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March Updates!

Hey all!

Its already march.  Feels like I blinked and suddenly February was gone.  But I figured I'd do a brief update of things that I'm hoping to get done for this month.

First up, thank you all.  I know I probably babble to much about this, but the help that I've go...

Preview of the page 5 of Tides

Sending along a quick preview of the next page for Tides of Nautu'loa.  Finally starting to get back on track with this after a few months away.  So many re-writes took place that it's almost not the same story (though the characters are all intact).

No links this time.  Since i...

Image Preview - February 18

"They would come to him, the people of Vrykstaad Hill, and adorn small lanterns to his mane, whispering in shaking, mournful tones the name of their departed, and the prayer of them finding their light so that they may be led to rest.  The lanterns were the stars, the gateway, the beacon.
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The Crab Hunter - Revisited

I had this image set as the background for my desktop for a while and something was driving me a bit crazy about it.  The colours didn't feel as unified as I wanted them to be and it looked too much like a 'digital splash'.

I started fooling around a bit with the chroma of the image and a...

Image Preview - February 11

I'll be trying to share more works in progress with folks in the coming weeks.  I'm still working on the painting for this month, and will be notifying the next person in line for a sketch this month as well on the 15th.

The picture itself is just a rough concept I've been doing for 'thin...

Image Preview - February 6

Another update!

This time around it's the tonal drawing for the upcoming Ghost Walk painting.  This was mainly my attempts at figuring out general lighting.  I'm trying to get used to applying more cast shadows in my work, such as with the tree in the foreground in this one falling a...

Image Preview - February 3

The image done as last month's sketch for which I was kindly given permission to post by Airakar!  The character in question is Feshari (I hope I'm not butchering the name), a paladin and ex-slave.

I admittedly went full Elmore on this image.  While I don't generally do elaborate bac...

Preview - January 22nd

Final version of a commission that was long overdue.  The ever so dark Kassidey.

This commission was a fairly challenging one.  It features a character that is black and white in colour, inside of a temple/cathedral/church that features grey stonework, lit by mostly candle-light and ...

Art Preview and Updates! - January 15

Just a short update this time around.  I'll be notifying the next person on the list for their sketch this month today.  I was thinking of taking on two sketches this month but with two comic pages being worked on, a separate commission (which you all get to preview!) and another painting ...

Preview - January 10

I'm never sure if folks want to see the really rough sketches of upcoming artwork, especially with how 'sketchy' my rough work tends to be.  But I liked rough image enough to want to share it.

It features one of the Lorrnathi traditions known as the 'Ghosts Walk' that takes place in deep ...

Into the New Year

It was a weird start to the year, with Patreon having had a glitch appear after a code upgrade which threw a wrench into things for a few days.  It looks like it's largely fixed now, so kudos for the fast turn-around.

That said, I'm hoping to wander into the new year with a little more fo...

New Year starts with a fizzle.

Cue sad-slide whistle sound.

On either the 31st of December or the first of this month it looks like Patreon had some sort of difficulty with it's servers.  I don't know the particulars, but it seems that after this happened some problems cropped up when it comes to payments.

I ...

The Ghost Walk - December 26

I meant to have this up yesterday, but underestimated just how busy Christmas can be around here (So full of turkey.. can't breath..).

The final painted version of Cinderfrost (When she's the incarnate mother of the blood of dragons) and Mrs. Lianna M.  Squeakerface of the tinyface kingdo...

Preview - December 23

A very rough picture of a picture I'd like to have done for tomorrow or Christmas(!). A little late after I've been trying to re-learn how to draw equine faces.  It's been a weird month, with my forgetting some fundamental things about drawing characters.  I'm unsure if this is the final r...

Character Concept - Nalahi

I had a distinct lack of character concept images for the comic that started to become really obvious the more I worked on it.  I've been rifling through some quick sketches of the various characters that will appeal so I can have a consistent look for them.

Nalahi is the daughter of the ...

Preview - December 13th

I figured that until I can get the tablet brightness issue resolved I figured I can at least send along the inks of one of the paintings I'm doing for the month.  I wanted to try a more finished/detailed ink style than I usually do for colour pieces since usually the lines are theoretically rem...

Computer Problem delays

I'm currently having incredibly lengthy problems with a new display I was given as an early xmas gift.  The display itself is a Benq (and I warn people who rely on their screens to keep away from this brand, gorgeous displays but the software is abysmally bad.).

The display's software sud...

Update - December 6

Heya folks, just a brief update.  I didn't manage to get much showable sketchwork done to post today.  I have a the next page for Tides in production as well as sketching out another painting as well.

The Sketch List

I did want to mention that I'll be sending out the ske...

Preview - November 30

Final version of the previous inked version (nsfw - 'tasteful' nudity), just in time too!  I'm finding that I have to re-learn some things about doing colour images again, and I'm trying out a new technique.

I should be back on schedule for now.  I'll have a mix of comic pages, rough...

Preview - November 25

Rough preview of Lyssi Rancourt.  Will work on fixing things and have it painted hopefully sometime this week.

Links will go out shortly.

-T.J.

Short update!

I'm a bit delayed with an art backlog, but working on it!  I did want to mention that I'm sending out an email to the next person I'll be doing a sketch for though!  Slowly (but surely) working through the list :)

Cheers!

Preview - November 15

This week's image is another from the upcoming Heroes of Morhost, which will be gracing the lead in to the bestiary of the book.  This will be the last image of the project posted since the book will be in layout and then set up to be printed, and my work will be finished.

I'll actually m...

Preview - November 5

Hey all,

I'm a bit behind on getting posts out in the last while.  A deadline is looming closer and closer and I'm pretty much full bore nose to the grindstone.  I've also had a bit of a health issue while helping a relative with mobility issues with property upkeep, so it's been a l...

Preview - October 26

A sneak peek at the greyscale version of one of the Heroes of Morhost illustrations I worked on recently.  Bees!  Many Bees!

Links going out shortly.

-T.J.

Preview - October 23

Heroes of Morhost - Adventures!

I wanted to show off a bit of the big project I was doing for the last several months for Author Paul Kidd of Kitsune Press.  I was approached to do the cover and a portion of the interior illustration for a new tabletop RPG called 'Heroes of Morhost -fangs, fu...

Preview - October 18

A two-in-one post today.

Surprise Goat - This was a character that just sort of popped into my head one day.  Very much like hearing a sudden "Hi!" out of the blue.  She's fast become a curious little critter.  A mix of animal mystical and high strung.  I still don't have an of...

Preview - October 9th

Hey all!

Since I was a little late with last-week's post, I'll be a little early with this one!  I managed to finish the fourth page for the Tides comic, and get a bit of sketchwork done as well towards the next couple of posts.

The rather large rpg project I'm working on will b...

Preview - October 5

Hey all,

A quick update of some comic page roughs this time around.  Patreon took a few days to process payments so I had to push this preview back a day.

I should also have the sketch I did last month for one patron (with their kind permission for me to post) to show perhaps to...

Art Preview: September 27

Hey all,

Another art pack going out.  This one was an attempt at a semi-speedpaint of a location of Felwroth called Celcadryn Observatory that also gave brief glimpses of the people/things living there.

Links will be going out shortly.

-T.J.

Art Preview: September 20

Hey all!

Well, while I thought I would be delayed in posting today (Sunday) it looks as if I was able to get back in time to send along arty stuff!

I've decided to try a bit of illustrative work showing off little tidbits about the world of Felwroth.  I'm planning on doing quite...