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I want to take a moment to thank everyone who joined me last for my Ustream art session, and stayed through to the very end. If you did tune in yesterday you got a chance to see this piece unveiled to the public for the first time. This is the finished wraparound cover for the upcoming RPG Roan which is being developed by 2015-06-15 19:04:49 +0000 UTC View Post

The fun starts at 5:30pm!

Just a reminder that starting at 5:30pm PST I will be having my monthly art stream! Hope you can drop and have some fun! If you want to comment during the stream you'll need a login so hop over to Ustream link and get yourself one. Also I will be unveiling a completely new piece of color art this aftern...

Next Ustream session June 14th!

Hello everyone! Just reminder that this Sunday June 14th at 5:30 PST is my next stream session! Link So get yourself a login and grab a few cold ones come join me for an evening of drawing, chatting and storytelling! See you then!

Flame Hide and Stone Spines

These are some sketches I did quite awhile ago for a couple characters who played an important in my Equestria dreamscape. Did these sketches so would be able to better remember them when the time came post articles dealing with them. One of the things I like about Equestria is that it has a wonderful selection of beings, critters and monsters. Better yet you can wildly varying body types with a c...

Try harder!

The pile of bones stirred and from beneath them clambered out a young filly; her her deep burgundy vest along with her white undershirt was in tatters. Her signature red bow was soiled and covered in sweat. The little filly shook her head and spat out a mouthful of blood. Multiple lacerations covered her body; with her left front hoof she pushed her bangs and got the worse to blood out of her eyes...

Sun Chariot

These are a couple of development sketches I am doing in preparation for a final color piece. One of the goals I have for 2015 is to get back to my ponies on motorcycles series of images.

For quite a while I have been trying to decide what kind of motorcycle Celestia the Co-ruler of Equestria and the Princess of Sun would ride. Then one day while looking through one of my chopper maga...

Back to the Black Stallion hotel

After much preparation, fussing, and packing Petina, Carousel and I were prepared for our trip to Canterlot in my Equestria dreamscape. We had decided to catch the mid-morning train up to Canterlot since we had noontime check-in at the Black Stallion Hotel. We all found it amusing that this was the same hotel we had all stayed in last year for the Canterlot Music Festival so we expected a pleasan...

Kitfox final color

For those of you who joined me for my first Video Hangout on May 31st link this piece will look familiar, and I'm really very stoked about this project. The commission was for Skeeterhawk  and the character's name is Jackie and she is a Kit Fox, and this image is going to be printed as vinyl wrap ...

Roan BW mockup cover

For those of you who could tune in Sunday for the Video Hangout, you may remember discussing a project that was on my docket this week involving a wraparound cover for a pony RPG. Well this is the final layout for that piece, and yes I know the island on the carrier is slanted and that will be corrected in the final color piece.

Now I want to say right away that I did not ...

May 2015 Patreon supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

First Video Hangout! Today 5:30pm PST

Hope you have the time to drop by for my first Video Hangout today at 5:30 pm PST. Joining me today will be Dave Bryant and we will be talking about world-building, RPG gaming and whatever is on our mind! So grab a cold one and join us.

The storm approaches

This is Sonny Starbrite's Patreon $50.00 commission for the month of May. It is of his OC Sonny Starbrite As a fierce storm approaches on the horizon Sonny watches with concern. Normally he enjoys the cool breezes that come with these summer storms but today something is different, strange, oppressive, dangerous. He watches it for a moment before fleeing for shelter.

First Video Hangout!

Hello there! Just reminder that tomorrow May 31st at 5:30pm PST will be my first Video Hangout! It will be a more casual, laid back affair where I will be sketching some, chatting to friends and guests and talking to you my viewers. I will also be giving a sneak peek at what I have coming up on art docket!

Tomorrow for the inaugural broadcast I am going to have my longtime friend and ...

Patreon sketch, Rumple-chan

One more Patreon sketch done for May! :iconMiraKHall: asked me to do my take on her character/ fursona Rumple-chan, and I was more than happy to do it for her. One thing I have learned over the years is the fact that it is always good to get a second pair of eyes whenever possible to critique your work. All too often there will be some detail, facet, or element to a piece that you will have a bli...

Patreon sketch, Clear Skies.

Working through my patrons sketches for the month of May. This is Robert's character Clear Skies and he is Kelpie from a RPG Robert is developing called Roan. See link for further info. http://roan-rpg.tumblr.com/

Patreon sketch, Glory Seeker

This was the other sketch I did last night for one my $50.00 patrons Sura-Resch. The character's name is Glory Seeker and one of the things that immediately struck was the barding, armor, he was wearing. Therefore I thought it would be fun to show my audience how I went about composing a sketch with armor it. I spent about an hour on the sketch during the stream and about fifteen minutes today tid...

Calvados $50.00 Patron commission

Okay, time to start making good on promises! When I set up this Patreon account I promised those who pledge $50.00 a month that I would do them a sketch once a month as my way of saying thank you. Well now that I am out of my day job it is time to deliver. Caerdwyn is one of my current $50.00 patrons so last night as part of my first official ustream I got his commission off my docket. The sketc...

Storyteller

Cleaning up one's own studios one comes across lots of their older work. Some when viewed after years of further growth and development one can be found to be lacking. Some pieces while dated in style and technique are still solid and well done. Some pieces will bring back fond memories while may make one relive painful moments in their past. Back in 2001 while my wife Smudge and I were attending...

1st official ustream this Sunday.

Just a heads up! Sunday will be my first official ustream session. The fun will begin at May 24th 5:30pm PST. You will need to sign up to be able to comment during the stream but it take just a minute or so. For Sunday's stream I will be working on a couple of my Patreon patron's sketches for the month of May. I will let folks know which ones by Friday afternoon. Tomorrow is also my last day at...

Thank you for last night.

I want to take a moment and thank everyone for tuning into my ustream broadcast last night. The stream was not without its hiccups but that is why Caerdwyn and I did it so we could determine any weaknesses in system before the first official episode on Sunday May 24th at 5:30PST. If you have comments of what you'd like to see in the next stream feel free to comment here or you can go Smudge and ...

Just a reminder

Just reminder, this Saturday I'll be doing another test stream starting at roughly 7:30pm PST. I know that this weekend is BLFC but if you want to drop by and say hi, I'll be drawing. Go to the link Hope to see folks then!

Pegasi leg gun design

Oh well nuts! I thought I'd posted this image ages ago! But recently rummaging through my image archive for a client I came across this set of sketches. Oh well, no time like the present to fix something! These are concept sketches I did after the battle with the Deception at Sweet Apple Acres It ends right here. Right now pt.1 had occurred in my Equestria dreamscape. Also a month or so later I h...

Testing session for Ustream this Saturday.

As it now stands I will be doing a test session on Ustream this Saturday night to see how the mike, lighting and split camera is performing. I scheduling the start time for roughly 7:30pm PST, although that may vary based on when I get off work and we get things up an running. If you go to ustream and search for Baron Engel's DreamStream you'll find my channel. I don't have a specific theme for th...

Applebloom slayer of nightmares

This is a development sketch for a color piece I hope to finish by October this year. It is a scene from one of my Equestria dreamscape, but it is way in the future from my most recent postings. Of which I hope to have a new sequence posting up by the start of next week.

Clearing the decks for action

Didn't get a chance to post my Friday countdown sketch since I was busy the last couple of days, so I am putting it up today. One of the things I am doing as I move toward being a full-time illustrator and concept designer is rearranging my studio space and getting it into fighting trim. Fortunately AJ let me borrow a cart to haul away the junk. Ever since BackBreaker Studios closed my work area ...

More aviation brainstorming

Since I've got several commissions involving aviation currently in various degrees of production it is not too surprising that I have planes on the brain. Here are several I scratched out yesterday afternoon on lunch.

Counting the days

A few days ago one of my former coworkers and longtime supporter suggested that I start posting short, quick, no more than ten minutes sketches documenting the last two weeks before I go freelance. Sort of a artistic Advent Calender...just minus the chocolates. Well yesterday I officially passed the two week mark and this is the sketch I did to celebrate it. Unfortunately my schedule will be suck...

Bomber design revised 01

This is a revision to the bomber design I posted a couple of days ago Bomber design for game 01. The client http://mh47e.deviantart.com/ had like the overall concept but wanted me to dial back the streamlining a bit. With this in mind I did this sketch this morning before heading off to work. There were several things I decided...

Time to make good!

Okay, it is the first of month and according to my numbers everyone has paid up for the month. So for all my $50.00 month patrons please send an e-mail to baron@sm-ew.com with what you want for your sketch. Also I am working on the next Equestria dreamscape posting, but since we exceeded $400.00 what would folks like to see for additional dreamscape postings? More Equestria or perhaps Andur or t...

Bomber design for game round 1

This is an initial design I just created today for a new client of mine. The aircraft will be appearing on the cover art I am doing for the upcoming RPG "Roan". This is aircraft will be on a catapult preparing to launch from an airship which is flying in part of a battle group. Now this is no Hindenburg type airship, but instead it is more of a "Last Exile" type airship. Gun turrets and all! Th...