I hope everyone has had a great holiday and a Happy New Year celebration! I’m really hoping that everyone has a successful year in whatever you do!
Plans for Grotesque Moi! are as follows:
Illustrations – The goal is to produce 6 to 12 new portraits this year. some may be in the form of scene illustrations combining multiple creatures.
Illustration Canvas Print Frames – I plan to continue creating customized frames for each of my illustrations.
Red Bubble Catch Up – Setting a deadline for updating each newly finished and released portrait or illustration.
Expansion – Develop illustrations on a splinter line that are quicker to create and potentially making a separate set of pricing tiers that fits with these quicker illustrations.
Plan for phase II and III of Grotesque Moi! – More on these after the above has been integrated.
Grotesque Moi!’s Patreon Page – Add more sketches and line drawings to Grortesque Moi!’s Patreon page..
Plans for Terrene and Ba’anta
Now that Terrene and Ba’anta have been hinted at in the lore of the Grotesque Moi! creatures, it’s time to start the story debuting this world on Patreon!
It’s time to share the first posted sketches that was in my early blog posts here to Patreon.
All future sketches will debut on Patreon first.
Publish the updated labeled geographical map of Ba’anta on Patreon.
Create a large (maybe 48”x36”) illustration of the lands of Terrene.
There’s a lot of things planned out here! I will have to create a calendar to keep things on track!
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I’ve kept this quiet for as long as I can! I’ve begun working on some side projects for Grotesque Moi!. As I get image(s) and info for the new stuff I’m creating. I will post updates as I have something worth posting.
This is a rough sketch for a possible comic I’ll be creating. It will be part of one f the character’s back story.
Posting here first before it goes up on other social media! This is a new video ad that I made for my work for Grotesque Moi!. Everything (including the music) was created by me! If you like my work and want to own a part of it, there are different levels of prints and commissions available here on my website shop. Patreon is another option where you can support at any tier.
As a reminder, please support your favorite artist. It’s easy to assume that they’re ok especially if they’re producing work. Many are struggling because they are not able to make their normal income from conventions and art markets because of the world situation with COVID19. Financial support is best of course but you can help in other ways. Likes, comments and sharing helps bring their work to so many others.
Thank you for being there to help us through a difficult time!
This has been a long time in the making! May I finally Introduce to you Akrep the The Scorpion Warrior! Originally scheduled to be completed in October last year, there have been many trials to bring her forth. True to her nature, every step of the way has been a battle! Every bit of it has been well worth it. She is tough, powerful and deadly! I’m very happy to give you this chance to see her!
I hope everyone’s New Year is off to a great start! If you’ve made resolutions, I hope you have a great plan and succeed by the end of the year!
XT Illos has some new things coming this year, too! Before we get to that, I wanted to remind everyone that Grotesque Moi! has exclusive content on the creatures being created over on our Patreon account! There’s also a couple of reference videos that are free to download over there, too!
Speaking of Grotesque Moi!, there’s a couple of new things on the horizon! I’m looking into possibly doing stickers and coloring books. This means there will be a new set of flat color pieces done for these projects.
For XT Illos there will be some new tutorials and processing for some of the projects I’m working on there. The instructional videos will be made available to purchase by download. There’s quite a few projects that I have to choose from!
As for everyone who has been with me from the beginning I have a surprise for you coming up soon over on Patreon! Also, for any who is fairly recent, there will be something for you in the works too on Patreon!
I hope everyone will have a great and prosperous 2020!🎊🎉🍾🥳😁
I’ve been working on the next creature illustration for Grotesque Moi!. As it usually happens, I’ve come to a point where I have to work out a design change.
My original sketch had the stinger and claws turned the wrong way.First I inverted the stinger then adjusted the shapes.Next are the claws. This is where I’m still playing with the design.
I’m happy to finally present to you the inspiration that started this project. I present to you Id! The physical embodiment of the Freudian model of id, ego and super-ego. There is much to share about him that I will be posting in my Patreon. I can say that he has been around since before I understood who or what he is. It is truly thanks to Id that I’m here to share all of these things with you, today! Without further ado I give you Id!
Welcome to Grotesque Moi! An Illustration project with you the fan and collector in mind. Inside you will find yourself transformed into your favorite fantasy creature! As your guide and illustrator, I will help you find the best hybridized image of yourself as your fantasy creature. When completed you will receive your illustration digitally printed on a 16″ x 20″ canvas ready for you to frame. Each completed purchase of a tier will set aside a block of my time to create your fantasy creature illustration. Below is a breakdown of each tier.
Please Note!
Before purchasing a tier, please contact me by email to go over the contract. Once it is complete you will be able to purchase the tier and begin the illustration process. Richard.Thaxton@xtillos.com
Tier 1
First level commission for the Grotesque Moi! project. The business contract will be negotiated before any work starts. This work will be produced through a digital media painting method. This canvas will be illustrated vertically. Character is in a full body illustration. The background is subdued in a slightly out of focus vignette style. Completed purchase will include one 16″x20″ canvas print of the illustration, one 8″x10″ glossy stock print of the illustration, one glossy stock XT Illos/Grotesque Moi! postcard and one glossy stock XT Illos/Grotesque Moi! business card.
Tier 2
Second level commission for Grotesque Moi! project. The business
contract will be negotiated before any work starts. This work will be
produced through a digital media painting method. This canvas will be
illustrated vertically. Character is in a full body illustration. It
has minimally illustrated foreground and background. Completed purchase
will include one 16″x20″ canvas print of the illustration, one 8″x10″
glossy stock print of the illustration, one glossy stock XT
Illos/Grotesque Moi! postcard and one glossy stock XT Illos/Grotesque
Moi! business card.
Tier 3
Third level commission for Grotesque Moi! project. The business contract
will be negotiated before any work starts. This work will be produced
through a digital media painting method. This canvas will be illustrated
vertically. Character is in a full body illustration. It has a fully
illustrated foreground and background. Completed purchase will include
one 16″x20″ canvas print of the illustration, one 8″x10″ glossy stock
print of the illustration, one glossy stock XT Illos/Grotesque Moi!
postcard and one glossy stock XT Illos/Grotesque Moi! business card.
Tier 4
Forth level commission for Grotesque Moi! project. The business contract
will be negotiated before any work starts. This work will be produced
through a digital media painting method. This canvas will be illustrated
horizontally. Multiple characters up to 5 are in full body
illustrations. It has a fully illustrated foreground and background.
Completed purchase will include one 16″x20″ canvas print of the
illustration, one 8″x10″ glossy stock print of the illustration, one
glossy stock XT Illos/Grotesque Moi! postcard and one glossy stock XT
Illos/Grotesque Moi! business card.
Glossy Print
This is a quality art print of one of Grotesque Moi!’s illustrations.
The image is corrected to 8″ x 10″ and is suitable for framing. Please
allow up to two weeks for order processing. Thank you!
I look forward to creating your fantasy creature illustrations! Thank you for stopping by!
I have finally finished my latest commissioned tattoo design and got the green light to share from the owner. This was interesting in many ways. The owner wanted the pocket watch to represent the the date including year, night time indicator and the time of course. Per their request the name is not posted here. The image would be turned horizontally for an outer forearm tattoo on the right arm with pocket watch being at the wrist and the name running from the sunflower to the pocket watch at the bottom.
The blending of nature and mechanical was a small challenge. I decided to let the links of the chain be the transition point. Because I wanted there to be a level of realism, each link had to be created individually so the shading would come out right. I wound up using the IPad Pro for part and Manga Studio for the rest.
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