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Ceri Ashward
@ceriashward.substack.com
Pagan. Gamer. Mother. Artist. Writer. Witch. Pansexual.
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No NFT/No Crypto | Support Unions
Displaced Pennsylvanian | PGH, PA Origin
All links: http://beacons.ai/ceriashward
Also, the photo washes everything out.
March 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Hey, remember those 90s school photos with the "cool" laser backgrounds?..

No?

Here, character reference updates and explainations as to why -- ceriashward.tumblr.com/post/7716789...
January 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
#cat #catsofbsky #catfeet #catpeet #beans

Why is my poor dollhouse being treated this way?

(TBH, it is right above a heater!)
December 19, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Notion is a great tool, until you need to nest a gallery style group of images in a toggle...

Solution? Another Gallery Database!!

Here's a peek at my notion character database for Madison Winters...
December 14, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Updated 3D render of Madison Winters, Excuse my crappy large watermark. I'm posting on Tumblr again and I know AI scrapes there.
December 13, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Fine, I'll post the dumb #TwitchRecap here...

Well, yeah... Of course I've spent the most time watching TangoTek... He's hilarious!
December 11, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Screenshots of my current notion board for "Cityscape Chronicles." No alt text as I'm not sure how to describe these.

Please feel free to drop alt text ideas.

#writerlife #notionapp #writingorganization #fantasywriting #characterdatabase #plotting #worldbuilding #writerjourney #authorjourney
December 10, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Raw 3D render from the other day. Love how this turned out.
December 9, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Working on another render...
December 7, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Found some of my weirder 3D rendered "artsy fartsy" projects...

Shaders are fun!
December 7, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Cover mockups minus artwork. All designed in Canva, plus potential names for book 3 & 4.

The design looks cozy right?
November 30, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Yes please! I miss the beauty of the translucent plastics and colorful machines.
November 25, 2024 at 2:09 PM
My sweet jazz man, Richmont. <3 More characters to come for the Cityscape Chronicles project once I get some stuff sorted for the youngest member of the cast.
November 24, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Another single character render. Not sure if I'm 100% happy with the skin tone, trying to make a latina mother.

Meet Frankie...
November 19, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Counting the cash to make the purchases I want for character design assets. While I have access to 3D rendering again, I still want to be able to make properly drawn turnarounds and portraits of characters for hiring artists.
November 19, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Some character design for my other work "Cityscape Chronicles."

Meet Madison Winters, NYC Barista and Sometimes Party Girl...

#characterdesign #3drendering #magicalrealism #nospoilers
November 19, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Updated Character reference sheet for Andraste. Includes closeup of face and makeup.
#worldbuilding #characterdesign #fantasycharacter #fantasywriting #fantasyauthor #writingcommunity #3drender #dazstudio #writingjourney #ceriashward
November 18, 2024 at 3:26 PM
November 18, 2024 at 1:18 PM
November 17, 2024 at 8:00 PM
#authorjourney #writingjourney #ceriashward #ceriashwardwrites #3drenderedart #noai #owlstoneadventures #fantasyauthor #fantasycharacter #worldbuilding

Meed Lady Andraste Sirisea... In three parts. A better 3D Rendered view forthcoming...
November 17, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Ok, tried to clean up some of those blue sketchlines with red inking. Some old traditional drawing habits die hard.
#cuteillustration #authorswhoart #doodlings #catdrawing #storyinspo
November 11, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Decided to clean up that "nekomata" sketch I shared the other day. I think going to just the two tails is better and less cluttered. I may see about writing a short story that features a nekomata in it for the first anthology of shorts I want to publish.

I have one with a Church Grim already...
November 11, 2024 at 9:23 PM
At this time, being able to take the stock images and turn them into things that will help me with finalizing artwork is the best I can do. My own art style is too cartoony and cutesy for what I want these covers to look like.

#writing #artist #author
November 10, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Speculative artwork on covers for the "Cityscape Chronicles" series I am planning out.

Yes the graphics are AI generated from a series of stock photos and curated keywords on NightCafe's engines.

These are not the final covers!

#authorjourney #writerjourney #writingjourney #speculativework
November 10, 2024 at 3:51 PM