Hi Patrons!
Hope the summer is treating you well and if you live in a sunny area, I hope it's not broiling you with heat. Here is an update post about what I've been working on lately, and what we have planned for August.
Rush Garcia put out a video featuring new art of Aegis Town (by Rebonk) and the Story 8 OST!
It's a different experience just ...
2024-07-31 16:37:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Now that the animation has been out for a few weeks, it is time for me to have some closing thoughts on this project. If you are curious about what goes into making a pilot-length animation, this post might be of interest to you.
If you haven't seen it already, you can right here!
2024-07-10 20:36:02 +0000 UTC
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Hi Patrons!
We have another set of concept art materials ready for your eyes to absorb. Make sure you click on the above gallery to see the captions for behind the scenes notes from me!
I've added a functional version of our old Stream Giveaway widget to the current 3D overlay. It doesn't have all the fancy bells and whistles from before, but it has the basic features of the roulette spinner. This is a good first step into completely por...
2024-06-18 18:21:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons!
It's been a couple weeks since the release and I'd love to give you all some updates alongside some exclusive behind the scenes notes on our concept art!
Please click through the above gallery and to see the Captions containing my commentary on the visual development and concept work we did to have Story 8 look as fantastic as possible.
Shortly after the big animation release last month, my wife and I had to tra...
2024-06-07 17:49:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all!
Here is the official cameo guide for Story #8 ► Click Here
It has the locations of all Super Supporter Patron Cameos, alongside timestamps.
Hi Patrons!
About a week ago we premiered Gildedguy & the Dragon of Mar Story #8 to a Twitch audience of >1000 people, and nearly 9000 people on YouTube! It was a event full of generosity, headbangs, and much excitement for the animation.
It was wonderful to screen a full half hour animation to everyon...
2024-05-18 02:27:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons!
Just wanted to give you guys a quick update before I get back to work on the animation!
If you're a patron who is signed up for the bonus keychain (the special offer is still live until May 3rd by the way!), please visit this post for instructions on how to redeem it: https://www.patreon.com/posts/keychains-are-99742074
2024-05-01 19:48:56 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone,
Just wanted to notify everyone that after some serious consideration and planning, Story 8's release will have to be delayed by two weeks (May 11th). I came to this realization after several day of compositing one of the larger chapters in the project, and was making slower progress in the polishing step than I had expected. The original release date estimate was more optimistic about the remaining work needed.
In particular, we need more time to properly composite th...
2024-04-12 17:05:04 +0000 UTC View PostHi Patrons!
Quick update for you guys while we're crunching out final backgrounds and cleanups.
I'm happy to announce that the final animation shall premiere on April 27th, 2024 on YouTube and Twitch! I'll be running the usual live premiere events that day so that we can all gather together and watch the 30-minute episode at once. The exact time will be announced in a couple wee...
Hi everyone!
I'm excited to share with you all some good news about the latest Patron offer, keychains, and the progress of Story 8 (WHICH COMES OUT NEXT MONTH)! We've made immense progress in the past couple weeks and I'm hoping to make the April premiere one worth waiting for.
Hello Patrons!
I have some updates on Story 8 and the other Gilded things I have been up to these past couple weeks. Remember that these posts will not have any major spoilers so please read on!
Here is a photo of some lost sunglasses I saw hanging on a tree during a walk through the woods. Getting fresh air is important for indoorsmen.
Hi Patrons,
Today is a happy day, for it is the day that the Gildedguy & the Dragon of Mar Official Trailer released! This is the first big, big look at what the team and I have been cooking up for the past 1.5 years. I hope to talk more about this and provide a few updates on the production in this post, so read on!
Just a couple hours ago we put out the offi...
2024-01-13 22:05:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons!
Time for end of the year updates and a look at what's going on behind the scenes! Note that this post does not contain any major story spoilers.
IM ON FIRE!!
I've been spending the past week doing com...
2023-12-09 00:55:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons,
Here's a quick update on Story 8 and what I've been up to the past couple weeks.
I'm happy to report that we've finished the 2D animation for part A, and a good dozen scenes for part B. These aren't simple scenes either, as a lot of Chapter 6 is dense with drawings to do. Scene by scene we are filling up the production sprea...
2023-11-09 23:42:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons!
Here is an autumn update regarding Gilded doings and happenings.
A new batch of keychain designs is in the works - we already have the main charm art ready and polished and we're now working on the card backing designs. With luck, they'll be available in the Etsy shop by...
2023-10-17 20:59:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons!
Here is an update on my work for the past couple weeks.
Character animation on Chapter 6 has begun and we have a handful of scenes already roughed out (awaiting cleanup & inking). Layouts for the first two dozen scenes are done, but there is still ~75% of the chapter left to layout and do more animatics for. There are also a few key pieces of concept art left to do.
2023-09-29 18:47:58 +0000 UTC
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Hi Patrons - here is an update on my art-related activities over the past couple weeks.
Gildedguy & the Dragon of Mar is transitioning into it's 6th chapter, which is essentially the last "big" chunk of the project, since Chapter 7 is relatively short. As such, the team and I spent time drawing up concept designs for the characters and backgrounds.
Here are some spoiler-free versions of these documents:
2023-09-14 16:24:06 +0000 UTC
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Hi Patrons!
Here's a quick update on what's been happening this week.
Watch it above or right here! Based on some of my own interactions with my siblings, the little animation follows the eternally relatable battle over a toy. What pleases me a bunch about this animation is the swiftness in its production, which lasted about 2 weeks total. I love efficient work!
... 2023-08-25 17:22:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons!
Here's an update on Gilded activities this month so far.
Myself and a few team members took some time to work on a brand new Lilian short animation, featuring a new character: Poppy! (His younger sister). Poppy is a tiny tyke who adores bumblebees and wears too much masquera. She sees her big brother as the coolest person in the world, a sentiment that is acutely unreciprocated. The short takes place in Lil...
2023-08-16 23:05:28 +0000 UTC View PostPlease enjoy this exclusive reward for "Preview & Posters" patrons! About 3 minutes of polished footage from Story 8, which is planned to release in a few months.
"A Knight's Solitude"
This first chapter of the full half-hour long film introduces us to a new, snowy environment in the secluded mountains of Neira, along with a monstrous threat. A lot is set up in this intro, so you'll finish this preview with a couple mysteries to ponde...
2023-07-27 14:20:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Gilded Patrons,
Thanks for checking in on this update post! I have a few things to report to you all. It's been a lot of video editing, video judging, videotaping, video converting...just a bunch of video work really.
The animation community of Hyun's Dojo recently opened the doors to their "animator skill-level ranking system", and peeps have been poking me to make a portfolio to submit. So I spent an evening going through all my old scratch wo...
2023-07-23 17:42:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons!
The following post is the first of July's progress updates.
Rebonkulous and I worked on a new wallpaper and speedpaint for you guys! I've been sneaking more info and little updates into the videos so please check it out. I was also happy to feature more of Oneul's charming music, including the track "Adventurer's Guild", which I used for the intr...
2023-07-09 19:07:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Attached is the HD download for the wallpaper and speedpaint we worked on in June, featuring Rebonk's character and coloring talents!
If you'd like me to offer it as a poster print, shoot me an email!
2023-07-03 15:27:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons (and everyone)!
This is a public update for those curious about my (Me/Michael/Gildedguy) recent proposal animation to Rebonkulous/Violet/Rebekah.
If you enj...
2023-06-21 12:02:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons, here is an update on what I've been workin on!
Pictured above is an out-of-context frame from the animation. To avoid spoilers, I won't go into what it's about, but it sure looks nice! Here are some more by the production team:
by Rebonkulous
Attached is the HD download for this speedpaint's final poster! Rebonk did an awesome job on the ink and shading.
This will be the official poster for Story #8, so if you'd like to buy a print, please do so here.
Thank you for supporting my art!
2023-05-30 16:40:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi patrons! Here is an update on things going on.
For the past couple weeks I've been recording myself on stream drawing the Official "Gildedguy & the Dragon of Mar" Poster. I'm happy to share the final results with you guys!
Full resolution versions will be made available to T2 Patrons soon.
Rebonkulous did an excel...
2023-05-30 16:36:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons,
Here is a quick update on how Story 8 is coming along and my goings on'ings.
We've made considerable progress on the music-sync'd battle, with roughly a dozen scenes remaining to do. I'm pretty confident we'll be able to wrap it up by the end of the month, which would allow us to proceed into the Chapter 5 (of 7 total).
2023-05-07 19:50:15 +0000 UTC
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Attached is the HD download for this speedpaint's wallpaper!
Thank you for supporting my art!
2023-04-21 23:11:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons!
Happy to release a bit of content for you all in the form of this monthly speedpaint titled "Pushing Buttons", featuring our boy Lilian. The music featured is actually from some old-timey Spanish music my mom would listen to all the time.
Since HD downloads of speedpaints are reward, the download links will be available in a separate post for Tier 2 Patrons (5 USD).
I plan to release mo...
2023-04-21 23:05:12 +0000 UTC View Post