Revisiting My Old Character Concepts from 7 years ago.

I used to want to be a concept artist for a major video game studio.

I would spend hours studying human anatomy, watching my favorite artists share their trade secrets on YouTube, and—of course—drawing nonstop to fill my sketchbooks.

Actually, wait… hold on. Let me back up for a second.

It Started with a DnD Conversation

This all started when I was talking with my son about Dungeons & Dragons characters. He told me about his druid and all the cool things that made his character unique. Then he asked me what my DnD character would be like.

I’ve always loved playing the support or healer class in games, and my mind immediately jumped to a character I made about 20 years ago...

Ressian—or something like that.

Eventually, I flipped through an old sketchbook to find the character and show him.

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Meet Ressian

Ressian is a member of the Hand of the Desert Rose, a nomadic religious group that roams the barren deserts of their world, offering healing and protection to those in need. He can use healing magic and create light barriers by singing.

As I showed my son the sketch, I kept flipping through the pages. These old ideas and characters almost begging me to continue, and so I just kept flipping the pages. These old ideas and concepts calling me.

Set 2A: The Music-Themed Class Almost Ready for Testing!

Set 2A for Middle School Class Rep is almost finished and ready for early testing. This expansion builds around a music theme, adding new groups like the Band Kids, Hip-Hop Kids, Music Teachers, and more. The idea was to explore characters connected to performance and rhythm—whether musically gifted students, or teachers rooting them on.

One of my favorite parts of the game is deckbuilding, so I’m especially excited to see how these new cards shape player strategies. This set leans more heavily on staff cards, introducing several ways to challenge decks built around high-Influence plays. Vote values are also more heavily concentrated on lower-Influence cards, encouraging a different style of planning and play.

Breakdown of New Cards in Set 2

LessThanPi Update: Playtest the Game + Join the Community!

Hey friends!

A couple of exciting updates from the LessThanPi universe (That feels pretentions, lol):

New Discord Server Yo!

To go along with the playtesting, I’ve launched a brand-new LessThanPi Discord—a home base for all current and future projects (starting with our initial project, of course).

This will be the go-to place for:

• Sharing feedback on Middle School Class Rep: The Card Game

• Seeing development progress and sneak peeks

• Chatting about game design and upcoming ideas

Whether you’ve printed the game or are just curious, I’d love to have you in there!

Discord invite link

And speaking of Print and Play.....

Hey! I'm back and I'm making a thing...

Middle School Class Rep is a fast-paced, strategic card game of bluffing and bold moves, where players go head-to-head to win votes and become class representative! Each round, secretly choose a card, reveal simultaneously, and try to outsmart your opponent with timing, trickery, and the right crew of quirky students, clever staff, and wild special characters.

The artwork is inspired by classic Game Boy-era RPGs like Pokémon, featuring a nostalgic 4-tone pixel art style that captures the charm and simplicity of early handheld gaming. Every copy of the game comes with a "Game Manual," just like the ones we used to read cover-to-cover as kids.

It’s a splash of retro fun—made to be shared with friends, family, and anyone who remembers blowing into a cartridge.

Below you'll find some early prototypes and early promotional art! I'd love to hear some feedback on what you think so far!

30 Minute Photo Studies #27-30

This is old stuff but. Here ya go anyway!