About Time

It's been a long time since I actually got the nerve to send out my work for publication, but the fear was perhaps unnecessary. My short story "Recital, Early April," which appeared on this blog in a much rougher form a few years ago, was picked up by Short Story America. "Recital" is the story of the week for Friday Aug 26 - Sept 2, and you can read it here. I'm very pleased with the publication, and I find the layout rather clever.

Deus Ex

It's been a long time since the original Deus Ex came out, and the gaming world has been worse off for the lack of games like it. Last night Deus Ex: Human Revolution, the third entry in the series, launched to mostly positive reviews. I'm going to avoid talking about the second entry in the series for reasons that should be obvious to anyone who has played(or attempted to play) it.

So, without further ado, here is my review of Deus Ex: Human Revolution...


PLAY IT!

So ends my review. Now, back to business.

Versed Page 1

It started with a tiny page drawn on an iPad.

When I first drew this page, it was an experiment to see what I could do with some drawing software(artstudio) on the iPad. I know there are other programs, sketchbook pro, brushes, etc. but artstudio was the most capable that I had tried at the time. It consistently produced the best linework.

As far as an experiment, Versed continues to be a very useful learning tool. Consistency may be its weakest point as a result. The style changes throughout, as I change programs, change hardware(I've since upgraded to drawing on an HP TouchSmart tm2), learn programs better, and learn to draw better. That last part is the main goal with most anything I do.

I posted page 26 on the website last night. You can see it here. I'm rather happy to compare it with the previous pages. What a nice time I've had along the way.