Three... is the magic number...

[grippedchimp]

So, why the subject line? Well, 3 is my lucky number, those three red blobs in my signature come from a hilarious interlude from a digital UK channel called BBC Three, but most importantly...

Yeah yeah, I know I'm about 6-7 weeks late making this (I first came to the TMF at around Christmas 2000), but at least I took heed of it! Anyway, this is a commemorative update of my 3 years in the community and I'm doing something a wee bit special for it: Change. In this update, 3 of the characters in my art have had makeovers, and it somewhat sticks to the "3" theme of the update, doesn't it?

The three characters who've got makeovers are Kaysie (one of the main girls in my art), Dr. Wolfgang Darang and Madamé Elena Pedriania (two solo villains who pop up in my art every now and again). Kaysie's basically gone blonde with her hairstyle slightly altered. Darang's mullet is gone and replaced with a cooler do, as well as minor alterations to his clothes and sight-enhancing monocle. Pedriania has a new dominatrix outfit which she'll wear when she's tickle torturing hapless victims in her custom-built dungeon, but she'll wear her old outfit when she's out and about. In addition, she's been given more ample... *ahem* ... assets.

So in lay terms...
<table border=0 cellspacing=5><td align=center><img src=http://mysite.freeserve.com/poisonousmonkeyart/thumbs/tnkaysie.jpg width=120 height=120 border=0 alt="Kaysie as a red brunette. So last year..."><br><font size=2>Old Kaysie</font></td><td align=center><font size=7><b>+</b></font></td><td align=center><img src=http://mysite.freeserve.com/poisonousmonkeyart/thumbs/domestos.jpg width=120 height=120 border=0 alt="Don't try this at home, kids..."><br><font size=2>Bleach (maybe)</font></td><td align=center><font size=7><b>=</b></font></td><td align=center><a href="http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/poisonousmonkeyart/profiles/kaysie.jpg"><img src=http://mysite.freeserve.com/poisonousmonkeyart/thumbs/kaysie.jpg width=120 height=120 border=0 alt="Click here for the whole thing"></a><br><font size=2>New Kaysie</font></td></tr><tr align=center><td align=center><img src=http://mysite.freeserve.com/poisonousmonkeyart/thumbs/darang1.jpg width=120 height=120 border=0 alt="That mullet never suited him..."><br><font size=2>Old Darang</font></td><td align=center><font size=7><b>+</b></font></td><td align=center><img src=http://mysite.freeserve.com/poisonousmonkeyart/thumbs/rutger.jpg width=120 height=120 border=0 alt="From the film Nighthawks. What a naughty man he is..."><br><font size=2>Rutger Hauer</font></td><td align=center><font size=7><b>=</b></font></td><td align=center><a href="http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/poisonousmonkeyart/profiles/darang.jpg"><img src=http://mysite.freeserve.com/poisonousmonkeyart/thumbs/darang.jpg width=120 height=120 border=0 alt="Click here for the whole thing"></a><br><font size=2>New Darang</font></td></tr><tr align=center><td align=center><img src=http://mysite.freeserve.com/poisonousmonkeyart/thumbs/madamold.jpg width=120 height=120 border=0 alt="Don't worry. I'll still draw her in that spy outfit."><br><font size=2>Old Madamé</font></td><td align=center><font size=7><b>+</b></font></td><td align=center><img src=http://mysite.freeserve.com/poisonousmonkeyart/thumbs/fujiko1.jpg width=120 height=120 border=0 alt="The huge-bapped one in Lupin who got tickled all over once."><br><font size=2>Fujiko Mine</font></td><td align=center><font size=7><b>=</b></font></td><td align=center><a href="http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/poisonousmonkeyart/profiles/madame.jpg"><img src=http://mysite.freeserve.com/poisonousmonkeyart/thumbs/madame.jpg width=120 height=120 border=0 alt="Click here for the whole thing"></a><br><font size=2>New Madamé</font></td></tr></table>

One last thing to add. It wouldn't be a Poisonous Monkey update without some poor gal laughing her cute head off in one of my pics. So here's a pic that took me yonks to complete (due to my schedule and slow computer). It's tklshteacher and her sisters getting put on the straight and narrow by their mumsie...

Open-handed slaps never work as well as wiggling fingernails in most cases...

Well, that's my long overdue done and dusted. Hopefully, I'll get my act together and put together another one to keep you hungry lot satisfied! Laters...

Poisonous Monkey

 

[rajee]

😀 Awesome cartoon improvements and new cartoon! 😀

 

[His Divine Shadow]

The Chimpmeister is three!!! And with piccies to boot! Congratulations, you wanker.😀

 

[U.N.Owen]

"Three is the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out!"

- Monty Python and the Holy Grail

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

Congradulations for three years of community service.

 

[tklr5150]

And of course, Bleach + Rutger Hauer = Lance Henrikssen. But of course, that's not quite as much fun as the rest of those little word problems 😛


Good to see you back in the rotation G.C. - can't let Fairfeather hog all my accolades now can ya?

 

[Fairfeather]

Awww. That Fairfeather guy is a bum.😀

Excellent! Superb shading and highlight work in your cartoons GC. I like the new look and these equations. I was beginning to wonder if anyone even remembered who Rutger Hauer was anymore. (Outside of Holland anyway.)

 

[Synful Pryde]

Great post and great art as always! Your texturing is gorgeous, particularly the collar on that green jacket in the commerative pic. Undeniably superb job. 🙂 And as for the tklshteacher picture ... you're getting too good, mate. Toooo good. 😀 Awesome work.

~Syn

 

[Dragon321]

"did you know they have a washing powder here called Fairy?"

"we have fairy in england"

(pause) "nah we dont"

-my Family

the first picture was salubrious and pantsoffenbucksness. i laughed so hard at chimp's expression and the equations that i inhaled bolivia up my nasal passages (werrl, most of it... had a spot of bother with the mountains). damn good stuff! your artwork has been on a consistent incline since you altered your methods. madame Pedriana looks ravishing. heh...Rutger Hauer... i see selis is on the craic... actually everyone seems to be on the craic.

here's to 3 years of ghetto-fabulousness!

 

[grippedchimp]

Cheers for the plaudits, guys! 'Tis the reason why I keep on drawing in the first place! If you wanna know, I've edited my message above, so you can click on the new-look pics to see the full versions. Also, I'll update my group (finally) within the next week or so.

 

[kahoshiden]

CONGRATS CHIMP!

3 Years at the TMF huh? Well, I gotta say, you have really improved since then. The new Madamé looks ultra hot! LOL I loved the TklTeacher pic aswell. 😱WOW! HERE'S TO ANOTHER THREE YEARS IN TMF!

 

[Tiger]

Hmmm...

I've always loved your work. I love the new style as well, and your willingness to try out new styles is commendable. But that's not why I'm posting. Your artwork is worth a thousand posts of praise in itself. This actually brought an interesting... ideal to mind. I was actually wondering on the thought of... tklshteacher, was it? I was wondering about her(?) opinion on the drawing. Not whether she liked it in terms of artistic talent, of course. In that respect, the picture is undisputably magnificent. I was actually wondering about her (your) opinion. This might seem weird or probably even an invasion of private thought, but if you would be willing, I'd be interested in hearing your opinion in being the subject of artistic representation, and what you thought about yourself in said representation, and how you as a person would compare and contrast against yourself in said representation. I'm not exactly sure why I'm asking this, but for some reason, the answer to this greatly intrigues me.

On a different note, I think I'm losing my sanity. ( I bet you could tell). Tickling used to be to me a sort of... well, it was a fetish, and it... excited me. But lately I've found myself being disgusted by everything that deals with anything in a sexual context. Actually, the only thing I found exciting used to be tickling. Any type of tickling. But now I find that things such as tickle torture and other such activities for the purpose of causing excitement displease me, and the only thing that truly excites me is general, friendly, all-in-good-fun tickling. Much like what toyou's page used to represent. Even vid-clips (which I used to love) have lost their appeal to me, and go as far as bugging me some times. I was wondering if anyone else felt like this or had a similar experience? Another reason why I find this change in myself strange is because I'm 18 years old. Can't exactly say I'm over my peak, can I? So yea. Just a wandering wonder in the depths of my thoughts.

Anyways, apart from that, I must say that... well, your drawings are fantastic. And Chimp, much like Ozzy, I love your non-tickling pics as well. You should follow in the great man's footsteps and make yourself a home @ ComicsSherpa. I'd be a loyal fan of both of yours. And with that, I depart. Keep at it, chimp.

 

[critterlord]

Salude!!! Here's too another fabulously fantastic three years, and beyond!!!

@ UNOWEN: Monty Python rocks!
@ Tiger: Don't worry dude. I went through the same transformation. It is for the better.

 

[Tiger]

I am most incredibly grateful for your reassurance.

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

@ Tiger-

Let me also reassure you that what you are going through emotionally/phychologically is perfectly normal and is a good thing. If there was no conflict it would mean you were obsessed already. And though some people in this community joke about it, its actually not a healthy thing in the real world.

If it makes you feel any better, I'm still going through what you are. And I'm 21, have a real life girlfriend whom I love with all my heart, AND I just so happen to be an artist here.

@GC- I don't mean to sabotage your thread or take it off topic, but I must reply to Tiger until hes able to sort this out a bit better.

With that said-

@ Tiger-

As an artist I worry constantly how my art is being seen by the community. Is it something that sexually excites them? Is it something that turns them on? Is it something they like only because it does that for them? Does it disgust them? Does it change the way they think about me? Does it cause them to assume I'm like everyone else that draws said material? Does it change ME?

All these are questions I ask myself everytime I draw a picture for you guys. It is a genuine concern I have. And its a concern because I'm not so sure how I want my art to be appriciated. Although, as a morally upright person myself, I know that it does make me uncomfortable at the thought that some or alot of people may get sexually turned on by my material, or they may even jack off to it (something someone admitted to me in private recently, though not about my art, but their own).

I post what I post and I draw what I draw for two reasons and two reasons only: 1.) To satisfy my desire to draw cute and sexy anime characters (both original and otherwise, and 2.) To draw barefoot and tickling pictures of said genre. I will admit, there is a part of me that does like feet. I do like the aspect of tickling. Thats why I draw what I draw for myself and you guys.

In the real world, I have a girlfriend. When I went to visit her recently, she already knew about my foot fetish (if its even right to call it that by definition alone) and she was very accepting of it and me. She thought it was very cute and adorable. And its a plus for her because her feet get pampered. She takes pictures for me, both of herself and of her feet. It doesn't embarass her and shes very mature about it. She understands I like her feet and that I want to both see them, draw them, and use them for reference.

Shes beautiful from head to toe, and more importantly shes got a good heart and a good personality that I absolutely adore. Shes also very smart, bright, and sophisticated for her age, and shes studying to be a doctor of medicine.

Alas, some men or women might not have a partner thats as understanding, accepting and appriciative as mine. So as far as any advice I could give you about this, it would be this-

Don't do what you think is the right thing only because you want to shield yourself from embarassment or humiliation. Assuming you want to let that special someone (if there is a special someone or you're planning on having a special someone) know how you feel about your fetishes or whatever you may have, its best to just let go and confess it in an honest way without hiding behind any excuses or pretexts.

If the above is not the case and you are just worried about being seen as a deviant or a person with problems, I wouldn't be so quick to see yourself as a person as such. In truth, alot of people have fetishes. The self is made up of fetishes in a sense. As long as the other aspects of your life don't change or are not warped because of these fetishes, then theres no shame in having them so long as its ethical (in my opinion).

Sometimes, when I look at artwork of others or even my own it digusts me too. Because I backstep, look at myself in retrospect, at what I've become, and its that that gets me down that path. Though I realize I'm only being myself, and if I want to change or need to change I can do it at any time. I'm no more or less of a person by having a fetish or two. Having fetishes doesn't change me in a personal or professional sense, whether by myself or with others. I would only ever call it a serious problem if it interferes with my life in some way, or I become totally dependant on my fetishes for pleasure in life.

I value my relationship with my girlfriend. And while I have a foot fetish, and I did get to play with her feet a bit when I visted her, it wasn't about that at all. It was about me and her, not me and her feet. Feet therefore do not hold some definate power over me and my fetish cannot harm me, her, or my life as long as it stays where it is. I love her, and I would never let something like that get in the way of our relationship.

It doesn't have a hold on me and it doesn't have to have a hold on you. Alot of people, here and everywhere have become complacent with their fetishes, and thats a shame. Only in that it means they've accepted both the good and the bad of having them.

I can have fetishes and still be happy, and so can you. Don't worry so much about it, friend. You're not alone in this, and you never will be. If you ever want to talk to me about this or whatever, feel free to contact me.

Kindest personal regards,

- Damien

 

[Darth Vegeta]

no...

the magic nr is 1

1 as in my nr1 favourite tickling artist!

 

[chrisheaven]

loved the cartoon of th mom tickling the three daughters- More, P L E A S E ! !

 

[grippedchimp]

Re: Hmmm...

OK, lemme give my two cents on Tiger's comments...

I was actually wondering on the thought of... tklshteacher, was it? I was wondering about her(?) opinion on the drawing. Not whether she liked it in terms of artistic talent, of course. In that respect, the picture is undisputably magnificent. I was actually wondering about her (your) opinion. This might seem weird or probably even an invasion of private thought, but if you would be willing, I'd be interested in hearing your opinion in being the subject of artistic representation, and what you thought about yourself in said representation, and how you as a person would compare and contrast against yourself in said representation. I'm not exactly sure why I'm asking this, but for some reason, the answer to this greatly intrigues me.

Well, she did request this in the first place, and I discussed a few ideas with her about it. She's been into my art for quite some time, so she wanted to be drawn by me, and as always, she's the first one to see the pic, and needless to say, her opinion is just like the general consensus in this thread! Basically I ask for details on their look and try to interpret it to the best possible way. As for me (and for most people for that matter) being the focus of "artistic representation", it's quite flattering at times, especially if the picture is particularly good and is more to the consent of the subject, na mean?

On a different note, I think I'm losing my sanity. ( I bet you could tell). Tickling used to be to me a sort of... well, it was a fetish, and it... excited me. But lately I've found myself being disgusted by everything that deals with anything in a sexual context. Actually, the only thing I found exciting used to be tickling. Any type of tickling. But now I find that things such as tickle torture and other such activities for the purpose of causing excitement displease me, and the only thing that truly excites me is general, friendly, all-in-good-fun tickling. Much like what toyou's page used to represent. Even vid-clips (which I used to love) have lost their appeal to me, and go as far as bugging me some times. I was wondering if anyone else felt like this or had a similar experience? Another reason why I find this change in myself strange is because I'm 18 years old. Can't exactly say I'm over my peak, can I? So yea. Just a wandering wonder in the depths of my thoughts.

Don't worry, you'll grow to tolerate tickling and sex. Hell, at your age, I didn't consider tickling a fetish at first when I started out here, but like several things that I hated in the past (nudity, porn, cigarette smoke, etc.) I've grown to tolerate, even like. Well, not cigarette smoke anyway. That's a bad habit...

Anyways, apart from that, I must say that... well, your drawings are fantastic. And Chimp, much like Ozzy, I love your non-tickling pics as well. You should follow in the great man's footsteps and make yourself a home @ ComicsSherpa. I'd be a loyal fan of both of yours. And with that, I depart. Keep at it, chimp.

Cheers mate! Mind you, if I was to do something that Ozzy is doing right now, it's likely I'll be doing it under a different alias that you'll never know about. Hyuk hyuk hyuk!!!

 

[Tiger]

Well, I certainly came to find all your comments extremely helpful, and gave me a view on the matter I'd not foreseen. I'd never exactly been a ...unstable person, especially in this particular aspect, but it seems I was not to stay that way. Because of your help, I'm beginning to accept my instability as an opportunity to improve.

As for the question on artistic representation, I had preseumed that she had requested the drawing. It was more a question that derived from looking at the Mona Lisa. This woman, if it's a portrait of an actual woman, has been immortalized through the ages, and to some extent, I guess you could say the same with ...erm... tklshteacher, and anyone else you portraid in your art. Of course, immortalization will be limited to the confines of this community, per say. So yea, that was the foundation of the question.

Anyways, I've gotten my answers and am now wiser in the ways of adulthood, if you can call it that. Now I must go in search for the answer on why any man would ever willingly consume the substance most commonly referred to as 'beer'. Well, tata! Oh, and I'm not sure whether I said this before, but, fantastic drawing chimp. Big thumbs up!

 

[Sakie]

Well...i know my words will seem like diddly squat after all these wonderful points and comments, but i just had to say "I love your artwork".😀 Absolutley gorgeous. You not only tease the senses with your colors and images but you excite the imagination and bring your characters to life. The emotion in the other daughter's faces is SOOO what i would be feeling at that point hehe! 😉

I've only been part of this forum for a few weeks now. I love it here 🙂 and i hope my stay will be as enjoyable as it has been for you.

Congrats on three years! May you be blessed with many more!

 

[Dragon321]

Celtic Emperor:

i do not mean to sound offensive, but perhaps a fetishist community is not the best response-audience for a person legitimately seeking artistic appreciation and fulfillment. for what i would assume is the gross majority present here, tickling is seen in largely sexual terms. thus any evaluation by members of the community who do hold this viewpoint is most probably biased sexually. i personally enjoy your works very much, and as with other artists in thsi field i see 'fetish-art', or art involving my personal fetish in sexual paradigms. I personally do not see moral decay or antithesis in masturbation to said material. the sexual urge is a natural one, and should not be repressed in cases where no one is harmed mentally or physically. obviously i respect your view of your artwork, but asking us to evaluate them purely on artistic merit seems contrary to the purposes of this forum.

by the way, i enjoyed and appreciated your reply to Tiger's post, as i enjoyed the post itself. being 18 myself, i do occasionally become disgusted with myself post-coitally, as it were. i question my sense of values and what is "right". is it correct to be ashamed of your own drives and desires? only if these desires can be surpassed. i hope sincerely that tickling will not dominate my life sexually or otherwise.

loving the cut and thrust of debate here,

AM

 

[Dave2112]

Congrats on three great years, Chimp! I always look forward to seeing new artwork from you. Thanks for all you've done, and keep up the good work. I love the new improvements. 😎

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

Celtic Emperor:

i do not mean to sound offensive, but perhaps a fetishist community is not the best response-audience for a person legitimately seeking artistic appreciation and fulfillment. for what i would assume is the gross majority present here, tickling is seen in largely sexual terms. thus any evaluation by members of the community who do hold this viewpoint is most probably biased sexually. i personally enjoy your works very much, and as with other artists in thsi field i see 'fetish-art', or art involving my personal fetish in sexual paradigms. I personally do not see moral decay or antithesis in masturbation to said material. the sexual urge is a natural one, and should not be repressed in cases where no one is harmed mentally or physically. obviously i respect your view of your artwork, but asking us to evaluate them purely on artistic merit seems contrary to the purposes of this forum.

by the way, i enjoyed and appreciated your reply to Tiger's post, as i enjoyed the post itself. being 18 myself, i do occasionally become disgusted with myself post-coitally, as it were. i question my sense of values and what is "right". is it correct to be ashamed of your own drives and desires? only if these desires can be surpassed. i hope sincerely that tickling will not dominate my life sexually or otherwise.

loving the cut and thrust of debate here,

AM

I take no offense to your comments. Theres no need to as I know what is and what is not in this community. It is very much split, as I have found those that appriciate my art and the art of others on a purely artistic level. I don't mind that my art is seen in two different ways; on the contrary, that makes me more successful. If it were a problem for me I wouldn't draw fetish material to begin with. There are those also that might get turned on by it, or both. I'm not saying thats wrong, I'm just saying it would make me, the artist, feel uncomfortable to know that. Its sort of like knowing for example, that your best friend has a huge crush on your mother and flirts with her right in front of you or behind your back. Thats just weird and very uncomfortable. Think of it that way, and you really can't blame me. And this is not just in leue of an artist among us having confessed (of his own will) to me in private that he masturbates to his own artwork. I wasn't even asking him about it, and in fact he contacted me and it came out of him during the course of the conversation, which I didn't really care for by the way. I not only brought that up because I'm not against masturbation, but because it also validated my thoughts. If someone were willing to masturbate over their OWN artwork (and his artwork wasn't even that good to begin with, no offense) then theres no doubt that someone would masturbate over mine. Its just uncomfortable, thats all. Since I don't know who or who not would do such a thing over my artwork, it doesn't bother me really. Its just knowing that its a possibility thats uncomfortable. While I do not create these fetish pictures to turn anyone on sexually, its their right to get turned on by them.

In a way, its a compliment. A compliment I'll never get to hear, and at the same time don't want to. LOL

Anyways, I'm glad you got something out of my post and my having shared. While it was directed at Tiger, its good to know someone other than himself left with something positive after reading it.