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Author: Cal

God queen design process

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Cal

Oraq, the ancient god-empress of the Allanos. An important symbol for the nation, so I wanted to get the look down. some concepts of her design. i wanted it to be elegant and authoritative without being too ornate. her mask would have
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Divine Justice

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Cal

I see the callous plumes rise highAnd wonder why they have to dieWhy the city’s end is nighInto the sky the embers fly The jewel of Allano’s brideOnce home to those who lived and laughedNow martyr for the nation’s prideThe
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Posted in Culture, HistoryTagged allano, Oraq, poem
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This is how I make a page

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Cal

figure i’ll show my current process. people seem to dig that stuff. the process is heavily subject to change as i find new ways to be lazy. ^ these are the layers i use in case anyone is interested. i
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Posted in BLOGTagged comic, creation, layer, process, software, storyboard, tablet
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Old lady sneak peek

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Cal

since chapter 2 is wrapping up fairly soon, I thought I should show some of the character design i’ve been working on for the next. starring: OLD LADY geezer represent mainly working on face stuff and tattoo designs. simplifying things.
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Posted in BLOGTagged art, cape, chapter, character, conclusion, lady, old, silne, staff
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The Burn of Her Javelin

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Cal

Farning hymn of war, -0y. Translated by Adtne of Kwawha. Black sky! They cry.Black moon! They cry.For we are the ones who wrestled the ringsAnd we are the ones who tackle the beast. Gaze upon the walls of Farning and
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Posted in Culture, HistoryTagged allano, history, poem, song
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Thunder

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Cal

The thunder of the plains, so deep, so loudWho could make such force that quakes the soul?I look to the horizon that once seemed so farAnd now there is only blackness underneath the heavy sky.Pressures of the deep under the
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Posted in CultureTagged poem, song
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Tattoos IN THE WILD

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Cal

throwing around a few more tattoo ideas. based off a bit of maori stuff. more or less. i imagine if these people were real they would tattoo themselves all over the place and try to show them off (like we
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Posted in BLOGTagged color, concept, daughter, design, family, father, maori, tattoo
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A tablet aside

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Cal

no page this week unfortunately. still got a doodle for yall (patented rob liefeld tinyfeet™) i hadn’t really drawn sago (ch 1 character) since I got my new tablet. the main reason why the two chapters look a bit different
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Posted in BLOGTagged cintiq, clipstudio, concept, ipad, sago, screen, studio, tablet
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Eye of the Falcon

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Cal

I never thought I would live to see the day. It’s gone. Eda disappeared like all the others. Just like the others. One night it was a beacon for travelers and shipping to the whole world, the eye in the
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Posted in HistoryTagged sailor, star
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100

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Cal

We are officially into triple digits. Thanks to everyone for their support. I couldn’t have done it alone. Here’s to the beginning.

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