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| Leo Art - The Devil's Toy |
While perusing BrosFate's 'Heroic Band' blogs I stumbled across the work of Leo which is also published there and this image caught my eye (for some reason!). Stylistically it's very similar to the BrosFate whipping gif in my last post but Leo has his own identity at pixiv (see below). He piggy-backs on BrosFate's blog for some posts. The two artists are obviously connected and I dare say this image was inspired by that of BrosFate (or vice versa) but it's rather more polished and detailed. Leo, like BrosFate, uses the device of non-frontal nudity to highlight the vulnerability of his hero (named Jin) and although I'm not a massive fan of supernatural stuff, the imposing but indistinct figure of the Devil confronting him, whip in hand, makes a truly scary threat. You sense Jin is bracing himself for the worst.
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| Leo Art - Jin's whipping |
This image skillfully treads the line between authenticity and bloody excess in depicting the results of a severe punishment session . In fact the punishment may still be in progess, since neither we nor Jin, the victim, can see the perpetrator, who may still be poised to strike again just out of sight. Meanwhile Jin is left facing the bare wall and a table bearing an array of intimidating torture devices. A barred window just above is open to the cold blackness of night outside, the glowing brazier to one side being of little comfort for him in this plight.
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| Leo Art - Jin, Tribal Warrior |
This is one result of Leo's experimentations with his character, Jin. He gives him an interesting blend of modern looks with ancient adornments (as we imagine them) and the result is quite sexy. I rather like the pouch design and the claw embellishment to his jewelery which gives him a bit of edge. It is surprising though how short, coiffeured hair (much as I prefer it) drains the character's menace away.
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| Leo Art - Soldier Smoking |
A lot of Leo's art is of beefcake poses and yoof's at play but he's also done some interesting military imagery. This example probably owes a lot to the renderer's library of poses but it's still a nice picture with the hand ambiguously screening the crotch creating a bit of extra interest.
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| Leo Art - Military Depot 01 |
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| Leo Art - Boot Training |
Sex and domination simmer in this image showing three recruits preparing to undergo 'boot' training. They've been ordered to wear exceptionally skimpy underwear plus boots but nothing else save their ID tags. If they were tempted to question this unusual demand, the intimidating sight of these two muscular instructors would have dissuaded them. They are dwarfed by them here by some trick of perspective and sensibly stare rigidly ahead lest wandering eyes unleash a torrent of embarrassing military-style abuse from their mentors. I suspect they will be brought to full attention before long!
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| Leo Art - Frederick, Desert Soldier |
I can imagine this soldier observing the Boot Training preparations with a degree of trepidation that the same humiliation awaits him - with a touch of arousal too, judging by the tightness of his pants. Unfortunately his physique would probably make it hard for him to wriggle out of the Instructors' sights were he so inclined.
Actually I've just included this beefcake image because I like it, particularly the clingy T-shirt effect which isn't entirely convincing, lacking as it does any creases, but it cries out for touching and closer examination. There's a bare top variant image at the pixiv site but I prefer this one.
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| Leo Art - Fight Club |
This is another image probably derived from the render library but dressed to taste and it still works despite a fashion faux pas which can be legitimately blamed on the social inadequacies of the villain. He doesn't seem at all inadequate in the downstairs department, however. I rather like Leo's 'tasteful' groin bulges which hint at bulk without resorting to explicit outlines.
The elbow demolishing the character on the left is quite a novel move and there's a promising interlocking of thighs. I'm afraid I don't know what happens next, but confess that the villains interest me more than the young super-heroes do.
The mitchmen verdict on Leo Art? - Shows great promise, hope to see more edgy work.
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visit Leo Art at pixiv
There's a small selection of Leo's work at BrosFate's blog. It isn't specifically tagged with his name, so you have to read the descriptions to pick it out, his style sometimes helps. Some of these images are replicated on his pixiv site, but not all.