Tomorrow’s the big release day, so for the last day of cover art we look at Oliver’s finished cover and the first two title tests. I’m really happy with the way both Maarkean and the Cutty Sark turned out. They aren’t exactly how I envisioned them originally, but I think they’re Read more…
Two more concept pieces for today. We can see the Cutty Sark start to gain details and Maarkean’s Ocait clan screfa gains it’s recognizable violet shade. Here, his duster also looks much more like a simple duster and less like a cloak. The planet of Kol and it’s massive desert can Read more…
The two color concepts that Oliver developed ended up being merged together. Maarkean and the planet surface get a bit brighter look, so that they don’t appear so blue. But the nice dark, blue/purple night sky remains intact.
Today you get a special bonus of two concept shots. These were Oliver’s first color tests and he tried two different approaches. One, a darker more blue tint, and the other a brighter yellow tint.
The evolution continues and things start to come together. Oliver trimmed the horns down some to be more bumps/ridges and the screfa tattoo came down to just cover Maarkean’s cheek. The Cutty Sark has taken shape in this one to it’s final silhouette. Also, some details on his SK-9 pistol start to Read more…
Today, we’ll continue the cover concept art evolution with Oliver‘s second draft. Here you can see some facial features of Maarkean and an early concept for the Cutty Sark. His tattoo extends a little bit high, but I liked the direction Oliver went with the ears. Adds a little bit Read more…
For the week leading up to the release of my novel, Aristeia: Revolutionary Right, I am going to give blog readers a look at the cover art evolution process. Oliver from Fantasio Fine Arts was amazing to work with. He has some other great stuff up on his website. This Read more…
Well, tomorrow’s the big day, SWTOR begins Early Game Access. Since I registered my pre-order key the morning it started, I expect I’ll be able to get in tomorrow. If not, then WAY to many people were up and ordering the game overnight. I face a tough dilemma. There is Read more…
Guess what loyal blog readers, here’s an opportunity to get a free advance e-book copy of my new novel, Aristeia: Revolutionary Right. In exchange for reviewing the book on Amazon and a few other sites within 2 weeks of the books release, you can get a free copy. If you Read more…
Originally, I wanted to have Book 2 complete with at least one round of editing done before the end of the year. Then I ended up throwing out the 65,000 words I did for the first alpha version. The story was not going where I wanted it to go and Read more…