Category Archives: Art

Halion Creatures 3

I’d meant to do this post a while back, but I never got around to finishing the write-up.  Alas.  Anyway, since I have nothing to say for today’s Tough Traveling with Fantasy Review Barn, I decided to drag this one … Continue reading

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Book 3 Cover Process #1

Ahh, the book cover work-in-progress posts.  I love doing these because I get to ramble about my and D. D. Phillips’ bickery decision-making, and hopefully you folks like them too! Book 3, titled The Living Throne, is still in major … Continue reading

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What I Do With My Downtime

Not that anyone asked, but since I’m taking a few days to cool down between finishing the rough draft of The Living Throne and starting the edits, I thought I’d give a glimpse at what I do when I’m not … Continue reading

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Non-Imperial and Clan Flags

I previously posted my attempt at making flags for my Imperial protectorates, some of which worked, some of which didn’t.  I can’t say that my skills with the GIMP2 program have particularly improved, but I do have a few more … Continue reading

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Some Cover Tweaks

Since we’ve been hacking at the book 2 physical cover, trying to make it fit and look right, a few tweaks have come up — including ones that I decided should be passed on to the ebook.  So my apologies … Continue reading

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Book Spine and Backplate, Book 2

This is the last post for the book 2 cover, starting with the completed ebook cover:

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Book 2 — Published

The Splintered Eye, now on sale at Amazon — e-version only. Physical version coming soon.

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Book 2 Cover Process #3

The cover is almost done.  Just a day or two now, I think.  But since the artist is out doing holiday shopping, I figured I might as well get this post out of the way with the most recent process.

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Culture Composites: Illane

Erica asked me to do Riddian next, but I had to veto that — we don’t see the province of Riddian until Book 3, whereas we start Book 1 in the city-states of Illane.  And I actually have a map … Continue reading

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Imperial Protectorate Flags

Fellow blogger Buffy was just squeeing over how much she likes flags, so I started thinking about my territories’ flags…  I’ve always had some notes on them, but only ever made one of them while I was playing as it … Continue reading

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