We had the pleasure to interview 3DX artist and adult-oriented writer Elyria Steele. She told us how she got started in the world of 3DX, how she fell in love with the futanari sub-genre, and who is her best girl among all her video game fanarts! Here’s the full interview for you to check out.
Frideld: You have written a good number of ebooks, many of which feature futa characters. What draws you towards the futa genre?
Elyria Steele: I really sort of lucked into the genre near the beginning of doing all this, because I thought it would be an interesting angle to write a short story on. I had wanted to write stories that leaned into the fantastical and really had only the slightest inkling of what a hermaphrodite was, so I really wrote it as “what would it have been like for me, if I’d had grown up with both genitalia”. After I published Futa Sleepover Surprise! it didn’t take long for it to outsell everything I’d published so far, and realized I may be on to something. In between each book in the series I would create pictures of scenes from the previous book and publish them online to try and direct readers to my stories. I really got a huge response to those pieces which, ultimately, is what made me decide to focus on futanari in my art.
F: What motivated you to become a 3DX artist? Can you cite your inspirations?
ES: When I started I was solely looking for a way to get cover art for my ebooks. With the extra time I had at home as a stay at home mom, I decided to write adult short stories and publish them online.
I love writing and the adult angle really made it more exciting to do! Not to mention I figured it would be an easier sub-genre to break into (boy was I wrong there!) So, I nearly settled on the generic clip-art style artwork they offer on Amazon when I found Daz! I’ve been an aspiring artist for much of my life, but either because I didn’t have the time or didn’t enjoy the inconvenience of the different physical mediums I never really pursued it. So, finding 3DX was perfect!
At the beginning I was publishing my original artwork online as a way of promoting my ebooks. Very quickly I realized my artwork was much more popular than my writing, and decided to really put my focus on it instead. I’m coming up on my 2 year anniversary of starting all this – I can’t believe it!
F: What do you like the most about being a 3DX artist?
ES: I’m so incredibly lucky to be as well received as I am! The feedback I get from my fans, and hearing about the pleasure and enjoyment my art brings them, is what really gets me excited to keep at it!
F: Do you follow other 3DX artists closely? Would you like to give them a shoutout?
ES: Not really closely, no. I know there are some fantastic artists out there, but I try not to look at what others are doing too much, because I’m worried about subconsciously borrowing ideas.
F: Which hardware and software do you use for work?
ES: I use Daz and render in Iray. Post work is done in Photoshop.
F: How would you describe your art?
ES: Hmm, how about “adult fetishist sci-fi/fantasy with a proclivity towards futanari”?
F: You have a variety of OC’s in your gallery. From where do you draw your inspiration to create them? And do you have a favourite one?
ES: I really love so many of them! Mostly the ones that I’ve put a lot of early effort into writing their stories. If I had to pick one though, it would most likely be Phaedra Stormsong from my novella The Barbarian Queen. Ironically, canonically she’s not even a futa (though I have done some futa pictures of her)!
F: Also, what’s your favourite fiction character you have done a piece on?
ES: Hands down 2B from the Nier: Automata video game. She really just drips (sometimes literally) with sexiness and strength!
F: Which projects are in your pipeline? What can our audience expect to see from you in the upcoming months?
ES: Commissions really keep me busy. Every month on my Patreon I hold polls to either create a scene with characters I’ve done before, or to create a new character all together. On top of that, I’m trying to publish new pics (often with variants) 5 times a week.
Elyria Steele has published many adult novels and short stories on Amazon, featuring her fun and sexy original characters! If what you read above tickles your curiosity, be sure to drop by her page and check out her catalogue. Also, in her website, ElyriaSteele.com, you can see her gorgeous artwork and contact her for commissions!
