Legacy LD5

Howdy guys - RipRoarRex back again.


How I wish there was some consistency to my artistic temperament. Most of the time, my mood fluctuates with currents of motivation, so much so that I struggle to spend long enough on a piece of work without becoming frustrated with it. Frankly, this piece came as a real breath of fresh air - which in other words actually means I just didn't get as pissed off with it as I normally do. That is in no small part due to the pace with which I managed to realise the idea, which must be something of a record by my usually snail-like standards for a piece of this standard. I'd been considering a picture of this nature recently and only sat down to draw it out for the first time on Monday afternoon. Now, within 24 hours, it is completely finished. How exactly that miracle was achieved is something of a mystery to me, but I think I have a new colouring method to thank in part, as well as a rare sense of enjoyment.

I don't draw Rexar like this often enough. Most will be very familiar with my depictions of him as a rampaging macro or a paw-obsessed dom, but aside from all that, he is in my eyes an incredibly sexy character in his own right. So much so that these days, I spend less time having macrophilic or paw-centric fantasies about him and far more time conceiving of him in a more 'conventionally' sexual way, so to speak.

I'll admit this picture is a tease. To be honest, I'm still not very confident about drawing genitalia, not least because I struggle to commit to one particular look, but furthermore, I'm actually not that keen on images with cocks showing - it's all a bit 'in your face' and I actually think it removes much of the allure. Indeed, I find it far more seductive when what you want is concealed, or largely concealed, from your view, hence a hint of something showing here without being too obvious. That, and I always find it sexy when characters are gently caressing themselves...

I would consider this one of my best studies to date of male anatomy, though there are still some issues and errors. His left (viewer's right) shoulder started looking more and more weird as I proceeded through the colouring and shading, to the extent that I now wish I'd drawn it differently. I might have overdone the muscles in some places, and I'm not completely convinced by the proportions either, particularly with his right (viewer's left) arm, as well as the pelvis and legs relative to the upper torso. Even so, when I look back, I can see how much my work has developed over the years, and if only my understanding of female anatomy was even a fraction of this, I'd be laughing.

The one thing that I did get rather pissed off with in this picture was the face. I've drawn Rexar so many times over the years that you'd think I would never struggle to get his face right, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Some angles - particularly when the head is tilted - have always proven to be a major challenge for me, not least because, when you really look at it, Rex has a bizarrely-shaped face, very much a product of cartoon design. But to me, that face is Rexar, and any variation would diminish his identity. As such, I once again found myself tweaking and redrawing the head for several hours before I was content with the result, even if it's still not 100%.

One other thing - I know some people aren't massively keen on this scaly texture I've been giving Rexar for some time now, but I use it because I like it. To me, Rexar's scales aren't coarse or dry or bumpy - they're smoother, subtler, more a gentle rippling effect across his soft, moist flesh. It's one of the major reasons I prefer scalies over furries; I find something so exotic about scaly reptilian skin like this.

On the whole, this image - combined with the accompanying verse - is probably the most accurate reflection I've managed to date of how I see Rexar - a devoted, intelligent, loving partner, but always with the beating heart of a strong, masculine, powerful dinosaur, very confident in his own sexuality. My very own little 'Fantasy in Red'.


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There he stands in the darkness, a vision
Of deepest fantasy, incarnate as flesh and blood,
His beating heart pulsing with animal fire.
For you are his chosen one, a lone witness
To his erotic beauty, perfect in its pure, masculine glory.
Luring his mate with provocative adult display,
The caress of his curves in sensual indulgence, yearning
To share the pleasure with you; for the first time.
To let you discover the rewards for loyalty,
For your devotion, as your lover is reborn,
Shedding the outside world, his temptation and desire
Drawing a power from deep within to which the body yields,
Returning once more to life's wild roots.
A reminder of his true nature, always waiting,
Lying dormant beneath civilised restraint,
Until passion breaks apart the shackles.
Now no longer just your lover; how lust has unleashed
The magnificent primal beast within,
Harnessed for your pleasure.




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RRRex

I must say, you did a hell of a nice job with this one. ^^ Great pose, and definitely a heavy dose of seductiveness thrown in for good measure. I rather like the scaled texture. :3 It adds a certain something to the image.

He's getting some mookie tonight! Great job, especially with the texturing and lighting!

Do not worry, it is the artistic temperament of porn. What you feel is natural.

And this is au naturale. And hot!

*spoogetastic!*
Despite the nipples and navel and somewhat thin and unmeaty tail.
But that hand down there is so hawt , and I agree on the scale texture adding to this one.

It certainly is some superbly done anatomy; fantastic job, RRR! Especially with the lighting and textures, I must say. I'm always amazed how effortlessly you seem to be able to add a slight pale sheen to certain body curves and create a flawless impression of the texture, and you've really outdone yourself with this one - those scales look EXACTLY how you describe them.

Thanks - I think so too!




Cheers Dino! The question is, who's going to be getting some with him?






Yes, art and porn do cause a troublesome combination. Art takes time, but libido breeds impatience. I believe the ailment is more commonly known as "sketchfap".



Lol - thanks, Selendro!




Heh - well you won't get any apologies from me for putting nipples and navel on a scaly, I'm afraid, but you're right about the tail. I wanted to make it more slender and flexible to give it a seductive curvature, but looking on it, I just scaled it down too much.

In any case, thanks Blue!



Glad they do! And I wouldn't say "effortlessly" as far as anything with my art is concerned! It often seems to be more trouble than it's worth!!



Thanks anyway, Diablo!

Oh, I know. I know. Sketchfap is a good word, and I wish I could come up with as good a one. I have a few stories on my hard drive that are half a page long and might be forever unfinished.

Guess what happened.

A lot of people say they can't get off to their own stuff, though, so I guess that helps. Seems like it would cut motivation to do porn down a bit, though. There's obviously more motivation to doing any kind of art than simply to get off, but I don't think I could make porn if I wasn't into it.

I find my problem is my stuff is infinitely more appealing to me when it's just a drawing on a piece of paper. Once I've gone to the effort of uploading it and colouring it, it's like it loses its appeal, either because I've gotten fed up after having difficulties with it, or just becoming desensitized after looking at it for too long. Most of my coloured stuff doesn't appeal to me anymore, with just a few exceptions.

Yeah, you're right, actually. Anything I actually finish isn't much good for repeated use. >_<

It's like...you can't have your cake and eat it too.

Man I luuuurrrve teases.

Who is he teasing? You? D: Lucky bastard...

Melikies... @.=.@

Well true. Yet I think the same image created by somebody else would somehow be 10 times as appealing - largely because you know you weren't responsible for anything that went wrong with it.

Heh!




He could be. Or he could just be acting like a horny slut behind closed doors for his own amusement, and we're all just a bunch of dirty voyeurs.



Thanks, ESC!





Thanks! Probably not as realistic as I've done before - I'd say the lineless stuff is the most realistic work I do (example) - but I'm pleased with how it came out considering I didn't spend a lot of time on it.

And hey, why not get a scanner? I've found mine to be such a blessing since I bought it - the first two years of work on my website was largely done by uploading mobile phone photographs of my drawings!