Welcome to my Visual Storytelling Journey
This is my welcome to you, and to this next chapter of my artistic life. Here, I want to share the stories that have shaped my journey from those first stippled ink drawings – inspired by the condors gracing the pages of 1970s National Geographic – to the digital worlds I craft today.
What you’ll find here is more than tutorials or technique breakdowns – though there will be plenty of tricks and discoveries to share. This is about visual storytelling from virtual worlds, where artifacts become part of the narrative, where each image carries forward a story that extends beyond its frame.
What I learned that day.
[O_O] I know what you learned that day. You learned that asking for instruction was dangerous. You learned that a simple question could become a sudden emergency. You learned your mother would deceive you. You learned that other people’s drama could swallow your dream. You learned that when you reach for connection, the world might…
Is There Something Different About Me?
Yes. New (used) Boots! Thank you for noticing. Alas poor Børn. The only shoes I found that I could be comfortable in since I broke those Metatarsals, in 2019. Used from a thrift store up the road from my house, $16. Yep HOUSED. Little peck little cheap cheap, if you heard otherwise IT’S A LIE. …
Too Many Red Herrings And I’m Not Taking The Bait.
If it smells fishy… …it probably is. Hook-line-and sinker, like fishing in a barrel, catch of the day, plenty of fish in the sea, rivers, lakes, and ponds! Hmm… Catfish are notorious bottom feeders.. and the same word has a slang meaning too, right? [O_O] Yes, catfish is one of those words where the literal…
It’s Kind Of Like A Litmus Test…
or a cup half empty/full question. [o_o] Litmus Test Has Scientific Origins It was in the 14th century that scientists discovered that litmus, a mixture of colored organic compounds obtained from lichen, turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions and, thus, can be used as an acid-base indicator. Six centuries later, people…
“Home again, home again, jiggity-jig”
[0_0] ….is a traditional English nursery rhyme phrase, often said after returning home from a trip or errand. It’s been around since at least the 18th century and is usually used playfully or affectionately. A common version goes: Home again, home again,Jiggity-jig!Good evening, master,What shall I dig? There are several regional variations, including versions that…
AFK BRB
Got a gig! I’m taking the show on the road! Chimiru’s One Cat Band (and her army of virtual robots) That’s a joke. Called back >> by popular demand. >>> Master Gardener of Appalachian Soils. I’ll be away from technology for a few weeks. I gotta say… >> I need a break. All this writing…
The Snowshine Shrine Review
I won. I won this Map Challenge. It surprised me. I was very satisfied with my map and could not think of much more to add, as Tundra has no trees, a tiny bit of taiga hanging off the corner there. Genuinely the next map posted was another Tropism surreal-scape. (big fan) Then the Legends,…
Very Important work going on in the Laboratory.
Yep. Still alive! (Some folks are disappointed.) AND That’s fine. They can learn to live with disappointment. Lord knows, most of us (humans on earth throughout all of hominid history) have learned how to LIVE with the world’s disappointments… Nice being part of humanity (again) STILL. Part-ner-ed >>> I prefer being on humanity’s side. <<<…
Premiere of The Snowshine Shrine
Please enjoy your visit to The Snowshine Shrine Made for #dam-challenge “Frozen Tundra” Special thanks for the assets by: greywind12,ab, smashbear76, SAC, DallasRT, dallasrt, and chimchimcharu. Much appreciation for the amazing team at Dungeon Alchemist! “Snowshine Shrine Haikus” Music composed in Suno.ai Haikus: arranged by Traveler Chimiru sun’s light stayed longer no one decided this …
Its Like MAGIC!
This is a bit like Butterfly Affect. Found here: https://travelerchimiru.blog/2025/12/14/butterfly-affect/ This one I call The Magician. As a kid growing up on the carnival, it was common to Buddy Up with complimentary industries. Circus. Often carnival rides hang out around the circus shows. And where there is a Circus there are Magicians… top – hats…
THE PREHISTORIC GUIDE TO MODERN ASSETS
I Wrestled Bears So You Don’t Have To A field report from the Pleistocene.
Copy and Paste, cuz tech.
Okay, we will go slowly. And since it’s not a text book, no scissors, tape or glue sticks… (old school mock up tools) I will Copy and Paste, cuz tech. How to Learn: Clear out the clutter so that you can focus. Look at that…! Isn’t that better? Nothing distracting now. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1588530/workshop/ Link still…
Why Wiki-fandom Does Not Work For Me.
[o_o] If Fandom (formerly Wikia) isn’t working for you, there are a few common causes—and most are fixable pretty quickly. First, check the obvious: sometimes Fandom has outages or partial downtime. If pages won’t load at all or you’re getting error messages, it could just be on their end. More often, though, it’s a…
Do you Really Want to Know What I’ve been doing?
Yeah… I didn’t think so. I don’t even know how to begin to explain. [o_o]…. The Ice Age Tundra Roster — the Mammoth Steppe cast: Pleistocene Northern Biomes. ^-.-^ This weeks mission to learn how to res-size the MB. Current output 23.47. Desired output >5MB. I will have to add a few more tools to the…
Thank You for Another Great Challenge!
Greywind set the bar HIGH with, “Railway to Heaven” based on a song involving stairs. Inani entered CONCORDANT EXPRESS. I saw this one coming, since I have been slipping into his Twitch stream. The Winner. Ofc… kinda like we were railroaded into the theme… <.< >.> Congratulations Inani! Then the legend Sailor Yuggoth entered “Underground…
Premiere of Sunken Town Depot
Please enjoy your visit to Sunken Town Depot Made for #dam-challenge “Railway” Inspired by Obojima’s Sunken Town Map. Special thanks for the assets by: Arcadia, greywind12,ab, Heronimo, Centimar DeVarion, SAC, Vaako, Game Over Nine Thousand, Danger Weasel, DallasRT, Random Ladybird, [DE] SunWatcher, mfletchrd, and chimchimcharu. Much appreciation for the amazing team at Dungeon Alchemist! “Hard…
What actually happens?
When you get to the point where all the chores are done. Check. Everything is caught up on. Check. Bills paid up. Check. And you finally get that chance to Just Relax… or Just Focus on YOUR stuff. Yk… that novel in rough draft last chapters unfinished. The dream of Your Trilogy. Your Gallery Exhibit.…
Pandora Sphinx
Deep in my map again. Looked up and realized it was Tuesday at some point. This has been a fantastic challenge for me. “Railway.” Recent tutorial from fellow cartographer during their Twitch Stream, and the tear down the Kobolds did on their recent acquisition of the mobile prison. I think I did well making train…
Changing the Lock
Got another chat I’d like to share. I will try to trim it down a bit, as we go. Currently 48 pages… let’s see what we end up with. Still at Self Concept and Cite Your Sources. It takes a bit to find good sources. Might want some tools for identifying that and distinguishing from…
Papillon Patchwork Park Review.
On the set up scene, shoot video,and make music side Fantastic fun and success (i’d say…) On the other “people can open the map side”, epic fail! Different this time. My friends let me know. I removed half the assets; all those beautiful adirondack chairs. The indoor fancy flower chairs, good portion of the fey…
I’ve Been Promoted.
I am an Admiral now. No longer Captain-Save-A-Hoe. Yep. Sed it out-loud. Aloud is Allowed. The train of thought and the original Quest-ion. “Oh Charlene. She has to rescue everyone.” the taunt from my peer specialist. Surreal moment, having that mirror held up to me. The first week of working with him for the following…
You Can Be This Or You Can Be That
Had the lyrics wrong. “You can get with this or you can get with that” Black Sheep. Not my fault, pretty sure it was used in commercials of some sort. This one was playing in my head, ‘cept with different words. You can be the hero, or you can be the villain. You can be…
It’s Not One Way Or Another.
There are 1000 ways. Some work better. And the weirdness is that few recognize when they are on a route that is failing. Already, paid-in too much… yk? Invested and invested and invested in the wrong direction and refuse to see that they are going the wrong way…. To slip into my disillusionment with…
Butterflies
A Bounty of Butterflies for all my cartographer friends to collect and enjoy! I was on the fence a while about including the bees, as the theme and feature of this garden was the butterflies and landscaping. Float like a butterfly, thus sting like a bee could be the sequel. Surprisingly hard to find battle…
Premiere of Papillon Patchwork Park
Please enjoy your visit to Papillon Patchwork Park “Where Daydreams Drift on Wings” Made for #dam-challenge “Garden” Special thanks for the assets by: Centimar DeVarion, Random Ladybird, Ice_xox, Arcadia, DallasRT, dallasrt, The TTRPGBrewster, Bearsoft, CLETECK, BlueMayje, Metaphor, Yomgeon, DangerWeasel, SAC, [DE} SunWatcher, Colt Seavers, Normandial, Sesu, Vaako, EvilDeer, milfrice, Gently Applied Heat, greywind12,ab, MrGhostDiogo,…
Light and Shadow Review
“Mac reviewed my map at 2:14 in the video.” With Link. https://www.youtube.com/live/EgpV7S1TjwM?si=VtIWpVQuuInDH1yR&t=8046 to make it easier to find. Look I respect your time, and get that you have your own world and struggles. So, not asking a lot, few minutes every other week or so… 2:14 – 2:19 = roughly 5 minutes. A couple more…
Bad Parenting Class
There was not a divorce class for the adults when I was the shared custody kid. I took 2 parenting classes, or whatever those are called. First divorce, (marriage 8-5-91 / divorce 11-6-95) no kids thus no class required. Second Divorce (marriage 7-31-96 / divorce 7-30-03) had a cub, so there’s a class. (Lol my…
Expedition Log: The Fae Botanical Research Institute
In Which Traveler Chimiru Hunts Seven Crimson Predators The invitation arrived on parchment that smelled faintly of roses and rain. Random Ladybird, cartographer extraordinaire, had opened another of her gardens to exploration. This time: the Fae Botanical Research Institute. “Seven rare beetles,” the note read. “Hidden somewhere on the institute’s grounds. Good hunting.” Chimiru adjusted…
Traveler Chimiru 