Dreamkeepers

Prelude 345

This week's Prelude update: http://www.dreamkeeperscomic.com/Prelude.php?pg=345

Halloween Prelude 2012 PSD

One of our backers requested the PSD for an older illustration- so here it is!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-nsNunMwFGYWEFwNjZWdE1qYWc/view?usp=sharing

Note on the PSD file- the top layer is a levels adjustment that was plonked on to compensate for a lame printer we had, so it may look better if you switch that off.

Track 24 & Nimble Mace

I need to remember to keep posting the free music- Track 24 of Nikolas Albrecht's brilliant score, attached here for free.   

(Album available in our store- http://www.dreamkeeperscomic.com/Store.html )

I figured I'd post a little teaser from some of our upcoming Prelude here while I'm at it.   Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you for keeping us working!

Vi's Helper

 Another commission from a 2014 convention.   Vi assembling a custom wardrobe, with a little help from Whip.   He's such a sport.  

It'll be exciting shipping these two together when our Plush comes in from production. 

V5 development- REDACTED swatch sheet

More progress art to share.

Whenever a relevant character appears, who will be making multiple showings, we need to put together a swatch sheet & reference guide.  

 Some scenes take quite a deal of concept development, before we can even begin drawing the pages. 

Dreamkeepers Saga page 334

 This week's graphic novel update:  http://www.dreamkeeperscomic.com/GNSaga.php?pg=334

Busy week!   Hit my Prelude quota, and five pages of pencils for Volume 5: https://www.patreon.com/posts/volume-5-new-7273481  I'm behind on messages, but caught up on drawing- perhaps someday I'll be...

Flight Plan

 A commission from Midwest Furfest, 2015.  Because if a butterfly can do it, failure is not an option. 

Character Deployed: TENDRIL

The next character entering the fray in the upcoming DK card game- Tendril.

A rhyming bloodthirsty slimeball, whose sadistic resolve is matched only by his delusions of poetic grandeur.  

Which pose should we finalize for the card artwork?  Vote for your favorite:  

https://goo.gl/forms/ZE2G6VvC1PoRZ9cy1

A...

Insult Contest

 The guys at SlackJaw Punks are giving away a Dreamkeepers Volume 1 book- but there's a catch:

You've gotta insult them.

http://slackjawpunks.com/contest-an.....vol-1-contest/

If only they had selected something the internet was good at.

Enjoy the contest, best of luck, and check out their podcast if you want to delve into th...

Volume 5: New horizons

Just a quick update from V5 production- with all of Chapter 13 thumbnailed, we're moving into official pencil art.   

Sneak peeks here will be geared towards teasing, rather than spoiling, the story.

That said- 

This is a landscape heretofore unseen.

Prelude 344 PSD

And, for the $5 backers, download the high-res PSD here:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-nsNunMwFGYVi1QZ2JIdU01ekk/view?usp=sharing   Should be live for at least a week or two.  Thank you for keeping us working.

Prelude 344

This week's Prelude update- because clouds and water are pretty no matter what's happening  in the foreground.

http://www.dreamkeeperscomic.com/Prelude.php?pg=344

You Know Where to Stick It

After years of scarcity, stickers are back.

http://www.dreamkeeperscomic.com/Store.html

Mailing merch was cutting into my drawing time, which is why they were pulled from the store for so long-

But then along came a Ferrous.

He's tackling the Sticker Biz singlehandedly- and just in time for the holidays.  

So if you have a burni...

Dreamkeepers Saga page 333

 Winter- er, Christmas- is coming! Books and more available from Vivid: http://www.dreamkeeperscomic.com/Store.html

And don't forget to vote on our upcoming card game: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8guTacG2NWjXToRbjnzxq5b68p_wHO18ZFK56LpeDLkLJlQ/viewf...

Card Game Q&A

Strap in- the game designers field some questions about the upcoming Dreamkeepers card game.   Got more?  Ask away on twitter:  https://twitter.com/DKBrawl

Q: Will there be more than one game mode?

A: We have prioritized polishing the normal game mode, to ensure that it is as fun and balanced as possible. However, we have experimented with different game modes and are hopeful to include the...

Character Deployed: IGRATH

The card game is in the works- eight characters will be plunged into bitter combat.   

Each week we reveal the identity of the next warrior- today's revelation, the first into the fray:

Igrath.  

Commander of the Troika, veteran of the Toll Wars, and fugitive ex-Captain of the City Guard.   Igrath's boisterous might is tempered with experience, and the iron will  necessary to command an underground military organi...

Prelude 343 PSD

And of course, the fabled PSD file- downloadable for at least the next couple weeks:  

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-nsNunMwFGYZEJSTGlrb0NDaFU/view?usp=sharing

Prelude 343

This week's Prelude update-

Nobody can bear the majesty.

http://www.dreamkeeperscomic.com/Prelude.php?pg=343

Volume 4 page 332

Our latest GNS update:  http://www.dreamkeeperscomic.com/GNSaga.php?pg=332 

Books available from Vivid Publishing:  http://www.vividpub.com/Dreamkeepers.php?pg=Dreamkeepers

Costume Scandal PSD

Annnnnnd the PSD:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-nsNunMwFGYODY4azB3VU9MY1U/view?usp=sharing

Costume Scandal

The illustration from our first Halloween Pollmasters game.    Readers launched competing polls to select the featured characters, and then the overall readership voted on the theme- "Sexy" won, followed by "Funny."   

And voila!    Lilith and Namah having some scandals relating to their Harvest Festival costumes...  It's not easy being a mummy.

This was a fun opportunity to make a new illustration, and include some interaction and input from you ...

Dreamkeepers: Card Game Questions

The officially licensed Dreamkeepers Card Game is coming.

It's been brewing behind the scenes for months now- after hundreds of hours of playtesting and meticulous development, we're ready to share some preliminary news.

Developed by Spencer Brower and Michael Crossen, it's a character-based battle game. Every player commands two characters, each with a unique deck and tactical style- making for a myriad of strategic combinations.

The table itself is split into three z...

Prelude 342 PSD

PSD file for this week's Prelude:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-nsNunMwFGYb0lPZURxUXViZ28/view?usp=sharing

Prelude 342

This week's Prelude update:  http://www.dreamkeeperscomic.com/Prelude.php?pg=342

Situation Switch PSD

And for the PSD-level backers- original file available for download here:  Get it while it's hot.  8 ) 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-nsNunMwFGYOFlTRjVzeml6b3M/view?usp=sharing

Sketch of the Month- Situation Switch

Patrons voted, and we drew!    Extra thanks to Liz, for taking the time to color this in.  

The idea this month- what if Mace was the son of the Viscount, and Lilith was the orphan? 

I loved the idea, and it was fun to draw- especially thinking about how the respective characters might mix with their revised surrounding cast.   

Thank you for the fun ideas, for the votes, and for supporting our work.   Coming soon- the Pollmasters illustration, an...

Dreamkeepers Saga page 331

This week's GNS update: http://www.dreamkeeperscomic.com/GNSaga.php?pg=331
Level up your resolution or snag books with Vivid: http://www.vividpub.com/Dreamkeepers.php?pg=Dreamkeepers

Track 21, 22, 23

Between the website redesign and the Plush Kickstarter, I've been behind posting free music- so have some!   Music in the attachments- full album here:  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nikolasalbrecht

Along with some website backdrop art while we're at it.

Happy Halloween!

The results are in. Frightloads of spectacular art- it was excruciating to judge, and we loved every brutal minute of it. Gather your courage, and glimpse the winners of the 2016 Dreamkeepers Halloween Fanart Contest:

http://www.dreamkeeperscomic.com/Halloween.html

And visit the gallery to see all the bloodcurdling entries!

Since only two entries qualified for the 3-Dimensional category...

Halloween Prelude- Little Stomper

Posting the Prelude in the accounts as a 4K desktop, so I thought I should share it here too.  Voila!  8 )