Gamer Stepfordized (Patreon)

A toxic gamer becomes more positive.

Commission for Smokey.

This was a welcome opportunity to draw a bimbofication sequence where the protagonist develops a positive, bubbly personality without becoming incompetent. Toxicity is often misattributed to skill, so I wanted the message to be that friendly, cooperative players who acknowledge their own mistakes win more. Implying that positive players are dumb bimbos also seems like the kind of thing that could lead to another viral controversy.

With this and the previous piece (last month's patron request, Salon Bimbofication) I made a conscious effort to separate my lights and darks. The image is split into light and dark values with the brightest shadows being darker than the darkest lights, throughout. This makes for starker shading compared to my usual pieces:

It's amazing how much our interpretation of a color depends on the colors surrounding it. The legs in the first two steps of the gamer sequence are completely different colors but, instead of looking like she's wearing two-tone pants, it just reads as a difference in depth and lighting!

Sketch (with less stepfordized final step) and inks follow:

Happy Pride Month! Stay positive and don't blame your team!

Finally, I can't ignore what's happening in the US right now. It makes me very sad that the police state kills black people. I've donated to a bailout fund and encourage you to contribute in whatever way you can. Black lives matter.

Sortimid ❤