Floating #Ruth! Here she's wearing a #Regency dress. Always fun to play with the frills. #float #ghost

Comparison between the #storyboard and #animation keyframes for the #Valiard trailer. One of the best parts of 2D animation is seeing a project develop in each stage of production. #trailer #wip #behindthescenes

Deleted scene from the #Valiard animated #trailer! Ruth taking a big gulp from a glass of water. #storyboard #behindthescenes

Which of these is your favorite era for stories to be set in? 🎩

More prelim #ink practice for the #Valiard illustrations. This time it's #Gangfield! Anyone out there enjoy working in #traditional ink?

Little #Theodore as a kid! Who else has versions of their characters at different ages? #valiard #kids

Some aimless sketching on #animation paper. Wanted to draw #Theodore looking suspicious. Do you ever just doodle expressions too?

Childhood friends #Ruth and #Theodore! Do you have any fun memories of drawing with friends as a kid? #sketching #buddies

Interesting article about women marrying later in life during #Victorian times, as late as 40. Generally you were considered a spinster at 25, so these accounts are fascinating outliers. Great read! x.com/mimimatthewses…

Ink study for black hair. Drew #Gangfield looking glamorous in the wind! Used an ink #brush pen for the pitch black bits.

Theodore's sister #Emily. Side #ponytails are so cute, I just had to have one in #Valiard!

Quick #Gangfield sketch. 😊 . #pencil #sketch

Here’s Gangfield in a different style! What do you guys think? Is it a good look for him? 😊 x.com/ezzymoneyface/…

Awesome pic of Ruth by 🦋𝕱𝖎𝖘𝖘🦋 Mother Of Tieflings🌿 who’s an amazing supporter of Valiard in general! Super exciting! ✨ x.com/fissart/status…

Ruth looking super determined and cute in a #drawthisinyourownstyle by @antibagel ✨ So much fun! ✨ x.com/antibagel/stat…

A perfect depiction of Ruth because she’s messing up her hair! 😊 Thanks @nnewblets for taking part in the #drawthisinyourownstyle! ✨ x.com/nnewblets/stat…

Some of the books used to create the world of Valiard! 😊 #victorian #costume #reference

More posts like this to come as Valiard finally gets illustrated. Please do follow along! 😊