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.Attachment:
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