I wanted to update my studio logo in preparation for an ad I want to make to use for future process videos to advertise my works.
I should have been working on my commercial projects today but was exhausted today trying to stay awake to get back to a day sleep schedule. Managed to stay awake long enough so hopefully I get that back on track again soon. XD I'd love to know what you think of it, whether you like it or not. ^ o^ I'll be attempting something where the image's silhouette becomes a frame to showcase some of my best works with some sort of moody music playing over it for a singular ad, but then also make an end cap out of it for future videos.
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Mnrrg after another almost 12 hour session I've finally completed this piece.
My eyes feel like their melting. TT oTT I'm really happy with how it came out. I do regret that it feels a bit stiff, but that's partially due to my still exploring the design and really wanting to have a good sense for their anatomy before doing anything that would distort their form too severely through forced perspective. The False Mermaid can actually close her mouth completely without baring her teeth and when she does she's able to close her lips up showing off just her human ones with the monster lips tightly pursed shut to the point of seeming like a vague crack in her visage. The True Mermaid also has similar such teeth though she cant open her jaw line to nearly such an extreme. Story wise the 2 are trapped in a rather large research facility but despite the limited space the powers that be are powerless to bring down the False Mermaid without killing the True Mermaid, ash she willingly puts herself in the line of fire to protect the False, just as much as the False will viciously lash out at any soldiers or machines who try to get near them. Werewolves would be little more than popcorn to this hulking abomination thankfully for them she exists far into the future of the world of Crimson Dames, in a time when mankind was finally starting to grasp the full extent of the lost technology and how to advance it to their cause. I'll be posting it up to the Perilous Quest Gallery tomorrow as well and cast her out into the depth of the internet to see what shinies she can catch for me. ^ o^ I'd really love to hear what you all think of them and how they came out. Still waiting on Dragon Shield to contact me about my current assignment, but they were moving house recently so I didn't want to bug them, I'll likely be starting up those projects this Monday but in the meanwhile I'll see if i cant advance the shewolf comic forward another page or so. The whole set together at last! Mummy Jar = Bearing a crude representation of the Lich Anubis. Head Box = Bearing a cursed head that plagues Feif Lords across the frontier. Monster Box = A very hangry Mimic. Toy Box = Filled with plush representations of some of the various man eating monsters to plague the world. Marionette Box = Some assembly required. Goo Box = Contents under pressure. Treasure Box = Worth the effort? Spider Box = Best left buried deep below the earth. Thise will primarily be used as clickable icons for the various Lore pages, but I'm also contemplating using some of them as illustrations to flesh out the Arcana, Monsters, and Myths/Legends pages. Some of them did give me some fun ideas to play with doing some brief written articles over. Some of the characters and factions pages are so in depth that their a daunting prospect to begin, but some smaller pages concerning strange devices and or urban legends could be fun too. I really need to make time to bust out that Spine Esoteric program again and see about using it to add some animation to a few of these. They would be really fun to see in a video game. but they'd need to move to really seal the deal. Which vessel was your favorite? Did any of them inspire some questions or idea's you'd like to see explored further? ------------------------- Oh yeah the small rooster Icon is what I was planning to use to eventually indicate where u can explore deeper thoughts on any given subject... if we can figure out how to deal with the code. The only way to store your most important organs!
Hah, this Anubis esque character is pretty thick. This this the set is complete! Now I can move on to something more interesting. Well just as soon as I knock out some commercial work. T oT I kind of really want to do an new elaborate illustration not directly related to the current projects I'm on. But I guess I've been dragging my feet long enough on these bigger projects. I really need to get this novella and or comic finished so that I can point to them and say start here. I really do need to start getting into the habit of writing more too tho to start fleshing out some of the lore sections out. ------------------------- Everyday I find more pages that still need the new visuals added to. Starting to feel like I'll never get that part finished up. Brother is trying to help me out with figuring out the code to add a hovering icon with a pop up text box. I would set it up so that you'll see an icon with my avatar and you would then know that you can hover over it to get more info, like my internal thoughts on the various concepts and designs to be found on my site. I could even use it to do a bit of role play with the characters by showing their internal thoughts. to help establish their voice some. Could be a fun way to scatter content across the entire site to be hunted down. And / or maybe even start up a game were u can track down breadcrumbs. -------------------------- I've been thinking that I need to get back to doing the Roll For Loot contests soon. I will need to change it up some though. I've got so much on my plate right now and not much in the way of funds. *Cough!* Help support Studio-Aegis by becoming a patron today! *Cough!* Since I cant afford to give out any very elaborate prizes was thinking of doing sketches again but on a much smaller scale. Perhaps doing a contest 1 per week. The roll codes are weighted to give more chances to the higher level patrons. but I also don't want people to feel like they have no chance of winning. I'm trying to decide between either... 1) All patrons and non patrons who are part of the discord roll off once per week for 1 single sketch. 2) Rabbits, Cats, and Ravens, Roll against each other with the Werewolves having their own roll. 2 possible sketches to win. 3) all patrons roll off once per week, and maybe once a month non patrons are allowed to participate. But only on the same phase per month. I want to ensure supporters feel like their getting their moneys worth out of helping me out financially but I also need to avoid taking on too much extra work that will just slow my progress down to a crawl. Another idea I was contemplating was doing draw overs for aspiring artists to help suggest ways they could improve upon their current sketches. Tell me what you think I'm deeply interested in knowing what you think would be fair. What forbidden delights does this box hold?
Had a lucky mistake with one of the blend layers that I really liked for the goo leaking out of the box and decided to keep it. Though its not a precise representation I wonder if anyone recognizes the lock/symbol in the center. Just 1 more to go and i should finally be far enough along that that I can shift attention away from the overhaul for a while. I'm kind of feeling like I really should make a 9nth box just to make a 3 sets of 3, and in case i end up needing another. Would really help to quiet my OCD too. XD Ended up redesigning this box some.
Originally it was going to be strange artifacts for the arcana section. It's still a strange artifact but its more interesting now. I've always been fascinated by these Japanese styled jointed dolls/marionettes. I'd actually like to own a life size figure of this style some day. I'll have to either make it myself or hire someone else to do it. Story wise I do plan to have some of these as enemy creatures eventually. They start off as the prototypes of what eventually become the panzers. Only at this stage they have no use of their limbs but full consciousness still. I've imagine entire video game boss fights using these before. were a massive mechanical spider puppeteers them into lashing out at intruders. I'd like to do another full illustration featuring them down the road. Is she just being taken out of the box and assembled? Or is she about to be packed up and put into storage? Man this one took me a while to finish up.
The perspective kept resisting me from beginning to end. I still don't think that I fully nailed it, but I got it to a point were you should hopefully not notice too much. :\ They are really starting to look cool together tho. :D So... Is this arm a natural part of this things anatomy or is there a lot more space in there than there seems?
This one was pretty fun to draw. well the perspective wasn't XD Though this one wasn't as aggravating as the Treasure box is currently being to me. each one of these things perspective has major/mino flaws about them. ;0 Try not to look too closely at them. XD 4 more to go and I'll be able to move onto something else. Wish I could just jump back into the shewolf, or novella, but I'll have to work in 2 more commercial illustrations first. T oT Tell me what you think so far tho. Still need to redesign the crate box and think up 1 more design in the meanwhile. Did you pick up your toys??
This one turned out a bit more sinister than I had originally intended it to. XD Each of these toys, or at least the animal ones. represent some sort of deadly monster that inhabits the world of Crimson Dames that could swallow you whole. Yes even that one. XD I really should get someone to make these someday as plushies. Could have my own Studio-Aegis line of plush monsters. ^ o^ ----- Website wise today I succeeded in getting the MISC and Comic Works galleries up to speed. be sure to check them out. :D And please do your best to help me spread the word about my works I desperately need new supporters to help make ends meet out here. :\ If I can get like a thousand $2 patrons I'll be able to get a new vehicle and apartment much more more easily. ^ _^ |
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