October 17th, 2024

Artwork

My sense of time has slipped from me a bit, though I suppose it’s been like that since the pandemic. It’s midway through October. I haven’t had as many deadlines lately. I forgot entirely about drawtober, though I did end up doing a few drawings. I’ve been trying to improve my art again.

Mostly, I’ve been doing this by doing lots of studies. Unfortunately for me, I want to get better at everything, which means that I’m prone to being a bit scattered. So far, I’ve been focusing on humans and faces. At some point, I might drift to landscapes.

No finished work, but I have a few sketches now.

On Game Development

Most of my free time not spent drawing is still spent working on Desert Angels, my big overriding game project that has taken a year and some change, and will take a few months more.

It’s kind of funny; it feels like when I talk to anyone it’s all I can talk about, because it’s been my life! But then online, besides the rounds of applying to festivals, I haven’t really talked about it at all. Some recent news on this front:

• The game participated in Game Devs of Color Expo on September 18th.
• The game has a public demo! I’m currently working on an update to the demo to fix some bugs.
• The game is being showcased at Geek Girl Con in Seattle in November.
• There are some more events we’re planning!

It’s an ambitious project, and I both over-and-underestimated it. I’m anticipating a release sometime next year.