The Seven Chakras is my collaboration project with my friend Reina Mystique, a wonderful musician I first met on Twitch. This features the seven chakras in humanoid forms, specifically as kemonomimi (η£θ³, "beast ears"). Collectively, they also represent the seven colors of the rainbow and Reina's community, the Grundie Gang. Each of the chakras also feature the Grundie logo (an undergarment with a heart and the logo of Reina's community) in their design.
I had pondered for a long time about doing something like this with Reina, but I felt for a while that I was not prepared to do anything of the sort yet. Instead, I was dabbling in my own projects and working on my gator comics... Until she approached me one day, wishing to do a project with me.
Naturally, I felt my usual anxiety of not being able to deliver a desired result, in addition to the fact that this was my first major project in my art career: I had to create seven commissions in one. But the moment had come, and I wanted to push and prove myself despite my insecurities.
Reina approached me in late March, but at the time I still had other projects in my backlog that needed to be settled. I was only able to begin near the end of April, and worked on it for most of May. Throughout the course of the whole project, I was sharing my progress to members of the Grundie Gang in their community Discord server, and Reina was giving me references to use in a shared document. She and her community have also been very encouraging to me while giving me their thoughts and other input. It was genuinely comforting to see my characters being well-received by everyone. π
Seeing this project come to completion gives me a sense of fulfillment. I have learned so much about anatomy and posing in perspective, particularly with hands. I've found that I enjoy drawing ink tattoos after drawing Throat Chakra's Samoan tattoo. It has also helped rouse my spirit, and that I don't always have to feel 100% certain that I can do commissions and requests all the time. If I am at least 75% sure that I can see something through to the end, then I can just pick up the remaining 25% by figuring out what I need to do along the way. π
I have written this blog post as a landing page for all the characters (the original was waaaaay too long for my liking). Each post details my feelings and thoughts when designing each of the chakras. Normally, something like this would be locked behind my Patreon and Ko-fi subscriptions. However, I'd like to make an exception to help enlighten members of Reina's community, while not making it necessary for them to throw money in my general direction just to read what I have to say about the characters in-depth.
Without further ado, please click on any character listed below and read on to your hearts' content. Once again, many thanks to Reina for entrusting me with this project. I'm very honored to be a part of her ever-continuing success. π§
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π The Seven Chakras π
π Root Chakra π
π― Sacral Chakra π―
π― Sacral Chakra π―
π¦ Solar Chakra π¦
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