Hello! I am a little bit late to this, but I am glad to finally discover these wonderful pieces. Before I delve into each one in detail, here is a general thought: I think the pictures are tad too bright. The light is a little bit "blinding" in my opinion, and reflects poorly on the character's skins, making them look too white (is "saturation" the correct term? I am not sure ^_^) except on "Friendship" and on the 'ler's face in "Entertainment". Another general observation: I like your taste for "raw" and rather crude materials like iron, wood and the like, as well as your preference for industrial settings and backgrounds. It is quite original and it makes everything look extremely real.
With all respect to Jim, I'm gonna emulate his style for a piece by piece commentary:
Affection is my favorite. The expressions are priceless, and you have drawn the most adorable lesbians I have seen in a long time. Every detail, from their clothing down to their hairstyles is really perfect. Such a cute couple
I love how atmospheric
Bored is. Thank you so much for not going politically correct on us and forbidding your characters the use of cigarettes: it really sets the mood right. The "movements" (or rather, the dynamic poses) are really incredible in that one, particularly the bored woman's feet and the victim's flailing hands. So are the textures, especially that awesome brick wall in the background. The only flaw I detect here, besides the annoying white light, is the guy's absolutely atrocious hairstyle. Yes I know I am probably the least fashionable Frenchman on the planet so I should not criticize other people's style, but damn I really hate it. Sure it is not as bad as a man-bun, but still...
Concentration. Honestly, when I zoomed in on that girl's face, I was like: "okay so you took a picture of a real woman and you just applied a filter on it, right?". It looks so real it is almost spooky. I love every single detail there: the hair, the mask, the "smile", everything, really. Even the torturer looks amazing; I especially love his squinting eyes indeed focused on what he is doing. I am sure I look just that menacing when I'm torturing my wife
Discipline Board: What an ADORABLE victim we have here! The bondage is very original, and since her skin is so dark, the white light is a lot less an issue than in the other drawings (although the board to the right did make me instinctively reach for my sunglasses
). And the way she is exposed, as much for humiliation as for tickling is nothing short of erotic
The original way in which she is tied and that brush waiting to be used are just a few among all the details that make me find this scene delightful.
Speaking of humiliation, here comes the highest form on
Entertainment I could think of. Seriously, what did I do with my life? If this is how those American tech start-up employees have fun, this is really making me reconsider my career choices
More to the point, I absolutely love this one. The torturer is handsome as hell, and I think I am seriously falling in love with the über-cute European-looking girl who's sitting next to our victim
The shy yet definitely playful glare her perfect eyes are casting on the 'lee makes this whole scene very powerful. She's on the fence, hesitating whether she will jump in and tickle her, or just enjoy the show in a more passive manner. There is no doubt that she'll be indulging in just a few seconds, but right now, you have captured the exact moment when she's still holding back, and it is very clever on your part. I love the look on the black woman's face, with her tight lips: it seems to me that she
hates the victim and finds the torture to be almost too good for her. The only thing that prevents this picture to be a total masterpiece, IMO, is the guy with the blue shirt right behind her who looks a little bit too "robotic", like a Ken doll. His smooth face could have benefited from a few more details, especially compared to his colleagues who all look much more human than he does.
Friendship: These two ticklers share enough physical resemblance to be brother and sister, IMO, but no matter. I have a best female friend too, and it would be awesome for us to tickle two girls like they do. Once again, a very dynamic picture, with visibly flailing feet and hands, and I can almost hear the woman encouraging her male partner. I especially love how the two girls are holding hands, to give each other courage in adversity. My sadistic mind cannot help imagining all kinds of humiliating ways to play on that in a possible continuation for this picture, but for now I'll just limit myself to what I can see. And I like what I can see here
Last, we have
Incredulous. Sadly, this is my least favorite. Not only the white light does not make the victim look too good, on top of that I do not like very much the way her feet are drawn. I don't know if it's the angle or another reason, but despite the lovely bondage, they definitely do not look too convincing. It's a damn shame, because this couple of torturers is probably the best in the whole series. We don't see them in action, but it does not matter; the issue here is really the victim's feet. Too bad you let her hair cover her face too: we don't get to see much, not even a glimpse of her surely sensual lips, which creates even more distance between us and her. Damn shame, especially considering this is the last of an otherwise brilliant set.
Please keep creating awesome art. Each new drawing is better than your last one, and contrary to some people, I think 3D works very complimentary to your already stellar style!