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I'll start the topic by sharing an illustration I finished last night for my next book. This is Aren, the Guardian of the Western Border of Kythshire!
Missy wrote: "I'll start the topic by sharing an illustration I finished last night for my next book. This is Aren, the Guardian of the Western Border of Kythshire!"
Stunning!!!!
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Missy wrote: "I'll start the topic by sharing [something amazeballs]"*GASP*
*runs back to Missy's thread*
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Presented without context:
Amazing, Missy!CB, you now make me wish I really had bacon to go with my omelette;)
C.B. wrote: "I can already tell that This Thread and I are going to be firm friends!Presented without context:
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Kevin in Footloose. Yup. I know I'm right.
Whyyyy can we not "like" posts in here? Argh! CB, that's awesome. Now I want bacon. Ha!Ty, ty, ty, Alexis, Annie, and Amanda!
BB, you get your butt in here and post stuff nao!
C.B. wrote: "I can already tell that This Thread and I are going to be firm friends!Presented without context:
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Bacon Roodg????
Seriously! This art thread needs more art!!!
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That is correct! Christina wins the No Context Art Contest!
That is indeed an unexplained Bacon Roodg!
Thanks for playing everyone! I enjoyed the answers more than I was expecting (because I wasn't expecting any! LoL!)
Free rations of Mountain Bacon for everyone!
*needs an illustration of mountain bacon, or bacon mountain, to fully appreciate said rations*
Love the new gallery and the artses! I'll lurk here in the corner.
Missy wrote: "I'll start the topic by sharing an illustration I finished last night for my next book. This is Aren, the Guardian of the Western Border of Kythshire!"
Wow, that looks great! And thanks for the thread! I anticipate using it... just as soon as I can find some book related artz that I actually have uploaded already.
Rohvannyn wrote: "Missy wrote: "I'll start the topic by sharing an illustration I finished last night for my next book. This is Aren, the Guardian of the Western Border of Kythshire!"
Wow, that looks great! And th..."
Can't wait to see what you post!
Annnndddd... artz!This is an illustration from my first novel, The Dice of Fate.
Rohvannyn wrote: "Annnndddd... artz!This is an illustration from my first novel, The Dice of Fate.
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That's remarkable! Wow! What's the medium? It looks like a wood cut.
Missy wrote: That's remarkable! Wow! What's the medium? It looks like a wood cut."
Kinda does, now that I think about it - it was done with manga pens and sharpie for the dark areas.
ohhhhhh I LOVE that, Rohvannyn!!! Got more??
Briana wrote: "ohhhhhh I LOVE that, Rohvannyn!!! Got more??"Um, yeah... in different styles too. Here's another.
This is from a short story.
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This is the cover art for All Men's Space, and I am so Squee! of it. I painted this all in Photoshop and I have never been more proud and embarrassed of something at the same time (Since, you know, all my books ever)! :D
C.B. wrote: "Okay, I had to post this, even though... well... anyways. *Blush* It is hard to see in thumbnails, so I wanted people to actually see it.This is the cover art for All Men's Space, and I am so Squ..."
There's a theme here, and I can't quite figure it out...
Seriously though, that is really nicely done. I like the style and I can see why you're proud.
C.B. wrote: "Okay, I had to post this, even though... well... anyways. *Blush* It is hard to see in thumbnails, so I wanted people to actually see it.This is the cover art for All Men's Space, and I am so Squ..."
What makes me laugh is that the part I thought looked the most over the top naughty (drippy outcropping on the left) isn't actually all that different from the supposedly tame source material.
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Um, yeah... in different styles too. Here's another.
This is from a short story."
See? Massive talent in this group!
C.B. wrote: "Okay, I had to post this, even though... well... anyways. *Blush* It is hard to see in thumbnails, so I wanted people to actually see it.
This is the cover art for All Men's Space, and I am so Squ..."
LAWL why do I see penis monsters everywhere?
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There were many reasons to parody that cover, Big Drippy Rock was one of them! :D
It's great to see a thread that allows us to show artwork of our characters and the inspiration for our stories. Although my writing is generally done alone, I often create characters with other people, and one of my best friends from deviantArt, AuldMisdione, helped me create the protagonists of my upcoming book A Treasured Bind. We worked out a deal that he receives a fair share of any profit that we make from the sales of the books, and partial credit for their creation if they are ever used.
Without further ado, I would like to introduce you to Caleb Grimaldi and Varron Sevarine, the two main characters of A Treasured Bind. This picture was drawn by Juacamo, another deviantArt artist who does amazing work. In this picture, Caleb has freed Varron from the bottle that held him prisoner. Instead of being forced to serve Caleb, Varron is released from his binds, and is now a free genie.
Calvin wrote: "It's great to see a thread that allows us to show artwork of our characters and the inspiration for our stories. Although my writing is generally done alone, I often create characters with other ..."
Sweet style! I was about to say that I wished I could managed coloring like that but it's digital. I love it.
Rohvannyn wrote: "Calvin wrote: "It's great to see a thread that allows us to show artwork of our characters and the inspiration for our stories. Although my writing is generally done alone, I often create charact..."
I love it too, Juacamo has a real eye for detail :)
Calvin wrote: "It's great to see a thread that allows us to show artwork of our characters and the inspiration for our stories. Although my writing is generally done alone, I often create characters with other ..."
I love the concept for the characters and I really love the artwork! Is it concept art for your own reference, or will you include your art in the book?
Also, CB, I have always loved that cover, for too many reasons to list here!
And Rohvannyn the dragons are amazing! I recently read an article about sharpie markers that was disturbing. Did you know they're not archival?https://www.google.com/amp/s/shelliel...
Calvin wrote: "Rohvannyn wrote: "Calvin wrote: "It's great to see a thread that allows us to show artwork of our characters and the inspiration for our stories. Although my writing is generally done alone, I of..."
It's more so I can see a visual version of the character. It helps me to imagine their stories in greater detail. I probably won't be including the art, but I might provide a hyperlink to the source.
Having a thread for people to show off their own art is a really fantastic idea; it's really great to see how people visualize their stories and characters.I have a lot of stuff I've done over the years of my stories and characters (some of it done before I even finished the book.)
This one's a rejected cover for my first novel that in hindsight I probably should've used instead. Not that I don't like the cover I went with, but this one gets the overall atmosphere across better:
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I have a lot of stuff I've done over the..."
Awesome, just awesome.
T.R. wrote: "Having a thread for people to show off their own art is a really fantastic idea; it's really great to see how people visualize their stories and characters.I have a lot of stuff I've done over the..."
Bleeping fantastic.
And I just checked out the covers of your books and I love every single one. The font, the images themselves.. just amazing.
Alex wrote: "That is seriously good T.R."Thanks :D
I was actually a visual artist way before I got into writing. Guess that art degree has to be good for something.
And I'll throw up another one; this is one of the settings from my third book. I was considering using it for the cover but the aspect ratio is all wrong.
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Alexis wrote: "Bleeping fantastic.
And I just checked out the covers of your books and I love every single one. The font, the images themselves.. just amazing. ..."
Thanks a lot!
The font actually stems from me not being happy with any of my default fonts, so I did some weird masking tricks/blurring/waving of a normal font. Which I have to now remember to do for every cover so I'm mildly regretting that decision.
T.R. wrote: "Alex wrote: "That is seriously good T.R."Thanks :D
I was actually a visual artist way before I got into writing. Guess that art degree has to be good for something.
And I'll throw up another one..."
Wow.
Yeah sorry, but you got yourself a fangirl now.
Missy wrote: "And Rohvannyn the dragons are amazing! I recently read an article about sharpie markers that was disturbing. Did you know they're not archival?https://www.google.com/amp/s/shelliel......."
So much gorgeousness!
I didn't know they weren't archival - I'll have to keep that in mind. Maybe I'll buy a wide tip archival marker next. Though, I do live in a nice dry climate and I keep my art flat and out of the light. I only use sharpie for really wide areas. Still, I'm really glad that I routinely photograph everything I draw and archive it digitally.
Holy flogger nuts! Amazing talent in this group!!AH-MAY-ZING.
Okay. I wanna play too. Here's a little doodle of all my jams rolled into one...
And yesss, Mikey is my fave TMNT haha!
Hugs,
Ann
P.S. - TR, you totally left me speechless with your art. Woowee!
Annie wrote: "Holy flogger nuts! Amazing talent in this group!!AH-MAY-ZING.
Okay. I wanna play too. Here's a little doodle of all my jams rolled into one...
And yesss, Mikey is my fave TMNT haha!
Hugs,
Ann
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Donatello for me. Love it!
Whoa, TR! I'm definitely impressed! And Annie, I love your Mikey!
Oh wow, TR! Yeah, I can definitely see that as the cover for Realm Wraith! That is gorgeous! Annie: Raphael for me, but that should have been obvs. ;)
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I have a lot of stuff I've done over the..."
WOW!
Wow! Great idea for a thread, Missy, and some serious talent on show! Resonates with me because I was an artist long before I started writing. Here's one that has nothing to do with my writing and is unusual in having no obvious sci-fi theme to it. I just love quirky buildings :)
T.R. wrote: "Having a thread for people to show off their own art is a really fantastic idea; it's really great to see how people visualize their stories and characters.I have a lot of stuff I've done over the..."
Holy moley if that's a reject!
Ian wrote: "Wow! Great idea for a thread, Missy, and some serious talent on show! Resonates with me because I was an artist long before I started writing. Here's one that has nothing to do with my writing and ..."That's just lovely
Ian wrote: "Wow! Great idea for a thread, Missy, and some serious talent on show! Resonates with me because I was an artist long before I started writing. Here's one that has nothing to do with my writing and ..."This is beautiful, Ian! I love how soft it is.
Here's one I'm especially fond of from book 3 of my series. This is Quenson the Sorcerer and his blood-thrall, Celli, who as you can see is not looking too good, but is completely enamored with him. I really like how the potion bottles on the shelves came out. Also, how emaciated she looks, and how desperate for his attention, while he smiles at her like she's something to toy with. It captures these two perfectly!
This topic is a place to share your artwork, whether it's drawing, fan art, finger painting, photography, book covers, or anything else visual.
If you want, you can even share someone else's photo or illustration of a place or person that reminds you of a scene in your books, or inspires you. Just make sure you credit the source.
Remember, this is SUPPORT for indie authors, so do not be critical of other people's work unless they ask for a critique. Overly harsh posts will be deleted.
Images should be no wider than 400 pixels. We don't have image hosting here, but you can simply use the image's link to add your image. Here's the code to do so:
< img src="LINK" width="400">
Just copy the code above and replace LINK with the link to your image, then make sure you remove the space between the first < and img.