Do you draw NSFW with your comic's characters?

[Darth_Biomech]

Either straight-up porn or just erotic? Namely, if your actual comic is neither featuring or hinting at that sort of stuff (I think it's a fairly obvious answer for those who draw steamy comics anyway).
Were you ashamed of doing that? Do you post it anywhere, or you hid it in a table, not intending for it to ever be seen? In either case, why?

...And how to stop feeling like an unclean perverted degenerate for creating such things?

[nobodyband01]

Nope, I have funny drawing my characters is nsfw version. One, it brings a nice challenge to draw the muscles and body shape. And two, it gives my mind a break and even at one point relaxing. I post on my twitter, e621, newgrounds, and inkbunny. Also, I show to my friends asking how does the body look and asking for art feedback. For me art is just art no matter if nsfw or sfw. I just draw it for fun.

[Kiweevil]

No need to feel shame if what you're drawing isn't shameful. I personally don't think sex is something to be ashamed of, it's normal, healthy, and potentially helpful in building a strong relationship with a loved one. As long as it's safe and consensual, I see no problem with it. So when I'm drawing it, (because there are some lightly adult themed situations in my story) I don't feel ashamed.

Also, my grandmother has no idea I'm making this comic. Grammy does not need to see that. 0_0

[PaulDevers]

I, uh, hm, I uh, hmmf mmmf hhhhmf HMM...
I may have drawn... a little things here or there. But those are strictly in my buried forever files, and are to be destroyed upon my death post-haste. Like, before they finish picking my body up off the floor, that's first task.
But unironically, I think it helps with learning anatomy or at the very least developing your art style into something you think looks stylish. But I ain't posting any of it anywhere anything soon.

[Kura]

Aside from scenes that can get a little riskey during the story telling process (though it's mostly just hinted at an implied and never gives you full views of anything) Nope.

Unless it's commissions. The comic I worked on before my current project I got a lot of people commissioning me for NSFW of my characters.

I'm not as desperate for money as I was before fortunatly so I no longer take NSFW commissions cause I really hate doing them.

[Phantomskyler]

Sad truth there. Unless you're a super high end artist or have a very cute/funny style you use to make comic strips, people will only usually hire you to draw NSFW stuff without looking at them crossly over it.

I mean personally I don't have that kind of hang up, but I understand the fear of having the NSFW stink tied to to your name, especially if you end up wanting to do non-NSFW projects.

[Kelheor]

Nope, at least not yet
I think working on eroge a few years ago and not really enjoying the experience put some boundaries on me...
Or maybe it's the fact that my characters were literally kids just half a year ago and still are underaged and they are still babies for me . I guess we'll find out in the the production of the third arc
I do think it's okay to draw those, of course. If you want to express something on the canvas, you better do it. At worst this picture would be a guilty pleasure of yours to enjoy (and to feel like an unclean pervert lol).
But yeah, I don't see myself publishing them anywhere since the actual comic has absolutely nothing to do with eroticism and I don't want people to see it this way.

[indagold]

Had a joke comic about the main going to a paranormal brothel if that counts.

I think i'd feel more gross someone's unironically into this than actually making it.

[vothnthorvaldson]

My comic mostly has teenagers (~16/17), and although this is not taboo/forbidden in my culture, I don't see myself drawing very sexual content with them now that I'm 40. So the opportunities are rare.

I do have a one character in his late 30' though, that has quite an interest in women. Several of them I did draw a few preparatory sketches that can be considered erotic, but I'm not sure whether they'll go in the comic due to the fact it could possibly be the only really mature part of the comic, and I'm not sure I want to get the rating up for just a page. However, I will add this scene, if by that time, I was already forced into marking my comic mature (I have non-sexual nudity too, that I don't wish to mark as mature, but let's see what happen).

I don't have a problem drawing this kind of things (well, other than a drawing skill problem ), as I consider sex as natural, and not something to be ashamed of. I'd just avoid showing the drawing to people that I consider too prudish, that's all

[eliseswarren]

I draw some character reference images that are naked.

I don't draw NSFW often, but I might do a short smutty romance comic of one of my canon couples once they're together. The world is tragically short on f/f smut that isn't for dudes.

Sex is a thing people do, and often think a lot about. It's not evil to draw. And though it's totally irrelevant to some stories, it is a very intimate, emotional thing that brings out a lot of big emotions. If it's something that interests you, wherever that interest falls from 'interested in emotional dynamics' to 'horny', there's no reason to take a tool out of your toolbox. Just learn to use it appropriately and well.

[joannekwan]

HELL YEAH

But there are limitations! There are some characters that I absolutely cannot picture in sexual situations, either they're pretty chaste (and not in the kinky way) and I want to respect that, OR being sexual just does not apply to them (like minors, I ain't aging them up either).

Back in college when I first starting draw erotic art, I was definitely shy about sharing it. But I think something clicked when my friends saw them in real life in my notebooks. Of course they were shocked, but they also said they were good. If they thought they were good, then there's no shame in posting it to the net.
Gradually I got away from my bashfulness and now I will damn well post nsfw if the site allows me to! I attach my real name to it and everything.

No shame. I own my proclivities (since they're legal). Life's too short to be embarrassed.

[Darth_Biomech]

I draw some character reference images that are naked.

I often see that, but always wondered, does this actually have any use? Or people draw the full-body versions without thinking about that? I mean, the only time I felt it was justified is in a case of a character that had a tattoo that spanned her whole body from head to toes. Underwear would obscure it. But for... em... bits? They're basically the same with anybody.

[MK_Wizard]

Wellllllll, the closest I ever got to doing NSFW was artistic nudes where everyone was still censored and the picture was more emotional than sexual. That and I've drawn men shirtless. I'm a very shy person. I don't do that kind of stuff because I also don't want to draw in the wrong kind of people. I don't judge, I just don't get involved in that crowd.

[Iris-Grimoire]

I'm starting to. It's much easier to draw my own characters in that situation rather than some other franchise or going straight into commissions - as long as it's the ones that truly would be okay in a sexual situation. No minors, no age-ups, no ace unless their character would agree with an SO, no overly objectified subjects especially if the character in the story had that problem. If it ain't okay in canon, it ain't okay in my weird noncanon ship either. However, they get posted to my not so secret Pillowfort, since it's got good NSFW rules and I didn't feel safe at all making a new Twitter.

If it's in a space away from people under 18, there's nothing to be ashamed of. Consenting adults in pictures, the only thing I'm afraid of are other people ashamed of themselves that call the artists disgusting for daring to be sexual which is a big problem on Twitter. And, to stop feeling like that, I'd say thinking of yourself as unclean and wrong? If you're not doing anything fucked up in any way and it's not exposed to anyone that doesn't want to see it, what's really the problem?

On your last post, You'd be surprised at that bits part, especially if the characters are fantastic, monsters, aliens or all three. It's a real part of character design, with all the design pitfalls that entails.

[akemikae]

My main comic involves 16 year olds, and I'm not super comfortable in drawing full on NSFW with them because of that. Though I've drawn like....2 semi-sorta risque pics. (Apparently enough for Patreon to mark me as adult content, but can Patreon really be trusted?)

Other than that, I guess I could do so with my other characters from different comics, but I spend so much time working on regular pages/updates, that I just never really think of doing that....Maybe someday? Idk, I mostly prefer saving that type of stuff for when it's canon. Maybe I'm the weird one. I like to keep that stuff as a surprise. lolol

[Darth_Biomech]

On your last post, You'd be surprised at that bits part, especially if the characters are fantastic, monsters, aliens or all three. It's a real part of character design, with all the design pitfalls that entails.

Well, yes in those cases, but from my experience the 99% of the OCs I saw were either human or so nearly human that the difference was honestly trivial. Same goes for nude versions of ordinary human characters.

[eliseswarren]

I often see that, but always wondered, does this actually have any use? Or people draw the full-body versions without thinking about that? I mean, the only time I felt it was justified is in a case of a character that had a tattoo that spanned her whole body from head to toes. Underwear would obscure it. But for... em... bits? They're basically the same with anybody.

I'd say four reasons
-There's also not reason not to, so if it's your preference, just as rational as drawing them in underwear
-In my case, there's a chance the characters actually are naked in story, and there are plenty of ways bits can vary, though most of them don't change how clothes fit
-I write a lot of trans and physically disabled characters, which can add a lot of variation on what they've got going on
-The same reasons artists often study skeletons, then muscles, then nudes, then clothed. Understanding the base form can help an artist figure out why and how clothes fit that character and make the muscles flow correctly

[vothnthorvaldson]

But why should the default be 'with underwear'?
If someone draw characters without clothes to show their body best, I don't see why keeping underwear? The only reason (other than being prudish) I can see is that it could be easier to draw underwear than the body under, but, not that much, and as someone already said, it's a good exercise.

[AbelDraws]

I don't have too much time for it but I do enjoy doing it from time to time, no prob (What I draw is usually kinda mild tho. I don't get any enjoyment out of drawing anything super explicit). I don't share them online because:
- Most if not all the nsfw art I've done includes my characters with my gf's, and since she's not all up for me sharing them I won't post them, obviously. I may show it to my friends but that's about it.
- All my stuff has always been sfw and I'm kinda too lazy to make a separate account only for that (it's likely there's minors following me so I'm not gonna share it on my mains).

Expressing yourself is important, I really see no shame in drawing nsfw (as long as you don't draw minors friggin obviously). When I was younger (arounddd 17 or so?) I was super ashamed to do so (even drawing a kiss was super embarassing), but when I saw no one of my circle would judge me too hard (like my anxious mind would tell me all the time ashgjksag) it was all cool c: This way I also get a reason to practice anatomy sooo it's a win win.

[TAMAnnoying]

I do both porn and erotica for my characters. Depending on my mood. Sometimes they can become full fledged pages and panels depending on how involved in the scene I am. Granted I’m only doing porn for the couples and only for the couples I like or who are super horny and refuse to leave me alone.

I can’t be ashamed of it- it’s the only way I have if relaxing. Besides is the >characters< ideas not mine they’re the degenerates.

I don’t post it everywhere- tried to in the past but rarely ever got any hits so I just stopped and put them on my Patreon now or show my friends. Mostly cause everyone likes NSFW even if they might not want to admit it. My friends fuckin >love< my smutt so I’m much more chill about showing them- especially if they already love the character dynamics or if the porn includes one of their characters (as I play a lot of table tops which sometimes involves a lot of sexy role play)

So ye I’m pretty super chill about it, it’s all fantasy after all and like I said- it’s a time I can draw without having to worry about deadlines or if it “looks good” I can just draw and Not gaf