The_Z

@ninjamonkey

Comic artist/illustrator in KCMO area. 🧑‍🎨Commissions: inquire via DM 💵Support/Shop/Commish: , 🛒PoD Smerch: redbubble.com/people/NinjaMonkeyZ 🏠Home: www.ninja-monkey.com

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The_Z@ninjamonkey· 26d

Turned an armful of sprouted potatoes into an armful of fresh potatoes! Just washed these after pulling out some seed potatoes for the next harvest. #homegrown

A kitchen towel laid out with newly washed white and red potatoes fresh from the garden.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· 26d

Excusing myself from ArtFight for a week to focus on art for pay, then back to it. 🫡 Here’s a recent pirate design named Captain! #artfight #teammystery #markerart

A photo of a character portrait drawn in marker and fineliner depicting a woman with yellow hair tipped in orange standing proudly. She is dressed in a sort of tiered skirt duster over a white blouse that plunges to show her necklace disappearing into her cleavage. Her waist is cinched in a bodice over which is buckled a broad belt. High heeled boots with turned down cuffs are the same dark gray to match her fingerless gloves. On her head she wears a hat that seems like a combination cowboy and pirate hat.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· 29d

I think my bones became a little more brittle when I viewed this. #internetelder

a screenshot from Livejournal boasting a 25 year anniversary of an old blog.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· 29d

My life as a gamer has taught me that's a place to heal or save your game.

A screenshot from Breath of the Wild of the protagonist Link, a blond elf boy dressed in a green tunic and tan leggings standing before a weather worn statue resembling a winged woman with long hair her hands held up before her chest as if in prayer.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jul 10

Chicken, bacon, and onion pizza with marinated cherry tomatoes as far as the eye can see~ (posting while waiting for it to cool for slicing) #homemade #pizza #waitingistorture

A very close up photo of a chicken, bacon, onion, and tomato pizza. It looks delectable. I wish I could share the scent!

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jul 10

Recent drawing done by commission.

A digital portrait of a pair of humans and a horse. The horse is a large draft-style horse facing front. The human directly next to it is touching its muzzle with both hands and smiling. She's wearing a yellow tunic, a brown leather bodice, tan calf pants, soft brown boots, and a green hooded half cape. Her red hair is drawn up in a messy bun. The man next to her wears a full length black cloak and stands with his hands crossed over his chest. He wears a 3/4 sleeve light gray shirt over a black leather vest. His pants are dark gray and his boots black. He has several accessories on his person like a knife, hip sack, amulets, and several belts. He is wearing his hood up over curly dark hair and he seems to be watching the woman next to the horse with a bemused expression.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jul 9

#ArtFight Attack(Friendly Fire): Eva Maxwell This was purely to spoil my friend @nightambre.bsky.social We used to RP together on the same MUX with Eva being her character. Most resource art of her is pretty static, so I wanted to give her something dynamic to show off Eva's dancing. #bellydancer

Digital art of a red headed woman in a revealing dancer's outfit of a bikini top and bottom ringed with tinkling coins and sashes. She has several bangles on her wrists, rings, and ornamentation in her hair. Her clothing is predominantly green and yellow. Her bare feet have matching beaded decorations on the top.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jul 9

Patron sketch request for a long time supporter; Guts covered in nothing but scars and the piece of aluminum siding he calls a sword. 💵 Patreon.com/NinjaMonkey 🫙 ko-fi.com/thedashz #patronrequest #sketchrequest #Guts #Berserk #blackandwhiteart #digitalsketch

Digital sketch of a muscular, nude man with a large sword covering his genitals. He is covered in a myriad of scars. His short cropped hair sits atop of scarred face with one damaged eye close and the other peering at the viewer. Sketchy clouds are implied in the background.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jul 9

A revenge against JayIsFuniii on ArtFight for her rendition of my character Orange. Fang is a mischievous kitsune attempting to trick her protagonist OC into joining a fighting tournament. I haven't worked in markers for a while. I missed it! #artfight #teammystery #pinup artfight.net/~The-Z

A photo of a pinup of a fox tailed and eared young woman in a purple kimono. She has a large bell at her throat and one on her belt. She has two stripes on each cheek and double stripes on her left leg.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jul 8

QRP with Bird!!! Mad bird. Sad bird. Good luck bird. Dumb fuck bird! #birdart #birdsky #kenku

A pencil drawing of a hawk with text that reads “My dick has lead me to places I wouldn’t go with a gun!”

A pencil drawing of two mourning doves roosting in the branches of a crabapple tree.

Marker art of two bluebirds in a heart shape on a yellow background. They are perched among dogwood blossoms.

Digital art of an anthropomorphic bird character dressed in a green striped tunic and victorian ruff. They’re wiggling their spindly talons under their beak and saying “Mindflayer!”

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jul 4

ArtFight 2026: Pop! When I spotted Pop I was hooked by nostalgia for the 80s Mattel toy Poochie. The connection endeared me and the toy connection reminded me of those Artist Starter Pack meme images that went around for a while. I hope I pulled off the effect well. #artfight2026 #teammystery #80s

Digital art that resembles a toy package design with a little white dog with mounds of curls where its ears and tails would be. The dog is wearing 3-D glasses and a purple beret. She is surrounded by a director's chair in purple with her name "Pop" on it, a dog bowl full of popcorn with "Pop's Corn" on it, a purple cup of a frozen beverage "SlurpPuppy", and a black and white movie clapperboard with a yellow star on one corner.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jul 3

My second Art Fight attack. Something I tried earlier in the afternoon didn't pan out, so I did this one before bed. Penny is a real cutey! She belongs to RainyNebula. #artfight2026 #teammystery

A cute, full figured young woman drawn from a high angle. She is dressed in a black and white raglan top under a red apron, cropped jeans, and pink slippers. Her blond hair is fashioned into a simple, bouncy shag. Green eyes smile up at the viewer as she presents a plate of heart shaped cookies with pink icing. In her other hand is a rolling pin.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jul 2

At the beginning of the week I grilled a bunch of meat so I didn’t have to heat up the house during the heatwave. I’m a little tired of leftovers so I made a good ol’ salibury steak dinner. #homemade #dinner #comfortfood

A yellow plate loaded with mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, and a beef patty smothered in mushroom and onion gravy. Bread is loitering awkwardly.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jul 2

artfight.net/~The-Z I landed on my first ArtFight attack via the random character search and I don't think I could have intentionally found a more appropriate character for the event! This is Pencilia by BuboPeli "She draws your greatest fears!" She's an OK KO OC! #artfight2026 #teammystery

Digital art portraying a character with a pencil themed costume in an acrobatic combat pose which has left an apparent trail as a long pencil mark. The character's limbs are tipped in graphite. She wears an eraser-like accessory on her head. Her kneepads are also erasers with her lower legs appearing to be pencils. The "greatest fear" she had drawn is a swooping bat.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jun 30

I’m a first timer and I’m so pumped! Looking forward to meeting new artists and their OCs.

An Artfight artist ID card for Team Mystery featuring The-Z and their anthropomorphic monkey, bird, and snake characters all tinted red for the team colors.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jun 30

Late to the trend because of other priorities but still Did The Thing!(TM) I’m glad I finished it anyway. Now I kind of want to do more Digital Circus mini canvases. #art #tomodachilife #hughmorris #minicanvas

A miniature painting depicting a jester in purple and red named Hugh Morris. He stands cutely displaying little heart gestures.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jun 29

Just three more sleeps until Art Fight! I even met a fellow team member at Fourth Fridays over the weekend and we followed one another. Getting pumped! This will be the perfect activity while we hunker down during a heat dome. #artfight

A "Team Mystery" ID card for Artfight featuring the artist portrait and art of several characters featured on their team lineup. The artist in question is wearing a dark colored hat over blue hair. They have glasses and a fierce grimace on their face. Their characters are a ninja monkey, a light haired girl in a hooded cloak, a bandana-ed guy with a fierce scowl, a fat chicken anthro character, and a mysterious character in a turban and sash. There is information like who this artist will attack, what sort of attacks they receive/give, what types of characters they have.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jun 27

Also Zooble found a home at Fourth Fridays last night. #tadc #fanart #art #artshow #lsmo

A miniature painting of a character appearing to be made of many disparate parts. They are glowering at the viewer in disapproval.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jun 27

Said painting that made my librarian visitor squee— a highlight of my night! #art #painting #gamechanger #fanart #lsmo

A miniature painting of an absolute chaos goblin of a man (Sam Reich) crouched with a mischievous grin behind a colorful podium.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jun 26

Hey #KC area folks, I’ll have a table set up at Fringe Beerworks in Downtown Lee’s Summit tonight. There’s a Footie Friday (the game, not the fetish) event at Green St. and children’s activities near the station. The place is hoppin! Stop on by. It’s free! (But bring cash coz the eatin’s good 👌)

A digital flyer proclaiming “Downtown Lee’s Summit Fourth Fridays Art Walk: June 26 | 5-8 PM, It’s all fun & games”

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jun 26

Hey! Thanks for hosting. I’m throwing myself into #ArtFight2026 for the first time this year. I can’t wait to draw for other artists ❤️ it feels like the best sort of diversion right now. Żoraya is one of my characters. Artfight.net/~TheZ

Digital Art featuring a snake person. She has a red and white lower snake body and her upper body is covered in similar red and yellow silk sashes. Her sleeves are magically animated to appear like arms but they kind of defy natural anatomy.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jun 26

Nice cap on a hot and muggy day. #rainbow

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jun 24

Have my artfight card finished and decided, since I'm Team Mystery, to add my Snake fortuneteller to the line up! This gave me an excuse to do more art of Zoraya, which is always fun. She has no arms, so she uses her sashes as her appendages. #artfight2026 #teammystery

A character in red sashes with a red and white snake body. Her face is mostly covered in her turban and a veil both contrasting in pink and rich yellow. The sashes frame her face which is heavily highlighted with makeup. Cloth comprises her arms and moves in a way that suggests the anatomy isn't natural.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jun 23

Go ahead. Point and laugh. The emperor is naked.

Text post screenshot:
“So I saw some people remarking that they didn't understand why "liberals" are focusing on the disaster of the Reflecting Pool paint job, and ok so when you see stuff like that, I need you to remember we are dealing with a wannabe strongman. Anything that makes him look ineffectual, wasteful, and incredibly stupid-- you get that between your teeth and you don't let go. Especially *especially* when it involves laughing at him.

Also... it is funny. Except for the poor ducks, it's funny. Man lost a war to algae. His "American Flag Blue" is green and slimy and the paint is peeling off, and all before his big 4th of July show that no musicians want to play. It's funny. Point and laugh. That is fighting fascism, actually.”

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jun 20

The kids and I set up blankets and pillows, grabbed a big bowl of popcorn and an irresponsibly large tub of M&Ms and marathoned Digital Circus yesterday to see the finale again. It just kept thinking of this Tomodachi Life screenshot from my island.

A recreation of Caine frome The Amazing Digital Circus (toy chattering teeth inset withey heterochromatic eyes and wearing a tophat and red coat) saying “Seriously? My brain keeps shouting the power of do over (repeated 3 times) too!”

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jun 17

Unsolicited Wang Reference for ArtFight. I think I'll post one more character and then I'll just bide my time. I've been sorted into Team Mystery this year which is appropriate for having a ninja lead my team, I think! #artfight2026 #teammystery

Digital art character reference sheet featuring a stout character in blue, red, and yellow. He has a monkey or gorilla-ish appearance and is portrayed as strong, short, and bold. He also loves dumplings.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jun 16

Still setting up and populating my ArtFight page between jobs/chores. I finished two new reference sheets for the dual protagonists of my comic. I hope they're comprehensive enough to help other artists who wish to attack. I needed to revise these characters anyway, so this was useful. #artfight2026

Digital art of a character turnaround featuring a girl in an orange, yellow, and pink costume. She has wide ears and a monkey tail tipped with a ribbon and a bell. Her hair is fixed in buns with triangular bangs just above her yellow eyes. She wears red slippers.

Digital art of a character reference sheet with a young man primarily in a purple leotard. He has ash brown hair, some gray armor pieces and a sword. His bare feet resemble monkey feet and he has a long, crooked tail.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jun 15

I'm not able to log into my alt account on biskie for the moment. I'll post properly when I can, but since I was updating other sites, I thought I'd share the cover for the Ninja Monkey prologue. Chapter two is coming up. It's complete on my Patreon and Ko-Fi. Webcomicstudio and tumblr on Wednesday.

Digital art cover image for a webcomic of a golden monkey with his hair in a topknot. He's squatting like a thug and has a yellow curtain rod braced on his shoulder. He's wearing leopard skin diapers, a blue bandana, and a red sash as well as a tiara he likely stole from someone.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jun 8

Too busy to get out and harvest this weekend, so this is what I came back with today. There are some big pods I’ll just leave on the vine to plant later. Woo! Looking forward to some country style GBs! Been bringing in loads of blue and black berries as well. #homegarden #gardening #homegrown

A photo of a pile of freshly harvested green beans in a red fry basket. There’s a sumptuous half-eaten bundt cake in the background under glass.

The_Z@ninjamonkey· Jun 5

Hey artists!! Post some art you made from before Bluesky Water Tiger, colored and bold versions