Note: this was originally part of my gallery page for predesigned work with some AI elements. I thought a lot about how to use AI in my artwork, and if that was something that I really wanted to do. AI in general is a hotbutton topic for most people, and it is especially difficult for …
Wow, it has been a while since I’ve written anything here. I mean, a lot has happened, what with Covid and lockdowns and living in a kind of perpetual lockdown after that (we got Covid twice and are still feeling the effects, I wasn’t excited at the prospect of getting it a third time). A …
Well, let’s see if this poor abandoned blog still works. :) Wow, this feels so retro. As all of my projects do, let’s start with a traditional To Do list. Just an example of the really high quality content you can expect here, folks! Yeah, this is going to go really well.
Despite not doing anything that I’d hoped to do this summer (finishing my OC dragon queen cosplay, visiting South Korea), I’ve still been busy. Days fall into weeks and weeks fall into months. I’m thankful that I’ve been able to keep working throughout all of this, but wow I’ve been tired. One of the projects …
I’ve been thinking about doing a tutorial series on both fantasy art and book cover art, as I know that these times are tough for everyone. Authors without a lot of design knowledge and skills would be ill-advised to do their own covers, of course, but art to accompany freebies, shorts, promo material, etc., is …
Well, just after the holidays the entire world started to come apart at the seams, and by now most of us are on lockdown to a certain extent. In the UK we’re allowed to go out alone and shop…if there is anything to be found in the markets, which varies wildly. Initially, due to panic …
I started a Patreon under a different name because I was interested in doing something completely new in order to keep my art from becoming stale. As anyone who has ever made the change from just having fun with something to it being their only source of professional income knows, it’s wonderful to be able …
…and doesn’t that sound like a sci-fi date? I would have expected Bladerunner-esque cities by now, rather than our current world. I’ve been thinking about new projects for the coming year, one of them being my own tarot set. I’m kind of feeling like something that mixes Celtic mythology and the fae with the dystopian …
I’ll be honest, I really miss the days when everyone was writing reams and reams of personal thought, stories, game reviews, and so on. I loved the days of LiveJournal, of having my feed reader full of gaming blogs. And now? While I can still think in longer format (snark at the Instagram and Snapchat …
I’m starting an experiment with predesigned book cover art that is somewhat customisable. I’ve tried this before, and ended up with people who wanted a full custom cover for the predesigned price, but I think it’s worth trying again. The problem with custom covers is that increasingly they are done with a design-by-committee approach, as …
