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Raihn
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States216 Posts
October 18 2013 06:50 GMT
#1
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Yesterday we hit a pretty big milestone for the game development. I’d been putting in average of 12 hours days for about a month and only took a couple days off, I was pretty exhausted. After, I wanted to rest but couldn’t seem to shift into relax gear no matter what. So I decided I’d force myself out of my office allowing only a pencil, sharpener, and clipboard for the rest of the evening.

Kicking back with feet on the coffee table and some good ol’ Starcraft competition on the big-screen I was able to relax while still cooling down the creative cogs. Feeling very grateful for my wife, friends, faith and the adventure that is every day.

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Peace be with you
- Raihn

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Stratos
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Czech Republic6104 Posts
October 18 2013 06:52 GMT
#2
Can't see the pics.
- Stratos
En Taro Violet
iHirO
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United Kingdom1381 Posts
October 18 2013 07:23 GMT
#3
You might want to consider imgur, I get this message when looking at the images:

"— 403: Access Denied —

This file requires authorization:

You must be logged in
 and a member of this blog.
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You can create your own free blog on WordPress.com."
GraphicsThis is for all you new people: I only have one rule. Everyone fights. No one quits. You don't do your job, I'll shoot you myself. You get me?
GrazerRinge
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
999 Posts
October 18 2013 10:02 GMT
#4
i would love you see some of your work but your pic image is not working sir...

pls fix it!
"Successful people don't talk much. They listen and take action."
TOCHMY
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Sweden1692 Posts
October 18 2013 10:52 GMT
#5
I'm very curios about those pictures
- TOCHMY
Yoona <3 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Look! It's Totoro! ☉.☉☂
c0ldfusion
Profile Joined October 2010
United States8293 Posts
October 18 2013 12:53 GMT
#6
How do you guys relax with SC? It makes me more tense.

Peace,
c0ldfusion
dravernor
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
Netherlands6192 Posts
October 18 2013 16:03 GMT
#7
Oh how nice! Love the pencil detail.
Very concept-art. A style I envy in others.
<3
ComaDose
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada10357 Posts
October 18 2013 16:09 GMT
#8
The last one looks like a skeleton stalker with a magic bazooka gunblade. I like it.
- ComaDose
BW pros training sc2 is like kiss making a dub step album.
Raihn
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States216 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-18 16:56:40
October 18 2013 16:54 GMT
#9
Hi!! Sorry for the broken links, let me now if there is anything else is broken, uploaded images to wrong service. Host gave me access but not to public, so all images were showing up for me, I didn't even release it was restricting it. Sorry again guys
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Sigrun
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
United States1655 Posts
October 18 2013 23:12 GMT
#10
I'm really liking the first image- the monster design looks awesome (although the way the person is holding the sword seems a bit strange)! Great stuff!
Graphics
hp.Shell
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2527 Posts
October 20 2013 00:01 GMT
#11
On October 18 2013 21:53 c0ldfusion wrote:
How do you guys relax with SC? It makes me more tense.

Peace,
c0ldfusion

I guess the more you play it the easier it is to just relax and make calm decisions instead of getting a lot of adrenaline pumping through your system. I find it's easier to remain calm when I have chill music on. You may like birocractic on soundcloud for this purpose. Actually when I started listening to his stuff while playing BW very recently, it feels like my game is getting better just because I can focus on remaining calm more easily.
Here's a link to a song for example:
https://soundcloud.com/birocratic/stay-gold

Raihn, really love the work you're doing on the game. It sounds like you are really getting into it; like you have all the motivation in the world. I like the robo-skeleton character!
Please PM me with any songs you like that you think I haven't heard before!
Raihn
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States216 Posts
October 21 2013 01:09 GMT
#12
Thanks for the kind comments and the support. Sorry again about the links that didn't work. As for relaxing with SC, I'm usually watching SC2 tournaments or live steams while I work or sketch. They even help me get some rest. They put me in a happy place of eSports competition and in a fantastical world that spurs my imagination.

Grubby's steam is a source of great motivation because of his professionalism in unison with his unbridled joy in what he gets to do as a living. He inspires me greatly to follow my dreams, and to not just dream them but forge them into reality with a continuous and unrelenting dedication.
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