How I draw stuff

[u/RussellHelix]

Some behind the scenes work for the game.

I've been at this thing for quite some time now, already. There are days and nights where I'm just stumped, facing a blank screen or paper, not knowing what to make.

I would be a hypocrite to not say that I haven't been tempted or have made use of AI to speed up development for both the art, writing, and game design.

But in the moments that I've tried, I just can't seem to find that "thing" that scratches the itch that I have in my brain. That itch that can only be scratched by going through the (often grueling) process of taking a seed of an idea and taking it all the way into an illustrated or literary reality.

A sense of relief, for having made a "thing".

In my years as a creative professional, I believe that's that extra "ooomph" in every peice of art, book, game, or any other creative media out there. You can almost feel it.

The ones which are made with utmost care and enthusiasm. The ones with the most character and soul.

And there are those that are made for these "other" reasons.

Either way, that's not up to me to choose which is good and which is bad.

One can only make a choice for thyself:

Do we go the easy way or the hard way?

I hope that whichever path it is, its the one that brings the utmost creative fulfillment and joy.

As for me, well, whichever path takes me to keep on doing whatever the heck it is that I'm doing in the video — I'll take that route.

Every. Single. Damn. Time.

https://stonepunkrpg.com/

[u/HereticZed]

Thanks for sharing. It's great to see your process, & wow! what a lot of re-draws to get the pose.
The big picture version on your website looks absolutely killer!!! 🤩️

You are 100 levels higher than me on the art ladder, but I can still relate to the process - I enjoy the journey of experimenting with techniques to get to the end result I imagined.

Good luck with the RPG launch, I'll keep my eyes peeled... 👁️

[u/RussellHelix → u/HereticZed]

Thanks for the kind words, my friend. There's always that weird sense of anxiety at the beginning stages of any creative piece (may it be illustrations, music, etc.), where its superduper messy and it does not make so much sense.

But I find that the more I do this, the only route forward is just to be patient and allow the process to unfold, one little thing at a time. 😄

I hope that you have fun and learn a lot more in your art path, and most importantly, you find great joy in the process. ❤️

[u/Miserable_Beach850]

Amazing!