Tonight I had this brilliant idea to do some pixelling, so I made these icons. Hurray for pixels! I will be making these to order, so if you are interested in turning your characters into a box of Pocky or a tea cup, you can find the ordering information at the top of my DA gallery. I want to make some more icon templates, but I have to think of something awesome. Maybe ice cream?
The two characters I used for these icons, are Sharkysaur and my Dustling Aqua.
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So far I have 31 different minipet species and 43 different color themes. Once I've completed the existing color themes for each minipet I will have over 1000 done. I am currently at 142 completed. It is kind of surprising to add it all up. I made 8 new species this month! Star Fall Hollow is a virtual pet site, where you can collect and battle minipets. Each minipet has an elemental affinity which give them bonuses against minpets with other elemental affinities. The elemental affinity of each pet is displayed by an icon on the bottom right corner of each card as shown above. As you battle with your minipets they will earn attribute points which you can allocate to one of their battle statistics. Defeated minipets will drop one item required to make them. Once you've collected all of the items required to make a minipet, you will be able to summon a new minipet. As you continue to battle with your minipets the color of the card frame will change to reflect their experience. New minipets begin with a grey and white frame, experienced pets have a blue frame, and veteran pets have a gold frame. Throughout the year there will be festive celebrations, where you will be able to battle and collect holiday themed pets. These pets will only be available during the holiday season. We are still several months away from Alpha testing and probably a half a year away from Beta testing, but I will be looking for beta testers when we finally reach that stage. This project only has a two man staff, and we are devoting a lot of time and labor to make it happen. We have been working on it for two years now, since developing the concept, and it has gone through many transformations. Chris has been working hard programing this monster, between full time employment and master's studies. I have been working on the content, making minipets, backgrounds and other graphics, as well as writing the creation story, and planning events.
I would love to have other artists working with me, but I can't hire anyone until Star Fall Hollow starts paying for itself. I can't wait until it reaches that point, because adding the imagination and ability of other artists will boost the creative value of Star Fall Hollow. I've been working on a website called Conquer Artist Alley: don't just survive for people who want to sell art at Artist Alley, and for veterans of artist alley to share their experiences. There are a few blogs that cover topics on Artist Alley, including the Artist Alley Survival Guide which is what I read when I was preparing for my first Artist Alley. I have discovered since then that there are so many more topics an Artist Alley Guide could offer to not only prepare a newbie to survive the alley, but to help them and even Artist Alley Veterans improve their experience.
What unique information does Conquer Artist Alley have to offer? I am writing detailed guides sharing information about making different types of merchandise, networking with peers, improving sales, and budgeting. There will also be personal articles from experienced artists sharing what they have learned in artist alley, their mistakes and successes. There will also be Group Advice Articles that combine a variety of tips from different artists about specific topics. There will also be helpful tutorials, and reviews and interviews! Please check it out, and if you have an artist alley tip you would like to share, contact me through Conquer Artist Alley. We are almost ready to start Alpha testing Star Fall Hollow! I thought I would show you a new Minipet I designed. The idea behind it was an alpaca with a turkey tail. I really like making super fluffy critters with tiny feet and chubby bodies. We have so many cool ideas planned for Star Fall Hollow. There will be many holiday celebrations, including two special holidays unique to the Hollow. The Star Fall festival is a week long celebration to watch sugar meteors streak across the sky. Hollow Day celebrates building the Hollow after our Starliner crashed in a sugar meteor shower, stranding us on this planet.
I look forward to sharing more with you in the future. |
Mallory Thompson
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