Early look for insiders... Cleanup on Mace's jump.
At this stage, I find it hard to 'see' whether it's actually good or not... No areas of value, and spidery little lines- if there's a shape area that has a weird jump, it can be virtually invisible.
Next, coloring the frames, and that's when we get the moment of truth.
I'm hopeful, though! Really liking the squash & stretch we got at the end.
2020-02-08 17:09:15 +0000 UTC View Post
High Res backers, your download awaits on a velvety crimson cushion: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19YR9Z5rImwvdRCbdQwJ-oCIwHhFdM2qR/view?usp=sharing
With our schedule a bit discombobulated the past weeks, we're trying something new as we get back on track- sharing Prelude with Dreamkeepers backers a week early.
So enjoy Vanth rocketing to...
2020-02-08 17:05:15 +0000 UTC View Post
The latest Prelude!
With our schedule a bit discombobulated the past weeks, we're trying something new as we get back on track- sharing Prelude with Dreamkeepers backers a week early.
So enjoy Vanth rocketing towards her first sticky bump in the road.
...Six legs, zero reflexes.
2020-02-08 17:02:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Convention news- the Vivid Publishing team is being welcomed to Megaplex this year.
https://megaplexcon.org/ (August 2020)
We were looking for a good venue to do something special, and we found it- in the Dealer’s Room this year, we'll run a playable sample of the Dreamkeepers video game.
Come visit Dave, Liz, Geo, Bone, and possibly more Vivid authors, and give the video game sample ...
2020-02-08 15:57:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Commission from way back, this is the 'safe for work' version. I have personally titled this one "And The Raccoon Girl Is Allowed To Watch" or "What Is Going On With The Rabbit's Tail Obsession?" I love it.
2020-02-08 12:58:01 +0000 UTC View Post
My first time vector-inking. Also the references for me 'n Liz's character in the upcoming 'Vivid show'(working title, the actual title is still a trade secret.)
Practice and color references, may as well kill two birds with one stone!
2020-02-08 00:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Commission of a dragon character, grinning. 2013
2020-02-07 12:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Added the in-betweens to the jump, and I just wanna bounce around in this game... Cleaning it up now.
2020-02-06 23:45:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Been prepping a lot of animation. Drawing rough 'n dirty keyframes in pencil, then timing it out in Clipstudio where I can mess with adding in-betweens or editing frames that don't work well. Then, cleanup on a vector layer, and boom! We should be rolling.
Speaking of rolling...
2020-02-06 16:15:58 +0000 UTC
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A signed interior of a dreamkeeper book, a Volume 3. Usually Dave draws Mace, or another dreamkeeper character. This was a special request.
2020-02-06 12:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
A color swatch for designing backgrounds, based on the cultural themes. Margate district has the docks and ocean, so the colors reflect.
2020-02-05 12:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Why should podcasters and youtubers have all the fun? Vivid Publishing is founding a program that sponsors…
Artists!
Everyone say hello to the talented traditional artist, https://twitter.com/MURAZAKI9
Insider-level backers voted on what she would be creating: fresh new art of Vi!
I...
2020-02-04 21:05:18 +0000 UTC View Post
You scared her!
#Animation test, my first done entirely in @clipstudiopaint and I've never had easier in-betweens. Onionskin is glorious. The Dreamkeepers animated short, video game, & the 2020 'Vivid show' just got a big step closer.
2020-02-04 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I drew something for a sketchbook theme back in 2013. Here it is now. Animals Shaped Like Socks.
2020-02-04 12:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
It's February. There's snow. This is what this owl was made to do.
2020-02-03 10:08:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Because you're only steampunk if you have a cup of tea. Commission 2013
2020-02-02 12:58:01 +0000 UTC View PostWe polled the readership asking where you wanted us. Over a hundred votes, thank you!
Anthrocon won by a landslide.
Those who were excited to meet us there, bad news.
Last year we were excluded, but it was the very first time AC staff took control of curation, so oversights were understandable. Thank you to the readers who took the time to get in touch after missing us. It was both heartwarming and painful to hear our absence left a hole in your experience.
Orthographics for David's Slingshot corvette.
Big engines on the side give it a ton of kick- and quad ion-blasters deliver a rapid-fire punch. Heat sink / cooling fins everywhere so we can pour on the action without hesitation during the critical moment.
Lateral jets on the fins give me a lot of maneuverability as well.
I'm thinking of making it blue.
2020-02-01 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Silk's original design, colored in and became her color swatch. Her tail has changed color to be white. She's a background character that rose to perform an unexpected role in the story.
2020-02-01 12:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Concept for David's personal corvette, the Slingshot. Will be docked aboard the Battlecruiser.
2020-01-31 14:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Swatch sheet for Bast, made in 2005-2007. Still use it on current work.
2020-01-31 12:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Struttin' her stuff. Oldschool walk cycle for Namah, before Volume 1 was even out. Feels good to be planning a return to #animation. Archive binge available here: 2020-01-30 23:24:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to Volume 3, a very consuming place to color. Mr. Peaks will show the way.
2020-01-30 12:58:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Duneari's commission in color. It's haunting, and he was a joy to talk to when we saw him at Anthrocon.
2020-01-29 12:58:01 +0000 UTC View Post
A commission for Duneari, in this version Ghost, who has been banished with Wisp outside the walls, has created little dolls of him and her brought to life using his power. Wisp is fascinated. I personally loved this idea of fan backstory, and looked forward to his ideas for commissions. The colored version will be seen tomorrow.
2020-01-28 12:58:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Liz found the door. Church in Pittsburgh, possibly 2014 Sometimes the best reference is real, in person reference. There are little stone animals carved hidden in the side pillars of this door.
2020-01-27 12:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
A church that inspired yesterday's art-ifact, Pittsburgh.
2020-01-26 12:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
We stole the couch from Cowboy Bebop. Spike can't stop us, he's dead.
Limited production budget, so we need each set-piece to have maximum versatility. We can move the camera outside for a shot of the ship's upper deck. Liz's navigation perch on the left will be able to mechanically lower.
Different layers of art will let us attain a very subtle dimensional effect with 3-D camera moves. The upper deck guns aren't penciled, because we're planning to mo...
2020-01-25 14:20:59 +0000 UTC View Post
A moment from Volume 3, the entrance of a church, inspired by the churches of Pittsburgh.
2020-01-25 12:58:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I made a few figurines like this back in 2011, gifts for employees. I mentioned it in passing, and a client appeared interested in obtaining her. Making Vi from the Prelude print is a delight, couldn't pass it up. She's about 8 inches long and 5 inches wide. I need to make one for myself! If anyone else is interested, email dreamkeeperscomic@gmail.com for a price quote. She lies flat on her back, but the back is also sculpted and painted.
2020-01-24 19:49:03 +0000 UTC View Post