The Big One Hundred!

This is it, we've reached the milestone... the one that more or less got me mass commissioning hypnosis pictures in the first place. The goal of reaching 100 tagged pictures of myself on the Hub! And this picture was done by Keeper of Pots to celebrate the momentous occasion. It was definitely a major goal of min achieved at the time, and it meant so much to me to have reached it. So buckle up folks, this blog entry is gonna be a doozy to reflect that!

Probably around the Hypno Raptor arc from Zorro, I realized I was approaching the big 100 picture goal quickly. It was around then that I mentioned the idea to Keeper of Pots that I'd like to have a celebratory picture to mark the milestone. With a fair bit of time to work with, Keeper of Pots agreed to it. I had already an idea in mind as well, which is rare for me. Though to be specific, I suppose I had a general outline more so than a specific idea. I wanted a big collage of hypnotized interpretations of myself in one picture. After brainstorming a bit with Keeper, he decided to take that idea and turn it into a big call back for previous Erika drawings rather than mash up of random iterations of myself.

At this point, I was more or less hands off for the rest of the project. We had a fair bit of time to work on this, so Keeper worked on this during his spare time. I couldn't really speak for the decision making process that went into him picking the pieces he chose to highlight, but I did get a few quotes from him about working on this piece in general. He had this to say:

"Picking what drawings to re-create from the vast pool of Erika art was a mix between choosing what was memorable, or included things I personally like - like Kaa and tentacles - to making sure that at least a handful of artists would be represented. Any empty spot I had left on the canvas was filled with little props that were self-evident without having to show a full picture, like the Zorro laptop or Rachel with the green evening backdrop."

 

 And what kind of celebratory post would this be if we didn't specifically highlight each and every piece referenced in this picture? It's gonna be a long one, but starting from the upper left corner and going clockwise we have:

1. Erika and the Hypno Raptor by Zorro. Specifically the second encounter, based on the torn outfit.

2. A mysterious tentacle trench coated man from a personal hypnosis story I wrote.

3. Erika in the Hypno Team outfit by Psi. Technically the Mr. Mind specific interaction never happened, but more on that later.

4. Erika being hypnotized by a hypnotic visor by Medri. With a small cameo from an annoyed tentacle monster, and a floating hypnotic orb from these two posts respectively.

5. Erika being penetrated by the purple tentacles by Vahn. There are a lot of purple tentacles in the blog, but the heart eyes and penis shaped bulbs are referring to this post in particular.

6. Erika and blowjob training with Mrs. Erickson by Zko.

7. Erika plunged by the hypnotic plunger by Psi.

8. The hypnotic metronome from a picture by Vahn.

9.  Erika delivering ink to her master while wearing a slave outfit by Keeper.

10. Jungle Erika coiled and hypnotized by Kaa.

11. Erika and the purple tentacles... again! By Sugar-Slime. This is the third species of purple tentacles in this post alone, but this one is distinct because of the eye color pattern.

12. Zorro's hypnotic laptop by Zorro.

13. Rachel Alucard from Blazblue in her nightwear outfit by Keeper of Pots. 

14. Evilka hypnotizing Erika with a pendulum by Edge.

15. And finally... a tiny, off colored Erika in the middle drawn by me.

 

 Hoo boy, that was a lot to list off there! Keeper of Pots definitely didn't skimp out on the references to the past one hundred pictures, picking out some of his favorites. Not to mention the seamless background transitioning between all the individual pieces, blending together what would normally be many individual pieces into one giant cohesive masterpiece. I cannot thank Keeper of Pots enough for doing this for me out of the complete kindness of his heart. Because yes, this was not a commission. Once again, I just asked if he'd be willing to do it, and he did. No questions asked. What an amazing fellow!

In the list above though, I did mention a little blurb about the Mr. Mind reference in there. While that is something has never been a thing, and will probably never be a thing... we do have some additional comments from Keeper of Pots about that as well:

"I like including references to games, cartoons and comics I like into my work, but this one is a bit of an anomaly... It includes a reference from a comic I haven't personally read - but I liked the design and idea behind Mister Mind enough to include him in a drawing. I might've first come across him on Hypno Hub since one of his canonical powers include mind control."

 

So yes, you aren't crazy, it's just something that's never been a thing. But as I've said before, I also like including characters who have the canonical method of hypnotizing people, so I'm not against his inclusion. That being said... I still don't actually know who he is.

This post has been pretty long already, and between hunting down each individual blog post to source a direct reference to, writing this all down on the spot, and running into many formatting errors because this site is funny, I've been writing this for about an hour and a half or something. So it's about time we come to a close here folks! But while this was the 100th picture and the realization of a goal, it's not the end of the journey. The adventure of having myself hypnotized in various art forms and scenarios is something that continues to this day, so look forward to further blog posts!

And with that, we'll close this post with one final quote Keeper of Pots had about this piece. Only fitting we end it off here, since this is picture was all him.

"It's always a little difficult to look back on past works, and while there are things I like about this one, like the colors and layout and MOST of the drawings - it has a bit of a janky quality in places. The aforementioned MIster Mind portion has a rather strange looking Erika for instance."

 

 Art by: Keeper of Pots

Day of the Tentacle.

Hello again! We're back this week with a new yet somewhat familiar piece this week. What do I mean by that? Well, stop me if you heard this one before... I find myself hypnotized by disembodied purple tentacles with hypno eyes! All jokes aside though, while purple tentacle eyes seem to be a common thread, this time we have a friend along for the ride. The second girl featured in this picture is none other than Noel Vermillion from the Blazblue franchise. And on top of that, the picture is done by everyone's favorite artist: Keeper of Pots.

 

All that being said, this was actually a joint commission between myself and Roxa. This is the first of a few joint commissions that we'll see on this blog. By that I mean both Roxa and I split the cost of this commission and both pitched the idea together after some brainstorming. At the time, Roxa was into Blazblue as hinted before by the two previous Erika x Rachel pictures we've seen on this blog. And of course, I'm ALWAYS into Blazblue. So when Roxa opted to include Noel Vermillion, I was definitely down for it. We also chose to use her outfit she wears in Blazblue Chrono Phantasma and onwards because we liked her having her hair down.

 

After we had that part down, we had to think of an idea for Noel and myself to be in. I was the one who chose the tentacles (no surprise) because around this time, I had come across a different hypnosis tentacle picture where a character was in the process of being hypnotized. The Kaa eye spiral forming in their eyes specifically, but not fully entranced. That was a rare moment to see in a still picture, and I was inspired to include that idea in my next commission. It was Roxa's idea to have Noel already be fully hypnotized though. He wanted her to be fully entranced, so we decided on having me being the one in the process of being hypnotized, while Noel would be molesting me.

Those of you who are familiar with Keeper of Pot's art by now though might notice this picture looks slightly different than his usual works. And luckily I managed to snag a comment from him about this piece:

"This image marks a bit of a shift in the way I approached illustration. I typically worked with traditional means when producing the lineart, but after getting a tablet it was more efficient to do everything digitally. This image WAS inked traditionally, but I can tell by the coloring that I was having fun exploring the capabilities of using a tablet, hence why the coloring is softer and more gradient-y. I would typically employ something a lot more cel-shaded than this."

 

Funnily enough, all the way back when I commissioned this I remember being slightly annoyed that Keeper of Pots opted to try out this new coloring method on MY commission. Usually when I commission someone it'd be because I like their current way of doing things, so it felt weird to me that the artist would change up how they usually do things when I happen to be paying for it. But Roxa was completely fine with it, and this was a joint commission so I never bothered to go further than that. Though even now it's something that I still look back and think "I'm totally right about this." You'll never convince me otherwise Keeper!

This post has gone on for a lot longer than usual, but there is one more tidbit I'd like to add. Keeper of Pots is usually a rather patient artist, but both Roxa and I were rather indecisive when it came to this picture. It was one of the few times I remember him getting somewhat frustrated with all the changes we were applying to the picture in its infancy. One of the many changes was debating whether Noel should have panties or not, and in the end we went with "no panties and visible penetration". I bring that point up specifically because years later, I'd find out that Noel may or may not just go commando normally. Accuracy is important after all!

 

(By the way, Keeper of Pots came up with the title for this blog entry. Absolutely a reference to one of his favorite games.)

Art by: Keeper of Pots

Commissioned by: Roxa and Erika

Logistical Issues That Arise During Mutual Hypnosis.

Greetings everyone! This week, we have a comic done by a good friend of mine, EdgeOfTheMoon! Or just Edge for short. Definitely not a new face to the blog, but this will be the first comic by Edge. And actually, this comic itself is the first in a series that Edge used to work on a long time ago called "Hypno Hub Theater". As the name implies, it was a comic series that was done in a 4koma style featuring antics of various Hypno Hub characters and/or OCs. I do speak in past tense though, since at the time of writing this blog entry there hasn't been a new post for Hypno Hub theater in over four years or so? I guess I could've asked Edge if the series might ever make a comeback, but I suppose we will all have to wait and see.

But on the topic of this issue in particular, I was of course super happy to be included in the debut of the series right along side the Hub mascot Hypno-tan. And in a rare event, this picture actually might more or less debut dom Erika. Something that you very rarely see in any hypnosis based picture featuring myself! Though fun fact, I studied psychology and hypnosis in school. On top of that, I've tried and succeeded in hypnotizing a few friends and strangers in real life. So dom Erika isn't something that's completely unheard of! ... Though I don't know if Edge knew that information when making this comic. He probably did, but I can't say for sure since it's been so long!

But yes, the comic itself features a fun little skit of two doms hypnotizing each other into a cute little head bonk as we were dozing off! Honestly not too much to say here, but I can say it was a fun idea that I haven't really seen replicated elsewhere. As this was the first comic in the series and Edge was a budding artist at the time, in future issues of this series we will definitely be seeing more of the Edge-like humor he's known for as well as more refined art. But as a starting place, this is definitely a fun start!

 

Unfortunately, not all issues feature me so not all of them will be posted on this blog. But there ARE more that do indeed have me, and they will be here when it's time to post them! If you're curious about seeing all the other issues, I'll leave a link here if you'd like to see them all for yourself. Granted, all the Erika related posts will be on the blog sooner or later!

Art by: EdgeOTM

ER-iKaa Animated.

Hello all! We're back again this week with something rather unique, if I do say so myself! This is a fully animated comic done but the forever awesome Zorro. When I say this is something unique, I do think that animated comics are somewhat of a rarity in the grand scheme of things, but also if my memory serves me right, this is the first and only time (as of April 9th 2023, the time of this post) that Zorro has ever done an animation before. Let's elaborate!

As the release of the 100th hypnotized Erika picture drew closer and closer, Zorro asked me if there was something in particular I wanted for the milestone celebration. To be honest though, I had already planned out what I wanted to be the 100th picture at the time. More details on that when we get to uploading it though! Anyways, I didn't really have any creative juices left to come up with yet another celebratory post. I just kind of casually mentioned that I'd like an animation, since who doesn't like an animation right?

Maybe that was a bit mean of me, since animating is a lot of work. Never the less, Zorro decided to do one for me, and even did more than I expected with it being an animated comic! This apparently took a full weeks work for him to do, which may not sound like a lot based on some other artists you know... but if you recall, Zorro usually released pictures regularly. So taking one week on a piece at the time was definitely unprecedented! In the end, when the picture had been finished and uploaded though, it was the 97th completed Erika picture at the time. Just slightly off the mark! Funnily enough though, this is the 99th blog entry though, so also once again slightly off the mark.

Since the only input I gave for this picture is "Maybe I'd like an animation" the contents of this image were once again done completely by Zorro. Those of you who know me will know that I'm actually not the biggest fan of the whole "hypnotized hypnotist" tag. So it was definitely surprising seeing a whole comic about it! Not that I dislike this image though, it's just not something I'd go out of my way to ask for on my own. Regardless about that though, Zorro did a very interesting job showing off different angles and even included two animated inductions here with the pendulum and the Kaa eyes!

In case you were wondering though, it's not your internet or browser that's acting up and making this image play slowly. As I mentioned before, Zorro has never made an animation before or since. And because of that, there must've been something weird that happened in the creation process to make it run at such a low FPS. I don't know how to fix it, and I wouldn't feel comfortable editing someone else's work anyways. In the end, I still think this a cool picture all things considered, and I can never thank Zorro enough for going so far out of his comfort zone to make this in celebration for reaching my goal!

Art by: Zorro-Zero

Watch out for Spiral.tv!

Hello again! We're back this week with our proper blog post for the week, this time featuring a whole new artist but not necessarily a new idea hehe. This lovely picture was a commission of mine done by Midori-chan, a classic hypnosis artist from a few years back. As far as commissions go, this was a fairly straightforward transaction, where I contacted the artist simply because I like their work. I handed them an idea (this time I came up with what I wanted beforehand!) and the work was delivered in a timely manner with no issues.

Because of that, there's no drama or funny/interesting backstory behind this picture... So instead, let's talk about the picture itself! As stated above, this is one of the rare times that I personally already had an idea of what I wanted to commission beforehand. The idea itself isn't anything original, rather you could say it's really played out actually. Classic spiral on a computer hypnotizing unsuspecting victims! ... Wait, wasn't there a post almost just like this like the other week...? Regardless, this time it was my idea, and it was unrelated to the last one!

 

The idea for this, and previous commissions, plus commissions to come in the future all more less stem from the same source. I mentioned it in a blog post from a long time ago, but there was a scene in a hentai called "La Blue Girl" where a girl is hypnotized by a monitor suddenly turning into a spiral. Afterwards, tentacles shoot out from the monitor and well... you know the rest! Actually, that scene was a big inspiration for me in terms of hypnosis related content, and so I find myself gravitating towards that idea, and I even wrote a story that was a direct homage to it! Whenever there's a classic spiral on screen hypnotizing someone, I recall that scene rather than the generic hypnosis set up, and that's why we see it a few times in my commissions.

 

As for the picture itself, it's an interesting mixed bag for me personally. I commissioned Midori-chan because I genuinely really like their art style. That being said, I do find it to be rather inconsistent at times. And that inconsistency is something that can be seen in this picture for me. The way I'm depicted in this picture is great. Fantastic expression, unique hypno eyes, moderate sized breasts, spot on hair style, and no anatomy issues to speak of! Heck, we even got the navel piecing, which a lot of first time Erika artists miss. On the other hand, the background is literally a very pixelated copy and paste spiral, and the furniture and the laptop itself look like they were drawn as an afterthought. The spiral on the screen itself also looks rather... lazy. And to top that off, I'm not even looking at the monitor!

So this picture has a lot of ups and a lot of downs from me. Granted, I do not regret my commission at all, and I am satisfied with the product I received for the price I paid. All in all, I commissioned this because I liked the artist, and we were VERY close to the one hundred picture goal at this point, so I was pumping those commissions out! And as a slight side note, I never once gave it any thought at the time, nor many years after until just today when I was writing this blog entry... I have no idea why my shirt is yellow in this picture. I can't believe I never really gave it any kind of thought until now, but hey, I guess it's a unique outfit for me!

Art by: Midori-chan

Commissioned by: Erika

April Fools Special Edtion Post!

Hey all! We'll keep this post on the shorter side, since we will still have a proper post tomorrow. Done by Keeper of Pots, this is a picture that has existed for quite awhile. In fact it existed a bit before the first Keeper of Pots Erika comic, I just wasn't sure if it should be uploaded here. By the time I decided on it, we had long since past the upload date and I also wasn't sure about dedicating a full blog post to this... but hey, with April Fools here, this gives me a perfect opportunity!

To summarize, Keeper of Pots once told me that he does mock up drawings like these when coloring something for the first time to give him an idea of what the colors will look like altogether. So he drew up this quick rudimentary drawing of myself and Saalim as practice for the actual comic that we saw on here before. I don't know if he still does these as this is the one and only time he's sent one to me, but I've held onto it all this time at least!

 

 Art by: Keeper of Pots

Saalim is owned by: plsgts