Bonus artwork related to Cat Nine
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Oh man this took sooo long. And regardless of a pandemic going on, it’s back to work for me!
Originally this one was super long, but Clip Studio (and my computer) couldn’t handle the large size, so I’ve split this thing into three parts.
I might make a separate blog-type post for this later so the info will be easier to look up.
Regarding that unofficial poll by our Discord mod BlueDavrial. Reminder that wild animals are still savage!
A bit late but hey. And yeah, there’s a textless version if you’re that thirsty, wink wink.
I didn’t originally really plan this to take place before our heroes (I gotta come up with a name for their group…) arrived at their village, but making it so seemed like a good fit.
I also don’t really have names for these three girls yet, though I’ve just been naming the layers I drew them in as “Nami”, “Hothead”, and “Blondie”.
Oh yeah, just found out about the<details> html tag. Gonna use them for the transcripts. Unlike the actual comic pages, that feature isn’t built-in for these blog posts…
Anyone remember this? Also a callback to page 127.
Myan: I got an idea! Make me big too so I can fight the Snek!
Myan and Bakunawa: [HISS]
Tammy: Snake.
Hibi-Hibi: Iiit’s a nice suggestion, but it’s just not possible.
Keith: What’s actually gonna happen if you’re gigantic is-
Myan: MEOWRR!!
Myan: That… might happen, not gonna lie.
Originally, I was wondering what she’d look like with dark skin since a cat’s skin is the same or similar to their fur in real life. Might as well try with paler skin too!
The teacher from page 45 to be specific.
And yep, nude version available, it’s been awhile!
So… if I ever start Magicat Girl again as a comic or game, Myan would have alternate forms such as this.
Power-up or alternate form? I think I’ll go for alternate form like in Ben 10 or Shantae.
Gotta have black cats when it comes to witches, so I went with panthers since they’re typically black for some reason. And each of her other forms would have other cats and colors associated with them.
A witch should definitely be her first alternate transformation since the first magical girls were  apparently inspired by Bewitched . Try watching it on Youtube too guys, it’s actually pretty good!
Gotta be fit to chase the news! As suggested by Yugo Ryan 
Like her, I’m exercising too by trying out some soft airbrushing again! Might as well since it’s another thing to add to my skill set for commissions, ehem.
Just in case anyone asks, I just like the look cel-shading better in most cases, aside from saving tons of time that is. I haven’t done much practice or research when it comes to airbrushing, but from doing this piece I can guess that:
The third bullet point in particular adds quite a bit of time…
I keep forgetting to put up a color poll where patrons can vote on which bonus art I should color (The one with the tawlis lost). Sorry patrons!
Was thinking if I should just replace the sketch with this and just making a status update, but I’m gonna have to post this in other social media sites anyway.
My train of thought:
This won the color poll! I really like the sketch I did here… which you should totally check out if you’re a patron that is. Anyway, I didn’t want to ruin it’s sketchy look , so I just cleaned it up rather than draw the lineart. Also tried out airbrushing and those anime blushes on shoulders/elbows/knees. Not bad I say!
I’ve always wanted to do the “one pose, multiple angles” exercise. Might as well use it together with one of the poses that cats do, and hey, I know a catgirl that’s perfect as a model!
And well… you can see why cats are often “coded” as female because they have a lot of poses like this.