Been doing some creature design for #Snailriders. It's a dragonlike creature inspired by a raven, a so called Ravern. Despite their frightening appearance, they're actually allright. However, they steal everything that shines, to decorate their nests. So adventurers are advised not to use any compasses, spyglasses, knifes or any other tools made of shining metals when near these creatures, lest they'll swoop down and pick them off of you.

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So, I finally managed to finish my commission yesterday. I basically drew and colored three comic pages in two weeks, where it took a tremendous amount of time before it finally 'clicked' and it started to roll more automatically. To wind down I've started on a passion piece for #Snailriders, and I'll soon be diving into the subject of colour theory for our next #MastoArtStudy. In the mean time, here is some sketch studies of #lichen, in preperation for that passion piece.

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Been busy with work and personal stuff, but whenever I had the opportunity I worked on realizing a childhood dream: learning building videogames! I had this "brilliant" idea to do prototyping of my #Snailriders #boardgame as a simple video game in #Godot. Started from 0 and got this far. Turns out building videogames is even harder than imagined, so forget "prototyping" a boardgame as one. Still, it's been fantastic and I will definitively continue on this Dev journey!

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I've been awfully quiet about posting artwork lately, because of two big reasons. One, I've been working on a commission, two I've been working on #Snailriders and let's just say that the scope has changed "a little"… I'm really close to showing you what I've been working on, but until then, here is a little backpack illustration for the game. It was just a quick sketch that I wanted to give some color and "accidentally" ended up fully rendered 😅

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Last days I've been doing small studies in my #sketchbook, both as part of #MastoArtStudyNumber3 and for future creature concepts for my #boardgame project #Snailriders. It's been quite relaxing to be working this much on paper. I've learned a very valuable lesson, when working digitally I feel forced to be quick and productive. Working on paper has made me realize again the importance of finding your personal rythm. That is when the magic happens. #MastoArt #PenSketch #BirdArt #PencilSketch

So, just want to give a quick update on how it is going with #Snailriders for those who are interested. I had quite an intense period where I put together a presentation of the game with rule explanations, 3D-graphics and illustrations for a large publishing company here in Scandinavia who initially showed interest, but unfortunately turned it down. That's not gonna stop me though and in December I have time again to continue working on the game and I'm really looking forward to it!

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Sketch for my #Snailriders boardgame, a monster you can encounter in the Crystal Canyons: a Crystal Tortoise. He won't let you pass and will gobble up your food reserves if you aren't careful, but you can lure him away to another space, opening the way.

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Another sketch for a monster in my #Snailriders boardgame, a Ravern that likes all that is shiny. So take care that he doesn't come and steal your stuff...

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Been crash coursing Blender last week, quite a journey. Pushed my poor laptop to the brink. Its been fun, but I look forward to drawing and painting again now. This is the final 3D render for the #Snailriders boardgame for now. I've also made a whole lot of smaller renders for the explanation of the rules. Now just to finish the whole promo with text and send it to the publisher that asked for a presentation of my game, hope they will bite!

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I've been hard at work continueing with my ventures into Blender. I've been learning (and failing) loads about physics and cloth simulations. I tried to simulate a bag for the landscape tiles and kindof got something. I've also made this snail model. My hope is to have similar models in real life, though this one is probably way too complex for casting. Doing this work cause I need to get a promo pitch out, soon...

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I've been busy with a commission lately, but otherwise I've been returning to Blender for both practice and making a mockup of my #Snailriders boardgame. This has been so much fun and very educational: learned a lot about UV-mapping and physics. Just a quick disclaimer, this picture does not at all represent the final state and look of the game. Lots more to come!

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I finished my final set of landscape tiles for my #Snailriders boardgame prototype. For now, at least. There are many more tiles I have in mind, but I can use these tiles as bases for other variations. This time some webby woods, a crystal canyon, vicious brambles and a rugged wasteland. Now I have to place symbols on them, fix the playing cards and get some playtesters. Getting a bit nervous now…

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I finished another set of lanscape tiles for the prototype of my Snailriders boardgame: this time rather plain looking plains (needs a whole lot more conceptual work), an idyllic lake, an ominous marsh and a mysterious ruin. These ones have been challenging, but I've gained quite some experience and learned some neat tricks that will be rather helpful further on.

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I've been making these sketches for the landscape tiles in my #Snailriders boardgame. These sketches are really meant only for the playtesting prototype and I shouldn't be making such detailed sketches for that, but I don't have that much experience in making small isometric landscapes like these, so its a lot of fun to experiment with them and I'm learning a lot in the process.

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I'm continuing to revisiting and repainting old creature designs. This is an image of a troll based of a design I made in 2015. The original was made with watercolor, the new one painted digitally in #Krita. I'm thinking of using it for a monster encounter card in my Snailriders boardgame, but I'll have to see if it fits the mood of the rest of the game.

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In #Snailriders you'll be transporting exotic goods through a magical, yet dangerous land to the far away outpost of Safe Haven. On your way you'll be traversing dense forests, fungal jungles, serene wilderness, ominous marshes and magnificent mountains, but there will be many challenges standing in your way, like vicious brambles and dangerous creatures. Luckily you are not the only one in these wild lands and many strange yet helpful individuals will cross your path.

The last couple of weeks, this has been one of the pieces I've been working on. A promotional piece for my #boardgame project, but due to other circumstances it's been on hold. I still want to share it and tell you a bit about the project, because I've got many more illustrations that I want to show, but I want them to have context before sharing. The game is called Snailriders, I'm going to tell you a bit more about in the following thread.

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