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A Year In The Making #2 - Battler Design

Spent the better part of the day designing some battlers. Rough Sketch, fixed a bit of the outline, and colored one of the creatures. Rough Sketch: Shaping the Sketch: Color: Finished Product: Personal Note: Need to work on outlines, anatomy, and maybe some different colors.

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January 21, 2015

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Fantasy Story Idea - Writing Practice

Just a little writing practice i suppose.. The Great War 18 years have passed since the war of the lions, many men waged battle against anything or anyone who was not of human decent. Fueled by greed, man wanted to rule all the lands. The war consisted of the elves of the Faeren forests in the west, Brittanica, the kingdom of man from the north, and Hightail, kingdom of the dwarves from the east. After the assassination of Falkner, king of men, the humans had no choice but to sign a peace treaty. Legends tell of the once noble dwarves who prospered in the Hightail Mountains to the east. The dwarves, masters of craft, built great walls of stone deep in the mountains that they called home. Creators of mighty Weapons wielded by kings, and the toughest armor that was nearly weightless. Since the great war ended, nearly 20 years ago, the doors that lead into the mountains have remained closed. There are those who travelled to the now quiet mountains to the east, without ever returning to their loved ones. What dark secrets await beyond the doors into the mountain? What have become of the once noble people of Hightail? Fayt, a young boy with a passion for adventure. After first hearing about the stories of the war, which took place just 3 years before he was born, Fayt dreamt of one day leaving his village and heading to the city. The city of Brighton, in the heart of Brittannica was home to mankind. Fayt made it his mission to discover the secrets of the war, and find out the reason for the dwarves suddenly shutting out the world. Many scenarios ran through his mind, and his curiosity grew with each passing day. "What if something happened to them?" He thought, "What if they need help?". As his thoughts wondered off, he suddenly realised that he knew nothing outside of his village. The village of Beta was home to Fayt, and houses a few other families. A fishing village which had a good trade relationship with the city. Fayt often assisted his grandfather, whom raised him, with the family business but Fayt was no fisherman, Fayt was always dreaming of bigger things. "Focus, boy, these crates ain't gonna fill 'em selves", "Sorry, gramps, I was just thinkin..." replied Fayt, but before he could finish his sentence his grandfather interrupted, "You should be thinking about work right now, you know we need to get these orders done before Sun down"... After reading it out loud to myself, it sounds like the story plot to the hobbit movies lol not quite sure what else to write for now, so until next time.

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January 20, 2015

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A Year In The Making #1

So, I come here today with a slightest clue as to what a blog is, or what it is used for. So, here i am starting my very first entry. I have spent the latter part of a year messing with VXAce a little over 280 hours with little or nothing to show, and then it hit me, i could use the blog feature to log every thing i do with the engine to catalog my journey into game making, 'cause, you know, it's there so i may as well use it. Now my biggest weakness is story telling, cause it's been over ten years since i've written anything in highschool, so i guess i can say google has become my friend on the topic. Now some of the writing tips have all mentioned reading, but reading and me don't quite click well. I have the attention span of a toddler when it comes to reading, maybe the books i've read don't intrigue me enough, or maybe it's that i have no patience at all. Another tip was to keep on writing whatever you can think of, and i guess this is the reason i am writing this entry here and now. Tilemaking i think comes a little natural to me, i mean i read a few tutorials and tried a few failed attempts, but i just kept at it and well i still don't have that great of skills, but what i make is very useable. Pixel Art is a new concept and i haven't fully grasped the technique of drawing with little squares, but i think i am doing alright for having only started in February of 2014. Digital Art is fairly new to me as well, and after seeing some of the great artists on the forum, I pushed myself to learn. After a few more tutorials and some mad patience, i think i have developed my skills a bit to some degree... Well i mean i use an Ipad mini and a stylus with an app called Procreate, which is alright if you're on a budget like me. So i guess in conclusion, all i can say is Practice, Practice, Practice! Google can be you're friend as well. Here is an example of my first attempt at Digital Art. It wasn't easy getting proportions right and color, and took me well over 10+ hours, but i mean if i can do it, with enough patience i believe anyone can do it.

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January 16, 2015

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