Back to the Grind

Just dropping a quick line to let everyone know that I just got back from a little ‘vacation’ of sorts. I went home for a family reunion and got back late last night . So I got a good night’s sleep and am resuming work on Clara Ravens Episode 4: Colombina’s Illusion today. No other news related to the comic since I’ve been away for a few days, but I just wanted to keep you all apprised of what’s going on since I know you love your updates and open communication.

On an unrelated note, the affiliate plugin we had planned to use ended up not working out. We’ve gotten a refund and are looking into other options, but since the new comic is our #1 priority, it might not happen for awhile. So, in the meantime, if you’re a webmaster and would like to link Epoch Art, feel free to do so with any of the tons of banners I made for the affiliate program. They can be found on the Banners page.

Check back and the end of this week for another status update (and hopefully some art – BUT NO GUARANTEES!).

Decisions, Decisions…

Clara in Home TheaterI didn’t even want to post this image, but I know you guys love your updates to include gratuitous nudity, so here you go. This was a test render in the first of many sets I am building for my newest DCV-enabled comic, Clara Ravens Episode 4: Colombina’s Illusion. The reason I didn’t want to post it is because of the results I’m getting in Octane, which I feel are subpar from a production standpoint and are really not the level of quality I am comfortable with in any work I’d produce commercially. To put it mildly… this looks like shit.

I’m going to give you insight into what I’ve been going over in my head for the past couple weeks regarding this new release. I’ll preface this by saying that a lot of this will be technical stuff, so if that’s not something you’re interested in reading, then feel free to enjoy the render and move on. Continue reading “Decisions, Decisions…”

Clara Ravens Ep. 4 “Colombina’s Illusion”

Clara Ravens Ep. 4 "Colombina's Illusion" - Promo ArtI know I promised this on Friday, so I apologize for being late, but I am excited to announce the next DCV-enabled comic currently in pre-production is Clara Ravens Episode 4 “Colombina’s Illusion”. The outline is complete and I am moving on to the story-writing phase tomorrow. This story is similar to the first episode of Clara Ravens in that it doesn’t feature her in any treasure hunting or plundering mission. Instead, this story will find our heroine attending a lavish birthday party thrown at a Continue reading “Clara Ravens Ep. 4 “Colombina’s Illusion””

Badass Alert…

KoleNothing that important to report, but just wanted to drop a few updates your way. So strap yourself in for (gasp) ‘no porn news‘…

First, the Dark Rift ‘Comic’ page is done. I had never gotten around to adding it to the menu, so I finally rendered out the characters and added their bios. The look of the page is also different than that of the other ‘Comic’ pages. I’ll get around to laying the others out the same, as I think that layout flows better. The only thing I don’t like is the bland styling of the <textarea> box. If someone has some nifty .css that would make that look better, with nice sliders and better colors, send me an email because I’d love to make that look better. Anyway, about the Dark Rift page… For those of you who bought Episode 1: “Resurrection“, you’ll notice that the character bios are taken directly from the bios in the DCV comic, so the only thing new Continue reading “Badass Alert…”