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Here is the art I did in April 2022, which is only two busts of characters from The Lost. Very pleased with Pharaoh’s art. Her expression…I don’t know, it just enchants me and makes me think. Tiger could have been better, but Tiger’s a hard one to nail since he needs to be uncanny and I’m not adept enough to do that. Pharaoh Bust Tiger

King must follow Cyclone, even though King was the original. As in, King was fundamentally formed any other character. That’s how I remember it, anyway. But any way you cut it, King’s been with me a long, long time. Before there was my world, there were stories with King, or this King of Yore if you will.

Cyclone! Cyclone is one of my oldest characters, along with King. He has such a powerful presence and that has always been the case. Ever since day one of his proto-self, he took over the narrative. He slipped his way into stories, had his own stories, and was like the iconic personality of my early writings.

My last anniversary post was ruminating on being focused with Amethyst Shards and that not being done. Now, it is. So on this seventh anniversary of How to Stop Wildfire, I am…still a little focused on AS, but more what that represents and means. As in, the conclusion of the ten book arc, and how much more I can talk about the entire journey now that this major step is done. And what comes next. Or rather, what is going...

Here is the art I did in March 2022, which is just three more Titans. I’m not super keen on Eyelaktreahtz, even though I think he took the longest to do. Ashoosh looks spooky and cool to me, probably my favorite. Tertagak looks primal. Titan Ashoosh Titan Tertagak Titan Eyelaktreahtz

Here is the art I did in February, minus the Lost Cover artwork. Not much here. Two pieces of the Titans, and two random race/character designs. I intend to draw the other Titans eventually. Blue Lizardlike Paeyk Bright Yellow Szarehan Titan Rakarn Titan Aier