Boar Hunting

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Happy Thanksgiving! I was going to draw Ace catching a turkey, but Pelkern doesn’t have much in the way of feathered creatures. (Nor would they celebrate a USA holiday, if we’re being technical). Pelkern does have boars, though, so here is Ace getting ready to spear a boar for a feast. : D Here is… Continue reading Boar Hunting

Inking using Masked Layers

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The Pelkern Cycle is taking a short page break for the Holidays; Page 27 will be posted January 9th. Next Wednesday I will post a concept sketch of the Phoenix character from Pelkern. This week’s post is a video of my work on the setting for the Phoenix sketch. In the video I explain how… Continue reading Inking using Masked Layers

The Phoenix and the Wyrm — Inking Layer

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The Pelkern Cycle is taking a short Page break for the Holidays, the next page will be posted January 9th. Here is a concept sketch of The Phoenix. The bards of Pelkern only have garbled fragments of stories of the Firebird. One story fragment tells of the battle between the Phoenix and the Pale Wyrm,… Continue reading The Phoenix and the Wyrm — Inking Layer

Study of Armor from Meersburg Castle

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I was sick last week, so Page 27 will be delayed till next Wednesday. In the meantime, here is a study of plate armor. 14th century, maybe? I painted it from a photo I took in Meersburg Castle in Germany. (The plaques were in German, and I didn’t have the foresight to photograph the plaques… Continue reading Study of Armor from Meersburg Castle

Still Hard at Work on Page 28

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Here’s another preview of the upcoming page, and the reason this page is taking so long–There are a lot of characters on this page, including 4 who haven’t appeared yet in this comic. This is Panel 5. From left to right, Carolyn’s 3 younger brothers Kevin, Oren, and Vincent, her mother Maia, an unknown man,… Continue reading Still Hard at Work on Page 28