Light novels are a new concept for me, something I’m not quite familiar with as I’ve only recently discovered what they were. I’ve often got the comment that my own books reminded people of an anime style story, the Japanese storytelling style of Kishōtenketsu which is a four act structure as opposed to the traditional … Continue reading Book Review: Secrets of the Silent Witch by Matsuri Isora
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Character Artwork & Recap – Asandra The Bloodfire
Hello Everyone! Before diving into the artwork and bio for Asandra, I wanted to give a brief overview of these articles. With the sequel coming out, The Legend of Nariko: The Goddess Prophecy, I wanted to do a series of character art pieces leading up to the release. The first book, The Legend of Nariko: … Continue reading Character Artwork & Recap – Asandra The Bloodfire
Portrait Artwork – Asandra The Bloodfire
Hi Everyone! Originally I was going to post what I had finished for my artwork and bio because I said that I would and I want to keep a consistent schedule. However as I progressed through my usual method of coloring, I started looking up tutorials. I realized that the way I was coloring my … Continue reading Portrait Artwork – Asandra The Bloodfire
Artwork – Character Design for Book Cover
Hi Everyone! April's been a very productive month. Still working on finishing the cover art for book 2 and then starting the cover art for Volume 1 (Books 1 & 2 combined for better value), but it's very close to completion I feel. I just wanted to quickly share my progress with you all. … Continue reading Artwork – Character Design for Book Cover
Artwork – Icarus
Hello Everyone! Sorry for the slight lateness of this post, but working with backgrounds and foregrounds proves to be a bit challenging as it's still new to me. But I need to work on it further if I want to improve my own artwork and book covers. I am happy to say that this is … Continue reading Artwork – Icarus
Artwork Preview
Hi Everyone! I was hoping to have this piece finished by today, but being sick for most of the week and still working from home has made this week a bit more difficult than expected. But I'm hoping to finish it over the weekend now that I'm feeling better. Still, here's a preview of the … Continue reading Artwork Preview
Fan Art – Byleth from FE Three Houses
A bit random, but I absolutely fell in love with Fire Emblem Three Houses! I love all the characters and the story arcs, its fantastic. Highly recommend anyone play it if they love games with great character development. 🙂 I loved it so much I had to do a fanart piece of the main character! … Continue reading Fan Art – Byleth from FE Three Houses
New Book Cover!
Hello everyone! I've created a new book cover for the 4th edition of The Legend of Nariko: The Mark of Silverfrost. I wanted to create a new edition after learning a lot about formatting chapters, fonts and page lengths from the books I've read and reviewed. I started looking back at the "What Writers can … Continue reading New Book Cover!
Character Art: Asandra The Bloodfire V2
In my efforts to become a better artist and writer, I drew my character once more. Asandra is such a vital character to the entirety of my series that I felt the need to draw her correctly. I have been far too distracted from my goals and I want to slowly get back into improving … Continue reading Character Art: Asandra The Bloodfire V2
Character Design: Asandra The Bloodfire
As one of the central characters of my story, The Legend of Nariko : Mark of Silverfrost, I spent a fair bit of time trying to figure out how best to portray Asandra, The Bloodfire. Early on in the character's inception, I was enamored with the spirit of rebellion against a tyrannical empire. The willful … Continue reading Character Design: Asandra The Bloodfire
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