Happy New Year everybody! Now that 2024 is over I can say that while I wasn't as consistent as I would've liked to have been during last year, I at least tried my hardest to stay on top of drawing as much as I could. I filled out a lot of different worldbuilding stuff for 'The Black Relics', and aim to continue that into 2025 as I continue to work on my novel.
If you've liked my drawings, or watched my page here on DeviantArt during the last year, thank you so much! I sincerely appreciate it.
Lore Posts
I've decided to start a new Wordpress blog to post more in depth writings on the lore of my various worldbuilding projects from which I draw most of my pieces! I hope that these will help provide context for some of the descriptions that I include with every character, creature, or item that I draw.
The first post has been made which is a description of the world in which my primary and longest running worldbuilding project, The Black Relics, is set. It discusses the various continents, along with a brief overview of their climates, biomes, and peoples. Stay tuned, as more will be coming in the future!
I may start posting about my other worldbuilding projects as well, including Second Strike (post-nuclear apocalypse), Paradigm Shift (cyberpunk dystopia), Lightyear (far future sci-fi), and Ironbound (metal-inspired high fantasy), but for now the focus will be on The Black Relics.
The posts will be sporadic with no set schedule since they take a while to write and I don't have oodles of free time at this point in my life. I hope you enjoy reading them, and stay tuned for more!
mirrianlore.wordpress.com
Keeping Up
I didn't really expect this to happen but over the course of the past month I've actually managed to really keep up with drawing on a consistent basis. I've missed a few days here and there but so far I've managed to draw almost every day and I'm genuinely impressed with myself. I've seem some real improvement in my own work too, especially in terms of trying to draw real people or existing characters. I think my sketches of Abby Anderson from The Last of Us Part II as well as Larry King are some of the best work I've ever done.
All that being said I think one thing I'd like to do is to start branching out into drawing fan art of characters from properties that I like without just copying an existing image or still from the show / movie / video game. It's something I've always wanted to be able to do but have been a bit apprehensive to delve into. I sort of attempted it with my sketch of Charlie from Hazbin Hotel but I could do so much better.
This will be one of my primary goals in 2021.
Another Year in the Can
Personally I like to look back at the art I’ve made over the course of 2020 and while I’m
not happy with all of it I can still say I’ve improved a lot when compared to my work from 2019.. it’s nice to be able to compare and contrast with my older work and notice genuine improvement.
Thanks to all of you who have been watching me over the years and who have dropped by to offer likes and comments on my posts. I really appreciate every single last one of you. Here’s hoping 2021 is a better year. Happy holidays!