One of the most time-consuming tasks when making a visual novel is gathering its artwork. As the name visual novel implies, the visual component of the work plays a major role in its construction. There are two basic types of artwork needed in a visual novel: character sprites and screen backgrounds. Other pieces of art... Continue Reading →
Not a Vampire Girl
Fiction by M.K. Eidson, intended for a mature audience. About 4300 words. Walking alone on the beach is not something I do often. I don't get to the beach much, and never by myself. But Jenny had decided she wanted more sun, while I wanted to stretch my legs, so there I was, treading the... Continue Reading →
Free Holiday Themed Wallpaper for 2017
It's been a year of naughtiness. Santa isn't happy with people. He's going on strike — until everyone starts behaving. Yes, that means you too. So as a reminder to act nice, if you want Santa to stop by your house this year, I've created a free wallpaper image to slap onto your desktop background.... Continue Reading →
Twenty vs. Four Fives – A Question of Scale
Recently the question was posed on the Mythic Scribes forum whether a twenty-foot-tall giant could pick up a dark-elf who stood just over five feet tall. There were many guesses to the positive, but I'm saying to myself, I have to set up a scene in DAZ that helps answer this question. The image below... Continue Reading →
Snowing Animation for Christmas
It's that time of year again. I celebrate Christmas, and as part of my celebration of the holiday, I've created an animation to commemorate the day. I've included some details about the making of the animation in the MP4 file. I hope you enjoy. If you don't celebrate Christmas, then enjoy whatever holiday you celebrate,... Continue Reading →
Field of Illusions Web Comic Panel
Thought I'd try my hand at a web comic. This is my first real effort at one to post on this site. Enjoy. The larger-resolution images linked to below are best viewed on a wide screen, such as on a laptop. Permission is hereby granted to download and save the Field of Illusions comic or... Continue Reading →
Black-and-White Renders in DAZ Studio
I'd seen another DAZ Studio user post a black-and-white render on Facebook, saying it had been done in DAZ Studio without postwork. I didn't ask at the time, but just figured it was done with special b&w textures or the like. I didn't think much more about it until I saw the promo pictures for... Continue Reading →
Fake Book Cover Art – Mean Streak Leo
I'm overdue on posting to my blog. To remedy that, I'm posting my latest "fake" book cover art rendered in DAZ Studio. This is cover art for a book that doesn't exist. I'm practicing for when I want to do the covers for my own novels, which are still in progress, btw. For this project,... Continue Reading →
Silent Night, Disco Style – An Animation Using DAZ Studio
I've been working on some animation projects using DAZ Studio. It's slow going. Little things that might be fixed in post work can be greatly problematic when you have a multitude of frames involved. Anyway, I took the time to throw together a quick little holiday animation. I've included text in the video that explains... Continue Reading →
A Holiday Message From Eposic (and Zombie Claus)
You must be able to play animated GIFs to see the full message above. If you can't play animated GIFs, then you can see a still image of the message. Happy Holidays 2015 from Eposic and Zombie Claus!