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I don’t think I’ve been making as much forward progress writing the story the last few days. For one thing, I’ve had a few other life things going on that have been a little disruptive to being able to focus in the studio. I’ve also been going back over what I’ve written so far and editing and tweaking as I realize where the story is headed. I know that’s probably not “right”, but it’s the way my Brain works. As the story unfolds and I have more concrete ideas for what certain scenes should look like, I go back and add notes so I don’t forget when I translate everything into thumbnails. It’s a bit tedious, but still fun, especially when I sink into that creative zone and everything flows either visually or in words.

The bulk of the adventure takes place in the labyrinth, so as I’m writing I’m also making a very rough sketch of the path, denoting key events and interactions. I’m also keeping a list of all the things I need to design (characters and environments) and create art for. I’ve always like Eyezach, seen here on these two pages, even though he doesn’t show up for very long. He’s weird and fun, but I’ve always wanted to refine his design more, so that’s something I started today once my energy for writing petered out. I’m also trying to think of different custom brushes or textures I might need to make to help speed up the finished illustration process. Lot’s of work ahead, but it’s so exciting and gratifying to finally be immersing myself in this.

Description
I don’t think I’ve been making as much forward progress writing the story the last few days. For one thing, I’ve had a few other life things going on that have been a little disruptive to being able to focus in the studio. I’ve also been going back over what I’ve written so far and editing and tweaking as I realize where the story is headed. I know that’s probably not “right”, but it’s the way my Brain works. As the story unfolds and I have more concrete ideas for what certain scenes should look like, I go back and add notes so I don’t forget when I translate everything into thumbnails. It’s a bit tedious, but still fun, especially when I sink into that creative zone and everything flows either visually or in words.

The bulk of the adventure takes place in the labyrinth, so as I’m writing I’m also making a very rough sketch of the path, denoting key events and interactions. I’m also keeping a list of all the things I need to design (characters and environments) and create art for. I’ve always like Eyezach, seen here on these two pages, even though he doesn’t show up for very long. He’s weird and fun, but I’ve always wanted to refine his design more, so that’s something I started today once my energy for writing petered out. I’m also trying to think of different custom brushes or textures I might need to make to help speed up the finished illustration process. Lot’s of work ahead, but it’s so exciting and gratifying to finally be immersing myself in this.