krad is an animation-influenced leather artist located in the South as a sr. design manager to a brand you've heard of, She has had works featured in gallery shows, internationally published comics, zines resided at the Leather Archives & Museum, and in torrents with much love.
If you are a potential client, contact overlord@kradeelav.com
Zines & Doujinshi that can be brought are avaliable at the shop.
A zine loosely about my experiences with untangling medical trauma, and more importantly, the aftershocks of it all that nobody talks about. 8 pages b/w zine that's avaliable to buy at the link above.
A meeting of the minds when the world's gone to hell (again). Slice of life, existential advice, self indulgent cheesy bullshit. 8 pages b/w zine that's currently out of print, but you can read online for free at the link above.
A very shameless zine about good lookin' boots, and nothing else. 8 pages b/w zine that's currently out of print, but you can read online for free at the link above.
Integra reads about the monster under her bed. A Hellsing printed zine about fairy tales and the edges of sanity. 8 pages full color zine that's currently out of print, but you can read online for free at the link above.
A daring homage to Nazisploitation of yesteryear, FALKE is a BL eroguro comic that boldly flirts with one of the Western world's most dangerous fascinations. Avaliable as a physical zine.
Written by Rowan Grover and drawn by myself. It's a post-apocalyptic story with three archetypical monsters-turned friends who had chance meetings up until the end of time itself.
A gothic-thriller webcomic about a dictators daughter on the run, her living weapon, and her mercenary escorts all against a darker enemy on the horizon. Currently on hiatus.
While I've a presence online with this handle for 20+ years, I made my site in 2018 as a haven for my artworks regardless of which social media come and go. I view my site as a necessary piece of context that lovingly hosts the art with personality, rather than a separate contextless entity built upon a backbone of exploitation.
enjoy a free gift of a whoppin’ 1.29 GB file collection of nine years / 2440+ pieces of my artwork. This includes nsfw work, old works that were paywalled on patreon, a comic pitch, and many works i’ll never post online. not for kiddos!
All of my works are freely available on my site and will never be paywalled (physical zines are only charged to recoup on material and mailing costs). If you still wish to support me, I’ve made this tip jar in lieu of a paypal donation link.
Writing isn't my primary focus for creativity, though lately I've dabbled in public fanfiction. Given the transient internet, the stories linked on these pages are mirrored versions of the ones currently hosted via my page on archiveofourown.org.
F.A.Q.
Q: Who are you? What do you do?
Call me krad; I'm one of those old souls that prefer handles instead of real names for a multitude of reasons.
I'm a design manager to a team in the dayjob and leading a brand you've probably heard of, though I tend to think of it as subsidizing my work here. Always have loved to draw (mostly dinosaurs as a kiddo), but it really blossomed after I crossed paths with one particular video game character. I've worked on a published webcomic once, and handfull of zines recently - zines have been good for my short attention span and love of mixing design with sleazy art.
These days when not drawing, yours truly can usually be found reading mil-hist & hacking, screwing with an old gamecube, and generally poking where I should't be poking.
Why do you draw?
I don't like authority, and I really don't like it when people imply what artists should draw based on outdated ideas of being "moral" "good" or "clean". All of my favorite drawing subjects (beautiful and questionably kinky long-haired bishies, self inserts, boot and gun porn, shitposts) have incidentally also been the same subjects people have told me quite explicitly to stay away from. I guess it didn't work!
The fact I thought about this artist's statement while drawing a Che Guevara ahegao hoodie should tell you everything. :)
Q: What programs do you use?
I work off of Linux these days, and my absolute favorite program is Krita, a free and open sourced drawing software that's impressively versitile. In the past for my older works when I was on a MacBook Pro, I used Photoshop CS5.
Q: What social media sites are you on?
The only active social media sites my art logs crosspost to are tumblr, bsky, and baraag. Any other sites are no longer active or an imposter. If you prefer to have site updates delivered to you directly, please use the form below to have all updates sent via email roughly every quarter of a year. (the form will not show if you have Javascript disabled)
Both art logs linked at the top of this site are RSS-enabled, as well as the text-based journal. RSS is a free, open source, open access technology nearly as old as the internet itself, and easy to start with. For tips on how to use RSS to follow updates, please see this page.
Q: Can I use your fanart? What's your fanwork/art policy?
Yes, you can use my fanart as long as it is not used for commercial reasons and if there is a credit back to this site. You do not need to ask permission (for fanart). Please note that not all artists feel the same way; it is common courtesy to ask them individually.
For original works (such as IRON CROWN), please ask me first.
Q: Can I voice-over one of your fandom comics?
Sure! Like the above, please add a credit back to this site. I’d also love a link as well, but it's not required.
Q: Do you take requests/commissions?
Requests are indefinitely closed. I keep telling myself I'm done with commissions but people have managed to tempt me when asking for slutty long-haired beautiful bishies, boot porn, and shitposts. Ask me if you think your idea is roughly in one of those categories, and what your budget is. No guarantee that I'll take it, but I can point you in the right direction for other artist friends if not, or if I don't have time.
Q: What are some tips for an art student?
Draw more than what you're currently drawing. Do deep dives into art and design history. Ignore anyone that dismisses your interests right out of hand. Make projects for yourself and see how well you can execute them. Take internships as soon as you can, with the mindset that you're trying to eliminate what you *don't* want to do for the rest of your life.
Be kind, be professional, show up on time.
Q: What’s IRON CROWN?
A gothic-thriller webcomic about a dictators daughter on the run, her living weapon, and her mercenary escorts all standing against a much darker enemy on the horizon. Currently on hiatus and rated for audiences 16+ for violence and adult themes. The main site is ironcrown.kradeelav.com
[ Any question related to AI-generated "images" ]
I do not consent (past, present, and future) to any use of my visual art in regards to NFT's or AI-generated images, and oppose any use of it in my art. If I find evidence of my work being monetized via AI-generated images, I will take legal action.
