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What I’m loving most about writing and illustrating Veil of the Gods is that so many of the characters have quite deep backstories that overlap with the main narrative in interesting ways. Every piece of information is vital to the central story...
Latest Character sketch for Veil of the Gods.
Mahjuti Glyph 999
Advertising billboard design from the cityscape in Veil of the Gods. I’m working on getting these to appear as though emitting light...
To recruit a thousand soldiers is no great challenge. To find a general to lead them is far more difficult.
Veil of the Gods character study with the latest typeface I’ve been working on.
Video games employ two basic motivations to keep players engaged. These are termed Extrinsic motivation and Intrinsic motivation. Games based on, or balanced in favour of, Intrinsic motivation keep you engaged because playing the game is a lot of fun. The entertainment value you get from the game is enough reward in itself. Extrinsic games are designed around the drive to earn lootboxes. Extrinsic games are intentionally designed to be addictive. They specifically exploit the human brain’s tendency toward gambling addiction. This is why people who play extrinsic games tend to suffer higher rates of depression than people who play Intrinsic games. With Extrinsic games there's always a feeling of withdrawal as soon as the players can’t play the game. Now, I want you to consider how much things would change if we, the players, all ignored the Extrinsic motivations that arise when we play the game of life and focused a bit more on the Intrinsic experience...
Stories create reality. Those who control the narrative control the world. That's what Veil of the Gods is basically all about.
Veil of the Gods is a huge project and I'm so grateful to be able to create it. Here's a new typeface I created for the Graphic Novel and a new depiction of one of the lead characters. Jatta Eye the Poet.
You can’t always fight your demons. Sometimes it’s better to sit down with them and have a quiet chat.
Don’t mess around with Mahjuti...
Playing with low key lighting techniques.
So, I've been working on some animations today for Veil of the Gods. The idea is that the graphic novel will be available as a motion graphic book for iPad and Kindle reader. So these short animations will eventually be incorporated into the story. Yes, I'll still do static e-book versions and print versions but this is the direction I really want to be headed in.
