Early 2023

2023 was the year of growth...

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A variety of dragon sketches, often with too many legs

^{Jul 10th, 2023}

Having fun with krill shapes.

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a slightly abstract line drawing of a player being noticed by a dragon

^{July 11th, 2023}

Thinking about how you can hear when they notice you.

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sketches of the characters from 'season of remembrance' -- sad spirits hiding together in a shelter

sketches of the characters from 'season of passage' -- young spirits going through a series of challenges

^{July 24th}

Sketch pages for Season of Remembrance and Season of Passage.

I hoped to keep up with drawings for every season, but life got busy in other ways.

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sketch of a player dragging and carrying a bunch of friends along with them

^{July 31st, 2023}

Revisting the idea of how groups of players get around. lol.

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a player stares into the glowing eye of a dark dragon

^{August 5th, 2023}

Someone ran a small event on Cohost, prompting us to draw something about "Love at Second Sight"

I adore the dark dragons now but I used to find them extremely stressful to deal with. It took me a while to appreciate their charms.

(and some jokes)

doodles of players being chases by dragons

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a player stands in water, praying over a message boat

^{August 16th, 2023}

A thatgamecompany employee died, and there were two tributes.
One is in the secret area, a scene of how his coworkers and friends remember him.

The other was a place for players to go, to express their own grief in their lives. Out of the way of anything strategically important in the game, just a quiet space to leave message boats with things you need to say.

A friend of a friend died around this time. We came here a lot.

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two players face each other, with a giant aurora singing in the background

^{August 26th, 2023}

I hunt the grounds for empathy
and hate the way it hides from me

With care and thirst I have become
you have home in my queendom

Recording some memories from the original Aurora concert.

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comic panels of a player floating in a big crowd

panel of that player coming face to face with a friend

A small sequence. Last panel re-used for the above image.

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^{September 5th, 2023}

Weasel mask.

I had a little 'lineart era' for a while.

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^{September 6th, 2023}

Little creatures.

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a masked player stands in the rainy forest

^{September 9th, 2023}

The Provoking Performer mask is difficult to draw.

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masked player kneels at a small altar with candles

^{December 12th, 2023}

Love this mask. The strangeness came from some happy accidents with the program I was using.

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various sketches of characters in winter-y outfits

^{December 25th, 2023}

Outfit check. First winter in Aviary Village.

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