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PSIIBAJABLAST: I threw out a bunch of sketches really quick, and I honestly would repurpose them in the future. Although, the final sketch chosen is definitely the most "Pin-up" option. I knew I had to make him shirtless, and I also knew I wanted it to be a little silly. If I had gotten a summer month, I think I would've gone with the pool option but ultimately I'm super happy with the pose I chose!

MEOWARE: I just had the one idea from the beginning, really. Did the first rough concept sketch real shittily on an assignment and then added onto it. Originally, I envisioned it as being portrait rather than landscape, so I had to fill the space. Messed around with the layout a couple times before sticking with something a bit more empty so that it could be painted lazily/messily, as most pinups I looked at focused more on the subject than detailing the background. Went through a lot of different test phases with the coloring before landing on what I did.

GOBLINPARTYY: ive only drawn gamzee a couple of times especially compared to some other homestuck characters, so figuring out what to do with him was fun!! i wasnt really sure what direction to go in at first so i was just thinking about things/concepts that are heavily tied to him (sopor slime, clown horns, clown stuff in general). i ended up going with him on the couch since i thought the pose would be fun, and just switched out the couch with his desk. i really like the clown themed poses/ideas though so i might reuse them in later drawings!! :o)

MISSBEHAVIOR0U0: When figuring out a pose for Callie, I was caught between ideas that were too stiff and ideas that were too ridiculous. Well, all right, maybe the yaoi would’ve flown, but it was hard to do anything really fun with the posing. I ended up going with the pencil sketch of her as a cowboy, since the angle was exciting. Aside from that, my other challenge was figuring out how to make a skeleton look sexy. Most of what makes Calliope’s design appealing to me is the sharp definition of the more skeletal parts of her body, so I focused on those while positioning her in a way that highlighted her spine. The humor in this piece comes from the ridiculously skimpy clothing I landed on—covering up what, exactly?—and the innuendo inherent to its composition. I hope you enjoy looking at it in our calendar!

I was betting on cowgirl aradia at first but i couldn’t portray my vision as i wanted to so i tried with fairy aradia, i was convinced on her for a very good two days before i gave the cowgirl theme another chance. At first i didn’t want to include sollux in my piece, i thought it was very predictable of me (ᵕ•_•) but his inclusion made it very fun, you really cant separate them.

ATLATTACUS: when making concepts/thumbnails for the pose, i knew i wanted it to be somewhat cat-like ehe! ^^ at first i really liked the pose of her painting the best, and a part of me wanted pounce to be there… eventually though i landed on the yarn one :] i thought it would be the most fun!

Jackalopean: Cronus, Horuss

then i decided i wanted to try and combine the silly censorship houseplant with the pose i already had, but smth about it just felt like it was skirting a wee bit too close to the level of Actual Nudity we were trying to avoid, so i toned down the sauce a little and ended up with the cute overalls she eventually ended up in for the final illustration!