna_Yiff.gif</a> ...better yet, view this as well, because you can see the caption that goes along with it: <a href="http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Na.....1-by-date.html" rel="nofollow">http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Na.....1-by-date.html</a> The fact that she still views seduction as an art and something that needs to be worked for makes me have a bit of respect for her. What's more, her past (being a rape-victim <several times> and subsequently a cop) gives her a depth that few eye-candies have around here. Wow, look at me, I'm talking about my respect and admiration for a fictional character. Sad, huh? : / Anyways, I'm not sure I can really describe with words, so hopefully this picture I've done can describe to you all better what I see in her. So here she is: Nightstalker, Seductress, Rape victim, Police Officer, BB Player. Copyright Nacht Tagged as: <a href="/browse/female" class="tag">female</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> female Lime Pie by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/16645/ Sun, 29 Jul 2007 18:57:25 -0700 <a href="/view/16645/" class="thumb"><img src="http://meow.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/07/alexkl516645.jpg" alt="Lime Pie by alexkl5" title="Lime Pie by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>Uploaded from FA Yes, I know. The title is crass. And yes, I know, the work is tasteless adult. It's just that I found this lying around the other day while cleaning my room, and finally decided to shade it... I always thought that Limey and Ferdy were one of the cutest couples of the fandom. (Again, knocking on wood as I say this.) I've always enjoyed seeing art of them. Probably about a year and a half ago, I noticed on Limey's site that she had this spot dedicated to fanarts of her. I remember I'd always chat her up every now and then, hoping I could get some kind of acquaintance going. (Eh, it never panned out.) Well, seeing that a lot of the fanart art could be hardcore adult at times, I decided to do the same. So I drew this baby up, and sent it to her (non-shaded of course). I never got a response... I'm guessing I probably creeped her out a bit with it (like some kind of voyuer-istic thing she probably thought I had going on). ...sorry... : / *shrugs* Anyways, I actually had to scan it in two parts it was so big (I was using an oversized sketchbook at the time). I'm not too happy with the breasts, they're supposed to be drooping realistically, but I think I failed. I also could have done better on the ... liquid. Limeykat and Ferdkat Copyright Themselves Drawing Copyright Karl Gruehn Tagged as: <a href="/browse/adult" class="tag">adult</a>, <a href="/browse/mature" class="tag">mature</a> adultmature Shit Sketch Soldier by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/14296/ Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:07:14 -0700 <a href="/view/14296/" class="thumb"><img src="http://oink.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/07/alexkl514296.jpg" alt="Shit Sketch Soldier by alexkl5" title="Shit Sketch Soldier by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>JUst something I popped out at work today. Basically what the "actual" military man in my story will look like (which is strange, since you'll barely see these guys at all in them). Just figured I'd start devloping the world on paper rather than just in my head... Probably one of the main problems with having an official army for the fandom is trying to get have uniforms that fit all types of animals. I'd really like to think I've managed to solved that problem with the following "function sketches". (Well, for the helmet and gasmask at least.) Cp[yright Karl Gruehn. (Please forgive me, I feel like I'm posting just to get something up here : / Tagged as: <a href="/browse/draft" class="tag">draft</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> draft Refugee Behind Scenes, 12f sketch by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/14295/ Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:04:58 -0700 <a href="/view/14295/" class="thumb"><img src="http://meow.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/07/alexkl514295.jpg" alt="Refugee Behind Scenes, 12f sketch by alexkl5" title="Refugee Behind Scenes, 12f sketch by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>..and this little baby's going to be the centerpiece... (It's going to blend with the black background.) I really hate the gun flashes in here. I was trying to make them short and staccato-y here, but instead, it just looks like the guns sprouted hair... I've been getting facial expression references from K. Cougar's stuff and a few Artica pics. Everything Here Copyright, Karl Gruehn Tagged as: <a href="/browse/draft" class="tag">draft</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> draft Refugee 12e sketch by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/14294/ Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:04:14 -0700 <a href="/view/14294/" class="thumb"><img src="http://chirp.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/07/alexkl514294.jpg" alt="Refugee 12e sketch by alexkl5" title="Refugee 12e sketch by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>And another one finished. I either started on Saturday or Sunday night with this. Again, 5x5 inch.... They say that starting is the hardest part to drawing. I agree wholeheartedly with that statement. But I also must insist that finishing is no easy task in itself either. I guess I just didn't feel that the background was decent enough yet. Plus, whenever one crowds a pic too much, it usually starts because one keeps thinking of adding things in... Copyright Karl Gruehn EDIT: Forgot to crop properly. Also, I'm not sure whether or not begin on the next part tonight, or whether just to have some fun sketching. Hmmm.... Tagged as: <a href="/browse/draft" class="tag">draft</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> draft Refugee Behind the scenes 12d Part 3 by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/14293/ Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:02:17 -0700 <a href="/view/14293/" class="thumb"><img src="http://quack.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/07/alexkl514293.jpg" alt="Refugee Behind the scenes 12d Part 3 by alexkl5" title="Refugee Behind the scenes 12d Part 3 by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>An hour and around 15 minutes. I'm very concerned about the bullets as they fly and hit various places, mainly because I really don't feel I've created an authentic atmosphere of mayhem and destruction... It seems (in a little way, at least), that people have been taking a liking to these WIP's. It makes me wonder whether my pevious artwork might be accepted better if I showed each frame separately, since they're easier to navigate then. On the other hand, doing so may seem like an act of desperation on my part and seem like a pathetic (LOOK AT ME" attempt with little or no work put into it. What do people think? Again, around 5x5 inches Copyrighted Karl Gruehn, except for Shawntae's Omega Bot on top. P.S. By the numbers of hits and favs I've seen, I'm guessing I'm taking this "step-by-step" thing a little too far. As such, I'll be backing off and only showing my WIP's after I've finished sketching (or inking or etc) them. Thus, you probably won't see the next pic until about three or so days. Tagged as: <a href="/browse/draft" class="tag">draft</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> draft Refugee Behind the Scenes Part 4 B by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/14292/ Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:01:37 -0700 <a href="/view/14292/" class="thumb"><img src="http://moo.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/07/alexkl514292.jpg" alt="Refugee Behind the Scenes Part 4 B by alexkl5" title="Refugee Behind the Scenes Part 4 B by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>Only 1 and a half hours last night. (I have an intense love/hate relationship with that TV...) But I'm actually pretty proud of myself tonight, since I got more than I thought I'd be able to get done. I think I am beginning to learn a new way to draw bent metal. I just wish I could make the smoke less cartoonish... Hopefully I'll finish it up tonight, despite having a shitty end of the day (plus I've found out I'm going to have to do this Sunday as well. At least I get paid...). I think I wanted to say something else, but I can't remember... Copyrighted Karl Gruehn, Except for Shawntae's Omega bot at the top. Tagged as: <a href="/browse/draft" class="tag">draft</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> draft Refugee Behind the Scenes, Part 4 by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/14291/ Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:00:54 -0700 <a href="/view/14291/" class="thumb"><img src="http://bark.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/07/alexkl514291.jpg" alt="Refugee Behind the Scenes, Part 4 by alexkl5" title="Refugee Behind the Scenes, Part 4 by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>And this, is the latest piece I've been working on. I started it yesterday; again I only had 2 hours until Mom started flashing the lights, which was annoying because I had wanted to at least get the third bot finished before I called it a night. I guess I just felt that I hadn't conveyed enough that the left bot had been shot up... Well, I'm hoping to get some more done tonight (here's hoping the TV or my GB advance don't start calling), so I'll be able to show you my progress then tomorrow... Again, around 5x5 inches, Copyright Karl Gruehn... Tagged as: <a href="/browse/draft" class="tag">draft</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> draft Refugee Behind the Scenes, Part 3 by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/14290/ Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:59:56 -0700 <a href="/view/14290/" class="thumb"><img src="http://woof.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/07/alexkl514290.jpg" alt="Refugee Behind the Scenes, Part 3 by alexkl5" title="Refugee Behind the Scenes, Part 3 by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>This one took only three days. The hardest part of drawing I think is knowing when to stop, and leave the detail as it is. Despite the fact that shading usually fixes it up, the initial sketch looks alwaysa looks so bare, and it's a struggle to leave as is. Fortunately, shading can also help simplify a piece if it gets to busy. I'm especially proud of the general's head. Again, around 5x5 inches. Copyright Karl Gruehn... Tagged as: <a href="/browse/draft" class="tag">draft</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> draft The Refugee Behind the scenes part 2 by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/14289/ Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:59:01 -0700 <a href="/view/14289/" class="thumb"><img src="http://ohgurl.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/07/alexkl514289.jpg" alt="The Refugee Behind the scenes part 2 by alexkl5" title="The Refugee Behind the scenes part 2 by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>I finished this little piece in about 4 or so days. Again each day was in 2 hour intervals. This is mainly because the only time I can draw is usually at night when my parents (yeah, I still live with them : / go to bed. It's too oisy otherwise, and my room is usually in a hideous state. Due to my mom's sleeping troubles, she tends to be a light sleeper, and can't have me come creaking up the stairs at 2:30 in the morning, due to her public school job. Meaning, whenever she wakes up (usually at around 12:30 or 1:00), she then flashes the downstairs lights, signaling me to come up. That usually gives me about 4 hours in reality, but due to my procrastination (and my fear of messing my artwork up when I start working on it), I usually get sucked into an episode of the Daily Show or Law and Order, SVU. As such, it sadly dwindles down to 2 hours (mind you, it's a habit I've been trying hard to break). This piece, like most of my other pieces, is only about 5x5 inches in size, if even that. Again, Copyrighted Karl Gruehn, except for Shawntae's Hunters... Tagged as: <a href="/browse/draft" class="tag">draft</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> draft Refugee Behind the Scenes by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/14288/ Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:58:03 -0700 <a href="/view/14288/" class="thumb"><img src="http://honk.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/07/alexkl514288.jpg" alt="Refugee Behind the Scenes by alexkl5" title="Refugee Behind the Scenes by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>Behind the Scenes... ...bah, I hate that idea. Making something like this always exposed people's overconfidence with their work. (At least, that's what I think.) Remember all those "behind the scenes" specials on E! about movies that hadn't come out yet? And then it turned out the movies themselves sucked? Like "Gigli" and "Batman and Robin" behind the scenes specials. Personally, I consider them an act of vanity. ..but Calafin had pointed something out to me in my last journal entry. He talked about how he was cool with daily or even weekly installments of comics, as long as they weren't far and few in between. Which confirmed my suspicions: I'm probably losing potential fans due to the long waits between my submissions. So I figure that it would be probably better to show people at least ONE example of my drawings as I worked through them. First, because it'll get me posting more frequently, and second, maybe it will show people exactly why I'm so slow to post and what I'm up against... Anyways, the following is a piece of Part 12 of my Refugee story. The end product for this part will have 10 drawings in total, and this is the first, in sketch form. I usually don't ink until I'm done with all the sketches. This piece took me about a week to complete, with me drawing on each day in 2-hour intervals. As you can see, notes are attached in case I make any sort of mistake or want to add or tweak something later in inking... The entire piece is actually only 8 inches wide, 4 inches high. This is Copyrighted Karl Gruehn, of course, except for Shawntae's Omega bots. Tagged as: <a href="/browse/draft" class="tag">draft</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> draft The Refugee Prologue 11 by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/11300/ Thu, 10 May 2007 14:00:47 -0700 <a href="/view/11300/" class="thumb"><img src="http://woof.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/05/alexkl511300.jpg" alt="The Refugee Prologue 11 by alexkl5" title="The Refugee Prologue 11 by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>...yes, that's right, the robots invade us; mankind gets a swift one to the crotch. Everything that mankind has and will ever hope to achieve: our governments, or economies, our societies, our religion... ...has just been destroyed. Deal with it. (First time I've used Photoshop to color; this piece was a pain, along with the fact that I had to use super-imposed photos of the landmarks themselves to help me out... > / Copyrights are on the piece...) Tagged as: <a href="/browse/anime" class="tag">anime</a>, <a href="/browse/mature" class="tag">mature</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> animemature The Refugee Prologue 10 by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/11299/ Thu, 10 May 2007 13:59:16 -0700 <a href="/view/11299/" class="thumb"><img src="http://ohgurl.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/05/alexkl511299.jpg" alt="The Refugee Prologue 10 by alexkl5" title="The Refugee Prologue 10 by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>The best laid plans of mice and men... *Cheesy dialog, I know. Personally, this piece is a big disappointment for me. First, I was told it was too busy, so I tried to make up for it by having a discernable shading code to it. Well, I hated my first pencil one, so then I decided to try markers with it, a little adventure which almost ended up with me losing one of the pages. And after spending 30 bucks on Copic markers (that was all they had : / ), I still hated it, and decided to go back to pencil. Plus, since this new computer's been crashing all the time, uploading has been bloody murder. And still, it looks so damn faded from the erasings and all...* Tagged as: <a href="/browse/anime" class="tag">anime</a>, <a href="/browse/mature" class="tag">mature</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> animemature The Refugee Prologue 9 by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/11298/ Thu, 10 May 2007 13:58:00 -0700 <a href="/view/11298/" class="thumb"><img src="http://honk.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/05/alexkl511298.jpg" alt="The Refugee Prologue 9 by alexkl5" title="The Refugee Prologue 9 by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>... Welp, managed to get another drawing done. Just in time for my birthday too! (Backdated Dated Jan. 5th) Tagged as: <a href="/browse/anime" class="tag">anime</a>, <a href="/browse/mature" class="tag">mature</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> animemature The Refugee Prologue 8 by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/11297/ Thu, 10 May 2007 13:53:42 -0700 <a href="/view/11297/" class="thumb"><img src="http://cluck.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/05/alexkl511297.jpg" alt="The Refugee Prologue 8 by alexkl5" title="The Refugee Prologue 8 by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>Part Eight... The crowd took over four hours to do. And to top it off, I'm almost sure I fucked up the inking and shading > ( Tagged as: <a href="/browse/furry" class="tag">furry</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> furry The Refugee Prologue 7 by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/11296/ Thu, 10 May 2007 13:52:33 -0700 <a href="/view/11296/" class="thumb"><img src="http://oink.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/05/alexkl511296.jpg" alt="The Refugee Prologue 7 by alexkl5" title="The Refugee Prologue 7 by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>Part Seven: "...meanwhile, back on Earth..." Jesus Christ, this one's even bigger than the last. And yet I still thing the detail from the original's has been mushed : / Ah well... Tagged as: <a href="/browse/furry" class="tag">furry</a>, <a href="/browse/mature" class="tag">mature</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> furrymature The Refugee Prologue 6 by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/11295/ Thu, 10 May 2007 13:51:19 -0700 <a href="/view/11295/" class="thumb"><img src="http://meow.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/05/alexkl511295.jpg" alt="The Refugee Prologue 6 by alexkl5" title="The Refugee Prologue 6 by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>Part Six... "...and with that, a war started." I'm INCREDIBALLY sorry for the size of this file (and it seems that it still doesn't do the pics justice). Anyways, copyrights in pic. Tagged as: <a href="/browse/furry" class="tag">furry</a>, <a href="/browse/mature" class="tag">mature</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> furrymature The Refugee Prologue 5 by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/11294/ Thu, 10 May 2007 13:50:18 -0700 <a href="/view/11294/" class="thumb"><img src="http://chirp.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/05/alexkl511294.jpg" alt="The Refugee Prologue 5 by alexkl5" title="The Refugee Prologue 5 by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>Sorry about the size... : / Tagged as: <a href="/browse/anime" class="tag">anime</a>, <a href="/browse/mature" class="tag">mature</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> animemature The Refugee Prologue 4 by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/11293/ Thu, 10 May 2007 13:49:20 -0700 <a href="/view/11293/" class="thumb"><img src="http://quack.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/05/alexkl511293.jpg" alt="The Refugee Prologue 4 by alexkl5" title="The Refugee Prologue 4 by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>"...and like that, the universe got a whole lot bigger..." Figure it's been enough time since I posted the last one. Had some unavoidable circumstances occur. Anyways, I'd again like to thank Gnaw, Iridium, Eric Schwartz, Federico, Ken Singshow, Amanda Payne, and Helen Galvin for helping me make this pic possible. Hopefully the credits are still large enough to make out. As for the next one, I've just about got that one finished, though my cold may delay it a little. : / Tagged as: <a href="/browse/furry" class="tag">furry</a>, <a href="/browse/mature" class="tag">mature</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> furrymature The Refugee Prologue 3 by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/11292/ Thu, 10 May 2007 13:48:23 -0700 <a href="/view/11292/" class="thumb"><img src="http://moo.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/05/alexkl511292.jpg" alt="The Refugee Prologue 3 by alexkl5" title="The Refugee Prologue 3 by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>Ahh, UFO's! Guarenteed to give you that boost of energy you need! (Warning: Side effects include shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, dry mouth, nightmares, feelings of dizziness and lightheaded ness, nausea, and while it may not cause diarrhea, you'll probably shit in your pants anyway.) Note: Want to apologize in advance, but it may take a little bit for me to post up the last one I've finished. I'm still waiting to get the okay from several owners... Tagged as: <a href="/browse/anime" class="tag">anime</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> anime The Refugee Prologue 2 by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/11291/ Thu, 10 May 2007 13:47:26 -0700 <a href="/view/11291/" class="thumb"><img src="http://bark.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/05/alexkl511291.jpg" alt="The Refugee Prologue 2 by alexkl5" title="The Refugee Prologue 2 by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>Can't really say anything with this one except that mankind's delving into the future.... Tagged as: <a href="/browse/anime" class="tag">anime</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> anime The Refugee Prologue 1 by *alexkl5 http://www.furryartpile.com/view/11290/ Thu, 10 May 2007 13:46:23 -0700 <a href="/view/11290/" class="thumb"><img src="http://woof.furryartpile.com/preview/2007/05/alexkl511290.jpg" alt="The Refugee Prologue 1 by alexkl5" title="The Refugee Prologue 1 by *alexkl5" /></a> <h2>Artist commentary</h2>Well, I've finally decided stop blathering on about that story I've mentioned so many times before, and finally decided to actually do it. I quite pleased actually, even though the thing is progessing at a snail's pace (I've been working since October on 4 drawings : / it's moving just the same. If you'd like to read it (and I'd be most honored if you did), you might be in need of some patience. As stated above, I only have 4 pieces done (uploading one a day to make it last a little). And while I now only have to worry about drawing one picture to post instead of 4, there's still a chance I'll only be able to upload every couple of weeks or so (if even that, since as being 25, I'm having a full time job of LOOKING for a full time job). But if you have the patience for this, then I promise that I'll try my best to make the story as fulfilling as possible. And now, on to the story. Like I said before, it's a shared universe about the fandom. Tagged as: <a href="/browse/anime" class="tag">anime</a>, <a href="/browse/" class="tag"></a> anime