An Essence of Silver and Steel: Disillusion 2.1
Yes, Taylor, that is what victory tastes like.
2017-07-01 17:01:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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An Essence of Silver and Steel - Cover Art
I debated with myself for a little while, but in the end, I wanted to get it out there as soon as possible, since I'd originally intended to have the cover ready when Essence was posted on Sufficient ...
2017-06-26 08:12:22 +0000 UTC View PostAn Essence of Silver and Steel: Pendulum 0.1
And here's the first segment of the Pendulum arc: Pendulum 0.1. In case I haven't said it before, Pendulum is going to be spread out throughout the whole story; Pendulum 0.1 is after Arc 1: Overture, ...
2017-06-24 19:05:19 +0000 UTC View PostNew Tier Images
So, I honestly meant to get more work done than I did last night, but getting all of the new images for my Patreon tiers rendered took up way more time than I thought.
Fortunately, I did 2017-06-20 13:08:25 +0000 UTC View Post
A week off
So, I blitzed through the first two arcs of Essence in about two months, and since I was waiting for my advisor to get caught up on Miracle of Zero anyway, I decided to take a week off and just relax ...
2017-06-17 20:28:29 +0000 UTC View PostAn Essence of Silver and Steel: Overture Interlude 1.b (Empathy Impulse Resonance)
And here is Interlude 1.b. Enjoy.
I'm still not quite finished with Interlude 2.a, but since it's just revising, now, I'm giving you guys this chapter.
2017-06-10 23:24:54 +0000 UTC View PostAn Essence of Silver and Steel: Overture Interlude 1.a (Wildcard Gambit)
Just finished 2.6, so here's Interlude 1.a: Wildcard Gambit.
Enjoy, and feel free to comment about what you liked or disliked.
2017-06-02 23:40:02 +0000 UTC View PostAn Essence of Silver and Steel: Overture 1.5
The last main chapter of Overture. After this are two interludes and Pendulum 0.1.
2017-05-27 16:52:44 +0000 UTC View PostAn Essence of Silver and Steel: Overture 1.4
Since I split 2.2 into two chapters and just finished the second half of that, here's 1.4.
2017-05-24 04:28:29 +0000 UTC View PostAn Essence of Silver and Steel: Overture 1.3
And here's Overture 1.3. The original was meant to use invisitext, which only works out right on a forum setting like Sufficient Velocity, so I just shifted the font color of those parts to a pale gra...
2017-05-23 01:18:53 +0000 UTC View PostAn Essence of Silver and Steel: Overture 1.2
Since it's become clear to me that I won't be able to post text on here while retaining enough fidelity to have the effect intended in the original documents, I decided to start posting these chapters...
2017-05-23 01:12:36 +0000 UTC View PostMysterious Pendant
What's this? Hm. As a pendant, I'm sure it'll be relevant at a later date, but as for what its purpose is right now, that's a mystery.
Unless you'd like to make a few guesses?
2017-05-18 23:17:04 +0000 UTC View PostAn Essence of Silver and Steel: Overture 1.1
Overture 1.1
[I shall attain all the virtues of heaven.]
There were plenty of people who had it much worse than I did — kids in Africa being used as child soldiers by a supe...
2017-05-17 02:06:09 +0000 UTC View PostAn Essence of Silver and Steel: Prologue (Shadow of Ancestral Wisdom)
Shadow of Ancestral Wisdom
[A base of silver and steel.]
Shards were not sapient, not truly.
They had the capacity to think, to feel, to reason, in at least some diminis...
2017-05-17 02:03:26 +0000 UTC View PostAn Essence of Silver and Steel - Coming Soon!
So, the first arc interludes (there's two) took me longer than I thought (are taking, actually; one's not finished, yet). However, I did finish the first one and the second one is just in need of some...
2017-05-11 11:08:21 +0000 UTC View PostAn Essence of Silver and Steel - Coming Soon?
Maybe. I'm almost done with the first arc of the story - somewhere between 20k and 30k words, total, although it may end up slightly larger - and I'd like to get through the second arc, too, before po...
2017-04-25 06:24:31 +0000 UTC View PostAn Essence of Silver and Steel - Logo V2
Revised this a little.
One of the things I found out about doing lineart the way I did in the last version is that the lines are smoother and less jittery if you start out with a smaller image, use ...
2017-04-25 03:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostHistorically Accurate Jeanne [Type Moon]
Because that travesty that Takeuchi came up with is a disservice to the real deal.
Anyway, this is my take on what Type Moon Jeanne should have actually looked like. You'll notice that the bod...
2017-04-24 08:59:55 +0000 UTC View PostAn Essence of Silver and Steel - Logo
This might be a bit rough. It was entirely hand drawn, inked, and then I used some voodoo witchcraft (read: Inkscape) to turn my hand-inked image into lineart. What you see here is the end result, plu...
2017-04-17 03:48:01 +0000 UTC View PostTousaka-sensei's Lecture Corner #13
The TLC section for the upcoming chapter. Yes, this is usually finished before the rest of the chapter.
CONTINUE?
[YES/NO]
Tousaka-sensei’s Le...
2017-04-13 10:55:53 +0000 UTC View PostFate/Recursive Wisdom (Snippet 1)
Ideas are things, and I have them. Frequently. This one was had yesterday, while I was taking a walk.
&...
2017-04-12 08:37:41 +0000 UTC View PostEssence Cover - Color test 2
The second color test for the Essence cover. I'm happier with the overall aesthetic, because it fits together much better, but I still like that Tyrian purple better.
2017-04-06 17:16:34 +0000 UTC View PostEssence Cover - Color test 1
Testing out different colors for her costume. I like the Tyrian purple of her vest, but I can't seem to find something I'm happy with for her pants. That aside, I'm particularly happy with how the Red...
2017-04-06 17:13:12 +0000 UTC View PostEssence Cover - Basic Lineart
The basic lineart for An Essence of Silver and Steel, my upcoming Worm and Fate/stay night crossover. That's Taylor in her costume, of course, and there, in the background, ...
2017-04-06 17:09:33 +0000 UTC View PostMiracle of Zero Chapter 18
Chapter 18, For Someone's Glory, is now available on Fanficion.net and 2017-03-29 02:55:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Miracle Material: Ogrenix [Armament]
Ogrenix [Armament]
Wrought-Iron Greatsword
A blackened greatsword, patterned along the flat of the blade with a design akin to smoke. It is on...
2017-03-18 18:48:21 +0000 UTC View PostMiracle Material
The encyclopedia pages detailing terms from Miracle of Zero: Kingdom of the Forsaken. They'll cover a wide range of topics, all relevant to the story in some way, from Noble Phantasms to pers...
2017-03-18 18:35:40 +0000 UTC View PostMiracle Material: Gavilain [Noble Phantasm]
Gavilain [Noble Phantasm]
Shining Sword of Salvation
The radiant sword of light possessed by Emiya Shirou. A holy sword forged from the human ...
2017-03-18 18:30:05 +0000 UTC View PostMiracle Material: Fairies [Term]
Fairies [Term]
The Fair Folk, the Fae. Cousins to the Elves. Spirit-like entities that have approached the realm of demons. Originally, nature’s sense of touch ...
2017-03-18 18:28:34 +0000 UTC View PostMiracle Material: Apeiron [Person]
Apeiron [Person]
King of Light
The alternate persona of Emiya Shirou, the “Emiya who is a king.” It is the nascent Elemental which was tra...
2017-03-18 18:27:16 +0000 UTC View Post