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The River/reassignment of priorities/talking out loud
15 years ago
ALRIGHT.
so we all know how many projects I have going. . .. . (too many)-
So I'm reevaluating my priorities a bit and deciding which ones I'll be focusing on-
1: homework (oh, surprise) this goes on par with trying to find a(nother) job and working on my outstanding commissions (which I am very slowly hammering away on, I assure you)
2: The River. (character design)
3: The River (layout)
4: The River (art)
5: Final Absolution (world building/characters/etc)
6: Final absolution (writing)
7: Final Absolution (art)
Number one should be fairly straightforward-
Now, the River should be something that at least rings a bell (if not, then these links might be of some use to you)
Final Absolution, though, may not be, in which case I urge you go here.
Now, Final Absolution is a joint project, originally between myself, Krizzle, Drew (a friend) and Nikki (another friend).
It was rather unceremoniously abandoned in early 2008, and I just recently got back into contact with Drew and we've been revamping the storyline, plot, characters and etc, just generally making the whole thing better all around, and getting rid of shit that made no sense/seemed cool at the time. This has been a fairly extensive process but we're finally to a point where we can start writing again.
The River is something that has a far shorter history, dating back to 2009 as opposed to 2007-
However, it is completely written, and all I have left to do is graphic- character design, art design, layout, etc. This is something that I can do largely off of the computer (and plan to. I would like to have the originals somewhere other than a hard drive) whereas Final Absolution is confined to Word for the time being. . . .
They will be overlapping each other, I think. I hope to make significant progress on Final Absolution by the end of the year (significant meaning "on chapter three") and to be done with the bulk of The River by then, as well-
I suppose that, in length, what I'm saying is "most of what you'll be seeing from me on this account will be beagles and humans until i'm done with the river" at which point I'll switch gears to Porta Custodis and you'll be back to seeing a lot of writing from me again.
On desertwindproductions You'll still be seeing my completed commissions and such, of course :3
Anyway. . On to character design. I've made a lot of important decisions over the last few months regarding The River-
Including the style of the book (this is a good example of hos the edges will fade into the paper; and i will be refining this technique for the main illustration)
I'm going out of my way to try for a toonier style (which I am taking forever to get the hang of) and am simultaneously redesigning the characters. I have a solid enough grip on what i want, I think, which is good. now it's just being able to draw them consistently, which i feel is my biggest downfall as an artist.
One of the other major changes is the charity to which partial profits from the sale of The River will be donated-
Most recently it's been The March of Dimes and the Seattle Children's Hospital- the first which funds research into preventing premature birth, the second which actually cared for Isabella during the worst part of her life.
I have decided that I will be cutting March of Dimes from the charity list, leaving only the hospital-
the reason is kind of convoluted and almost.. mean of me, but it comes down to this-
I am very much a Darwinist. Us circumventing death has not helped society as a whole, and will continue not to help it.
I include myself when I say this-
My mother and I should have died in childbirth.
I believe this wholeheartedly, and I thoroughly appreciate the fact that I am alive here today.
However I cannot really justify funding something that so fundamentally defies one of my most basic beliefs. (I have no issue with making donations in her name, but to use money from something I've put so much effort into.. somehow it seems wrong)
BUT KYLA. doesn't your Darwinism apply to the children's hospital, too?!
yes. yes it does.
BUT KYLA. then what's the difference?!
The Children's hospital does not, with its existence, completely contradict my basic beliefs
Kids in the hospital may have been affected with things not even remotely connected to basic natural selection.
Plus, they have already been given the gift of life- they've made it this far, and who am I to deny the kids a chance to live better?
yes, it is a little.. hypocritical, but there it is.
Anyway, if you've read this far, thank you :3 Hopefully I'll have something to show for it soon.
so we all know how many projects I have going. . .. . (too many)-
So I'm reevaluating my priorities a bit and deciding which ones I'll be focusing on-
1: homework (oh, surprise) this goes on par with trying to find a(nother) job and working on my outstanding commissions (which I am very slowly hammering away on, I assure you)
2: The River. (character design)
3: The River (layout)
4: The River (art)
5: Final Absolution (world building/characters/etc)
6: Final absolution (writing)
7: Final Absolution (art)
Number one should be fairly straightforward-
Now, the River should be something that at least rings a bell (if not, then these links might be of some use to you)
Final Absolution, though, may not be, in which case I urge you go here.
Now, Final Absolution is a joint project, originally between myself, Krizzle, Drew (a friend) and Nikki (another friend).
It was rather unceremoniously abandoned in early 2008, and I just recently got back into contact with Drew and we've been revamping the storyline, plot, characters and etc, just generally making the whole thing better all around, and getting rid of shit that made no sense/seemed cool at the time. This has been a fairly extensive process but we're finally to a point where we can start writing again.
The River is something that has a far shorter history, dating back to 2009 as opposed to 2007-
However, it is completely written, and all I have left to do is graphic- character design, art design, layout, etc. This is something that I can do largely off of the computer (and plan to. I would like to have the originals somewhere other than a hard drive) whereas Final Absolution is confined to Word for the time being. . . .
They will be overlapping each other, I think. I hope to make significant progress on Final Absolution by the end of the year (significant meaning "on chapter three") and to be done with the bulk of The River by then, as well-
I suppose that, in length, what I'm saying is "most of what you'll be seeing from me on this account will be beagles and humans until i'm done with the river" at which point I'll switch gears to Porta Custodis and you'll be back to seeing a lot of writing from me again.
On desertwindproductions You'll still be seeing my completed commissions and such, of course :3
Anyway. . On to character design. I've made a lot of important decisions over the last few months regarding The River-
Including the style of the book (this is a good example of hos the edges will fade into the paper; and i will be refining this technique for the main illustration)
I'm going out of my way to try for a toonier style (which I am taking forever to get the hang of) and am simultaneously redesigning the characters. I have a solid enough grip on what i want, I think, which is good. now it's just being able to draw them consistently, which i feel is my biggest downfall as an artist.
One of the other major changes is the charity to which partial profits from the sale of The River will be donated-
Most recently it's been The March of Dimes and the Seattle Children's Hospital- the first which funds research into preventing premature birth, the second which actually cared for Isabella during the worst part of her life.
I have decided that I will be cutting March of Dimes from the charity list, leaving only the hospital-
the reason is kind of convoluted and almost.. mean of me, but it comes down to this-
I am very much a Darwinist. Us circumventing death has not helped society as a whole, and will continue not to help it.
I include myself when I say this-
My mother and I should have died in childbirth.
I believe this wholeheartedly, and I thoroughly appreciate the fact that I am alive here today.
However I cannot really justify funding something that so fundamentally defies one of my most basic beliefs. (I have no issue with making donations in her name, but to use money from something I've put so much effort into.. somehow it seems wrong)
BUT KYLA. doesn't your Darwinism apply to the children's hospital, too?!
yes. yes it does.
BUT KYLA. then what's the difference?!
The Children's hospital does not, with its existence, completely contradict my basic beliefs
Kids in the hospital may have been affected with things not even remotely connected to basic natural selection.
Plus, they have already been given the gift of life- they've made it this far, and who am I to deny the kids a chance to live better?
yes, it is a little.. hypocritical, but there it is.
Anyway, if you've read this far, thank you :3 Hopefully I'll have something to show for it soon.
