Kruggsmash

Merry..Holidays!

 Hey, ya bastards! This has been such a fun year for me and Mrs. K and we really wanted to do a little something for you all. Commemorative lapel pins!

 Now, read carefully: All CURRENT patrons message me through Patreon's message system between today and the end of the month with a place to send one. Like, exactly what I should put on the envelope for the item to get safely to your country. If you need two pins because your support is on behalf of two peeps then please let me know i...

Krugg's pic o' the week

 Not a plot relevant pic, but this one ended up being my favorite this week. I wanna know more about this guy, too!

 Real good feedback on this episode so far. Real glad I decided to make a little series outta it.  Excited to see what happens next!

 36 pics this episode. A few more than usual b/c I got a tiny bit o' time offa work :))

Short Forts - Lizard Moon

 It's a cold blooded moon that rises in the sky tonight m'lads. Best git' ye home and lock yer doors ere it is risen in full.  On nights like this, they roam the fields and glens. With yellowed eyes and cinnamon hide, they wait among us for the moon...the lizard moon.

 Thank you all SO much for your support! It's probably losing it's effectiveness at this point b/c I say it so damn much but, I appreciate you all so much and could not do this without you!

It's comin', it's comin!

 Yep, finished up late again. Gonna get it up SOME time Thurs but not too sure when. I SHOULD probably watch it at least a little first to make sure it's alright, heh.

An interesting one

 This is gonna be some episode. HOPEFULLY it'll be finished as usual tomorrow morning but it has been an odd one to get through and honestly, i'm not too sure where the hell I am in the timeline anymore!

 As last week, i'm not gonna rush it. If it's lookin' like I gotta stay up till 4 again, i'll just hold off. I'll let you know later today if it's going to be up later  than 6am on Thurs.

Dwarf Scraps

 Was testing out dwarf clothing a few months back. Just a doodle that's been floating around and figured you fellas would appreciate it.

A single episode story?

 I was really please with the little story that came out of this past episode. I had gone in planning to just check out the new caves but found a whole adventure!

 Gonna have to toy around with this concept  a bit, methinks!

Krugg's pic of the week

 I was a big fan of how this pic turned out, ESPECIALLY once I put it through the vectorizer. Mrs. Kruggsmash sure does do a bang-up job on those sunsets!

 RIP Uzol.

31 pics this episode + 10 different hero conversation portraits.

Patreon payment changes

 Hey, dudes.

 So, i'm sure the majority of you have seen that there will be some new changes to Patreon's payment system (I STILL haven't received notification which seems bizarre) 

 The new system works by taking less from my monthly cut and by taking more ( ¢00.35 +2.9% per supported creator) from you guys. 

 I don't really care for the new system but I will say now what I've said all along...

   Please don't let my channel be a...

The Lair of the Skulking Kobolds

 Ok! It's here! *huff puff*

 Sorry about the delay, fellas :[]

Sliiight delay!

 Yep, this is the first episode where i'll actually concede. Recording took too damn long and messed up the whole process and I don't really wanna rush it. Gonna really try to get it up by the end of Thurs. Thanks for your patience!

 I may also end up doing something different for next week seeing as how i'm gonna be off a day in my usual schedule. I've kinda been wanting to draw forgotten beasts lately. How could I do a video on that?

Teaser pic

 Trying out the vectorizing the images in the next episode. Feelin' pretty good about it so far!

A Beastly Adventurer

Enjoy!

Illustration preferences?

 Hey, fellas. Just curious what sort of artwork you'd like to see in upcoming episodes. We have 3 different flavors:

Classic crayon drawings:

Digital drawings (Which i'm still getting a hang of):

Aaaand this odd hybrid which I've only toyed with a little bit so far, where I take a crayon draw...

REUPLOADED. "The Artifact Release" First Looks

 Wow, what a fantastic pain in the ass to get THIS one finished. Sorry dudes! 

 Well, here it is! Let's take a look at the new update together, eh? Can't wait to get a feel for what the next series will be like :D

Short Forts: The "Artifact Release" First Looks

  Oh boy, here we are! Today, we are testing out the new patch (finally)! Yes, buckle yourselves up and hope for the beast as we take our first peek at this long-awaited release!

 Seriously though fellas, I could not continue doing these (especially at this pace) without your help. You are all a bunch of beautiful, bearded bastards. Thank you :)

New release opinions so far

 So the new release is FINALLY here! How we feeling about it so far, fellas?

 I for one...am loving it :[]

Krugg's Pic of the Week

 This was my favorite pic from this last episode. I'd like to do a whole series on THIS guy alone!

 Hope you fellas have been enjoying the digital artwork. It has been very hard to get the hang of but this last episode we were able to do even a few more pics than the usual episode. Difficult to tell at this point if it'll be easier or more difficult than the crayon art after we get the hang of it. 

 I'm thinking that this might be the end of the digital artwork for no...

Secrets of the Necromancer Part-2

 Here it is! Part 2 of the necromancer Microseries. Will Uthra become the greatest necromancer or will Tradehoof fall within second of the beginning of the episode?! Find out here!

 Also, happy Thanksgiving you bearded bastards!

 ALSO, New release is here! Git to it!: http://bay12games.com/dwarves/

Mrs. K & Horseshoe crab

 A big horseshoe crab we found a few years ago when we went to Cape Cod for the summer. I've always loved these terrifying-yet-harmless sea monsters. 

 Referring to the Horseshoe crab, of course.

Updated tileset "kruggsmash.bmp"

 Guess I coulda put this up here sooner, lol. Sorry!

 If this pic won't work you can get the real thing here: https://imgur.com/a/VSQfQ

 Also, here are the colors I used for this last episode:

[BLACK_R:21]

[BLACK_G:19]

[BLACK_B:15]

[BLUE_R:45]

[BLUE_G:90]

[BLUE_B:160]

[GREEN_R:80]

[GREEN_G:135]

[GREEN_B:20]

[CYAN_R:25]

[CYAN_G:140]

[CYAN...

Guesses for next ep.

So fellas, what do ya think's gonna happen next episode? 

Just out of curiosity.

Short Forts: Secrets of the Necromancer

 Hello you bearded bastards! In today's episode we delve into hidden tomes and attempt to uncover the forbidden knowledge of the dreaded necromancers! Can a necromancer live in a dwarven fortress? If so, can they create useful zombies for your dwarves? Can your dwarves become necromancers as well? Hopefully, these are some of the questions that will be answered today!

 All of the drawings in today's episode are done with my tablet which is a big change-up. Also, I'm using a new tiles...

T-shirt design?

 Thought this would look pretty cool on a shirt or something.

 I'm STILL toying around with the whole merch store thing. One of my problems is I don't have enough images that would look real cool on merch, heh. I think over time i'll try to do one every once in a while and one day i'll have enough where it won't be a problem. 

Krugg Runes

 Not many people know it, but the runes in my Dwarf Fortress pictures DO translate into English words. 

 Written vertically the text is easily inscribed on pillars in underground dwarven fortresses and around the edge of coins. 

 This word here translates to "kruggsmash"

 God help you if you attempt to translate anything else!

Short Fort on the horizon!

 Pic is related. 

 But how?!

King of the Hopeless Glacier Pt. 2

 Here it is! I really didn't think it'd be done in time but here..it..is!

 Well, all in all the whole animation process was long and grueling but also incredibly educational. It was definitely fun to try something else for a month, but NOW we gotta get back to them dwarves!

 Yes, next week..expect some dwarven antics :)

Thanks for stickin' around, fellas!

Banner #3

 And yet some more free time on Monday. I'd like to make a whole years worth of these things.

 Gonna be out of free time (at work) though. Got DF vids right around the corner!

Banner #2

 Had some more time at work on Saturday so I doodled up an alternative banner. I was thinking of switching them out every couple months or so.

 Thanks again for all your help, fellas!

Another forgotten beast

I forget what this one's description was as well. Looks like a three-eyed, emaciated, shelled kestrel? 

I used to only use mspaint for all my art but i've been using it less and less nowadays. Probably for the best, actually.