[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

[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] It doesn’t read very well, in hindsight, but I LOVE the top sketch. It gives a view as Leon and Luca walk along one of the tree platforms and looks over… Continue reading Environmental Sketches – Spring Fair 3

[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] FINALLY, the Fair is starting to look like it would in the comic! Though I do admit I am sad I never found a spot to show off the expansive sprinkler… Continue reading Environmental Sketches – Spring Fair 4

[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] … Huh, still playing around with those modular tree base designs by this point. Well, in any case, as you can see, I figured out a more simple alternative instead. And… Continue reading Environmental Sketches – Spring Fair 5

It took quite a while to figure out how I wanted the Titanwood trees to look. The base was inspired by rainbow eucalyptus trees, but none of the canopies I tried felt quite right. Eventually I settled on the wavy, blobby forms, which I’m pretty happy with. I also tried a ton of different looks… Continue reading Environmental Sketches – Spring Fair 6