So what's up with me?
- Lullaby of Al'Sura
It's not dead, but it's not alive, either. I am not working on it ATM. The last Status was that I was working on the old pages, cleaning them up for rerelease (and editing some of the bad dialogue). There were only around 20-25 more of the old pages that needed cleaning when I last worked on it (out of 200, so the major work is done).
I had written a summary of the following chapters as well, to help me plan before I do the script planning, however I had suddenly had an enlightenment in regards to storytelling and character development that gave me, as a writer, a slight existential crisis - I knew NOTHING of character development or carefully constructing meaningful bonds or bonding time. It might appear that I did in the old pages of Lullaby, but the truth is, that I did not. I decided to put Lullaby aside for now and practice my new insight into the beauty of character development and story structuring on another, smaller project called Counterbalance (see more on that bellow). I am hoping that once Counterbalance is up and running, I will have time to revisit Lullaby and bring it back, as it is a story that deserves to be told, despite the fact that I started it in my infant state as a writer. - Counterbalance
Some of you might've noticed I posted some artwork recently that were tagged under the Project Counterbalance.
But what exactly is Counterbalance?
Counterbalance is a project that rose up when my eyes started to open up to the power of Character Development, and I decided to practice what I have learned on a story with a small cast (3 main characters only) and make it the best thing I can do in terms of storytelling. I started writing scripts for it in November last year, and so far I have written and rewritten 16 episodes, with a total of 40 planned (I know, this doesn't seem like a small project, but compared to what I had planned for Lullaby, trust me its smaller, and once the groundwork is done, it can also run much smoother than Lullaby).
What medium will I release Counterbalance as?
I plan to release Counterbalance as a serialized Audiodrama Podcast (free, by the way!) accompanied by several Artworks depicting scenes from the story.
Why audiodrama? Why not manga, like Lullaby?
Well because I've been doing Voiceacting for other audiodramatists for a while now, and quite frankly, I licked blood. My Sis and I will be voicing two of three main characters, and we're having the time of our life. As for the manga part - As I mentioned earlier, Counterbalance was supposed to be a playground to help me refine my craft as writer. As such, I'm looking for quicker ways to release a story, quicker than manga anyway. It takes a bit more work upfront to smooth the crossing, but once I have the groundwork done, I will be able to release a full episode per month, maybe even bi-weekly. Oppose that to the time it took me to draw one chapter of Lullaby? Getting out 3 chapters took me 2 years, so....
When will I start releasing?
I'm not sure yet. I want to write all the episodes first, before starting to produce. I am HOPING I can get it done by early-mid 2018, but my attention is slightly divided between other projects as well, most prominently Project Sanguine Song (see bellow). - Sanguine Song
Sanguine Song is a collaborative audiodrama project between me and my friend KrisiChiki . It is slow going, and we only work on it once a week, but it is a slightly larger project than Counterbalance, so we don't want to rush it or half-ass it. It is a story based on a 15-page comic she drew back in 2014/15 for her BA-Degree, but there was not enough time to do justice to the story or the characters. We decided to see what this story could become, if it is given the space it needs to flourish. It became much larger than we had expected, but we're loving brainstorming on it together and getting a feel of how it is to work on a project together. A useful skill to have, IMO, as I realized how a partner to discuss things with can really increase the value of your trade.
There is not much else I can say for this project, other than that we're still in the outlining phase, but we already got a few Voice Actors and composers on board. - Audio Drama
I originally started joining up the english speaking audio-drama community as a way to find more content, but I ended up becoming very immersed in the community, so much that I am now a go-to person for Cover-Art, have had several Voiceacting-Gigs in established Audiodramas and a few that are still in production, and am part of the Admin-Team around the so called "Audio Drama Production Podcast", a Podcast and Facebook Group centered around helping newbies and professionals alike with any production problem in the creation of Audio Drama Podcasts.
The Hivemind has taught me a lot, not only in regards to audio drama production, but also about story and script writing, how to organize, how to socialize and approach people whom I'm asking for favors, how to stand up for what I do with pride - Commissions
Some of you might've noticed a lot of the work I post these days are commissions. To those of you interested, I still do take commissions (PN me for details), though anything I take up also distracts me from working on any of the above projects, so I try to keep the commission count low (no more than 3 at a time, unless people with deadlines approach me). So yes, I also have a few commissions on my plate, some of which I only release when the actual show comes out so I can post the links to the shows along with the deviations. So I'm not exactly twiddling my thumbs over here
My plate is more than full.
DA Questionaire
How long have you been on DeviantArt? - since 2003, thats... 12 years I believe? o.o
What does your username mean? - Its the short form of my artists name "Kessi Riliniki". There had been other usernames I went by throughout the years, but I had never felt entirely comfortable with them. With this one, I can whole heartedly identify.
Describe yourself in three words. - Creative minded INTJ
Are you left or right handed? - Right, although I try to use left a lot to keep it from getting jealous of my right.
What was your first deviation? - I am not sure but I recall it was one of my first digital paintings; one was of a cheetah sitting in tall grass, another of two of my characters, Ensariyan (a dolphin anthro) and Tunrahi (a bear) at the beach
What is your favourite type of art to create? - Environmental concept art, Anthro art, Cellshade is fun and fast too.
If you could instantly master a different art style, what would it be? - Audio Editing. Its an enigma to me
What was your first favourite? - No clue. I don't favorite a lot, I'm more the "save to hard drive" type.
What type of art do you tend to favourite the most? - Concept art and environmental art.
Who is your all-time favourite deviant artist? - shilin Neko-Art kikidoodles Dumpling-Canai KrisiChiki
If you could meet anyone on DeviantArt in person, who would it be? - Dumpling-Canai KrisiChiki
How has a fellow deviant impacted your life? - I found true and pure love, untainted by sexual desires
What are your preferred tools to create art? -Chu, my .5mm mechanical Pencil, and my Bamboo Fun.
What is the most inspirational place for you to create art? - Either following entries on the "More from DeviantArt" sections when I'm looking at environmental concept art, or going through my Artbook collection, containing over 50 books by now.
What is your favourite DeviantArt memory? -They come and go and its hard to pin one down... I've met many dear and interesting people via deviantart. Many of them I stay in touch with even after they left the platform years ago, others I found again on DA after having lost contact when our main communication plattform either broke down or was left by either of us. There is no one event that stuck out for me, but I have accumulated many fragments of memories over the years connected to Deviantart. And I feel very fortunate to be priviledged to collect them.
Feature #7 - ZhouJiaSheng
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ZhouJiaSheng, who draws mainly environmental works. His pieces are vibrant and lavishly textured, the landscapes he draws are on the verge of being fantasy. The colorpalettes he choses allow for a instant immersing and suspend of disbelif. His works seem very real and very natural at the same time.Showcase
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Feature #6 - Maximko
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Maximko, a german artist that draws mindblowingly realistic portraits of gorgeous girls (and a few boys ), in a style and with skill that could possibly soon rival that of the great #sakimichan. As a marvelous bonus he also posts a step-by-step piece of each of his works, so you can study and learn from the master I'm certainly enthralled by his work 
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Here's a sample of his finished work sided by the step-by-step montage. They're funny to read too
And here's that one boy in his gallery
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ghostillustrations, a mostly environmental artist that uploads images at an insane pace! honestly I've been watching him for barely a week and he uploaded more than I have in an entire year 
His work contains magnificent speedpaintings of landscape in compelling and vivid hues and broad strokes. His style is painterly and rough, but absolutly on the spot - he conveys the image with simplicity. The way he plays with depth with both the light and the color temperature is compelling and beautiful
. But please, let these landscapes speak for themselves 
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