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The expression is priceless. KJ

The eyes, the lips, the face, the torso...and I was surprised by my interest in his nipples. Very well executed. KJ

So, what talents don't you possess? This mix is very nice, with hints of Years And Years and Ottmar Liebert. I can't imagine any visitor listening to this who doesn't end up doing the desk-chair-boogie, while doing so. KJ

I doesn't take much real talent to make AI-assisted art, but I'm still trying to do my best in this field. In every field there are always some tricks and ways to achieve better results 😊

Yes, I realize there is a rather delectable bottom being presented, but his facial expression gives his derriere more than a bit of competition for our attention. Well done. KJ

As a long-time collector of original works of art in several mediums, I, too, have a strong distaste for those on that particular 'P' website, who extract money for a purely mechanical image. They are technical mechanics, not artists, and most of them do not make the extra effort with what they do produce. Art requires imagination, execution, and fixing the little things that are impossible to avoid in any medium, and when I see an AI image that is almost perfect, but for the 'artist' not putting in the extra effort, I wonder what that person's definition of workmanship could possibly be. And, then, they plaster their moniker all over the bloody thing, saying 'Look! I made this, aren't I a genius?' I have been following your work for what I believe to be double-digit years and, from my perspective you have always taken those extra steps to produce images, in any of the processes you have employed, and for which you can be (should be) proud. Talent is one thing, but extraordinary talent coupled with extraterrestrial-strength imagination is what brings me back to your work again and again. In the UK, a friend might describe your work as 'stonking fine,' and I would tend to agree with him... KJ

Thank you so much for the kind words!! I simply like being part of the process, I don't like to be excluded entirely from the process of creation. Whenever I feel excluded from a company of friends, I just leave those friends to have their fun alone, since apparently they don't need me that much. But in this case, I see the AI as a good friend who is very responsive, not a machine that tries to get rid of me as an artist. It gave me exactly the result I wanted to see for years, a hot moment of Martin humping his teddy bear toy, which I failed several times to create by myself. But at the same time, I don't have the feeling that I was excluded from the process of creation of this image, the character does look like Martin, the teddy bear is white and fluffy, and the bedroom looks pretty neat, the pose is simply perfect, so everything I wanted is here, the AI didn't replace my ideas with its own hallucinations, it fully cooperated and didn't fight me, so I'm very pleased. It's like commissioning a really good artist who fully understands your characters, their mood, facial expressions, body shape. With "commissions" like that, I can simply have more pictures of my characters for free, which is great. But of course I don't position this "AI art" section on my site as my own art, since I can only be credited for the ideas.

I hope I'll live up to your expectations for my extraterrestrial-level imagination, because personally I often feel like my imagination could use some clutches. Sometimes I feel like I'm too old for this and have not enough years left to live to create anything interesting... But every time I remember that J.R.R. Tolkien himself wrote his first book at the age of 45, and then kept improving his fantasy world for another 30+ years, which gives a lot of hope.

Falaerin with my morning tea...yep, that is the best way to begin my day. Love the facial expressiveness, as well as the brilliant work executed with his abdominal muscles. I am not one to ask artists to extend themselves for my pleasure, and if this work was to find its way to your pages sans couture, I would save it for my Sunday morning tea... when it could be savored. Kudos, mon ami. KJ

Unfortunately most of the animation work is done by the AI and I'm just trying to find ways to control it, but since the control is very limited this kind of project is also not very interesting to me since there's not much I can do as an artist here. So I do it from time to time just for fun and see the character move a bit, but unfortunately the level of control is not that great, so I try to focus on other more interesting projects 😅

It was a delight to once again see young Falaerin presented. Perhaps he will continue to make appearances in the future... KJ

Falaerin really needs more lore about his character. It was a mistake to introduce him in the story where he does nothing from beginning to end but having sex. Some other characters, like Matthew, for example, seem to have more background: he's the son of an innkeeper who helps his father attract as many tourists as possible by performing contortionism, and he has friends among the locals, so there's a lot to write about him. Hopefully Falaerin will get a similar background, since it's hard to write stories about him right now. Making him a healer is already a big step forward 😊

Is it even possible to view this image without bouncing back and forth between his eyes and...well, the obvious. Although, the left nipple peeking out at the viewer, as well as his lips, can offer some competition for the aforementioned assets (no, there is no pun intended). KJ

Sounds like quite the Paris-Dakkar rally for the eyes, or in this case Prettyface-Datass 🤣 Thanks KJ!!

Elegant and rather erotic, for a genital-free figure. Could it be that the entire body is erotic and enticing even without genitalia? What a novel notion... KJ

Thank you so much for your insightful comment! Yes, the concept behind cherubs is precisely this. The lack of genitalia has led the nerve clusters to distribute across a much wider area of the body, resulting in an all-over sensitivity that makes any rubdown feel like a full-body sensual experience, rather than all the pleasure focused on one specific spot. It's definitely something unique and exciting! 😊

I just love typos 'live' was meant to be life. KJ

From the tone of your reply to my note it appears your spirits have picked up and that is a good thing. I smiled when I read 'I'm talking to a real writer,' for in my mind I am a long way from Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, and their ilk. As for the ISBN, it is a self-published book and they do not get the same treatment as one that has passed through the hands of a major publisher. My current work will be published in the traditional manner, when it is completed, though even then I will still consider myself a 'beginner with ideas.' So, have a great holiday and remember to appreciate the little things you have in your live, for when they are added up they tend to be rather voluminous. KJ

This time of year is hard for many of us, especially if you are 'already looking through the wrong end of the telescope,' as Aunt Mary used to say. Focusing on minutae can screw up our perceptions, if we are not careful Perhaps the DA issue is that we did not know you were now on DeviantArt (the quagmire of what is supposed to be artistic), where we could interact with you. Unlike Yuni.us, where there is a 'wall' between you and those of us who have enjoyed your work for many years. You do have one blessing you might be overlooking, though, which is you get to show your work on a regular basis, while those of us working with the written word sometimes wait years for anyone to get a glimpse of what we have created. It must be gratifying to see even a few responses to you posts. At some level, you must know your work is very good (excellent, creative, imaginative, scholarly, unique, etc.) and I, too, have no idea how to leave a 'like' on Yuni.us and I would love for you to see how many 'likes' you would have if this were available (is it?). I don't have enough time in my day to leave a comment on every image you create, though I wish I could, so a 'like' button would be a terrific means for many of us to let you know we appreciate your hard work.

In the meantime, if you are in serious need of anything you can find me with a little bit of searching, or you can visit kristophe.com. Keep your chin up, mon ami, there will be a light at the end of the tunnel... KJ

Wow, I didn't realize that there were people who knew me NOT from DeviantArt! I always thought that was the place everybody initially followed me from. But I agree with you about how it looks now - when I first joined in 2003, it was a very cool art site. I even once talked to someone who worked on visual FX for some big horror movies like Hellraiser or something similar, sculpting all those monsters... it even had artists of that caliber! Then it got taken over by some company, then by another company, then they messed up their ad campaigns thanks to the mature content, then redesigned everything to be 'trendy', tried to appeal to 'modern audiences', and now it seems there are more posts than views because everyone is an artist and nobody really gives a DAmn.

As for 'likes'... I just don't liked them. In theory, it's great to see that 30 people enjoyed my work, but in practice, seeing the next work was liked by 10 people would make me wonder what went wrong. Ratings always have that effect, I could never understand why some movies I like get a measly 6/10 and some melancholic crap gets an inflated 9/10 just because it makes you feel blue, which critics seem to consider the most desirable color. Apparently anything that doesn't make you feel blue is just silly trash.

But comments don't have that bad side effect, since they're not numbers you can add up. You don't judge a book by its page count, and it's impossible to turn comments into any form of statistics, that's what makes them so valuable. When you get a comment, you know that someone actually liked it enough to say something, while most people just scroll past everything.

Meanwhile, 'likes' tell you absolutely nothing - I can go back in time on DeviantArt, look at something I posted back in 2007, see it had 120 likes, and it tells me nothing... But if I read some of the comments on it, it brings back so many memories. And memories are all we truly value in life - not money, not stats, not glory...

Speaking of my stories, I suppose I'm bending the rules a little bit, since all of mine come with illustrations. All these illustrations are made prior to the stories - the stories are a mere exercise at describing what led to the picture.

I doubt I would have many readers if my tales were just words on a page. I'm not one of those writers whose words are particularly profound or gripping, my stuff is only mildly amusing when coupled with a good image.

Real storytellers help you conjure up all the greatest images directly in your mind's eye; great literature doesn't require visuals, in fact illustrations can ruin it. I'm always glad when books don't have any cover art (unless it's something really fitting), so you can fully immerse yourself without outside influences.

The phrase "Light at the end of the tunnel" always makes me think of Death Note (which still remains my top pick in the realm of anime/manga/movies/tv-series for nearly two decades now), but that's just unrelated...

Just visited kristophe.com and am already loving your rationale for writing fiction exclusively about boys, haha! Indeed, it can be a bit dishonest when authors try to portray the feelings of the opposite sex. I'm currently reading Albert Camus' "The Stranger" and it's almost like a parody on the entire concept of romance, though I've only read about 1/3 of it so far.

But gotta say I'm a lot more overwhelmed right now by the fact that I'm talking to a real writer, even if the ISBN you provided on your site doesn't appear to exist in the major online databases. I've just read all the available snippets, and while I am not particularly interested in romantic stories involving boys under the age of 18, I trust the books are as pure-hearted as their protagonists and I adored the narrative style. Though something tells me it's nowhere as innocent as, say, the boys in the novels by Jules Verne or R.L. Stevenson (may I add, though, the latter has a really endearing tale titled "The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses", with a rather unusual twist for its time).

Just what I needed for the holidays... KJ

Thank you so much, KJ! It's an honor that my work brings you joy during the holiday season! :D

I saw this set when you first posted it, but time constraints forced me to get back to my list of tasks. Today, I can finally tell you how much I loved the series and there was once a real life boy who could have been his twin, many years ago. He, too, was a beautiful spirit. Merci... KJ

Thanks a lot! No worries at all, I'm thrilled that you remembered this post and loved this set!

I promise I'm not using any actual photos of real people at all, but I've noticed that sometimes my characters end up having quite generic faces, and I recall meeting people who almost looked like Andrzej or Erika. I guess there are many common traits among human faces. I always worry that my characters might look like someone's sibling or best friend, so I usually try to make them way prettier than real people so they don't accidentally look too lifelike.

Anyway, I'm so happy you liked the set! You make me want to add more pictures to this summer collection now... :D

Amtril has been a favorite for many years and this image shows him very well. Merci. KJ

Thank you so much! I wasn't certain which of the elves this could be, but then thought that Amtril would be ideal. He's likely the most flexible of all my elves, given he grew up among gyspies. Elves are normally not motivated to reach their full potential, but gypsies tend to be quite enthusiastic about pushing their bendy boys to the limit!

It's so like him to leave no joint unused when stretching out. The only thing I wish it had is a backstory, but I failed to think of one. Maybe just didn't want to spoil the magical moment that could use a bit of mystery... In any case, so happy you still remember Amtril, guess I better start thinking of new tales featuring him! :D

Love the image and especially like the under-eye treatment. A painting I commissioned a few years ago was of a boy with this particular feature and I was jazzed when I saw how the artist didn't over look it. Nice work, as usual KJ

Ooh, I'm glad you enjoyed that detail! This character was the first one in this FleX-men series, I liked how he turned out so I thought why not make more? And then I made too many, ahah!

Very inventive and I did enjoy the story. KJ

Woah! Thank a lot for reading/listening to it! It might be inventive because I gave up on figuring out how to develop the plot, but I'm glad it amused you! :)

A very nice lad. KJ

Now, that was fun! KJ

So glad you enjoyed it, KJ! :D

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