I was obviously sketching from reference here. Clearly the focus is on Nitz’s rear. Combined with her legs she definitely has a certain appeal. I also appreciate opportunities to draw pinups because I feel I am notoriously bad with them, so I appreciate the practice.

She is definitely a character I really enjoy drawing, so I expect I’ll do more of these. Beyond that, I really am going to try to set a goal for 2026 of doing a sketchbook post every week. Ideally, not all of them would be pinups, but if it takes that to motivate me then more pinups it is. Might also be fun to draw more explicit ones as well, as so far the only one I drew recently was Briar.

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It’s a bit rough and there are elements I think I would change upon further revision, but it’s more about finishing work than anything else for me, right now.

Anyway, as for the inspiration, Kevin had the audacity to design a sweet goblin girl character, so I decided to draw Nitz again, who is decidedly less sweet. I think Kevin and I have had a bit of a back and forth and have been creatively in-sync, which certainly helps. He does something, I decide to do it, too. He’s a good friend.

But enough about good friends, like take a moment and appreciate bad girls. I still very much would like to do a Nitz story sometime, but I don’t see that happening anytime soon. In the meantime, the pinups are going to be it for now. Of course if anyone wants to draw Nitz the Goblin, go for it. It’s been a while since I received fan art. Just drop me a link in the comments or contact me.

Also, here is a larger resolution version of her for your viewing pleasure.

Anyway, not much else to say. Nitz is a fun character to draw.

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I seem to draw a lot of goblins. You may remember seeing him earlier in the sketchbook. I’ve already written a bunch of the strips, but I’ll need to illustrate at least 24 of them for submission packages for potential syndicates.

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The blog has a lot of sketchbook updates these days, but I don’t necessarily see that as a bad thing though. The fact I am motivated to draw is a good sign, honestly.

Leezle is a character associated with my larger fantasy cycle, which is already starting to establish itself with Fang of Triseria. He is a goblin from the massive desert region of Beregym. Here is a little background on him from his CharacterHub bio:

Leezle Torkton is a goblin banished from the Western Desert by his community for a scheme that left a season’s harvest in ruins and many villagers sick with intestinal distress. Determined to find wealth and success, Leezel arrived in the city of Tradewind, finding work as a tinkerer in a clock shop. However, he finds his way into the graces of local criminals, who position him within the royal court as an advisor.

Now, Leezle works from within the power brokers of Tradewind, a financial capital of Aurin, to exert the criminal underworld’s will upon the king and court. However, Leezle’s ambition may be far greater than anyone ever suspected…

Leezle is a problematic little goblin who finds himself thrust into increasingly important roles in the economic capital of the world. His story is like a high fantasy take on a crime series. His story is separate from Nitz the Huntress – her adventures are centuries earlier.

He is a character that is within the period Fang is on his adventures, but he is not necessarily locked into that period either. Leezle is also prominently connected to a story idea of mine I have been sitting on called The Overlord, set over a thousand years after Fang”s stories.

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