Just a quick sketch of King Fergus, done with Col-Erase pencil on Moleskine.
Always fun to revisit this character—there’s something satisfying about his shapes and expressions that makes him a great subject for loose, energetic drawing sessions.
More doodles to come.
One thing I’ve always found missing in Photoshop—and strangely available in other Adobe tools—is a proper “Save and Increment” feature. You know, that handy function where each save automatically bumps the filename up by one version: filename-v6.jpg, filename-v7.jpg, and so on.
Photoshop doesn’t have this built-in, so you need to do it manually every time… unless you automate it.
Personally, I use a small but powerful app called Hazel. It’s a macOS utility that automates file management tasks like cleaning up your Downloads folder or sorting files based on name, type, or size. But it’s also perfect for automating versioning.
Since I often send multiple iterations of concept art to clients, I’ve created a Hazel rule that watches a specific folder. Every time I save a .jpg file containing the word iteration, Hazel automatically creates a copy with an incremented filename—no typing, no renaming, no extra steps.
Here’s how the rule works
Whenever a file is saved with the word iteration in its name and a .jpg extension, Hazel detects it and adds the next version number automatically.
It’s simple, effective, and has saved me hours of file management over the years.
Highly recommended if you’re juggling multiple versions and want to keep your workflow clean and organized.
