Hello followers!!!

There’s an amazing game project that got cancelled mere weeks before its release called Project Dragon (or Everhaven as it was to be named)

I’ve drawn some fanart of this game since learning about the project only a week ago and it has become my singular goal to bring it back into production.

I’m trying to help get a ball rolling to #BringBackProjectDragon on Twitter!!! I have no idea if it’ll work but the only way it has a chance is for more people to talk about it!!

But I think we can start that same hashtag on here too!!

If you are interested, it’s a sandbox multiplayer survival RPG fantasy video game that was inspired by both Breath of the Wild and Minecraft. A players experience would be completely unique due to a randomly generated world map and differing NPC encounters.

If you are AT ALL interested, PLEASE post #BringBackProjectDragon on your socials so that MAYBE the dev company will bring it back T-T

Here’s some posts about the game if you need more info!! https://x.com/fromhappyrock/status/1812505793520160918?s=46

THEY HAD A PLAYABLE CATFOLK RACE FOR CHRIST SAKE

A quick sketch of what my character might have looked like in #ProjectDragon, a game that was scrapped unfortunately very close to Release! A whole Team of incredibly talented artists were layed off. It was an open world minecraft inspired builder and survival game, with multiple playable races, tons of mounts with unique skins and variations, petting animations, and a whole lot more. Here's hoping #bringbackprojectdragon takes off on twitter and the Studio that pulled its funding and layed off this talented Team realized it made a mistake 🌸✨️ people want unique, fun games that aren't just FPS or Remakes.

Project Dragon was a game that was in development for 3 years only to be canceled weeks from its announcement and its entire art and development team laid off by the Phoenix Labs. The game (which would have been called 'Everhaven' upon release) was intended to be a multiplayer sandbox rpg taking inspiration from both Minecraft and Breath of the Wild, with an art style similar to that of the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, which some of the team members also worked on along with Crash Bandicoot 4.

According to character design/illustrator Nicolas Kole "Our cancelled project of the last 3 years is officially, truly dead as of today (internal attempts to save it failed), and the embargo on the whole body of portfolio work has been lifted". This means that the only way the game has a chance of resuming development is by raising awareness and spreading the word of it's development. More info from Nicolas Kole and #BringBackProjectDragon Even if you're not interested in the game itself, you can find the concept art, animations, 3D models, music and all other completed pieces of work for the game being shared by the team at either of these links, and I think are worth checking out. Some mounts and NPCs

4 of the 5 playable starter races (5th being human of course)

Oca the ocarina golem not only had a 3D model ready to go, but also some animations and even his own theme!

Animations were created by Dave Huddleston who was also lead animator on both Crash Bandicoot 4 and Spyro Reignited.

Oca's Theme was done by, Cris Velasco, who has also created music for games such as God of War, Mass Effect, Bloodborne, Resident Evil, and several other well known franchises.

More and more amazing work continues to be shared by the dev team on X and I heavily encourage any interested to check it out and maybe share it with others, as well as the work of these two artists. More from the Project Dragon art team: Nicolas Kole Cami Airborne Studios None of this is my work and will be taken down at the request of the creators. I just want to spread awareness.

Project Dragon / Everhaven

I heard about Project Dragon aka Everhaven on Twitter/X through game artist Nicholas Kole's social media posts. It looked like a very interesting game; choosing from a variety of fictional races besides humans, taming animal mounts, building our own land and exploring the world. I was surprised by how close it was to being announced before Phoenix Labs canceled the game weeks before release.

I want to see it brought back and finished! #BringBackProjectDragon! Spread the word!

Fauns, Wyvarr, Valekin and Purrlan playable race (left to right) artwork below by @/nicholaskole!

Tameable mounts artwork by @/nicholaskole!

I just posted a new tutorial on Gumroad!

https://gumroad.com/nicholaskole#dCFu

A number of folks asked to break down how I’ve been using Max Ulichney’s new watercolor brushes for Procreate on the iPad! I created a 50-minute tutorial where I break down all the steps of my process, which brushes I use and why, strategies for layers and color. I’ve even included the layered PSD for you to pick thru. Let me know what you think!