Emily is an animal, after all. And it's animal instinct for her to do that. ^_^ But even if it wasn't, she would do it anyway because she so loves the taste of her own paws, as well as human cities and civilizations crushed by them. <3

how do you approach drawing/rendering your cities and the mess they make on your character's soles?

I have constructed several city and rubble brushes in Clip Studio Paint.

I try to 'map out' cities with small patches of tall buildings and lots of area for smaller buildings. I use noise brushes for roads and lightly dense areas. Studying how a city is set up by looking at photographs and maps can help put into perspective on how many metropolises work. It's usually never an endless field of tall high-rises, but mostly smaller buildings with a small patch of tall towers in the middle, surrounded by miles of suburb. Most cities have a river or coast of some kind cutting through the heart of it or along it. I tend to throw one in to break up the monotony and noise - but its tedious to add a river or coast and make it look right + the bridges.

For paws, I try to put rubble and debris in areas that will have a harder time brushing off, like between toes, crevices, folds, wrinkles, joints, fur, dried sweat, ect. Having debris around the edges of pads or around the edge of a sole works well too, especially caked between the skin and fur. It also has the added benefit of bringing out some definition to the overall paw/foot. I hope this helps. ^^

Thanks it does! you gave me more info than expected. admittedly I do some of the same, however I do not have brushes to make such things easier. so I always ended up just hand drawing super simple boxes with some being slightly different. then adding flat color with crosshatching lines to imply streets and suburbs.

I still hand-draw cities and rubble from time to time, it depends on the style and scale of the macro. Its easier to use these brush techniques for 'giga' scales or detail in the far distance, they blend in better.

yeah for sure. but that shortcut isn't available for traditional work in the same manner sadly

This is perhaps one of the best descriptions of topology rendering I've ever seen - you continue to be an inspiration and a genius continental crusher, my friend. Absolutely LOVE how much effort you put into these studies/practices and I've definitely learned quite a bit from you over the years :D

Mmmm! I love a macro who is not afraid to lick their massive paws in front of millions of people~
One of the sexiest things a macro could do in front of you that I'd happily pull up a chair and watch with pure bliss! Beautifully done <3

Sure, go ahead and just CRUSH ALL MY BUTTONS WHY DON'TCHA 👀💦

It's nice to see nothing goes to waste.

nice licking