It is 2018! Happy Belated New Year! How have you been fairing? Are you still keeping up with your resolutions for the new year? I know that I have broken quite a few, but don't get discouraged, hang in there and things will eventually work themselves out. Speaking of working themselves out, a lot of [...]
There is a lot to consider when developing games. It can even get to the point where all of the tasks begin to feel completely overwhelming. This is especially the case when it comes to visual novels. And yet, it's the anxiety of those unknowns that get in the way of our best work. I [...]
What’s up, everybody! Hope you’re having a great weekend. Today, I’m laying down the groundwork for the future of my blog with a couple of announcements. I am excited to introduce a project that is near and dear to my heart. I am creating a new ‘OELVN ’ game called Project GB ! The project [...]
Commercial-Free Font. Fonts for Personal-Use. When it comes to design, the right font can change your game from looking amateurish to professional in a matter of clicks. But which fonts are truly safe to use in your games? Fonts come with all sorts of font licenses, but again, which font license do you really need for [...]
It's that precious time of year again. It's the beginning of October. The time where the leaves are turning into the beautiful colors of fall, the crispness of the air and the joy of bundling up in a warm blanket with a good book and a nice cup of chai. Looks like Fall is in the [...]
About Cyrus and Grey Usually, when I work on illustrations, I mainly focus on having one prominent character. This allows me to really zero in and embellish my illustrations with as much detail as possible. This time around, however, I was asked to draw two shounen ai characters which I was happy to do, so I jumped at [...]
About Phineas When I first heard that the character I was working on was named Phineas, I instantly thought "Phineas and Ferb?" LOL No, but seriously, I really did think this. Anyway, I digress. I really liked this Phineas' character design, but I was a bit troubled with figuring out how I wanted to go [...]
I want to walk you through the Apple of Mine Eye process from beginning to end. My absolute favorite part of illustration is always going to be coloring hair, and I especially love adding patterns and colors to it. I just find it both challenging and addictively fun. In Apple of Mine Eye, I had more room to [...]
To be honest, I was very perplexed with what to do with the colors for this piece. There was absolutely no direction to go by, so I really had to play everything by ear. There was a time where I was coloring this in a blue night colored theme and had to ultimately scrap it. Absolutely, [...]
Hey guys! Just wanted to pop in to let you about the new series of artworks I am currently working on. So far I have penciled 3 illustrations for my new collection, but as of now, I do not have a final total for the paintings that will be in the completed collection. [...]
