I’ve mentioned the Wizard robes project in my post about the belt. I wanted to talk about the design of the overall project a little. So this here is the original concept sketch for the full set of wizard robes that I’ve been making over the course of this year. Continue reading →
Good afternoon, ladies & gentlemen! We usually try to post these follow-ups the day after a convention, but we were swamped with a few other things this week. Better late than never!We had a great time at LBCC. Our booth, despite … Continue Reading
Because we’re a new company, we are getting to learn a lot about game design, publishing, and related stuff. Ben’s sister hosts a blog, called No Wasted Words, about literacy, books, and writing. She recently asked if we wanted to share a f… Continue Reading
Over at my Patreon page, I collect prompts from my patrons. And every month I tinker with one of those prompts in my free time between other projects. Lately I’ve been using this to get back into painting, upping the ante from my usual level of sketch based costume design,[…] Continue Reading
So a project fell into my lap the other day, that I was able to expand into a few things that make me really happy. First it started with the fact that a character needed a simple, but opulent wedding outfit. The requirements were white and gold and lace, in[…] Continue Reading
My current big project is a full set of ornate wizards robes for a good friend of mine. A key part of jumping the robes up a notch in the scales of grandiosity is sash or belt with dangly stuff! So while I have to wait to start on the[…] Continue Reading
So this past week my husband gave me a design challenge. What happens when you apply puff and slash to outfits that aren’t European renaissance themed? First let’s talk briefly about what defines puff ‘n’ slash for this challenge. For me I instantly go to the Landsknecht. The idea[…] Continue Reading
I said that I’d make another post where I talked more about the tooling I did on the Utility Quiver: Why I picked the symbols that I did, that sort of thing. The first thing to know is that this isn’t just a generic example of what I can do.[…] Continue Reading
So over the holidays I set out on a pretty big endeavor. I had two problems to solve. First I needed a compact way to transport all of the gear for a particular character’s costume. Second, I needed a way to carry contact-sport arrows that was convenient and prevented them[…] Continue Reading
At first, we only helped Humans. Soon, though, we took all kinds. We kept marching, like a city with feet, toward Calgary and Winnipeg. Both were gone. Finally, as we neared Chicago, we found her signal. Funny – we probably would have stopped there, settled down … and missed Azumi. Left her holed up with the staff at VBI, transmitting into the dark, hoping that her father would come. Continue Reading
