Blog

Ponderings and updates from the authors.

Updates every Sunday, and sometimes Wednesday.

Tiffani Sahara 11/3/24 Tiffani Sahara 11/3/24

Blacksteel Logo Design

Just how did we come up with the name and the logo for Blacksteel? Tiff tells you all about it!

Tiffani Sahara 10/15/23 Tiffani Sahara 10/15/23

Introducing: Cthulhu Coffee

Just in time for spooky season: a sneak peak at a not so new project I’ve been working on for… well… forever.

Dustin Ballard 11/13/22 Dustin Ballard 11/13/22

Wooden Meal Chit Sketch

Chapter Header Illustration for Dustin’s novel.

Dustin Ballard 8/3/22 Dustin Ballard 8/3/22

Mead Horn Sketch

A mead horn. Yay Mead!

Dustin Ballard 7/20/22 Dustin Ballard 7/20/22

Pallane Tombs Sketch

The Catacombs of Pallane by Dustin Ballard

Tiffani Sahara 6/12/22 Tiffani Sahara 6/12/22

Lessons Learned: art commissions

Some lessons I’ve learned over the last year when it comes to commissioning art.

Tiffani Sahara 5/11/22 Tiffani Sahara 5/11/22

How Many Souls

Some background on “How Many Souls” a song of Tigraen.

Tiffani Sahara 5/1/22 Tiffani Sahara 5/1/22

Home

Some background on “Home”, which is a song of the Blacksteel Rangers.

Dustin Ballard 4/27/22 Dustin Ballard 4/27/22

Cloud’s Tower Sketch

Cloud’s Tower from Pallane - by Dustin Ballard

Tiffani Sahara 4/24/22 Tiffani Sahara 4/24/22

Built to Last

The inside scoop on Built to Last - A Song of Aruthien

Dustin Ballard 4/20/22 Dustin Ballard 4/20/22

Dragon Temple Sketch

Dragon Temple - by Dustin Ballard

Dustin Ballard 4/13/22 Dustin Ballard 4/13/22

Shrine to the Dragon Sketch

Dragon Shrine - by Dustin Ballard

Dustin Ballard 4/6/22 Dustin Ballard 4/6/22

Aruthien Sword Hilt Sketch

Sword Hilt - by Dustin Ballard

Tiffani Sahara 12/12/21 Tiffani Sahara 12/12/21

Hiring a bard!

How I hired a bard and got the best song ever.

Tiffani Sahara 11/15/21 Tiffani Sahara 11/15/21

Keep your sketchbooks

Digging up some sketches of my characters from 2010. Egad!

Tiffani Sahara 11/7/21 Tiffani Sahara 11/7/21

Building a mood board

What is a mood board and why should you make one?