In Progress Updates

I'm usually the first person to admit that they have way too much work to do, and I've found myself in that exact situation. My personal project list has gotten too long. On top of my day job and all of my commissions, I need to get some of these little things done and out of the way.

So, I've come up with some sort of progress schedule for each of the projects on my plate.

It starts with the Claptrap Figurine. I haven't touched it for a few months and it's time to finish the carving and get on with the painting. I have the major details done, save for the arms and facial lens, so this can be easily finished within the month.

The Watchmen Poster Series has been... retooled into a singular poster in the style of a rough painting/propaganda poster. I have the basic design on paper, which includes Dr. Manhattan, Nite Owl, Rorschach, and the Comedian. On a similar note, the Marvel Steampunk Series is almost out of planning and ready to go. Both of these should be golden in one or two months time.

My most recent obsession with creating my own d20 adaptation for the Firefly (and even more recent Mass Effect) universe has been going along swimmingly, especially with the help from friends (shoutout to Steve) and family. It's in the development stages now, but I am able to work on it anywhere so it shouldn't take much longer to make playable. Then the hard part, playtesting.

Lastly, I'm finally going to make the costume I've always wanted to make: Altair and Ezio from the Assassin's Creed series. The plan is to come up with a modular design for the hidden blades that works with two strings (the only solution without being a mechanical engineer and switchblade expert) so that I can efficiently craft each bracer. After the hidden blades, the costume will slowly come together, once I get leatherworking supplies, fabric for the clothing, and start work on wooden replicas of the swords and knives. And to be convention friendly, all blades will be cast in resin and the only metallic part in the hidden blade will be a singular spring. As a result of all the detail, this project is very long term, and I don't think it will be complete until next year.

There are also some other projects in the planning stages, but I can't talk about them at this point. Stay tuned for more updates as the weeks go on.

Sketchbook: Airplane Edition

Alright, welcome to yet another series I've simply named Sketchbook. As the name may imply, these are just scans straight out of my book once every other month that aren't complete nonsense. These were all done over my holiday break on the plane. This first one was a request from a friend at work for a basic design for a tattoo. She wanted an old-school deep sea diver, but I thought that would be too plain so I suggested a more dynamic scene. Thus, the squid was born. The intent for this was to give her a really good foundation so her tattoo artist could modify it for scale and style.

This next one was an impromptu sketch of the people on the plane. I opened my book with the intention to draw a fairly realistic and detailed scene, but it was dark and I was crazy tired from travelling and visiting family. It eventually turned into a quick sketch that I decided to pound out in two or three minutes and reward myself with a good sleep.

This last one I did during my short connecting flight. I had been playing Skyrim in my spare time before the trip, which led to me thinking about Fallout 3 and the nuclear apocalypse setting and the destruction associated with it. I knew I wanted to have the perspective the way it was, but abandoned the complete devastation of nuclear weapons and settled for a bombed out area.

I hope you enjoyed it and I'll definitely be throwing up some other posts on project updates.