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WEEKLY UPDATE!! 2/23/25

I've finished the event scripting for Liora's quest and took the time to playtest it all the way through—I’m genuinely satisfied with how it’s coming together. While I still need to finalize testing the bad endings, that half of the update is nearly wrapped up. 

Now, my focus shifts to the second half of this update, which I haven't shared much about in a few weeks. ...

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WEEKLY UPDATE!! 2/16/25

This week’s focus has been on scripting the events of Liora's quest that I had written. Unfortunately, I haven't had as much time to work on illustrations as I would have liked, so I channeled my energy into these scripting and testing tasks to remain productive. Thankfully, I’ve only got a few more drawings to finish! This upcoming week I'm likely to have more free time to make them, so that's good at least!

After wrapping up the dialogue last week, I spent most of my time put...

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Coming home to your vampire wife (Tera is happy to see you)

Finished this set last night after working on it the past few days. I’m sure we can all agree that we’d be happy to return home to this sight…

Debating if I should make a human alt to go with this. Can we get this post to 35 likes?

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WEEKLY UPDATE!! 2/9/25

This week has been a productive one on the writing front—I’ve completed all of Liora’s quest and support conversations, and I’ve begun scripting her support conversation scenes in the game. I expect this part to be wrapped up by the end of the upcoming week. In addition to that, I managed to carve out some time during work to tackle various small tasks: I finally took care of a few miscellaneous images and character portraits that were needed to enhance some scenes, something I had be...

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WEEKLY UPDATE!! 2/2/25

This week has been a bit of a mixed bag in terms of progress. While I haven’t had as much time to work on the game as I’d like, I did manage to complete a new bad ending scene—one where Mila meets an unfortunate fate at the hands of Kyless. 

Let’s just say… she won’t be moving anytime soon. 

My $5+ Patrons can check out the full resolution sequence now as wel...

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Impromptu Tera sketch

Came home from work with inspiration. Looks like I’ll be making another Tera piece… Happy Hump Day y’all.

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WEEKLY UPDATE!! 1/26/25

January has continued to be a challenging month for me both physically and mentally. It feels like there have been so many external factors eating at me and pulling me in all sorts of directions. I want to set aside time to focus, but all these things compound to me having little energy or drive. It’s moments like this when I’m so grateful to have a support base on my Patreon, as well as other places, who continue to encourage me week by week. It’s been hard, really hard for me for reas...

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WEEKLY UPDATE!! 1/19/25

This week has been entirely focused on writing. As I mentioned in my last update, my sister was in the final stages of her pregnancy—and the very next day, she had the baby! It’s been an exciting (and busy) time for my family, and while I’ve had little time to work on creative tasks, I’ve managed to sneak in working on bits of a new character design. It’s unrelated to this update, though, so I’ll keep it under wraps for now.

My biggest focus—and challenge—has been writin...

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Lenore

One more fan art I made over my break to go along with Tera from yesterday! Of course I had to draw the best girl from the last series. Seriously, Lenore has to be one of the most beautiful vampires put to animation. Even her voicework is stellar. A shame she didn't have much to do in the final season, but what we did get was enough to leave a lasting impression...

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Tera's newest form...

I couldn’t resist drawing fan art of Tera from the new season of the Castlevania Netflix series. I got inspired to draw her after the new trailer dropped and her new look was revealed. Not interested in watching the show, but will definitely be looking up her clips on YouTube!

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WEEKLY UPDATE!! 1/12/25

Hey everyone! This week has been a bit of a challenging one, and I’ll admit it’s been hard to get much done. Monday hit me like a truck—I got fairly sick and returned to my day job, which was overloaded with extra work since it was the first day back after winter break. On top of that, I attempted to stick to the classic New Year’s resolution of returning to my gym routine after a few months off, but honestly, I just ended up feeling overwhelmed.

To add to the chaos, my family a...

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WEEKLY UPDATE!! 1/5/25

Hey everyone and Happy New Year! I hope you’ve all had a great week. This past week has been my last one of winter break, and I’m happy to report I made some solid progress on a few creative fronts! I dedicated most of my free time to drawing, and I even managed to finish a few illustrations outside of Crimson Veil that I’m excited to share with you all soon.

Now, onto some updates for Crimson Veil! I’ve been working on a new scene for the game th...

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Hope you all have a wonderful New Year's Eve!

-And happy sketch conception day for Bianca, who I drew for the first time 6 years ago today! I still remember that I finished drawing her just a few minutes before midnight. It was a cozy night with the ambience of fireworks in the background...

Who would have thought this geeky girl would go so far!

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WEEKLY UPDATE!! 12/29/24

Happy Holidays, everyone! I hope you’ve all had a fantastic week celebrating, relaxing, and spending time with loved ones. This year, I was lucky enough to receive a new Wacom pen for my tablet as a Christmas gift, and it’s been such a joy to use already. It feels great to have a fresh tool to help improve my workflow as I dive into more creative work.

While I was at my sister’s place for the holidays, I balanced family time with getting a bit of drawing done. I managed to View Post

MY ART JOURNEY! or, sharing cringe art from my past...

Merry Christmas to everyone!

Since this time of year is always accompanied by nostalgia, I thought I’d share with you a bit of my old (and admittedly embarrassing) art and journey as an artist. This is going to be a long one, so bear with me. I'm sure you'll get a few laughs out of these. So, let me take you all back, ALLLLL the way back to 2004…

I would always doodle on my notebooks...

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WEEKLY UPDATE!! 12/22/24

As I prepared for the holidays with my family, I found time to make more progress on Basilisk's Hollow.

I’ve been adding finer details to the area, testing scenes, and ensuring everything feels cohesive. Still a while to go, but it's certainly coming along. Alongside that, I updated the lore bible to include new entries tied to the content in this update. If you’re curious, you ca...

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WEEKLY UPDATE!! 12/15/24

Hey, everyone! This week’s focus has been all about Liora and her journey in the game. Here’s what I’ve been up to:

I’ve added more sprites for the remaining characters, including Effie and Nimue—bringing us closer to a fully fleshed-out cast!

I’ve also started writing Liora’s support conversations! While I haven’t wrapped them all up yet, I did have to create two new expressions to bring her scenes to life. Here’s a sneak peek of one of the...

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WEEKLY UPDATE!! 12/8/24

Hey, everyone! Got some exciting progress to share from this week’s update!

Basilisk's Hollow is taking shape! This upcoming dungeon is steeped in eerie history—it was once a bustling mine carved into a mountainside. Now? It’s a chilling graveyard of stone, where the gorgon Kyless left her mark with her petrifying gaze.

Speaking of Kyless, huge shout out to the...

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WEEKLY UPDATE!! 12/1/24

I hope all who celebrate enjoyed Thanksgiving and hopefully their day or two off! Mine turned out better than I expected in the end, though it ended up still being a rather busy weekend since I was helping my sister prepare for her baby shower. My day job was pretty dead though which allowed me to bring in my laptop to get a bit of map making done. I’ve drafted a layout of the newest dungeon, Basilisk's Hollow. The map isn’t very fleshed out at this time, but I should have some screenshot...

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WEEKLY UPDATE!! 11/24/24

This week has been a productive one! I’ve started drafting sketches for the next dungeon’s layout: Kyless’ Gorgon Lair. Alongside that, I’ve been working on the dialogue and quest outline to ensure I capture all the details I want to include. While it’s still early in development, I’ve completed the first scene, where Eve explains her plight to Mila and shares a cherished keepsake.

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Large Vampire Commission

A commission for a client that I forgot to post depicting a large vampire biting and infecting Lauren with her essence.

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WEEKLY UPDATE!! 11/18/24

Apologies for the late post! I ran into an issue yesterday on the highway while returning home from my sister’s place. My car stopped accelerating in the middle of traffic! I avoided getting into an accident and managed to safely pull over and wait for my car to get towed. I had no idea what happened to it until I took it to the shop today. The fuel pump apparently short circuited, which caused me to slow down to a stop. Thankfully, everything was still under warranty, so the worst is behin...

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Update will be postponed

I unfortunately got into a bad situation with my car today and it’s going to take some time to get resolved I will not be able post what I had planned for today, as I won’t have enough time to finish it by 8 pm est.

Thank you for understanding.

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WEEKLY UPDATE!! 11/10/24

Despite a tumultuous week, I greatly appreciate everyone who submitted their contract ideas for the contest. Throughout this week, my 5$+ patrons will be able to vote on which idea they would like to see added to the game. The first round is available now, so go vote!!

Here is the bracket!

Please be sure to get your vote in quick as each round will end At 6 P...

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A Word of Positivity.

I know that many of you are going through a whirlwind of emotions right now. You are not alone. If you are feeling weak, seek out a loved one, call a friend. We are going to get through this together. I want to share that I’ve been having a difficult time processing what’s just happened. Thinking about how it will affect my livelihood and day-to-day routine. It feels easy to just spiral into a depression…

But I’m going keep myself in check by continuing to do what I love and rem...

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WEEKLY UPDATE 11/3/24!! & Contract Contest 11 now open!

The next update cycle for Crimson Veil has begun and for this update I will be holding another contract contest! 

However, this one is special, because it will revolve around adding the final new Pet to the vampire route! This will be the last opportunity to add a party member to the game created by YOU! Be sure to read the rules below!

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Happy Halloween 2024!!

I managed to finish this in time for today! I wanted to draw the witch enemy from Castlevania. Not sure if there's any official art, but I went by her sprite. I'm still working on commissions, but I wanted to get this out while it was still relevant! lol

Hope you all enjoy the holiday!

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Ayumi Commission

A commission of a client's OC, including as a vampire and as a ghoul

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Lamia Clair Commission

A commission of a client's OC that was turned into a Lamia! I made two versions because I couldn't decide which I liked better.

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(Off-Schedule Update! #2)

Hello again everyone! I’m still working on finishing up the last few commissions I was sent, so if you haven’t received yours yet, know that I’m working on them. I had a few more drawings that I wanted to get out before Halloween, but I don’t think that I’ll have enough time to finish them before then. The last two weeks, unlike the week prior to that have been filled with obligations, leaving me with less time to work on art as I would like, which is why I haven’t shared much her...

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