It's a kind of melancholy.

Work from last year: Low-ish fidelity model and texture test, based on my Karic guys' standard service weapon.

Hello everyone! Malkhaster and I are proud to announce the official release of Planet Shark, as well as our game development partnership, Moonless. Enjoy, and keep an eye on moonlessworks.com for updates! Visit moonlessworks.itch.io/planet-shark to pick up a copy of the rules.

Rise and shine #art #sketch

Note: "Captain" is not a rank, but a title which exclusively refers to a ship's designated commander. #art #sketch #characterdesign

Working at low resolution is doing wonders for my motivation to sketch daily. #art #sketch

Truly, I will never escape from the Mark V Mines. #art #halo

Reina's physique continually challenges my ability to draw. Her build is powerful, but tightly constrained. The challenge is in finding the balance between muscularity and sleekness, as it's easy to go too far in either direction. #art #sketch #characterdesign

Revision sketches for Cirrus from this year and last. Gradually honing in her configuration. #art #sketch #mecha

Sketching at low resolution and playing with colors. Reina is a distinctly cat-type woman. #art #sketch

Stronger Together #art #ValentinesDay

This eccentric class of warship was ideally suited to Mars' broad plains and shallow seas. Their overland speed made them ideal for retrofit as mobile TAC ARM bases during the Nibiru War. #art #scifiart #mecha

Old art for Vermilion Hope: Ideation for basic Nibiru units. The taller advanced type starts appearing late in the war, as the Nibiru begin adapting to fighting against TAC ARMs. #art #sketch #mecha

Examples of typical medium-weight armor. Important for maintaining a baseline of comparison for my crew of weirdo specialists. #art #sketch

Strange cat. #art #sketch #characterdesign

A huge reason that I find Space Marines compelling is that they are mecha. Please consult my diagram.

Last sketch for 2025. I've been slacking on my personal work the last couple of months, but I'm feeling energized to get back to it. #art #sketches

Trying to get back in the habit of bashing out some rough/scribbly sketches in between more developed works. #art #sketches

Working on my landscape skills and decided to put a mech in it.

A few more small ink sketches. I got a couple of pleasant colors during the month, but didn't want to disrupt my normal monochrome format during the daily challenge. #art #traditionalart #fantasyart

Extra art: Gwen back in her adventuring days. She was originally the protagonist of an abandoned fantasy story that I worked on back in 2010-2014. Of my roster of characters Gwen was always my Mom's favorite, so it's important to me that I keep her around in some capacity. #art #fantasyart

Inktober 31: Endless Tower At the heart of the world, an impossible white tower stands from the sea. The sight of it on the horizon inspires a feeling of grave importance, though none can say exactly why. #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Happy Halloween!

Inktober 30: Skirmisher A hit-and-run attacker whose proficiency in a broad array of non-magical arms affords him unparalleled versatility. A skirmisher can always be counted on to have the right tool for the job. #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 29: Stone and Seas At the Northern end of the world is a forbidding land of barren stone and ice, where the farthest feet of the Dragon's Mount march into the sea. #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 28: Brawler Crab An enormous crab with clubbed claws and a goring horn, that can grow to the size of two men. They are hardy and adaptable, and quickly become a menace to coastal peoples unless regularly culled. #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 27: Waterfall Gate A truly vast complex burrowed into the cliffs. The outer halls are well enough documented that local adventurers will sometimes practice their charting and navigation here. The deepest halls remain to be seen. #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 26: Casting Orb While the exact mechanism is not known, something about the sphere's compact geometry makes it well suited to channeling powerful attack spells. #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 25: Aultin Lodge A large inn which offers those travelling the eponymous Aultin Pass a warm and neatly-kept refuge from chill and biting winds. #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 24: Windstep A finely-crafted antique sidearm, patterned after a legendary sword. Its distinctive enchanneling wreathes its blade in shimmering air when drawn. #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 23: Smoke Pipe #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 22: Solar Stratum #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 21: Ranger (I decided to test a semi-lineless process on this one. Labor-intensive relative to the results, though I do think it looks nice.) #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 20: Secret Path #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 19: Small Focus A miniature casting focus. Useful for casting enchantments and small spells of convenience, but unsuited to sustained or heavier-duty work. #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 18: Seashell Necklace A treasured token of affection. It is fashioned of inexpensive materials, by inexperienced hands. Yet, it was clearly made with a great deal of care. #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 17: Secret Beach #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 16: Breaker The first (and frequently last) word in melee striking power, the savage arc of a Breaker's two-hander leaves monsters reeling and smaller foes flat on the ground. #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 15: Long Rest A great deal of overland adventuring is just finding safe, and ideally cozy, places to eat and sleep. #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 14: Elf Helm The fixed rigid ear-flanges identify this as a ceremonial helm. Wear-and-tear suggests that it has nevertheless seen practical use. #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 13: Plasma #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 12: Standing Stones In the rolling planes of the South, a wide arc is traced by a series of blocks carved with a solar motif. #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 11: Sorcerer #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 10: Stoneware Breaking character to talk about the Dragon's Will setting- I feel that a significant (but hopefully characterizing) detail is the prevalence of clay and ceramic vessels; glass being more sparing and niche in use. #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 9: Shepherd Dog #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 8: Moonrise Tower A vast and silent monument looming over the Southern sea. It suggests that veneration of Luna once had a stronger presence outside of the North. #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 7: Troll #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 6: Tilted Lands Even among the frosted crags of the far North can be found ruined aqueducts eerily akin to those dotted across the Southron Reach, a testament to the breadth of their builders' dominion. #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 5: Lunan Healer Common legends hold that the violet-eyed tribes of the far North are descended of a pale people who fell from Luna. #art #traditionalart #inktober2025

Inktober 4: Tower Approach Though it is a landmark seen all across the reach's gulf, few ever make the long trek to the Moonrise Tower. #art #traditionalart #inktober2025