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2023 in Review

2023 in Review

2023, like 2022 was another mixed bag of things. I didn’t get as much done as I’d like, but there was definitely a variety of new and exciting things accomplished. #7 Catoverse - Unrelated Project I’ve begun an unrelated writing project for fun that’s been dubbed the Catoverse. It involves these stories and their world. I’m writing a larger work (probably a full length novel) set in that world with the character Cato. We’ll see if it ever gets done....

The Wonders of Wonderdraft: Titan's Heart and Eden

The Wonders of Wonderdraft: Titan's Heart and Eden

I made maps for Titan's Heart, a region on Sawapash, and a rough draft of Eden, the home world of the Angels.

October 2023 in Art

October 2023 in Art

In October, I just drew two Gorok-related pieces with oil pastels.

September 2023 in Art

September 2023 in Art

It doesn’t seem like I did that much art for September: just Tzah’quih from Jurak’s Day and a Mechanicha sketch. That is because the rest of it was practice or has already been shown! The already shown pieces of art are the maps I’ve made with Wonderdraft and the custom symbols I’ve made for those maps. The practice art has been of Humanoid heads, which I'm still pretty poor at.

The Wonders of Wonderdraft: Waseth and Karawu

The Wonders of Wonderdraft: Waseth and Karawu

As I indicated in my previous Wonderdraft post, I planned on continuing to make maps. And so I have. I’ve made maps for two more cities featured in my books: Waseth of Magaya and Karawu of Wolfen.

The Wonders of Wonderdraft: Varpesh and Shizar

The Wonders of Wonderdraft: Varpesh and Shizar

I've begun to make region maps using Wonderdraft. I started with Varpesh, which I was pleased with, and then did Shizar, which I was less pleased with. I'm excited to keep trying it out.