Spitzer Gets His...

Every now and then a request is going to come along that will require that I do it immediately, while the person or event is still in the news. Such was the case with my piece this week "Politickle Punishment". When it came out that Eliot Spitzer had a thing for leaving his knee-high dress socks on while he did the deed with his hooahs, foot fetishist's ears perked up.

The request asked for Eliot to be put on public display in stocks in his dress socks to be properly punished. To be honest, this one felt a little mean to me at first...kind of like kicking a man when he's down. When I pointed this out to the guy who requested the drawing, he suggested injecting a little humor into the scenario by having the tickler be that NYC pseudo-celebrity, the Naked Cowboy.

Sloth's piece this week is a classic tentacle tickling piece he calls "Binding Nemo". A hunky mermaid is at the mercy of a huge, undersea squid tickle monster!



Next week we're going to reach a special milestone: 50 pieces of artwork in the member's section! I'm doing a special piece that wil be free for everyone to mark the occasion. Thanks to each and every member for helping us keep this venture going with your memberships. We couldn't do it without you.

Achilles

Call Me Carrie Bradshaw...

Remember that episode of Sex And The City when Carrie's computer died and she hadn't backed anything up, ever?



Well, it's not that bad.

I'm actually pretty good about backing things up, but I don't do it as often as I should. Good thing, because Easter Sunday, my iMac took the big dirt nap. It had been acting screwy for awhile, but when I brought it to the 'geniuses' a few months ago, they couldn't find anything wrong with it. I have most of my Achilles artwork backed up, but I lost the high-res versions of my last two pieces.

Luckily, I had just ordered myself a new laptop with my tax refund. I've been needing one that was powerful enough to do some work on the road. It arrived last Thursday, just in time.

Most of this past weekend (when I'm normally busy drawing and coloring) was spent desperately trying to save data off of the old machine, and getting the laptop up to speed with software, drivers, etc.

Sloth did a wonderful piece for today that was requested from a member: Iroh from "Avatar the Last Airbender" getting foot tickle tortured for information. The characters from this show are a perfect fit for Sloth's style.



Now that I'm up and running again (at 1am on Sunday), I'm hoping to have a new piece on either Thursday or Friday for you guys. It's going to take a little adjustment to do all of my work on a laptop, but since my iMac is still under warranty, it shouldn't have to be for very long.

Happy Easter!

Achilles

A Wall of Feet

The color version of "Gallery of Laughs" has been posted. This will be the last time I attempt to draw more than 5 pairs of feet in one image (at least, for awhile). Despite the amount of time it took, this turned out to be one of my favorite pieces. I have to admit that the idea of a wall of anonymous male feet is certainly an appealing one. The tough part of this drawing was trying to give each pair it's own distinct look and personality.

Added to our Free Archive this week is one of the earliest drawings that Sloth ever did for the site. He was playing around with some foot photos I had given him (I have a lot of...ahem...reference material), and one of the poses struck him as being perfect for a flying superhero. This isn't a tickling drawing, just a sexy barefoot hero. Who knows? He could show up sometime in the future at the mercy of some evil fetishist villain...



See you next Monday!

Achilles

A Two-Part Update

I knew there was a reason I was putting this request off...

This week I chose to tackle a request I received when the site first launched. A member wanted to see foot tickling as an art installation piece: bare feet sticking out of a wall inviting visitors to the gallery to tickle them. Video monitors would show the laughing faces of the men being tickled.

I have to say this was the most challenging request to pull off so far. So much so, that I didn't allot myself enough time to get the coloring finished in time for today's update. The fully colored piece will be added on Tuesday.

This piece involves NINE tickle victim's laughing faces and bare feet (Although, to be fair, you can only clearly see seven). The really tricky part involved how to show a relationship between the anonymous feet and the faces on the video monitors. I tried to draw feet that looked like they belonged to each corresponding face. The relationships will become much clearer in the color drawing.



Look for the color version on Tuesday, along with a few additions to the Free Archive section!

Achilles

Big Update This Week (for us...)

Hey gang,

This week brings three new images for your enjoyment!

Last week I took on Sloth's character Buck Nova at the request of a member. Now, Sloth returns the favor by drawing the King from my old piece in "Still Good to be King" (I've affectionately named him "King Laughsalot"). A member had requested a sequel to my piece in which the King was getting tickled a bit more intensely.

Second, I'm thrilled this week to present Mr. Zikkon's first page in his continuing serial, "Major Power and Private Thawtz". I'm absolutely in love with the beginning of his story, and can't wait to see what comes next. If you're a fan of comic books, superheroes AND tickling, you won't be disappointed.



And finally, Tuesday of this week will bring a special update to the home page. Yes, Spring has almost sprung and it's way past time to get rid of that Santa image. The home page will be updated with a brand new magazine cover, free for everyone! Be sure to check back Tuesday for it.

Achilles

FetishFetishFetish!

I just wanted to make everyone aware of a new blog that is run by some good friends of mine. The link to it is in the sidebar.

They've got their finger on the pulse of the entire gay fetish porn industry, and their postings are divided by sub-category. If you've got a fetish, it's on there. If it isn't on there, there's a place for you to submit your site to get the word out about it.

Obviously, if you visit this blog, you've got an interest in tickling. If you want to see a whole variety of fetish material put together with a cheeky sense of humor, I suggest that you make www.fetishfetishfetish.com a frequent stop in your daily porn journey.

Achilles

Achilles Does Sloth!

Do you remember Buck Nova? Of course you do. Buck was one of Sloth's earliest creations for the site. A hunky, intergalactic traveler that always seems to run afoul of tickling robots.

A member made a very interesting suggestion to me last week: Why didn't I try to draw one of the characters that Sloth created, and vice-versa? I thought it was a great idea, and I immediately thought about drawing Buck. This week's piece shows my version of him, once again at the mercy of some torture machines, this time the "Smilebots".



Next week will be a big update! We'll be posting the first page of Mr. Zikkon's comic, a piece from me and a piece from Sloth in which he's going to tickle...er....TACKLE the king from my old "Good to be King" drawing.

See you next week!

Achilles

Baby Steps Towards Animation

Hey everyone!

This week I've attempted an experiment: an animated gif. You'll notice that the style of this drawing is a little cruder than my normal work. That's because this piece was more about learning the process of how to make this kind of a file rather than the drawing itself.

I think it was pretty successful in conveying the movement of someone getting his big toe tickled and the resulting toe-wigging. The animation is a bit choppy, as there are only six frames drawn. If I drew twice or three times that many, it would be a lot smoother.

Animation isn't going to be something I'll be able to do often simply because of the time involved. However, I'd love to hear everyone thinks of this one and if it's something you'd be interested in seeing more of in the future.

Sloth's piece this week finally features the pirate that greets you when you first visit the site, who I've affectionately named "Captain Greenfeather". This is one of my new favorites by Sloth, and I know you'll love it too!



Drop me an e-mail to let me know what you think of this week's update!

Achilles

By George!

Every now and then on this site, I've got to slip in a piece that is just for me. When the George of the Jungle movie came out, it was practically porn for me: Brendan Fraser, running around mostly naked and barefoot for almost two hours. The fact that there was a brief but intense tickling scene between him and Abraham Benrubi was just the icing on the cake.



My piece this week is for anyone who wanted to see that scene go on a little longer...



I've been promising a few people that I would post the requests that are still in our list, waiting to be drawn. I regret to say that some of these are a bit old, but I promise to get to all of them at some point soon! In no particular order, here are some of the images you can expect to see in the coming months:

-Foot tickling as a modern art installation, with pairs of feet sticking out of a wall, inviting visitors to tickle (this one has proven tricky to visualize)

-Carlo Masi on public display at the Folsom Leather Fair, offered up for $50 a tickle for charity.

-A classic beach burial scene with a young guy getting foot tickled by his two buddies (I think this is the image that will become the Summer 2008 homepage, so be patient!).

-A sequel to the "Orcs of Tickle Earth" with a little revenge on those giant Orcs.

-Christopher from the Sopranos being foot tickle interrogated while a bound Tony looks on (this one was on the back burner for awhile since we had done a few mafia pieces already).

-Another piece with the King from the "Good to be King" piece.

-A southern cub, held down and tickled by snakes.

-A pilot and co-pilot tickling each other's feet in the cockpit while the plane is on autopilot.

-The Fox news team Hannity and Colmes engaging in a little tickle torture in order to change each other's political views.

-Robin the Boy Wonder in a tickle torture or forced foot worship scenario. For you comic nerds out there, this will be the Titan's era Robin when it happens...in other words, he'll be at least 18.

-Tom Brady getting his revenge on the Peyton Brothers.

-Brendan Fraser's character from the Mummy tied and tickled on his feet and pits by Imhotep and his henchmen (this one may take awhile, since I just did a Brendan Fraser piece this week).

-CatinHat tongue-tickling Matthew McConnaughey's bare feet on a secluded beach (I asked Cat about this one, and he's all for it!).

-An excerpt from the story "Straight and Bound - Ryan" in which a jock is tied to some excercise equipment, tickled and forced to cum.

-An excerpt from another story in which a tough mafia guy is tickled through a hole in his dress sock (Wow, the mafia thing is a very popular scenario).

-Hagrid from Harry Potter having the tickling charm performed on his giant feet.

-Iroh from Avatar the Last Air Bender being tickle tortured on his feet by an Earthbender.

-A male cheerleader, forced to drop the girl he's holding aloft because someone attacks his very sensitive belly button.

-An excerpt from the story "Soccer Jock Slave".

-Prince William being tickled on his sheer socked feet by a bunch of his mates.

That's everything! If I've missed something, be sure to write and let me know. Also, feel free to write in with more requests. We're getting close to having 50 images in our member's section! I've got a special piece planned for when we hit that milestone.

Achilles

Lockdown!

This week's piece from Sloth answers a request from a member who wanted to see a prisoner in his jail cell handcuffed and tickled by two crooked cops. Sloth seems to be our go-to guy for policemen, so we had him tackle this one.

Also, in the Free Archive section this week, Mr. Zikkon has given us 3 previews of the characters he is developing for the upcoming comic he's producing exclusively for AchillesHeelArt! You'll find the character designs for Major Power, his sidekick Private Thawtz and one of the villains in his story, The Spook!



Enjoy!

Achilles