Character Asks

Arella Character Ask 2

In the weeks approaching Mother’s Day, Raven found herself without any clue what to get her mother back in Azarath. Their relationship had been forever changed since she and Beast Boy had visited her a while back, but that only made her desire to get her mother something special even stronger. She had tried talking to Beast Boy about it, but he was predictably unhelpful. Then, with only a few days left before the maternal holiday, Raven and B.B. sat down for a movie night. They popped some popcorn and sat down to watch Requiem for a Dream, a movie Raven had been meaning to watch for a while, but Beast Boy had never heard of. They both had different reactions to the bulk of the film, but they clicked on one scene at the end. As Jennifer Connely found herself surrounded by screaming business men, throwing dollars onto her sticky, naked body, Raven looked over to Beast Boy. He looked back, a wry smile on his face as he’d had the same idea. Arella’s Mother’s Day gift was decided.

Vegeta Character Ask 2

First of all, let me apologize for Vegeta’s rudeness here. I don’t think he fully gets (or cares) that the supporters asking these questions keep the Near Hentai Studios open.
So I had the idea for how to handle this Ask pretty much immediately. Basically, I didn’t want Vegeta to choose, and I think it makes for a better visual anyway if he just refuses to and says “both”. It’s been a long time since I’ve drawn all three of these guys together, so I hope you all enjoy the little family reunion.

Marth Character Ask 1

So, I feel like this Ask was probably fishing to see Marth paired up with a guy from another series (Asks along these lines usually are). I was having trouble settling on something that I liked, though, but I also felt like drawing Marth, so I made a compromise. Marth’s a character I’m really fond of, despite not having played any of his games, and I’d like to take a few more stabs at him again in the future.

Arella Character Ask 1

So for this Ask, the choice was obvious to me. Arella’s interest in Raven was my favorite element of One Night in Azarath, and probably something I’ll focus on again for future Arella projects. I just love mother/daughter stuff, so that’s how Arella’s own tastes have skewed. Nothing much more to say about this one, other than I’d like to try and draw Arella again sometime soon if I can.

Clementine Character Ask 4

So, like I’ve mentioned before, I tend to view Clementine as more a character for lesbian/yuri content. I admit I don’t know her that well, having not played the games, but that’s just what feels right to me after watching some cutscenes and stuff for research when I’ve drawn her in the past. Like she hints here, though, I do have another “Clem x Anon” pic in the works, though I have no idea if or when that’ll actually come out.

Goku and Luffy Character Ask 1

I had a bit of trouble with this Ask, not just because of Naruto’s presence (I’ll get into why he’s there in a bit), but also because I’ve had some recent troubles that have soured my opinion on Luffy. I had a lot of emotional difficulty getting through this, but I’d already settled on the idea and wanted to get it out.
So I knew the visual I wanted for this one almost immediately. Goku and Luffy double teaming a boy from some other series was obvious, and Naruto seemed fitting. On top of my continuing effort to ease my way back into being able to draw characters from his series comfortably, I think he’s appropriate in a sort of Jump Force reunion sort of way. Hopefully fans of these series (or even one or two of these series) will enjoy seeing these three main characters paired up like this. The difficult part was figuring out what I’d have them say, since there’s not much to talk about here…. hence them basically saying nothing. Oops.

Dark Magician Girl Character Ask 2

I think I’ve mentioned this before, but when I get Asks specifically referencing the Studio I tend to try and use them for a crossover pic (mostly ’cause I assume that’s why the asker would mention the studio in the first place). I went with Ryuko here for a few different reasons. One being this person has done Asks with her before, so I assume he’d like to see her again. Also, Ryuko’s one of the characters I identify more on the yuri side of the spectrum, plus she could probably relate to DMG’s situation for not getting selected for a lot of work in the Studio. Clementine was a close runner-up for this position, since she meets those same criteria, but I decided to keep it anime-on-anime this time around.
As for DMG’s actual answer, she’s not wrong. I never think to use her for anything, so she never gets drawn. Also, I find her design a bit trying to work with, so there’s that. This Ask took longer than most to draw, despite being relatively simple in posing, mostly due to her design. ^_^;

Lucien Vinson Character Ask 1

So Lucien has appeared twice, once in a “canon” pic, and once in a commissioned pic. Between the two, I feel like the relationship between Lucien and Loren is portrayed a bit differently, hence Lucien’s bit of waffling early in his response. Like Lucien says here, though, I do think I’d like to show the fallout of his first appearance in a full Applebridge Snapshot comic at some point.