Here's a first pass at a cover for NH#1. This was before even the original promo image was first designed, so this one goes pretty far back!
The idea of this cover was to focus on each lead character's area of expertise, but ended up being too cluttered with no real place to rest your eye.
2017-09-09 01:02:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Starring Wario, and introducing his tennis-loving brother(?) Waluigi!
A Wario battle of the era wouldn't be complete or grandiose enough without a co-starring role from Waluigi, who in this hypothetical timeline would see his debut in this game, rather than Mario Tennis. Waluigi still hasn't seen a major appearance in any mainline Mario title, which is odd, though at the same time Wario's been f...
2017-09-05 01:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
NEW HORIZON #2 doesn't start until sometime in October, so here's a little preview of the next cover! Fun fact- the scene depicted doesn't actually take place in NH#2. It's actually from the end of #1! That being said, while I like how this cover is coming along a lot, not being representative of #2 puts me at a bit of a draw. Will this remain the final cover design? We'll have to wait and see!
2017-09-02 01:02:01 +0000 UTC View Post
When doing the original spritework for a potential Super Mario Mania, I had to consider 3 things- where the mainline 2D Mario sprites were at previously, where they were at the time, and what they would become.
The art styles for the 2D Mario games were never consistent between titles. Barring the Lost Levels, each game style was radically different from the last due to Nintendo's nack for throw...
2017-08-31 01:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
As of this writing, all of NEW HORIZON #1 is finished- and #2 is currently being worked on! So here's some extra bits for #3, which will focus on Miles and Ivory in some slightly altered duds. For what reason will they be dressed up? You'll have to wait and find out!
2017-08-26 01:02:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's some "official artwork" for a fake game idea I have called Super Mario Mania. Taking obvious cues from Sonic Mania, Mario Mania is designed to take from the SNES to N64 era of Mario design and see what a 2D platformer would look like if made around then.
Directly translating Sonic Mania's fanservice romp to Mario doesn't exactly work when there aren't a lot of distinctly memorable locales...
2017-08-24 01:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Ivory's remained fairly consistent design-wise much like Guy throughout all of her iterations. Her hair's changed shape a handful of times and she's gotten a bit stockier to help differentiate her from the others, but other than that it's been relatively straightforward. She's one of the more expressive characters, matching her personality, which allows her to get a pretty far reach of faces.
2017-08-19 01:02:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Guy's gone through a handful of design changes, mostly ones that would make his outfit more grounded to fit with everyone elses'. A big change that he's gotten is eyebrows, believe it or not- his eyes being invisible was an element that contributed to his original personality, which was very deadpan, but I figured it was too restrictive to keep up. Now Guy can emote just like everyone else.
2017-08-12 01:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This time around it's Anne. Anne's head has progressively grown more and more triangular over the years, which helps her overall body shape not be as tall as it could. Her limbs have also slowly become more and more rubberhose-y as they've gained and lost detail, which also contributes to her stature and of course posture.
2017-08-05 01:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Some more pitch bible stuff, this time it's a quick and dirty face sheet for Miles. There's sheets of all of the main cast, which is what'll be up next in the coming Friday Updates. Miles' face and hair changes a bit as I figure out how I best like drawing him, which is more involved than it sounds given his delightfully 2D hairstyle. As NEW HORIZON progresses I get it down pat more easily, which ...
2017-07-29 01:02:05 +0000 UTC View Post
So here's a funny old thing. Way back in September of last year I posted a Weekly Friday Update with this very same image, only the bottom row was in pseudo-silhouette.
Technically speaking, this is some old concept art now that's been grown out of- meaning it's no longer a spoiler! Hurray!
Originally, there was going to be a timeskip splitting NH into two big "chunks", one being pre...
2017-07-22 00:59:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's New Vera from a less than optimal angle. Not very many city-goers live here anymore, but that's not to say it's entirely empty. The Burning Stars will find themselves going deeper and deeper into New Vera City as time goes on.
2017-07-15 00:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's an illustration used in pitch material for NEW HORIZON. It's a skyline of New Vera City, where the entirety of chapter 1 takes place. It's based off of New York City on the inside, and beach cities on the outside. For a city of this location, it's necessary to have a lot of room for airships and boats to dock, especially after the flood. New Vera is but one of many cities located on this is...
2017-07-08 01:38:04 +0000 UTC View Post
As thank you for being a patron, you get early access to page 6 of issue #1, which will be going up publicly next Friday. Being a patron earns you all sorts of perks like this, and even more content is coming very soon!
2017-07-01 01:40:58 +0000 UTC View Post
The return of NEW HORIZON is finally here! For those unfamiliar with these updates (which I assume are most), all patrons of the $5 tier or higher will receive an update every Friday at around 9:30 PM. These updates range from in-progress pages to promotional artwork to concept designs and everything inbetween. This particular update will be public to everyone, patrons and otherwise (though patron...
2017-07-01 01:37:47 +0000 UTC View Post
heres a few thumbnail sketches i've done for the revised first issue. it's out of context, but they should be fairly clear.
on a vaguely unrelated note, i've thought about closing my patreon for now and waiting a little while to put it back up. it's been on a bit of a decline and i figure i should share more things publicly to build up some attention. we'll see in the coming weeks what i decide ...
2017-01-06 22:43:06 +0000 UTC View Post
welcome back, i haven't really done anything this week to tell you the truth. it's the christmas wind down for me, so output has been fairly low.
here's an updated cast shot, though- with new palettes to boot! everyone's sporting some new colors (and outfits! check out that hero gear) and hero gear has been simplified for plot reasons, as well as ease of access.
speaking of plot, i "...
2016-12-31 01:37:40 +0000 UTC View Post
this week's update is a followup to last week's with a finalized design of last week's guy. here he is in his natural habitat, commandeering a bunch of punks to give himself eyes all around his domain. just who are these delinquents? what is their fascination with having a constant watch on everything? i know the answers, but you won't- not yet, at least. that'd be a spoiler!
2016-12-24 02:54:51 +0000 UTC View Post
for this pre-pre-holiday update we've got a new villain. no name yet and his design is still up to be changed, but he has a place in the plot and would be encountered fairly early on.
2016-12-16 21:36:33 +0000 UTC View Post
we're back again with more of the same. much like when i always do these kinds of things i add new characters to the lineup, and i'm in the process of doing that- just not anything yet. so here's the usual main cast lineup while i get to work on some new stuff.
2016-12-10 07:40:52 +0000 UTC View Post
hello and welcome back again. heres some stuff. it's not really anything new but hey! it's been a busy week.
2016-12-03 06:35:51 +0000 UTC View Post
welcome back to another slightly late update. this time it was delayed a bit because of thanksgiving, so i wasn't exactly anywhere near my computer.
i was able to whip up something though. it's a more detailed model sheet of miles that shows off some sides i usually don't depict. it also breaks down a bit of his structure and how to draw him.
2016-11-27 19:49:54 +0000 UTC View Post
welcome back again. it's been a long week and a longer friday, sorry i keep updating late. at any rate, here's a thumbnail i've been sitting on for a short while. I'm not quite sure where i'd throw it yet, but it's obviously a mechanical factory-esque locale based off of sonic 2's metropolis zone. i've always liked the way that zone looks and feels, and i feel like subsequent copycat zones (aka ju...
2016-11-20 01:27:43 +0000 UTC View Post
this week i'm early- the friday update rollercoaster never slows.
more power pop- this is actually new! seems i was closer to someday than i thought when i wrote about it all last week, and here it is. the first designs of the new main character. no name yet, but i'll think of something. i have ideas yet.
while NH's point is to be more grandiose in scale and scope, power pop would be...
2016-11-11 08:06:16 +0000 UTC View Post
sorry i'm late with the friday update on a sunday afternoon! its daylight savings time! or the end of it! something like that.
this week is something vaguely related to NH. those who've stuck around for a long time may remember what it started out as, which was a concept titled power pop. it never really got far along in terms of plot development which is how it evolved into NH.
most of th...
2016-11-06 20:01:11 +0000 UTC View Post
