Greetings Star Seekers,

You did it! You unlocked the next stretch goal! All backers will now receive a 'digital art book' PDF. Well, two versions, a SFW and a NSFW version, featuring 4 images in each. And at the time of writing this, you guys are well on your way to making that 6 images per booklet!



Part of me is considering doing a physical reward once we hit $15,000. And I am thinking either a postcard, sticker or possibly even another pin. What would you guys like more? Let me know in the comments!

In the meantime, I finished another interior illustration for Star Awakened!

This illustration was a bit of a challenge because it had a more detailed background than I typically draw. Plus the added challenge of the lighting, which as you can tell isn't exacly typical. 😅

The only illustration I need to finish now is the back endpaper. And then all the art is done...probably...unless I decide to make another interior illustration, which may very well happen if my Muse has her say! There is a couple options I am toying with that I may be able to finish by the end of next month!

I can't believe this campaign is almost over! We only have 43 hours left!

So if you have been on the fence about backing, this is your last chance to join the adventure!
 

 

PS: There are only 6 bookboxes left! 

Hope everyone has a most magical day!

Yours in art,

Therena

Greetings Star Travelers,

I am so excited to finally share this illustration with you! Introducing Abaddon, one of the villains you first meet in Star Found. I finished this one quite some time ago, and was going to try and wait to share him for when you voted on him. But I can't wait anymore. 😅  

I absolutely love how this illustration turned out. The deluxe edition will have full colour, but I thought I would share the black and white version as well.

There are several villians in this series, ranging from misunderstand and morally grey to outright evil and sadistic. And they aren't always what - and who - you would expect. Star Awakened blurs these lines even more.

Yesterday I shared the illustration of Azazel, I finally finished the timelapse video and you can watch me draw it below.



If the playback doesn't work you can try this link.

I can't believe there's only 4 days left in the campaign. Is there anything you want to know about the art, book, or anything else? Just let me know in the comments and I'll answer it in the next update.

Until next time, enjoy your weekend!

Yours in art,
Therena

PS: If you haven't backed yet, what are you waiting for? Help us finish strong and make this campaign even more incredible!


Last chance to get these pins free!

Greetings Star Seekers,

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. And what better way to celebrate than with a new interior illustration reveal!

I just finished this illustration of Azazel for Star Awakened this morning.


This is the first greyscale illustration in Star Awakened, as all the others are full colour so far. But I felt that this captured the mood and emotions of the scene much better. And I love a good dark black and white illustration.

We are closing in on the final days of the campaign, and I can't wait to share more art with you. As of right now I only have 1 interior illustration left to draw, and 1 endpaper. I may draw 2 more depending if I have time in October between my next campaign and editing. Star Awakened will have 8 interior illustrations once it's all said and done. Plus 2 different endpaper illustrations.

Another interior illustration I finished is the special thanks page where all backers will be credited!

Sneak peek at the pins:

The pins arrived! And they look so pretty!

The ship is inspired by Evie's sailing ship, The Black Maiden. And the construct is little Menos, the adorable sidekick from Star Found.



And off course there is the pin set featuring Evie in her ascended form. But, did you know that while the phoenix is Sarah's collaborative pin, that there is in fact a phoenix in my books as well?



You can get both these pins for FREE when you back both our canpaigns!

Until tomorrow.

Yours in art,
Therena


Back today!

Greetings Star Seekers,

Today I get to share some exciting news! My pins arrived as did my author proof! Which means I can share some pictures with you! 

Now, I should probably preface this with the disclaimer that these are cell pictures and my professional photographer self may be cringing that I'm even sharing it publicly. But I'm just too excited to wait to do a proper shoot to share. So here's the first look at the pins and books!

I am in absolute awe with how pretty it is! And I couldn't be happier! 

Do you collect pins as well as books? 
My own collection has grown significantly as my derpy dragons also arrived yesterday!

Here's all the pins I have designed! And my own growing collection. If you look closely, you will see the cross collaboration set on there as well.

They are like miniature little art pieces!

Tomorrow I will share another illustration I finished for Star Awakened.

I know it wasn't the one you guys voted on, but I couldn't help myself to finish it. 

Until tomorrow!

Yours in art,
Therena

Greetings Star Travellers!

You did it! You unlocked the next stretch goal! All backers will now be credited in a special thank you page in Star Awakened. (You will have the option to choose what I use as far as names go in the survey post campaign)

You have travelled down the stretch goal path, and are close to unlocking the next one! A digital art package featuring 4 NSFW art illustrations & 4 SFW illustrations. These will be two separate PDF's as I know not everyone will want the NSFW versions.


I'll be honest, I get a certain sense of satisfaction watching the little ship travel down the map of the Great Sea ^_^ And I am excited to see how far we can travel in the final 10 days!

You can help us sail faster by sharing the campaign with friends and family! In fact, I have made these nifty little backer badges just for my backers! You can find the .png files in the backer section below!


Star Awakened Lore:

One of the things you will find in this series is a world rich with lore and a long complicated history. In a previous update I mentioned that I have written volumes of journals, well it hasn't all gone to waste. In fact, having all those journals, have given me a solid knowledge of events which have shaped the world!

But one thing which have become more abundantly clear has been the lore around the gods and goddesses. One such goddess is Izanami, whom you will meet in Star Awakened. Her character has been one of those instances where the art defined the character. And inspired events in the book!

I can't get into too much details about her as I don't want to spoil events from the book, but she has quickly become one of my favourite characters. And I can't wait to write more of her in the next book!  So, without further ado, here is Izanami:
 


Izanami was another character which wasn't in the first draft. But she has revealed herself as a pivotal character when I rewrote Star Awakened. And the plot line with her is critical to the integrity of the story. She is also the cause of much anguish due to the complexity she has introduced to my story! Knots and twists I now need to somehow solve and unravel. But that is next years problem when I write book three. I am sure future-me will thank me...or curse me. We'll see.

Anyways, what do you think of the art? I apologize for the censorship, but I need to keep this PG13.

For today's poll, tell me which of these you prefer!


Have a wonderful Monday!

Yours in art,
Therena

Don't miss adding these books to your collection! Back Star Awakened today!



Save the date: Haunted Dragons pins coming to Backerkit October 7th, 2024! (You may recognize Izanami's dragon as a pin!)