I created these for a publisher to give them an example of what I was thinking for a book cover for Merlin's Blade. My son portrays the blind Merlin, and my daughter with the harp (from a photo when she was sixteen) portrays Natalenya. So, with… more »

I've had maps for Merlin's Blade for a long time, but only now do I feel good about showing them. Why? Because I finally created the topography using Blender 3D software.Here they are:PORTION OF BOSVENNA MOORKERNOW, BRITAINTHE VIL… more »

Okay, so I admit it ... I have been dissatisfied with the current design and quality of my version of Excalibur ... so I redid it. Not only did I change the funky bolt-shaped hilt end pieces to circles (which is more authentic), but I took a cue fro… more »

For those that have read my "About Me", you may have noticed the phrase "amateur comic book artist", but not have known what that meant. Well, my son Leighton just purchased a WACOM Intuos4 graphics tablet, and he asked me to draw "The Spectacle", my… more »

My son, Leighton, took my 2D Xara drawing of Excalibur and converted it to 3D using Blender (excellent free 3D software). To do this he imported the graphic, created a flat 3D model to match it, and then extruded it appropriately. After touching it… more »

It was my birthday and my kids put out a super effort to make an incredible "movie poster" style drawing of my book! You'll notice that the left side has all the "bad guys", and the right side has all the "good guys (and gal). (Also, if you not… more »