masturbating together (illustration revision)

artwork, NSFW

This is a revised and improved drawing for the section in the masturbation book about masturbation within a relationship. People sometimes overlook how good it can be in a relationship to just watch each jerk off, or masturbate side by side, together, seeing what really turns your partner on.

A big part of the revision pass I am doing on the book is doing new and better drawings. It’s been a year since I began the writing, and my art skills in that time have improved enough that some of the earlier drawings just don’t work for me. So I’ve drawn better art to replace the old, and also added new sections with new illustrations.

The book is taking a long time to write, but I think it’s worth it. It began as a personal project, a personal statement about what I believe to be the mental health and self-care benefits of masturbation and orgasm—something I have researched oin my own life for many years—but it has turned into something more. I did not want to write a “How To” book because I don’t think that’s necessary, but I did want to explore ideas to expand and enhance personal well-being through sexuality. I feel good about what I’ve written. I am taking this revision pass, the third pass, to rewrite and improve add to the ideas in the book. I anticipate sharing it with some beta readers for feedback, in the near future.

I will also say, doing new drawings has been rewarding. Not just in terms of making the book better by making better artwork for it, but also from the side benefit that making drawings of lovers cumming together, like this one, also provided my pleasure, in all ways.

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