My comic is coming out soon and I've done a terrible job at letting people know! Please forgive me algorithm gods 🙏

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For my 2024 Art Blitz, the webcomic I'm going to be working on is Godslayer! As a little way to celebrate kicking things off and a way to get something out there while I work on the first fee pages, I figured I'd (re)post (from da gram) some of the design work Izen has gone through in his year-and-a-half of existence.

Only a few pages deep while laying everything out, and the process has been more refreshing than drinking a bedside glass of water at 3am. I'm loving it.

leave your laundry on the floor for them

Protagonist of Voidborn, an idea I had to expand upon the world of Godslayer in a fun (for me, not her) webcomic thats styled after the creative ideas of MSPA and Prequel. I guess you could call it 'fanventure' adjacent. Of course, to utilize those ideas you kinda have to have a community willing and excited to give their input, which I do not— so I'll likely be flying solo for the beginning stages of bringing that story to life. Which is fine, not any different than a regular webcomic lol

I've been calling her Istra just to have something to call her, but really she's nameless.

New Crow Time 🐦‍⬛🦊🌟

Finally, some Engine of Epic banner art to kick off my (several months late) 2024 Art Blitz!

It was my new years resolution to do a couple things: Draw every day, post (to insta) once a week, and finish a project by the end of the year. I have kept up with those first two so far...

Of course, I hate keeping promises, so instead of finishing one project by the end of the year, I plan to start maybe half a dozen or so over the next few months. Of course, I have more ideas for projects than actual time (all characters represented here all have a story attached, and there are many more where these came from); That's where you (hopefully) come in!

How I proceed with these potential projects largely depends on the response on each of them. If something takes off, I might drop everything else to work on it— but that seems unlikely to happen considering I have a whopping double digit followerbase of a community (yes, across platforms lol). I will be polling you lucky few on what ya'd like to see first, since that only seems fair! When IF that inevitably gets no interaction (because, let's face it, I haven't really given a reason for people to a give a damn yet), I will consult my backup plan instead.

Here's to a happy blitzing. Cheers.

Closeup variant :>

Design sketch of Glaive's best friend, Pommel.

Zida's M O M headshot concept sketches + bonus Zida doodles

How to Start a Story Idea

Tackling a whole 50,000+ word novel can be a lot. Here are some ways to break down the process to make it a little more digestible.

Choose, research, and enjoy your story's setting. Whether this is a fantasy realm, a lost planet, or a small suburban town, know and research where your story takes place. Think about the time period, cultural details, geography, the laws/rules, etc. This is a world where the reader will be spending hours, so make sure it's immersive.

Place your protagonist in the world and give them a story. You could have the most detailed fantasy world, but that means nothing without a story or character to explore it. Create a compelling main character and give them a story that progresses them throughout the world you created. 

Find your story's theme. A well-rounded story will revolve around a theme or central idea. Some themes include survival, love, good vs. evil, death, war, forgiveness, etc. What do you want to teach your readers or leave them with once the novel is finished? Do you want them to know that forgiveness is important? That war creates wounds only love can heal? That beauty is in the eye of the beholder? Weave these themes and lessons into your plot and story.

Create a cast. Build your protagonist friends and foes that support or challenge them on their journey. Give some of these characters their own arcs/side plots to thicken your story. There are a bunch of character types that you could add to your story such as the love interest, a mentor, an antagonist, minor characters, etc.

Divide your novel into acts. Once you know the big picture of the story you want to tell, break it up into acts. There are three main acts of a traditional story: Acts I, II, and III. Look up and consider following the Three-Act Structure to give your story a fluid motion of beginning, middle, and end.

Know your ending. The ending is the final part that your readers digest, meaning that it will likely stick with them. You don't have to fully understand how your novel will end, but having somewhat of a plan is important. This way... when you write, you're writing towards something.

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A roughed in idea of some poster art for Bonfire— probably going to keep experimenting

Pyre and Zida, both characters I thought up. I am now in the process of intertwining their stories, after making those up too.

Finalized the first version of Izen's fit (and I say first because I will undoubtedly redo it in the future.)

Exploratory Izen sketches

Timelapse exploring the design for Engine of Epic's star robo, Sprocket.

Sprocket, the face of Engine of Epic— A page dedicated to sharing the development of personal, creative passion projects.