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This scene is one of my favorite parts of the animated version of Issue 1.  finally found a workable way to get video added to this blog, so that's more motivation to get that version done and uploaded! Of course, there are parts of the next scene that I absolutely hate, so who knows if that will ever happen?

Also, I disabled the "lightbox" preview for images, so now if you click on the picture, it will open to a bigger size. You may still have to click on it again to get full-size and read the text. Hopefully that's a more convenient system.

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The problem seems to be spreading! Wonder who else may be affected?

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I really have nothing to add here. I think I'll just sit back and enjoy the show!

Ah, I just realized this page comes out on Halloween! I wonder if I can come up with something special for the holiday? Kind of hard to come up with costume ideas in a world where nudity is considered a virtue.

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It's probably about time to start earning that "mature content" warning, isn't it?

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What to do when your hammer loses its heft?

A short diversion from our story...

I'm not going to tell you politics, but if you're here, this would probably be disturbing...

 The Obscenity Police Are Coming

I know it is to me! I certainly wouldn't want any fines/jail time for publishing pictures of cartoon characters having sex with each other. It seems like there may be a couple of more important issues facing our country right now.

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Well, everything seems to be going well down here in this deep, dark, cave... right?

Bonus - dwarf butt. Who doesn't love some dwarf butt?

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The story begins...


Let's see, that sorceress and the blue guy were both on the cover, I bet they're pretty important. No good will come of this, I'm sure!

Issue 01 Cover

So here it is, the start of the comic version of the Natural Powers saga! Don't worry, I haven't given up on the video, but I hate not seeing new posts going up, so I'm going to crank out stills for now to get the story rolling. There will be video to come, as special bonuses, and maybe someday as a companion to the comic version. For now, enjoy the story as it unfolds...

For best results viewing images, right click and open as a new tab. Otherwise it will be in a slideshow format, and not at the original size.

MIA update

Wow, I've been gone for a while! Sorry about that! Life in the real world has taken up a lot of time and creative energy, and I haven't been able to get back to the land of Eros for a while.

I've started another blog, this one set in something closer resembling the real world. It blends my two favorite things - sex and coffee! Check it out at peepsnperks.blogspot.com .

Work on that project has gone so fast, it makes me think maybe a comic format would be better for this blog as well. Video is great, but it takes a lot of time, and if I'm going to do it, I want to go all the way (decent voice acting, sound FX, composed score, etc.). Maybe I'll tell the main story in comic format, and save the video for special occasions!

In the meantime, here's an update on the state of prudery in our world...
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/stephanie-rice-gold-medal-swimmer-criticized-wearing-racy-195352848--oly.html
Makes me ready to get back to Eros, and quick!

The prudes are winning

I would post a teaser quote, but I would just end up quoting the whole article. Just read it - The prudes are winning

In somewhat related news, I came up with this image yesterday and debated whether or not I should post it, but this article seems to be telling me to go for it. Sorry for the darker-than-usual tone, but this is really the heart of what the whole Natural Powers storyline is about.

It's National Masturbation Month!

According to the good people at Fleshbot, May is Masturbation Month! I can't think of anything better than a month of masturbation. I say wee take the whole year!

Of course, in the Natural Powers world, this would be huge - parties, ceremonies, any excuse to get together with friends and celebrate. Here's a quick look at a little get-together in an Elven village. With a little bit of luck and some free time, I'll have a video to go along with it before the month is over!

Arriving at the show

Still working on Episode 1. The last scene is a killer, both on my animating abilities and on my computer's resources! Here's a snapshot from the last set - a couple of elves have just arrived at the arts show...

Dancing, painting, music, and that special art at which the citizens of Eros are so accomplished. It's sure to be quite a show!

More to come soon!

Finally, the (late) Valentine's Day Video!

Some progress -
I finally managed to get my Valentine's video uploaded and processed! The sound is completely jacked, so I'd recommend just turning it off, and playing your own favorite song instead. You won't be missing anything - it's just some background music. No dialog in this one!

So, here it it - A fairy spies a sorceress basking in the sun at the side of a pond. He thinks he's going to get some action, but ends up just getting to watch the fun take place (but offering a little helping hand when needed!).


Sorceress and Naiad brought to you by PornHub

I've got a help ticket sent in to the PornHub peeps, so hopefully I'll get the sound issues worked out in time for the "official" first episode of Natural Powers!

Progress!

After some raslin' with my animation program, I finally got the "Valentine's" video done! So, better late than never! I thought I would just post it to xhamster and embed it on the blog, but now it's telling me it can take up to 4 days for them to encode it! So, I'll post it up here as soon as it goes live. In the meantime, if anybody knows of a better way to post video (of an adult nature) on a blog, please leave me a comment!

Well, dammit.

Well, I wanted to have a quick video done as a Valentine's day card, but the program I use just released a "maintenance update" and completely wigged out! So, in the meantime, here's a picture of some of what I got done before I lost it...


And in the news today, a little reminder - in our world, adults who have any form of contact with  children are not allowed to have a layer of skin underneath their clothing, or to lead others to have the impression that they might, in fact, possess such a layer of skin...
(from Yahoo news)

Meanwhile, In The "Real World"...

In the land of the Eros, gender-equality is not even an issue. Both men and women are seen as parts of a whole, distinct yet interconnected. Some more suited to one task or another, perhaps, but none could exist without the other.

If only our own world could see things in the same light.

No, in our world, in order for one thing/person/place/idea to be "good", the opposite must be "bad". So, for centuries we had the majority of the world believing that one gender was "superior" to another. Not so long ago, this idea began to be challenged. Unfortunately however, in order to raise one up, another had to be lowered down. So, we enter the age of "man-bashing".  In our world, to be accepting of all women as "beautiful", we must denigrate all men as being "ugly". To see all women as "capable", we must see all men as "inept". It is subtle, but it is rampant. And if we call it out, we are misogynistic. Well, I'm going to call it out.

Case in point...

Here's a screenshot from the latest "Carly and Cupid" ad from T-mobile (red line added by me), in which a man is made to be seen as awkward, inept, ugly, and clueless all because he wants to surprise his valentine. The final dialog has him say, "I feel like I'm missing something," to which Carly replies, "Pants?". Now notice the red line I've added to the picture. They have the exact same hemline in their outfits! Why should he be made to feel stupid for not wearing pants, by someone who is also not wearing pants?

I know, it's a silly little commercial, but in the land of the Eros, he would be called thoughtful and beautiful, and she would offer to accompany him to meet his girlfriend, because the only thing he's missing is someone to watch and whisper sweet songs of love in both their ears as they make passionate love to each other!

And that's much better than a crappy cell phone plan!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Progress Update

I realize this doesn't really mean anything since you haven't seen what's coming, but I like to post updates just to keep myself motivated! So, I've got the first 2 scenes of episode 1 done, and everything compiled and edited up to that point. The final scene is going to be pushing the resources of my computer, but is well on the way. The set should be built in the next day, then it's on to animating!

To make it worth your while, here's a couple of progress pics from scene 2, which I can't post on my DA account.

Here's a little preview of things to come in episode 1. Momentous occasions befall the Eros, as recorded in the annals of the dwarves and the faeries...

Coming Soon

Episode 1 is one its way, but in the meantime check out some preview images at the Natural Powers DeviantArt gallery. I'll keep updating this site as work progresses!

Note: to view the "mature content" images you will need a DA account.