TGNewman
@tgnewman
Writer - My first book: 📝📖 Reader - Fantasy, Historical, Western 🐦🔥📜🤠 Gamemaster - 25 years with D&D and other systems, and starting into Draw Steel 🎲🧙🏻♂️🤘🏻 Artist - Sketching, Digital and Watercolour ✍🏻🎨
QTP with games that were your favourite game during various points in your life
@jondenor.com @thedicesociety.bsky.social thank you but I’ve now got to take part in this, and get 6000 words done at the same time!! 😂 Can’t wait to get started though. The muses have really hit me with this one! #drawsteel #jamofthetimescape #gamejam #ttrpgjam
Cover wrap. I loved pulling the red banner across the spine and back of the book. I’m so happy with how the cover has come out. It sells the best of the book, and I think looks quite professional. 4/5
The final cover design. Pulling in the title art, and promotional flash sticker, I feel doing away with the border kept the cover shining at its best. This led to the complete… 3/5
I have had the privilege of working with the amazing @elhyana.bsky.social who brought my book to life with this cover art. And what a wonderful piece it is! She did a fantastic job, provided regular updates throughout the commission, and really brought me into the process. This led to… 2/5
Through their Human Authored system, I have been able to confirm no generative AI was used in my book, and join like minded humans who agree there is something special about humans creating from ourselves alone. 4/5
This little oak sapling is doing great. Maybe time for a larger pot, and then outside somewhere. #trees #gardening #planting #oak 💙🌳👨🌾💙
Hear hear @yazagames.com! Applying the same to all my works, art and writing. humans. #NoAIArt #NoAI #AI #MadebyHumans #Writing #Artist #NoClankers #Artforhumans #Artforartssake #creativity
Have a few Story a Day Bedtime Books for me to read to my son. Disney, I see you. You know what you did. #booksky 💙📚 #Disney #storybook
So my book cover now has this extra sticker. I am proud that no AI is going into this book, and want people to know. It is art. I have made it. It is made by a human, for humans. #NoAIArt #NoAI #AI #MadebyHumans #Writing #Artist #NoClankers #Artforhumans #Artforartssake #creativity 9/10
Every piece of art, every word, every part of this book has not, and will not be made with AI. I didn't realise how important this was to me, but with what I have had to wade through only after a week makes this so important for me and this book of mine. 8/10
As for cover art, I've got this. Tada! I love what I've been able to do with the title, and the fo-promotional sticker. I really wanted to capture the sense of those well thumbed old fantasy paperbacks I'd find in car-boot sales or at my local library. You will notice something is missing... 3/10
Well, I’m glad that’s summer over. Genuinely. You can take your heatwaves and shove them. #UK #TheWeather #JustBritishProblems #GreySkiesandDrizzle
Playing around in Scriptorium by @yazagames.com has been fun. Working on a Draw Steel Solo, 'Ol' Sally Long Legs'. Reckon if I get good with the software, it could be a fun other way of doing monster art etc.
After watching @mattcolville.bsky.social ‘s latest Twitch Stream, and his discussion of the Draw Steel Dastards from the Encounters book, I had to make this. I for one look forward to our Named Eyepatched Goblin Overlords.
‘I remember seeing him, this Knight of Roads. Very old helmet and bronze, bronze chainmail. Great blonde plume the helm had to. It fluttered in no breeze. But his eyes. Once I caught his eyes it all goes a bit funny. Strange eyes. Like the stars themselves were in them.’ - Brew Brother Stettin
Had to add a personal favourites from an old video on Beastheart and potential Companions. Can I get an amen from all my Mot lovers out there?
They loved it, and I’ve since got it framed for the door to my study. We as a group have been playing D&D together for 6 years. Once this campaign closes, we’re off to new systems (Draw Steep, Lancer, SWRPG) but it’s been so fun to finish our time with D&D with something special. 4/4
The Muses struck me with the idea after a side adventure in the campaign. Surely in all the possible universes, there is a film of our campaign, and from there a move poster, in the style of big epic adventure films like these ones. 2/4
Now that my players have seen it, I wanted to share my latest art project. Our 4 year campaign, covering 3 in game heroic generations, is coming to its dramatic conclusion. To celebrate I designed and painted this. The Movie Poster for: D&D Our Home - Book 3: Giants Sunder, Fire and Thunder 1/4
Well isn’t #KCD2 just swell. Can’t remember when I’ve had such fun exploring an in game world since this one. Oh and the outfits! I love my ragged fighty Henry. Just look at his battered helm with the hanging strap. #GameSky #Fashionsky #Whenthekingdomisravagedbywarbutthedripisreal
AI images are just this decades clip art. Clip art was used for graphics etc for work posters and other stuff. Heck, I remember using it in the 90s when I was mucking around in PowerPoint on the family computer. 4/10
Their quizzical expression instantly made me think of this. An example: Armoured Soulwight hearing the heroes negotiating with a Lil Mushroom Guy a room over in the dungeon.
I’m having real fun getting into carving. Here a little owl guy. Sat outside for a half hour yesterday with a few knives working on this little guy.
Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone out there Drawing Steel. Have some silly Draw Steel Valentine Memes to celebrate.