The first time I drew Wac in his pupil-less style was as a promotional ad for Backing Out, which also featured one of those newfangled iMacs. I just started with a circle using Adobe Illustrator on a college computer, and built up his head with primary shapes. So, it's only taken 12 years for me to make a character reference.

I'm happy with how it turned out, though. His design hasn't changed much over the years, but boy is it more refined. Wac's cheeks used to just be fuzzy blobs, and he was only 3 heads tall.

For commission work, I have a hidden folder on my server with more references. This is simply the “primary” reference, now.

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SHE TOUCHED MY GUN!!!

The sad thing is that I haven't played Team Fortress 2, yet.

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A bikini version of the Tower of Tawny picture, retouched in 2010 as a reference sheet. The other version is only visible in the adult gallery.

This was supposed to be an oekaki for the weekly theme on DTP, but the sketches I did on paper turned out pretty well, so I scanned it and inked it with my tablet. Now you get to see it in anti-aliased glory.

At the time I was still working on refining the style, so I tried a few different poses. These three were the best of the bunch.

And, yes, she has more of the “dork” smile than the “come hither” smile. I rarely find pin-ups interesting, so if I'm going to do them, I'd rather they be silly and fun.

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