I love casinos! The have some of the best areas devoid of kids and many casinos promote themselves as havens for adult adventure. So when an opportunity came up to ride along on a Teamster fundraiser trip to a casino, I was onboard.
It was my first time to a casino on tribal lands. Smoking inside was legal. Drinks were reasonable, but not free, and entertainment was…just simply that, it was. There were no showgirls, no cocktail waitresses in short skirts or evening dresses, and the big buzz was over the Prince tribute band (which I heard was good). However, I did get comped back more than what I laid out for the trip itself in casino credit as part of the promotion.
This meant that while others were blowing their bank accounts, dowsing themselves in purple rain, and gorging at the barely discounted prime rib buffet, I was in a secluded spot to draw smut and occasionally pull the arm of the slot machine I was propped up against.
The bondage art piece was started a few weeks ago. I’ve been thinking of doing my first comic, featuring Tammy, the swashbuckling gender-bent space adventurer. So it hit me to just go through some of my favorite hentai, and look for sex positions that would work and plug in Tammy and her friends.
This was a major learning experience! What I’ve realized is hentai comics do several things. One, there’s often a huge lack of detail. There is very little screening (those little mechanical style dots you see, also known as Zipatone), basic lines, and simplistic styles. Two, the positions are awkwardly drawn. When you look closely, limbs go off in weird directions, perspective is skewed. Body parts look downright weird (and we’re not talking private parts yet). Three, sound effects cover a big portion of the art, obscuring areas that could throw off the look of the piece. While I’m not saying all hentai does this, this was one of the more popular hardcore comics sold here in the U.S.
So I don’t feel so inadequate sometimes about my artwork. If anything, some of what I’ve done is more accurate and detailed.
Of course, I wasn’t just drawing porn the whole time. One of my friends in the Teamsters asked me to draw “something beautiful, with a rose,” last week. I didn’t have my sketchpad on hand, but I started this on the bus yesterday while on the way to gamble. She likes the direction it’s going in so far. I’m not sure how much nudity I can get away with drawing these little garden fairies, but I can add in something along the way.
It’s good to have a little time off with the Labor Day weekend. I’m still recovering from the turnaround trip, and may have a little more fetish artwork ready on Monday.
Dungeon Net
Hogspy
