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@nightshiftart.bsky.social

I live vicariously through mischievous critters. Also known as "Redsummerart" on Twitter/X Currently working on a project called "The Night Shift" Also on Twitter as @redsummerart

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The next painting for my book... sorta.

Not feeling this one. Form and lensing are cool, light composition needs a huge overhaul.

Next painting is a lot better and I've been sitting on it since May so I'm gunna move on and circle back to this later.

11.10.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 423    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The boyf just dug this old art up from the nether! I completely forgot about it XD

07.10.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 412    πŸ” 85    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bringing out the trusty '100% off coupon' for Raccoon Day (Boiβ„’ Day).

01.10.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 668    πŸ” 168    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some silly little ads I'm making for an upcoming painting -

30.09.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some WIPs of my setting :>

Helps to take a break from drawing anthros now and then to get some gritty vibes.

I have a lot in progress but I'm just bottlenecked on posting my final paintings atm.

26.09.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm going to try and post more silly doodles now that my main paintings take so long.

Fortunately Procyon is a gremlin so there's no lack of ideas -

23.09.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 658    πŸ” 139    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sorry for the quiet. Went to Megaplex, did Megaplex stuff, got con crud and now we're back :>

No I will not elaborate :)

Have two (2) bois instead. (WIP)

10.09.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A similar composition, one year apart :>

25.08.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A lil WIP on one of the upcoming paintings (I work on ~3 at a time).

I'm trying to re-use old paintings I have lying around (top left), but the idea ended up changing.

Bottom right is a photobash attempt - the composition still wasn't working for me. I like the top right.

Also ✨larger bois✨.

16.08.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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oh my. what is this

a lil πŸ…±οΈeent?? a lil πŸ…±οΈossim πŸ…±οΈeent?? A lil πŸ…±οΈosombe πŸ…±οΈeent and its his πŸ…±οΈirthday???

enjoy the sketch as I revise some old paintings

(not actually my πŸ…±οΈirthday)

15.08.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Progress post :> From finished to sketch.

Having a better PC for Blender/volumetric rendering really helped with this one.

Also - there's a ton of photos I took of Detroit/Chicago for this that I bashed in. You can kinda see them if you look closely.

12.08.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Idk how often I should post WIPs (not sure if anyone cares about spoilers) but here's part of the ideation process for a future piece. I usually work several paintings ahead.

Lots of photos, both that I've taken and vintage film, mixed with super rough value sketches.

11.08.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm going to be really sad when I finish the prison break arc of this comic and I don't have a reason for them to all my characters to be shirtless :/

11.08.2025 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
Two (2) Boisβ„’ out on the town, hangin out but don't worry about what happened to their shirts it was crucial to the plot honest

Two (2) Boisβ„’ out on the town, hangin out but don't worry about what happened to their shirts it was crucial to the plot honest

"Hey Axle, keep up! You're lucky I don't charge for these tours."

Procyon insists that this is the 'scenic route.'

#TheNightShift #comic #furry

09.08.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 194    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
Two (2) Boisβ„’ out on the town, hangin out but don't worry about what happened to their shirts it was crucial to the plot honest

Two (2) Boisβ„’ out on the town, hangin out but don't worry about what happened to their shirts it was crucial to the plot honest

"Hey Axle, keep up! You're lucky I don't charge for these tours."

Procyon insists that this is the 'scenic route.'

#TheNightShift #comic #furry

09.08.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 194    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Uh oh...

08.08.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 125    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Me: Trying to have a productive Saturday

My brain:

02.08.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1571    πŸ” 268    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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Process time!

1. The original thumbnail I did when storyboarding + an ill-fated spin-off (I have a skyline fetish).
2. Re-thumbnailing the idea (fml look at the bottom right).
3. I redo the lines after I'm ok with the rough painting.
4. The half-rendered layer :>

There's so many more. I'll archive

31.07.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Well hey - the plan worked, didn't it?"

Axle is seriously considering just swimming back to jail at this point :>

So excited to keep this story going!! For now, I'm focusing on just the art. Once it's all done I'll go back and compile everything into a book.

Love you guys🧑

26.07.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 141    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Well hey - the plan worked, didn't it?"

Axle is seriously considering just swimming back to jail at this point :>

So excited to keep this story going!! For now, I'm focusing on just the art. Once it's all done I'll go back and compile everything into a book.

Love you guys🧑

26.07.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 141    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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If only his life was as curated as his outfit...

Here's the process of the Riley Fox concept. As always I hope this helps someone :>

#furry #characterdesign

23.07.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's the full outfit lineup for my fox Riley :>

I forgot how fun character ref sheets are haha.

All these concepts are all for the same comic that I'm working on. I have more over on my main page!

#webcomic #furry #fox

22.07.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Quick repost of my boyes Procyon and Axle. My favorite paintings of them so far :>

I have the next 4 comic pages are done, but I'm serious about quality over quantity these days. They'll slowly trickle out over the next few weeks.

Thanks for sticking with me <3

19.07.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 377    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Quick repost of my boyes Procyon and Axle. My favorite paintings of them so far :>

I have the next 4 comic pages are done, but I'm serious about quality over quantity these days. They'll slowly trickle out over the next few weeks.

Thanks for sticking with me <3

19.07.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 377    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Also narratively it works well because it visually separates Axle more from Procyon in perspective - Axle is pisssed haha.

09.06.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ran into a fun problem I thought could be helpful to share.

When I took the ref (left) the lens on my phone made me to take it from farther back, squashing the perspective.

The close-up 3D render (right) made it clear it could be more dynamic.

FOV is really important :>

09.06.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I was going to post this painting yesterday but it's technically out of order with the rest of the comic (it's about 4 pages early) so have a sneak peak :>

Nakhara is actually my oldest character - circa 2012 ish. Kept bringing him back over the years <3

08.06.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Something tells me someone might want to see this... hmmmm...

This is a (legitimately innocent) concept for Riley - one of the main characters in my comic. Yes, he wears those briefs unironically.

I have a couple outfit concepts and a full painting for him on the way as well.

03.06.2025 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 83    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Something tells me someone might want to see this... hmmmm...

This is a (legitimately innocent) concept for Riley - one of the main characters in my comic. Yes, he wears those briefs unironically.

I have a couple outfit concepts and a full painting for him on the way as well.

03.06.2025 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 83    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Omg a(n) Boiβ„’*

*Honorary Boi; only raccs are true Boisβ„’.

02.06.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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