by Gage Lippolt
[This is being posted as part of the hiatus for KttFF’s second chapter. The comic will resume with CHAPTER 3 on August 24th, 2023] The Plakzaken are probably one of my favorite alien designs I’ve come up with. I lumped together a ton of plant aspects to come up with their final concept, and it… Continue reading Alien Sketches – Plakzaken
[Key to the Future’s Fate is currently on HIATUS. The story will return with CHAPTER 3 on AUGUST 24TH. In the meantime, please enjoy this READER QUESTION for the series!] Another reader question, this time from AtomicBritt, creator of Cirque Royale! Time for a lesson on the wonders of future medicine!
[This is being posted as part of the hiatus for KttFF’s second chapter. The comic will resume with CHAPTER 3 on August 24th, 2023] The Orb-Its concept was actually one of the earliest of the series, one that serves as a summation for the solarpunk elements of the comic. Open to all, customizable, free to… Continue reading Environmental Sketches – Orb-Its
[This is being posted as part of the hiatus for KttFF’s second chapter. The comic will resume with CHAPTER 3 on August 24th, 2023] Despite the fact that I’ve been drawing Leon for over a decade at this point, I’m /STILL/ constantly shifting around details of his design. Proportions are still a major detail that… Continue reading Character Sketches – C2 Redesigns
[This is being posted as part of the hiatus for KttFF’s second chapter. The comic will resume with CHAPTER 3 on August 24th, 2023] Despite how much brainpower it takes to create these environments, it’s easily one of my favorite parts of developing the comic. This is where the real magic happens in terms of… Continue reading Environmental Sketches – Velvinn 1
[This is being posted as part of the hiatus for KttFF’s second chapter. The comic will resume with CHAPTER 3 on August 24th, 2023] A detail that doesn’t often get explored in (what little there is of) solarpunk media is the question of “What are the winters like?” Solarpunk often has a lot of visual… Continue reading Environmental Sketches – Velvinn 2
[This is being posted as part of the hiatus for KttFF’s second chapter. The comic will resume with CHAPTER 3 on August 24th, 2023] (Originally drawn around August 2019) Looking back, I like how these all turned out (at least in their final incarnations), but I was drawing most of them during a summer vacation… Continue reading Background Fodder – Spring Fair NPCs
[This is being posted as part of the hiatus for KttFF’s second chapter. The comic will resume with CHAPTER 3 on August 24th, 2023] Another set of designs that I had a blast working on! Notably, there’s a pair of cameos prepped here – Riiser in the bottom center, and the McElroys bottom right. Adapting… Continue reading Background Fodder – Minor Fair NPCs
[This is being posted as part of the hiatus for KttFF’s second chapter. The comic will resume with CHAPTER 3 on August 24th, 2023] Now we come to one of my FAVORITE things got to design: The Spring Fair! These are the earliest sketches for what I had in mind, and it’s safe to say… Continue reading Environmental Sketches – Spring Fair 1
[This is being posted as part of the hiatus for KttFF’s second chapter. The comic will resume with CHAPTER 3 on August 24th, 2023] The Fair is starting to take shape! I reached the point where I aimed to include a bunch of criss-crossing walkways reaching out from the central platform to some HUGE trees…… Continue reading Environmental Sketches – Spring Fair 2