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The Book of Ninjeh
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"Just here to help."
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Divine ninja, back from the dead to break bread and sieges.
A portion of all sales goes to feed the needy.
The Basket of Plenty can only generate so many fish and bread loaves before I have to eat to replenish my mana. That is why I withdrew to be by myself, I had to go find some berries or dandelions to eat.

Thus endith the lesson...
October 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I love it!
I thought I had seen a photo similar to this before.
You really exaggerate all of the right features!
October 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
#oc #illustration #digitalart #art
Made progress on this head design.
I like this better, but it still feels weird.
The fact that it is not a human head/face complicates it. Profile head design of our antagonist. A tusk having pig man.
October 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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I am not usually a portrait artist, so I don't have a lot of experience drawing the same face repeatedly..... I am trying to figure out what my bad guys will look like from the side.
Yay for grids and (digital) graph paper.
I guess I have to practice or 3D model it
October 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I got feedback from a 13 yr old that the picture would be cooler if I drew the gun. The problem is I don't WANT to draw the gun because it is boring so I am using a 3D model. I did improve it with outlines and highlights though.

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October 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Veins are really weird. Looking at pictures of veiny arms and they just go everywhere under the skin like fat noodles.
Took an hour or 2 to push and pull the lines around to there the veins looked ok
Blurred the foreground a bit.

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October 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Ninjeh meets his first war criminal.....
I like the scale.
Still experimenting with what kind of textures to use for the bad guy clothes. Found some cool manga fill brushes inside Fresco. Might blur the foreground a bit when done
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October 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The body placement (posture, hands and arms) is great!

The chin wouldn't be placed in the center of the base of the violin tho, because that is where the strings are connected to a wooden curved piece. The chin rests just to the left of center (usually there is a chin rest clamped there).
October 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Japanese word of the day:
ガツン (gatsun) – a strong, solid hit. Very common for blunt-force impact.

In English, I guess I would have written "CRACK" or "WHAP" as our hero is struck in the back of the head with a rifle butt.

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October 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Page 7, sans text.

Text will be available on Patreon.

Ninjeh arrives at the gate, and is so overwhelmed by the corporeal experience that he doesn't notice the shadow of the guard that is sneaking up behind him...

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October 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Verily I say unto thee, if you can't see the difference, you are probably in a fucking cult.
October 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Verily I say unto thee:

According to the flag code of the US:
The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever.
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October 4, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Antagonist flag:
The Eye of Thieves

This is the flag of the bad guys in our story.
The Eye of Thieves is always open, and seeking out things that they claim they are owed. Oddly, things that are owed always seemed to be owned by others.

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October 4, 2025 at 4:02 AM
#OC #illustration more bad guy designs.
I think I like this better.

I am leaning towards my bad guys having boar tusks AND forehead horns...... but I did version with and without both...
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October 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
#OC #illustration bad guy designs.

Our antagonists are all actively engaging in war crimes, and part of that is dehumanizing your victims (the ultimate tribalism).
Thus, we will depict our bad guys as monsters.
I have had a hazy concept of what our bad guys will look like, and will work it out now.
September 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This is from the last page. Ninjeh (his new, preferred name), joyous that he has finally been allowed back, is attempting the "Naruto run". This was fun to plan and draw. It was tricky to get the perspective & scale just right with the background photo. I think it came out well..
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September 27, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Run like an "いい忍者"

Ninjeh, the divine ninja, "Naruto-runs" in between two trucks full of aid.

I might darken the illustration a bit to match the tone of the background, but this is hilarious to me.

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#jesus
September 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Improved my #oc #digitalart #illustration of the first introduction of our protagonist Ninjeh.

I like this a lot better. Much better line quality, depth and the hood is much improved.

I will have to improve the banner for my SNS pages now as well...

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September 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I am really enjoying this style of #illustration
Mixing pixelated black and white photos (background) with black and white #digitalart pencil. It is a lot of fun.

Ninjeh, the divine ninja, ducks behind aid trucks to begin sneaking into enemy lines.
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September 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Page 5 has been started.....
Never underestimate the bond between a divine ninja and his watermelon.... And yes, he is eating the rind as well....
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September 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Experimenting with color balloons for text to improve readability.
I love this dialogue after these two meet Ninjeh for the first time...

I like it.
Much more readable.

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September 21, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Page four is up.
I love this dialogue after these two meet Ninjeh for the first time...

Splitting headache and it is time for bed so the ALT text is sub-par... apologies.

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September 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#OC #comic.
Bottom panel of page four.
Two friends share food and drink.

Love that pinky in the air when drinking.

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#drawing
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September 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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The first Book of Ninjeh official T-Shirt!
A portion of all proceeds goes towards charities #Gaza

"Just here to help."

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September 17, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Version one of page three is finished for the Book of Ninjeh.
I am experimenting with a haphazard text style for our protagonist. Everyone will have normal thought bubble except for him. His text will be red, everyone else will have black.
More on Patreon
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September 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM