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Pale-skinned figures with skeletal heads grasp outward while a insect-like baby floats before them. A dark forest and silhouetted cityscape loom in the background.

Pale-skinned figures with skeletal heads grasp outward while a insect-like baby floats before them. A dark forest and silhouetted cityscape loom in the background.

I Tried About a Dozen Color Palettes...

Choosing a color palette for 'Ascension' proved to be one of my biggest challenges yet in creating this style of dark fantasy art.

Work in Progress

Aug 28, 20238 min read

Detailed pencil drawing of mutant baby head fused with machinery and tentacles. Bare tree branches frame a setting sun, the mood is grim.

Detailed pencil drawing of mutant baby head fused with machinery and tentacles. Bare tree branches frame a setting sun, the mood is grim.

Let's Draw Some Abstract Shapes in Here

Fiddling with three-dimensional space in the pencil work for a new drawing called 'The Tireless Lament of Past Selves.'

Work in Progress

Jul 24, 20234 min read

Skulls and demons float among flowers and other plantlife. Dark ink illustration, the mood is ominous and tense.

Skulls and demons float among flowers and other plantlife. Dark ink illustration, the mood is ominous and tense.

Making Digital Revisions to This Ink Drawing

When does the digital revision of an ink drawing go too far? Also, some random thoughts on Taoism and weightlifting.

Work in Progress

May 5, 20235 min read

Striving for More Visual Complexity in My Art

Striving for More Visual Complexity in My Art

Striving for More Visual Complexity in My Art

Conceptual clarity, mechanical pencils, blogging...and retro video game emulation?

Work in Progress

Apr 7, 20235 min read

The Risk of Overworking My Drawings

The Risk of Overworking My Drawings

The Risk of Overworking My Drawings

Deleting instagram, new ink work, and some thoughts about mindfulness.

Work in Progress

Mar 28, 20235 min read

Skeletal cyborg creature holds insect in a jar and a staff with a skull on top with jagged city spires in the back. Grim and foreboding atmosphere

Skeletal cyborg creature holds insect in a jar and a staff with a skull on top with jagged city spires in the back. Grim and foreboding atmosphere

Embracing Rougher Ink Lines for This New Drawing

Attempting to push into a darker, grittier drawing style with the pencil and ink art for 'Pillars of Affliction.'

Work in Progress

Aug 11, 20222 min read

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