Exciting news! As most of you know, I work for a company called SignalFire Studios which is a start-up tabletop gaming company that publishes role playing and card games. Awhile back I did some card art for them for an upcoming game, and after several delays, it has finally been released! Here’s an excerpt from SignalFire Studios‘s website about it:

Pantheon is a card game for 2-5 players created by veteran game designer Timothy Brown (co-creator of the Dark Sun campaign setting), developed by Jamie Chambers with graphic design by Digger Hayes, featuring art by Lindsay Archer, Michael Bielaczyc, and Joie Brown.

In Pantheon you start with a fledgling ancient culture. Grow your population, build temples, advance your civilization, and wage war on your enemies! There are many paths to victory, but when the game ends only the strongest pantheon will triumph. It features gods from ancient Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Chinese, and Indian mythology.

How exciting, right? My art is up there with the fabulous, famous, and talented Lindsay Archer! All of the artists that worked on this game are amazingly talented, and it was an honor getting to work alongside them, even though my part was trivial in comparison.

The best part is that you can buy your own copy for only $5! Right now the game has been released as a Print & Play Edition, meaning you buy the digital files and print the deck in your home, or at your local Staples. It’s a really fun way to try out a great new game (that features my art) without having to break the bank! For those of you who would prefer to buy a physically printed deck, stay tuned… they will be available soon!

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It’s been awhile since I’ve been able to visit things in the Children’s Book side of my art. This last semester kept me absolutely 500% insanely busy with everything Concept Art– not that I’m complaining! I managed to create an entirely new portfolio in just 15 weeks, and that’s awesome. Unfortunately it didn’t give me time to work on fixing up my Kid’s Book stuff, so I’m just now getting to it.

This piece is the last two pages of “The Korgi and the Kibble” that I mentioned earlier. Enjoy!

Update: Fan Tony Harris wrote an adorably cute poem to go along with this painting. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

The Concept Art section of my portfolio has been completely revamped. I’ve added my complete portfolio as it stands at the moment– more to come very soon! It currently includes some character designs, environmental designs, digital paintings, and animation layouts. Please click on the image below to view the gallery!

I’ve been attending my school’s digital painting workshop in order to continue developing my digital painting skills. I reworked one of my paintings that I just blogged about a few days ago. Check out what happens when you keep trying!

Compare it to the old one:

Soooooo much better. I’m amazed at what a little more practice and guidance can do, sometimes!

During meetings, lectures, class, and conferences, I have problems staying awake. It doesn’t matter if I had a full night’s sleep, am completely jolted on caffeine, or am completely interested and invested in the subject. It’s like hypnosis or something. Anyway, over the years I’ve devised ways to keep myself awake, and one of them is sketching. So here’s some sketches I’ve done recently (with ballpoint pen)!