I was worried the fact I hadn’t used my tablet as a tablet in so long might lead to some issues and it did, but thankfully it only took about an hour to get everything sorted. Now it’s working more or less as advertised.
Next, I need to get my personal hardware (drawing hand) working and I should have at least a few practice sketches done by the weekend. I’ve got no idea what those sketches will be, but I want to keep things very basic to start. I never quite got over the difference between drawing with paper and pencil vs drawing on a screen with a stylus.
Well, my sleep schedule got slagged again so today was mostly a ‘research’ day. That said, I think Adobe is going to my main go to. Between Photoshop and Premier Pro, I’ve got pretty much everything I need to cover most things. Toss in a DAW like Audition and I’m surprised they haven’t released some writing app.
Wait, let me double check on that …
InCopy. Well there you go, that would cover everything. I’m not fully on the Adobe train yet, but if I start testing out some of these less familiar programs and get comfortable like I did with Photoshop and Premier, I’ll probably grab a seat somewhere and kick back.
Anyway, this coming week is going to be less focused on ongoing projects and more on studying up and brushing up the art skills. I should have a couple of things to toss up here by next Sunday.
Back with another week of WIP update of M.A.S.S. Builder! This week, we’ll be showing you an updated final version of one of the newer Quarks coming into the game in 0.9.0. As mentioned before, we’re trying to add more details, making each of the looked more unique, and attacks in ways that players…
This drake looks pretty cool.
Big, overemphasized arms, red accents, and huge wings. There’s definitely more detail here. I also like the tinges of purple that are blended in with this design’s claws and other crystal-esque bits.
I’m not sure if this quark is going to be just melee specialized, or if it’ll be able to use ranged attacks. If it’s just a melee type, I’m guessing it will charge up those gauntlet hands with energy before or during its combos. Either way, very cool design. The extra detail makes it looks and feel more grounded and better scaled than the first set of quarks.
An issue that was slowing down my studies finally got fixed, so I should be able to get back to it in earnest. As for what any of that means, I’m not quite ready to get into details on the blog. Not yet. I’m just hopeful that by the end of the year I’ll be able to leverage more of my skills and really get this site (and others) off the ground.
In the meantime, it’s endless note taking, making whatever progress I can make on Lydia’s Golden Treasury, and brushing up on my drawing and video editing skills. Clan Battles ended at a pretty good time now that I think about it.
Also, have a look at this. It’s perfect for Aeon media … and a billion other things.
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I never really understood the positive association with intense sunshine and the negative with rain and thunderstorms. It probably comes from living in the desert, but even more than that, something about the way the atmosphere changes during rainy weather, thunderstorms in particular, really puts me in a good mood.
It’s not really that close or intense right now, and I’m still getting the benefits.
Either way it’s nice to have a break, however briefly, from this 100+ degree (F) heat.
