Hey hi folks! New things! Exciting new things! :D It's been a good couple weeks!
Oh My Gush, my podcast project, is live! Our first episode went super well and our next one is about to record soon, so there's still time to send in your questions if you'd like to hear some advice on bikes, nerd fitness, or co-op living! You can do so 2017-05-08 23:31:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks! The final DLC for Dark Souls 3 - and the final bit of content for any souls game ever, from the sound of it - was released a little while ago, so I thought I'd finally give it a proper send-off. Let's discover the last bit of Dark Souls that's left to discover!
The videos will be released publicly over the next couple of weeks, but you can see the whole thing right now if you want ...
2017-05-08 23:19:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks! Finally, I was able to do a Design Delve series I've wanted to do for so long: Ghost Trick, Phantom Detective! Please check it out, it's such an amazing game both for its design and its narrative, and I feel it deserves more recognition.
Also, it was made by the Ace Attorney team, and has absolutely DIVINE character animations and music. It's so so good, I can't recommend it enough...
2017-04-30 20:49:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks! It's been a long time since I played Link to the Past and, after watching Andi McClure's stream of it, I figured I'd give it a try with the randomizer!
What this does is take every item you'd normally find in the game, then shuffle them around (in a way that lets the game still be solvable). You could find the best sword in the first chest! You could find the boomerang five minutes...
2017-04-30 20:46:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks! It's finally here! :D This is the very first episode of my podcast! And since you have early access, you get to listen to it first if you want! The site is still being set up and the actual RSS feed should be live sometime this week, but until then, here you go! ^^ Here are the show notes:
Welcome to the very first episode of Oh My Gush! Today's guest Taylor Epperly 2017-04-23 22:55:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks! It's been an up-and-down couple of weeks but I've done a lot and I'm proud of it.
Oh My Gush, my podcast project, is about to launch! The first episode has been recorded and I just need to fix it up and get the site prepared. Expect to hear about it soon - and I'll see if I can give early access like with the videos!
I also finally got back to art streams, which felt really ...
Here's the latest commission I just wrapped up: the stream splash art for TheMageling's Twitch page, featuring characters from the games she likes to speedrun! :D It was a blast trying to emulate the different art styles of the characters and I'm looking forward to experimenting with that again in the future.
If you have any commission plans yourself, please feel free to contact me! ^^
2017-04-21 16:01:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks! Here's the poster I made earlier this year for PAXAMANIA III, League of Heels' PAX East 2017 event. It's just about the most complex poster I've made yet, and I'm really proud of it! I went over my process for it in my latest art stream, which I'll be posting very soon.
I've put up the high-res version and the work file in their respective Dropbox folders, and I've also included th...
2017-04-21 15:41:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks! I've been getting into Let's Play videos, turns out, as I work out the problems with my next Design Delve series. In the meantime, have a short but sweet look at Graceful Explosion Machine on the Nintendo Switch!
The videos will be released publicly over the next couple of weeks, but you can see the whole thing right now if you want to! Here's the link (please don't spread it aroun...
2017-04-16 01:57:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks! Here are the archived videos of my Let's Play of NieR Automata.
Real talk: this game is impressive and interesting, but it also deals with really rough topics like suicide. I've put content warnings in the descriptions of the heaviest episodes. You also don't have to watch all of it; I've put a disclaimer to let you know when's a good time to stop.
The videos will be re...
2017-04-16 01:32:30 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! It's been a busy two weeks, but in a good way; I've been streaming a lot more than I used to, I've gotten some commissions done, I'm starting to draw more regularly and my podcast project is almost about to launch.
I'm still looking for work, and my taxes are due, so that's taking a big chunk of my time, but I'll get through it.
Expect an art stream in the near future! I'm go...
2017-04-10 05:31:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks! I just sent out some pokes to folks at the Discover! tier for the next batch of monthly sketches. Please check your messages, and thanks again for your wonderful support!
(Every month, all my patrons at the Discover! tier get a custom sketch! It can be any topic, but the simpler it is, the more detail I can put into it. Above is an example from last month - thanks to the patron in ...
2017-04-06 23:54:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks! I'm going to announce it very soon and I wanted you to have the scoop - here's that project I've been working on for a while now! It's called Oh My Gush! and it's a podcast about what we love and what we live.
Here's the concept: every episode, a guest and I talk about something they're passionate about! Then, in the second half, we share life advice and answer listener questions.<...
2017-04-01 01:06:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally, it was time to go: my friends and I were headed back on a one-day road trip to Montreal. But first, we had to actually get a vehicle. We headed off to the rental place and discovered that we'd been assigned an SUV. This was great news! I'd have much more space in the back seat than I originally thought; I'd be able to get my computer out easily, do some work on the way back...
And then ...
2017-03-30 22:28:00 +0000 UTC View Post
PAX East was wonderful, if strangely subdued. Maybe it's because I was so tired from all the travel at this point (and from never having had a proper night's rest along the way), but the usually amazing show floor itself didn't feel altogether special. The panels, however, were among the best yet, and not just because I was part of several of them.
My first day in Boston was a series of frustrat...
2017-03-29 18:24:51 +0000 UTC View Post
I got to spend a few relaxing days in Seattle and that time means the world to me. But first, I had to work! Also I had gotten sick near the end of GDC so that was going on as well I guess? But yes, work!
The deadline was looming; I had a day to make an entire comic page, as well as a two-page poster companion, then send it all to the printer. Things were slow-going at first; I did my best, but ...
2017-03-28 20:30:08 +0000 UTC View Post
I arrived in Seattle late Saturday, so all I had time to do was drop my things off at a friend's place, go eat some burgers, and then pass out. But the next day, I had the whole Sunday to go to Emerald City Comicon! :D
As a regular PAX West goer, this was such a weird experience! I'd never seen the convention center hosting any event other than PAX, so having it partially filled out with a very ...
2017-03-26 23:07:56 +0000 UTC View Post
...and here's my full Let's Play of Blaster Master Zero! A game with AMAZING GUNS and maybe not the best writing but that's okay. Chalk up another problematic fave.
The videos will be released publicly in the near future, but you can see the whole thing right now if you want to! Here's the link (please don't spread it around, it's a secret):
Hey hi folks! Here are the archived videos of my Oni Design Delve series! I've been speedrunning this game constantly for the past couple of months, but I also did a proper design-oriented analysis of it, too!
The videos will be released publicly over the next couple of weeks, but you can see the whole thing right now if you want to! Here's the link (please don't spread it around, it's a secret)...
2017-03-25 20:21:10 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! I've been very busy returning home and recovering from my mega-trip, but thankfully I've gotten enough energy back to start documenting it and begin making content again! I'll be wrapping up my logs soon, and going into details on the various bits of merch I've been making recently.
I also have a new video series up! I played through Blaster Master Zero for the first time, and I'll...
2017-03-25 20:16:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Train Jam had been exhausting for a number of reasons, but I was in San Francisco now, with GDC looming closer and closer. Thankfully, I had a little bit of time to recover! Half a day, to be precise. I made my way downtown and hobbled into the HI San Francisco Downtown Hostel (also known as the indie hostel), where I'd be staying for the week in a room shared with friends.
It's referred to as t...
2017-03-25 20:09:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Right before BitBash, on my next-to-last day in Chicago, was the first Train Jam meetup. This was my first time participating so I had no idea what to expect; I walked in, registered, and set up my little name badge with color-coded buttons stating what I could do (game design, some programming, a little art). The rest of the time was spent mingling with folks, getting to know who I'd share a trai...
2017-03-23 22:50:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks! I've recently come back from the biggest trip I've taken yet and gosh is my everything tired. I look up to folks who go globetrotting and visit innumerable places frequently, because I went to four cities in three and a half weeks and it wiped me out. But I want to travel more, so I feel this mega-trip - while a mini-trip to some - is a good first step! And it's taught me a lot about...
2017-03-21 22:57:59 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! I've just come back from my mighty mega-trip and I have never been so exhausted.
This'll be a quick update because I'm working on a HUGE set of posts, both text and art, that I can't wait to share... once I've recovered just a little bit more.
Chicago, BitBash, Train Jam, San Francisco, GDC, Seattle, Emerald City Comicon, Boston, PAX East, road trip back to Montreal... What a...
2017-03-14 21:48:47 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! I'm typing this from a train with a fragile internet connection! I've been working on a game on Train Jam for the past couple days and it's been absolutely amazing!
It's strange to call this a vacation, but this leg of the trip has been a break from the constant work I've been putting into League of Heels merch. I can't wait to share all of that with you - I've sadly been in tricky...
2017-02-25 17:20:43 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks! The past two weeks have been a lesson in self-care and goals. I had a lot to get done and I couldn't do it; I still have a lot of it on the drawing board. So I adjusted my deadlines and goals, and worked out a schedule that I could work with. While I'm still not in the best place right now, I'm healthy and able to work, and that's better than if I'd burned myself out scrambling to get ev...
2017-02-12 20:02:07 +0000 UTC View Post
My friend Christa posted a picture the other day stating how they'd love to do Bloodborne cosplay of Lady Maria at some point. One thing led to another, and things got out of hand fast. So here's the result!
I tried going for very sketchy lines, then painted around them. It's very time-consuming and not ideal, but I think I'm slowly finding something I like. Baby steps on the way to embracing di...
2017-02-09 15:40:28 +0000 UTC View Post
It was Felix's birthday (for reals!) so I drew them in some sort of faraway exotic landscape. I'm slowly learning to combine lines and painting in a way that makes me pleased with the result. I still have a long way to go, but I'm getting there!
(Files in their respective folders!)
2017-02-08 17:14:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks! Here's the full video archive of my Design Delve series on Deus Ex Invisible War! This is legitimately my favorite Deus Ex game for many silly reasons, all of which I go into with great enjoyment as the episodes progress. I hope it's both instructive and entertaining!
2017-01-30 21:50:04 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! I've been creating a lot over the past two weeks, but it doesn't feel like enough. Still, I'm trying new things, I'm making art I like, and I think I'm getting better - which is my goal, after all.
I also took up speedrunning! After completing my Design Delve on Deus Ex: Invisible War, I immediately moved on to Oni, one of my favorite games ever, and then decided that - why not - I...
2017-01-28 18:46:09 +0000 UTC View Post