Introduction

A few things to highlight in this Herald report, from shiny awards for the staff to shiny goodies for the weapon and robe selectors. In addition, we're debuting a new section to focus on non-traditional art forms and how to vids. Would you like to know more?

Table of Contents

Recognition

I would like to use this opportunity to highlight the long serving members of my staff for some recognition that they have recently received.

I would encourage everyone to give the recommendations a looksee, as all three have done amazing work for the Herald's office and the Brotherhood as a whole. Bale has created some excellent robe designs and shouldered some unexpected burdens as Herald. Alaisy has done work that continues to blow me and the rest of the staff away. And Rian should probably just be named the Brotherhood arms master with all the weapons he has added to the selectors and member's dossiers. All three of them have my thanks.

Applications

Sadly, all good things must come to an end, and so does the tenure of one of my staffers. Alaisy let me know that after a solid year of service she is looking to stand down from the position of Magistrate to focus on her other duties, especially as Aedile in Clan Arcona. She leaves behind big shoes to be filled, but fill them I must. As a result, I am opening up applications for the position of Magistrate.

The application period will run from now until the end of site day on Saturday March 14th, 2020. Applicants should send their application via email with the subject "Magistrate Application", and send them to both myself and Bale.

Applicants should be able to meet the following qualifications::

Basic skills in graphics manipulation software (Photoshop, GIMP, Krita, Illustrator, Corel, etc., though keep in mind that all Herald office templates are photoshop based.)

24-hour mail turn around

A Telegram connection and Trello access are mandatory

Readiness to take on some of the most challenging graphics projects in the Brotherhood (#nopressure)

I am looking to fill an all-around position, working on everything from warbanners, robes, weapons, and report graphic requests. The specifics of the duties, however, will likely be tailored to the skills and experience of the applicant.

Rise of the Fallen Mandalorian Order Release

As stated in my last report, the Herald's office was going to be focusing less on quarterly release content and more on member requests and other graphics updates while still providing limited releases of items when new Star Wars content arrived. And so Disney and Lucasfilm decided to drop three new pieces of Star Wars content on our heads in quick succession in the form of The Rise of Skywalker, Jedi: Fallen Order, and The Mandalorian. As a result the staff has put together a limited number of items from each property in the form of one regular sized release. These items are all live right now!

Weapons

Item 1: Scavenger lightsaber - Available for JM4+

Made by: Rian

Item 2: Scrapper lightsaber - Available for JM4+

Made by: Rian

Item 3: Empress lightsaber - Available for EQ3+

Made by: Rian

Robes

Item 4: Lost Sister - Available for JM4+

Made by: Alaisy

Robes

Item 5: Spice Runner - Available for JM4+

Made by: Alaisy

Item 6: Shock Trooper - Available for JM4+

Made by: Bale

Artisic Highlights

I'm going to start featuring a new ongoing section in my reports, one that will focus on how to guides and non-traditional art where possible. There are a lot of creative outlets that exist beyond graphics or drawing, and it's my hope to increase the visibility of those outlets for the Brotherhood.

This month's choice is something that grows out of the "maker" competitions that we've started running during the last few DB wide Vendettas. Arts and crafts in the DJB often focuses on the first part of that name and not the latter part, so I thought I'd open up the series with a video on how to make your very own darksaber. The design is fairly simple and doesn't require much in the way of specialized tools or materials. That, and the video is a good watch on its own.

There’s a Form for that

DB Art Community Telegram Group

If you’re interested in joining the TG group and sharing your art, be sure to click the image below: