2016 Art Review Meme Shinragod

So we're wrapping up this hectic and chaotic year of 2016. So much happened to me personally this year; it was quite life changing. From my relationship with to becoming a Staff Sergeant; 2016 was a breakneck turning point for me.
Art-wise it was as well. I think I ended up drawing more human characters this year than any year since. Also my TUFF art slowed down; I'll explain why. I also focused heavily on my rendering skills a lot. Being involved in a lot of DA Group projects and expanding my art horizons really opened up the field for me.

So here is my Art Review for 2016 in all it's chaotic glory.

01. January - Ms. X Accepts Your Challenge
 Miss X Accepts Your Challenge
What a way to kick the new year off. Draw not only a human character; but three human characters. In one of the many Art Challenges I took in the group; I drew an obscure fighting game boss named Ms. X; who really turned out to be Iori Yagami in a dress. Why? Why not? I never played the game before but decided to do the challenge anyway since 2016 was already geared up to be a year of great changes for me. Might as well start it off with something I definitely don't draw very often.

02. February - Oh how cute! Are they real?
Oh how cute! Are they real?
Now a mix of uncharted territory and familiar territory. In this case a crossover between two female Interpol officers of gaming. That being Street Fighter's Chun Li and Sly Cooper's Carmelita Fox. Chun Li being a human probably hasn't encountered many furry females before. (Save for Felicia from Darkstalkers; but I doubt those Crossover games are canon in the Street Fighter Lore.) I imagine Chun Li would find Carmelita slightly adorable at first. Particularly her most stand out features. Her pair of....ears. ;3 Chun Li of course wonders if they're real. I do too. I recently replayed Sly 2 and my girlfriend noted how Carm's ears keep disappearing. Good call. XD

03. March - Freeze Kei Wilde!
Freeze Kei Wilde!
It was a huge change for us in the furry community too. Zootopia came out with raving reviews and big box office success; ushering in a new future era of furry movies that prove to be profitable. Good news for us furs. It was especially a treat to see it for the first time in California with my bro . He evendressed the part of Nick Wilde for this outing. So I decided to draw his own Kei dressed as Nick Wilde being arrested by ZPD's "Newest" recruit. Officer Malmsteen. XD I doubt her uniform is in regulations though. XD Not that either of them care. BTW: Zootopia came out in early March; and not a single movie this year surpassed it: animation or otherwise. It is the best movie of the year for me.

04. April - Lady Malmsteen Poster

This one is sad for me; and I would like to sweep it under the rug pretending it never happened. But it did. I announced back in April that the Lady Malmsteen comic would FINALLY happen in October. It...didn't. :-/ Partially because I was super busy. The other; yeah my interest in TUFF Puppy has waned considerably. And that was due to the insanity I encountered within it's fandom. This year it got particularly bad when someone dangerously obsessed over Lady Malmsteen. That must've been the breaking point because I'm still trying to revive my interest in doing this comic. Particularly when I got other ideas I'd rather be working on. I dunno when I will try again. Maybe some fan encouragement would help me greatly. And no; saying "Is the comic ready yet?" or "When will the comic be ready yet?" is NOT encouragement.

05. May - Vaporeon Hydro Pump
Vaporeon Hydro Pump
The beginning of one of my favorite projects I worked on last year. It was done for the Generation I Pokemon Tribute in the group. This was the first Pokemon I laid claim to; Vaporeon. The move I selected for him was Hydro Pump. Since then this drawing was joined by other Pokemon I drew for this project like Ivysaur, Zapdos, Nidoking, Onyx and Pidgeot. I also helped with the main web site of Game-Art-HQ updated the profile pages for all the Pokemon and their moves used to which all participating artists drew them. It was a great experience being involved in this tremendous project that magnifies our love for Pokemon. Generation II project is set to begin in 2017.

06. June - The Furry Women of The Law
The Furry Women of The Law
So with Zootopia having come out; it was inevitable that a crossover with Judy Hopps and other furry female officers in cartoons and video games would be made. Hence this image I made of Judy joining two other female furries of the law I know and love: Kitty Katswell and Carmelita Fox. Of course most people would assume them to be a dangerous trio working together cohesively to stop crime. I for one think that before that they would have to work out their differences first. I imagine the transition would not be a smooth one in the beginning. But over time they'd work together and find out how amazing they operate as a team. The female team dynamic wouldn't stop here though. Next month would produce another female furry team; though not on the side of the law so to swww.deviantart.com/submit/peak.

07. July - Ghost Neyla
Ghost Neyla
The same furry team created in June soon saw another recruit from another fandom: Coco Bandicoot from Crash Bandicoot. And instead of busting criminals; they are now busting ghosts. This was when the all-females Ghostbusters movie came out; to mixed and negative reception. Also during this time I had a mild interest in Ghostbusters; that soon faded away shortly thereafter. But to capitalize on the moment; I donned the Ghostbusting suits on Kitty, Coco, Judy and Carmelita. Their prime ghost target; Neyla. Only it's "Ghost Neyla." Kill another Ghostbusters related thing on the list; that Ghost Nappa Meme. We give TemFourStar too much power I say. XD But as for what resulted for this crossover it was one of my better crossover pics in years.

08. August - AllStars Toothpick and Abigail
AllStars Toothpick and Abigail Minion
Another little side project I did featuring Sly Cooper characters. If some were unlockable characters in Playstation All-Stars and had their own Minion. The Minion in this case would be a Sly Cooper OC. For this scenario I did Toothpick and 's own Abigail. I also did Rioichi Cooper with my own Jenti and Carmelita Fox with my own Sarah Brendhart. I was planning to try this as a series of commissions where people could do the same with their favorite character and OC. Only....not many people played All-Stars. So as I knew it wouldn't generate much interest; the project was scrapped shortly after Rioichi.

09. September - Queen of Summer 4 FINAL ROUND Sarah vs Lola
Queen of Summer 4 FINAL ROUND Sarah vs Lola
Before I entered Staff school and just shortly after I got back visiting my parents in California; the Queen of Summer 4th Edition just wrapped up. The two finalists were Sarah Brendhart the husky and Lola Henderson the raccoon. Two grey furred cuties competing while doing some water gymnastics in the spirit of the Summer 2016 Olympics. (Not the first Round in this contest to commemorate it.) Sarah ended up being the winner by a "fur long." The revenge pic after this what with Lola's narwhal was pretty funny I must say. XD Well with Quen of Summer 4 done; I am still awaiting the reference pic for Sarah's sculpt. It may take some time as I was super busy with Staff Sergeant school shortly after this pic was made.

10. October - Sly and Carmelita Day of the Dead
Sly and Carmelita Day of the Dead
After Staff school finished Halloween was upon us. I decided to celebrate the undead festivities Sly Cooper style. Only instead of Halloween I looked to the Day of the Dead from Mexico. (AKA Dios de Muertos) Carmelita's outfit was undoubtedly  inspired by La Muerta's from 'Book of Life.' It seemed only fitting she would wear such a festive outfit to commemorate her Spanish heritage. Sly's was also Day of the Dead inspired; but with a twist of Dr. Faclier from Princess and the Frog and James Bond's Day of the Dead mask from Spectre. One of the most elaborate outfits I have made for them. This would be the last Sly pic I would work on for a while too.

11. November - Welcome To The Netherlands
Welcome To The Netherlands
So the special moment of the year had finally arrived for me in November. The year I would go see my swetest .    We were both very excited about this. :3 Her fursona Abigail would welcome me with open arms; along with two of her loves: Espurr and her budgie Kindje. X-3 We had a great time in the Netherlands; and it would soon be my turn to welcome her to my country. She is currently staying with me for some in America as well. We both explored our love for one another and knew for sure that life without either one of us wouldn't be the same. Our love is strong and still going strong to this day. I definitely am glad to be spending more time with my sweetest. :3

12. December - Together Forever
Together Forever
2016 was a year of celebrity passings. One of the first major ones was David Bowie. The last one to have happened was in the wake of the new Star Wars movie. Carrie Fisher died just a few days ago. And no question about it: when she passed Princess Leia type fan art popped up everywhere to commemorate her. And it looks like I was there too. If I was going to do a pic of a celebrity passing this year; it might as well have been Carrie. As Han Solo died in The Force Awakens; I made it look like Leia had passed on and reunited with him in The Force. Episode VIII is already finished so it looks like she will still be Princess Leia in that movie. We have no idea how she will be written in Episode IX. Will they get a stand-in to replace or kill her off? Who knows? all we do know is she will be sorely missed. Not just because of her role as Princess Leia; but also because of her humor and brutal honesty. Farewell Ms. Fisher.

And that wraps up this year of art.
I can only hope 2017 will produce even better pieces.