http://www.lilythepanda.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:18:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the first update to this site in quite a while, I'd like to officially announce that the production of the first issue has begun. As a preview of what the final product will look like, I will be posting the first several pages of the opening scene as a ... http://www.lilythepanda.com/?p=60 A quick look at Emperor Ademar's royal costume. I wanted his clothing to include some sort of representation of the society's embrace of nature -- much like how the castle itself is a monument to this same idea -- so after toying around with a few concepts, I decided to ... http://www.lilythepanda.com/?p=54 Here are some quick facial expressions for Emperor Ademar, showing a bit of the range of emotions he can go through. These pages are always fun to do since they really help you get a better feel for the character's personality in a short amount of time. I plan on ... http://www.lilythepanda.com/?p=52 This entry is entirely too large to fit into the standard post size of this blog, so I am instead linking to another hidden folder on this site where I have all of the information hosted. Included on the following linked page is an encyclopedic entry on the Grobian Beetle, which ... http://www.lilythepanda.com/?p=49 Hello everyone, I would like to post a quick update to those who were wondering on the status of the first issue. The Chronicles of Ademar is now in full production, with the pencils now being put together for the first issue. I'm estimating the page count to be around 30 ... http://www.lilythepanda.com/?p=46 Here are some quick production sketches for a character that will be featured in the opening scene of the first issue. He is a petty thief who is being dragged into his first attempted assassination. As you can tell from these sketches, he's not exactly confident in his abilities. Click to ... http://www.lilythepanda.com/?p=44 Here are some views of Castle Ademar that I produced while using the maquette sculpture as a reference. These are finished in colored pencil, and are a good view of the overall structure of the castle, as well as a closeup view of the main entrance gate. The vinework seen ... http://www.lilythepanda.com/?p=42 It's been about a year since I updated this blog with additional concept work. Admittedly Ademar had been put onto a back burner with my return to grad school, but now I'm ready to get back into producing a steady stream of material on my own projects. Since I'll be ... http://www.lilythepanda.com/?p=40 Here are the first conceptual sketches of the interior of Ademar Castle. I want the interior to include a heavy mix of natural structures and man-made architecture, so at the point that these sketches are at I'm still trying to find a good balance between them. I will be producing ... http://www.lilythepanda.com/?p=37 In The Chronicles of Ademar, a major point in the story is how the people have rejected technology in favor of an embrace of nature. The Ademar Castle is a monument to this, built within and atop a twisting tower of five separate trees. The castle itself is broken up ... http://www.lilythepanda.com/?p=33