There steamed a steamy demon...

It is no spoiler that I love demons and steampunk. It was just a matter of time before I mixed my two passions into a sexy illustration, right?

Actually, I'm not the first one to merge these two elements, remember the Hellboy movies? Guillermo del Toro did an amazing job creating a creepy and fantastic universe. Of course my demon is not as beefy as Hellboy.

 I thought about steam, about saunas and steam baths and thought about some kind of steam shower. Got inspired by all these commercials on TV where women take showers like they're having orgasms -when honestly, me having a shower = a potato under the faucet y'know-.

Jesus' temptation

I am not going to go on a full religious debate to tell you all the "good" things I think about it, you probably wouldn't like what I have to say, but as an art history geek I've always been fond of the Bible -just like Marylin Manson said, I love it as a piece of fiction, just like the Lord of the Rings but more immoral-. The iconography of the New Testament can be very interesting on many levels... eyup, even that level, under the belt you know.

I decided to fool around with the theme of the Christ' temptation. They said it was about food and water but eh, why not something else after all?

I know some people might complain that this is blasphemy but at least my Jesus isn't white-washed like almost every Jesus drawn in history, so... shhh! ;)

Edit: Got bad comments on Yaoi Gallery for implying that Jesus wanted to be tempted. They found it offensive. Do they realize that Yaoi Gallery isn't really Bible compatible? ^^

Happy Birthday Patrick!

It's that time of the year again, this summer was kinda tough for me and I've been busy with a couple of illustrations for the Class Comics Summer Meaty -that you all should get because it'll make your summer even better, just sayin'...- so I could just doodle a quick pinup for Patrick Fillion's 40th birthday!

Happy birthday dear, hope you're having a fun one and that you'll be spoiled! ^^ 

Minotaur's wood

Here's a new commission for Atraius, his naughty-self having fun with one of his original characters, a big hunky minotaur.

At first I was a bit impressed with the whole minotaur thing because they usually have a rough appearance, they're tough animals. They are bulls, not puppies! But when he showed me the references, I had to admit he was more on the cartoony side, much cuter than what I thought. So I got inspired by... oh I'm a bit embarrassed to admit it, I was inspired by the character design of this Laughing Cow commercial.

I had fun with the colors, don't ask me why the mountains are purple/pink, I thought a sunrise atmosphere could be nice.

Who has never dreamed to ride a bull first thing in the morning after all? I must say I'm temped now... ;)

Shik, shak, shok...

This is not the first time Odie commissions me and I must say his characters are always a pleasure to draw. Is that because we have the same taste in men, virtual men at least?

I must say I was glad to draw a belly dancer because we don't give enough credit to male belly dancers -here, just because you're sweet here's my favorite one, Sultan ; a great guy, super sexy and his happiness when he dances shows how much he loves his passion-

Of course the most challenging part of drawing a belly dancer is to avoid to stereotypical postures and find an interesting way to twist his anatomy to show his efforts. I tried to show the torsion of his back, the torso's movements are the most fascinating in my opinion.

Now it's time to dance, put on your favorite Nancy Ajram album and here we go!

How to dress your barbarian

There has been in France lately a long series of debates about the "geek world" and its internalized sexism and to be honest it has revealed how many assholes I had in my contacts, people who claim out and loud that they're not sexist but refuse to admit when they hurt geek girls. One of the main aspects of this eternal debate is of course the sexualization of female characters in comics and video games when men are represented as patriarchal models, and I thought about what heroic fantasy taught me. (And as you know I'm not one to complain about fan service and eye candy but I find it infuriating that naked girls are everywhere but the usual straight boy will make a face when he sees a man's butt on screen. If they can have eye candy, I want some too, and without their complaints!)

I drew a barbarian. If I understand well the rules of heroic fantasy and RPGs, a good armor is made of fur -to look slightly like a good old fashioned prostitute-, a huge weapon -me gusta!- and a tiny, tiny chainmail thong. No need to add too many clothes, it might slow him down.

Did I get it right ? :D

Hawkeye in Distress

 I was inspired by a post on Tumblr that asked for a Black Widow movie with Hawkeye as a damsel in distress... I must say that would be really cool, and I caught myself dreaming about it for a while until I sadly realized that 1-Phase two seems to be all for "saving the princess", as seen in Iron Man 3 and the first trailer of Thor -boooooooooring, like come on, can't they have a better incentive than boobs, seriously? u_u- and 2-a guy as the damsel in distress will never happen in the MCU or not before a hundred years.

So why cope with the frustration? I decided to draw it myself and have my dear Tasha kick some ass.

 Aaaand have the pleasure to draw yet another half-naked man, I mean, if you haven't understood yet that it's my thing... ^^

No but seriously though, I'm getting more and more used to digital inking and I kinda like the outcome. I only sketched the three main characters on paper, the rest is entirely digital. Either I'm getting better or my tablet rocks. Yeah I'm gonna thank her.

 Now will Clint be saved before the warehouse blows up? Will the weird aliens from the background get to them first? Oh well I don't care, he can remain half naked for a while after all...

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