Novella

Here are the preliminary sketches of the characters for a short novella for The Pearl Diver: Rupert, Amelia, the old storyteller, the diver, the rat, Torquemada, and Sancho.  The protagonists, antaggonists, and side characters are all roughly sketched out but still need work.  The essential outline for the story is already drafted, but not the dialogue.  Once the novella is finished, the graphic novel will come next.

character sketch

Game Hybrid

Finished developing a computer game using Tyrano Builder.  The game is unusual in its structure because it’s a hybrid of a visual novel and a digital board game.  The game allows you to play a quick board game without the cumbersome set up and lengthy rules.  It also allows you to read a choose your own adventure novel, but with the interactiveness of a board game.  It’s a casual game with the best of both worlds.

banner

visual novel

game interface

Diver & Logo

I can't believe I'm doing this at 2:30 in the morning.

Here's my final project for Analytical Figure drawing with the Pearl Diver  I added the giant clams, swim fins, goggles, & broken harpoon.  I also added underwater caustics on the sea bed & gobo lighting on the temple wall.  The image also has a gradient & a color saturation.

I came up with a concept for the logo using Wes Wilson's psychedelic design.  This time I focused on the negative space to create an outline of the letters.  The pattern is more about coral design & less about being psychedelic.  It actually resembles a turtle shell in some aspects.

There are 3 versions of the Diver.  The 1st one is a black & white copy.  The second is a straight color version.  The 3rd one is slightly grainy with noise applied to it.

The grayscale version is very tricky.  Instead of switching the mode to grayscale, I applied a black & white adjustment layer then adjusted the levels, so I wouldn't lose the detail on the image.

Color

With Noise

Black & White