We continue serialization of Empowered vol. 12, which proved to be the final volume of the series in this specific graphic-novel format, though I was unaware of that unfortunate reality when I started work on the book.
As I noted yesterday, one aspect of "that unfortunate reality" was the fact that the pencil-based technique I utilized to draw the series for most of two decades soon became wholly nonviable as I ran out of the singular, irreplaceable type of pencil lead that made the artwork possible. As my afterword to this volume (written in 2022, by the way) will attest, for a while I thought that some form of digital media could replace analog graphite if the series were to continue somehow, but after years of experimentation that proved not to be the case.
Continued tomorrow!
Today’s Patreon update: Originally done as a means of scratching out more worktime to complete the long-gestating Empowered vol. 12, I've switched over to a Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday Patreon posting schedule that won't feature the fixed content format I previously used. So, who knows what today's post might feature? Could be Life Drawing or Distressed Damsels content (both of which are featured at least three times per month), or something in the Work Stages, Vintage Con Sketches or Design departments, or possibly something entirely new, such as updates on fantasy test projects Crazy Witch, The Last Party and The Chaste and the Chained. Golly!-Adam Warren
