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WOTC Adobe Contest
Art Blog Posted onNovember 8, 2018November 9, 2018

Why I WON’T enter the WOTC contest, and why you shouldn’t either

There is an ad going around from Wizards of the Coast and Adobe tempting artists to enter a contest to win $5,000, get your monster […] Read More

LM Art Tribe
Art Blog Posted onOctober 18, 2018October 18, 2018

Separation of Art & Games

It has come to my attention that too much of my social media and website world is melding into one on-going push for RPG gaming […] Read More

Art Blog Posted onSeptember 14, 2018

Ipad Pro & Pencil for Digital Art

A Review I recently invested in an Ipad Pro and an Apple Pencil to work on digital art projects while mobile. I also need to […] Read More

Runic Necklace
Art Blog, Products Posted onJune 28, 2018June 28, 2018

Magic Items Celtic Runes and Icons

Creating Magic Items Last week I was out in the yard milling about with a piece of root from a fallen tree, thinking about my […] Read More

Arbitrary Art
Art Blog Posted onMay 22, 2018May 22, 2018

Arbitrary Art

This week saw the launch of a NEW Youtube Channel “Arbitrary Art” where I host a series for artists interested in exploring their tools, keeping […] Read More

Feng Zhu
Art Blog Posted onMay 22, 2018May 22, 2018

Making a Feng Zhu Brush for Photoshop

It’s no secret that I’m one of MANY Feng Zhu fans. I keep his videos on tap while I’m working and like to scroll through […] Read More

Photo Arts
Art Blog Posted onApril 26, 2018

What If – Arts

What if the arts weren’t an integral part of our educational system? It’s always something that comes up for debate whenever school budgets are discussed. […] Read More

Modeling for art
Art Blog Posted onApril 25, 2018April 25, 2018

11 Things About Modeling for an Artist

PSA on In Studio Modeling There appears to be a little misunderstanding about a sitting in my art studio and posing for life drawings I […] Read More

Gallery Snob
Art Blog Posted onMarch 22, 2018March 22, 2018

Fine Art and Illustrators

As I spend more time studying this “Fine Art” thing, I’ve come to learn that fine artists don’t sell nearly as many pieces of art […] Read More

Art Blog Posted onMarch 11, 2018March 26, 2018

Why Drag Queens? Why LGBTQ?

I built much of my career on Dungeons & Dragons, orcs, goblins, and mad wizards. So why drag queens and LGBTQ+ Stuff? I think it […] Read More

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Tuka the Wonder DogTuka has been with us for some time now, at least a couple of years? It's easy to lose track of time when schedules are secondary to life. He is a great dog and is a constant piece of my [Read More]

Time Around the TV

Time Around the TVAs a small boy, one of my favorite times was when my Dad and I, and frequently the rest of the house, would stop, be together ad watch my two favorite things. The Walt Disney Show (Or whatever that was [Read More]

I Stopped Treating My RPG Company Like a Business

I Stopped Treating My RPG Company Like a Business A number of years ago,  I dropped everything, and I mean EVERYTHING and just pursued producing fantasy RPG adventures. OK, I'll be honest, Dungeons & Dragons adventures as a third-party-publisher. Wow How Fun! It wasn't easy, it wasn't always fun, it is [Read More]

Living With Scattered Attention

I make a lot of jokes about the inner workings of my brain, but the truth is it isn't as fun as it sounds. I recently likened it to Werner Herzog and Benny Hill chasing squirrels in some tragic comedic [Read More]

Encumbrance and Treasure Hauling

Encumbrance and Treasure Hauling I came across a GM asking the question of what to do about encumbrance for all those treasures the players find in the dungeons they loot.  My knee-jerk reaction was "Nothing, nothing at all" but I feel it needs more [Read More]

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