Makkon: I love this

Makkon: @Tam_Lin: You might be right, I don't know Kaz that well and you guys have been in this fandom for much longer than me. I still hold the opinion that just because someone can take it doesn't mean it's an open invitation. Maybe your familiarity affords you some teasing.

@Skoon: I did misunderstand, sorry for the wall of text. It ended up being a brain-dump at everyone in general.

@Toryu-Mau: all meat-kind require sustenance. But also money, probably.

Makkon: @Skoon: I cannot and don't pretend to speak for Kaz, but I can give you my opinion. Projects like this do not fall on the lap of a single person, it's possible to be at the mercy of someone else's schedule or real-life occurrences when they are contributing to a project. This is not a professional product, there are no line producers, managers, and there is no schedule. This is a project done for free by people who like to create and want to share it with you.
I personally think that another factor is so called "fan-snark." Creators are usually acutely aware of their own shortcomings and frustrations, the expectations they've set for followers and for themselves, and it eats at them when they can't deliver on that for whatever reason. When someone turns that into a joke at their expense, it can be toxic. It can build up, eat away at you, turn what you're working on into a chore, make you feel sick, take a toll on your mental and emotional health. It stops just being a meme, it can become bullying. Maybe that's not a factor at all here, but it's important to understand that people like Kaz are human beings with limits.

I can't tell you how to feel about this, but if I have any advice going forward it would be to show empathy and be encouraging. Keep being excited, show your appreciation, still be a fan. It is empowering that you can positively influence a creator and make them keep loving what they do, for free, for you. And who knows, encouraging them might even get you updates faster.

Makkon: It's always a sight to see how fans treat creators in every fandom

Makkon: This... actually kinda works. I like it.

Makkon: wow, that source link goes straight to porn

Makkon: Thank you for uploading this one. I love it.

Makkon: I love everything about this

Makkon: I decided to paint a drawing from last year for the Official_Badass challenge.

Makkon: that's a pretty cool piece of software, thank you for introducing me to it!

Makkon: This is very lovely! Great paint strokes and textures.

Makkon: I like where this is going

Makkon: I like the purple guy, he's pretty awesome

Makkon: Dude, the animations in this are great!

Makkon: The snark is getting more advanced

Makkon: Sure. In my opinion, it's really freaking weird to remove your whole shirt to breast feed.

Makkon: Badass, dude!

Makkon: @GoodIdeasAreOverrated: Thanks dude! I'm not currently writing a book, the book I sent Kaz is an art book I've already published. And I think all I really contributed to the robe concept was color and few details. :)

Makkon: Thanks so much, guys!

@Radian: Thanks man. I wish I could give it to you for free, but shipping out of country is brutal :S Give that pencil a go!

@Bakannon: Sure man! I set up a bigcartel page a bit ago. You can get it here
http://makkon.bigcartel.com/product/maidens-and-monsters
You can see a preview of the book here: http://makkon.tumblr.com/post/152347412436/maidens-and-monsters-art-book-is-complete-see-you

Makkon: I sent Kaz a copy of my book and included a few post-it doodles as a treat. I forgot to scan them before I packaged it, but Kaz was nice enough to take pictures of them for me!

Makkon: I had no way of foreseeing this crossover

Makkon: I mean, that's a discord server... but okay.

Makkon: Source for the mentioned comic?

Makkon: This is really solid, dude! Great work :)

Makkon: @XBGT: It's Zbrush
@CoCoNO: I debated over that and tried making it smaller, and she looked a bit like a neanderthal. I'll try to find a good balance.
@makingfailure: I dunno, beyond a simple bust like this I wasn't planning on taking it further. Maybe a head pose and the arena armor on top. Maybe even give the model out for people to print? I dunno. Last thing I want is for people to use the model for porn, so probably not.

Makkon: Some old lines, a few unused outfit designs, and another stab at the cloak I never posted. Also one naked cat for good measure (but also to show how I draw clothes over the figure)

Makkon: We know you kids like seeing this cat in various levels of undress (some more over the line of questionable than others). Featureless Nudity: Shredded Edition.
These are the undersketches of my Official_Badass entries. I always start with the figure and add clothes over top, which I'm told is a standard workflow.

Makkon: unused sketches, poses, and concepts of Katia in pieces I never finished. Top row went through a lot of iterations for the "I'm a mage bitch!" pose, which had promise but never worked out.

Makkon: This actually works pretty well

Makkon: For every cheeky meme post about the update, it gets delayed another month

Makkon: Yeah dude, this is super adorable

Makkon: Good OC, now we need to see the realistic version.

Makkon: I dig it. Looking forward to more!

Makkon: @Pepsidude: Best to be nice to people. Doesn't leave a good impression otherwise.

Makkon: @Pepsidude: Chill. He's not the only one working on it.

Makkon: That was pretty great, actually. Lots of potential there.

Makkon: That was fantastic

Makkon: Did not expect the pins to have bones

Makkon: @GrumpMaestro: Yup, I also have a twitter https://twitter.com/BenjaminHale7

Makkon: Are cleanup/redo uploads okay? Hope ya'll don't mind, I'm compiling an art book and Kaz gave me permission to include some fanart I've done of his comic. Not sure if I'll include this one, but I figured I'd clean it up first before I decide to use it.

Makkon: The prequel fandom is losing it's collective mind

Makkon: Best update. Good work Kaz. Loved the animated sing-along song "Underwear for Cats" the most.

Makkon: YES GOOD

Makkon: for the record this nudity still doesn't qualify as sexual in nature (though the pineapple has me concerned). Up to the mods if they're okay with visible genitalia.

Makkon: @Unidentified_BA: @Grape: As a married man, and someone who studies anatomy, that is most certainly a vagina and not just a crease in the crotch.

Makkon: This is wonderfully cute and very well drawn!

Makkon: I rather like the sword.
Mind the size of your hands. Otherwise you have good proportions. Things to focus on in the coming months and years are anatomy studies and gestures. I like to use QuickPoses to practice. Nudity, of course.
http://www.quickposes.com/
At this stage it's generally hard for me to give you specific feedback, but if you keep drawing every day and strive to find what you are weak and, and work on those weaknesses, you'll improve very fast.

Makkon: Hey dude! This turned out really good! Glad that the new process helped you to level up a little :)

Makkon: @Radian: I think large issues ought to be solved earlier in the process, and smaller problems can be solved at the paintover stage. However, at the paintover stage, nothing is really stopping you from making a major change to the painting (so long as it's not a color change). Every layer prior is merged down anyway, so at that point it's nearly identical to your current method of painting; now you just have something solid to paint on.
Choosing a color for shadows should be a simple problem to solve, since you can change it completely independently from everything else at the drop of a hat, so it's okay to experiment. Generally shadows are a less saturated color of the environment, but you can usually be safe with a purple or blue color. Check out Johannes's tutorials I linked to on the first comment for more info :)

Makkon: Thanks guys!

@Geravind: Yeah, I should tone that ear fluff down a bit, or at least make it match the style of the cheeks.@AMKitsune: I've had a lot of people ask, and I've had a number of false starts with streaming and recording. I have a computer that is capable of it now (painting in 16k is a breeze, though not recommended) so I could give it another shot. If I were to upload timelapsed videos I could probably make an alternate youtube channel, since my primary one is for music. I'll give it some thought.
@Radian: Yeah, it was about an hour since it was just a simple bust demonstration, and I wasn't designing something new like an outfit.

@Riddle78: No! Not the earfloof! You'll unravel the fabric of time!