There are times...

...when you just cannot concentrate enough to create

...when you must push through those things in order to begin creating once again

...when inspiration comes once frustration settles down

It's been a tough week. We've all been there. It appears thought the storm clouds have now passed, and from some of the bleakest moments this past week, all of a sudden ideas just came flooding into the ol' brainpan.  I'm looking forward to this coming week to get them out onto the digital paper.


Oh, and a shout out to Joshua Kurz for his new blog. Click on the link in the left column there with the other artists and give him a shout out too!

Hoodalolly!

Throw pillows

For fun, in celebrating the latest Scene Additions set 8: Rugs, hides & Books, I decided to make a few thank you decorative items as freebies and will put them on here for folks to grab if they so choose.

First up: "Muthur" pillow...no self respecting orc cave doesn't have a commemorative pillow of when their mom said no to desert after the midnight raid and was met with three arrows to the heart.

Just right click as 'save image as' - Enjoy! 

--Russ

Rugs and Floor covering

I've always enjoyed drawing fabric - the folds, the way lights and darks meet and create triangular patterns. This latest scene additions set takes advantage of that fondness to create some rugs. So far, I've created close to 40 variations of runners, rugs, and animal hide floor covering.

Now mind you, it is yet to be seen how well this will be received, but it sure is fun making it.

Sneak peek:

Old World Style set 10: Winter is Coming - The next set by R. A. Hapke

With one job on hiatus for the winter, I can fully concentrate working on illustrations and digital tilesets.  Last winter, while making the Old World Style set 9: The Polar Regions, the vast majority of pieces were created for either a world view level or the zoomed in regional level. I played around a bit with adapting the underground caves to the arctic, but didn't pursue it for some reason.

This past week I picked up that set, and wowsers it was a great decision! At a regional zoom in level, the arctic caves were just one thing I revisited and digitally reworked. As the set closes in on over 300 design elements, it will be fun to see how folks enjoy this latest set!

So, a little banner preview as the set gets ready for upload:

A little map preview without the banner text, featuring the new iced over name banners, mini snowmen army, mammoths, ice covered bridges, and ruins covered in ice. The scroll edge has also been adapted and given several variations with and without icicles. Hoooooodalolly!

UPDATE 12/18/2015: Old World Style set 10: Winter is Coming is now available at the Roll20 Marketplace! With over 300 elements, I hope you enjoy the set!

Spins of the two sculpts

Just a quick post, showing spins of the two mini sculpts on a lazy suzan.

First up: Li'l Gargoyle:

And, because he just could not be left out, Nigel P. Igsnout:

Nigel P. Igsnout, the Third

Presenting Nigel P. Igsnout, the Third. Based on, with permission by the original concept artist Paul Ooshun, Orc 3 from The Dungeon Buddies monster pack 2, available on Roll20. Sometimes it is good to get out of one media for a week or two and try something different.

Nigel P. Igsnout, the Third

Orc-3 by Paul Ooshun

Nigel can also come off his stand to move about on his own two feet, and stays standing while holding one of three weapons: a sword, a knapped spear, or the orc fashioned battle axe.

Thinking of making a mold and reproducing this fellow and the stand. Any thoughts?

Teaming Up

Looking forward to a side project this coming winter as well: working alongside Gabriel Pickard to create an adventure module!

Stay tuned!