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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Jul 23, 2016 7:04:32 GMT -5
No problem. Oh good, well that will make things easier. I'll find some to share before long, then. Thank you -- I always relish any comparison to Helquist, as he's been one of my biggest influences in illustration. I've seen that book and others in the series on his website, but I haven't read them. Are they any good?
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Post by A comet crashing into Earth on Jul 23, 2016 11:11:35 GMT -5
I'm looking forward to seeing them. ^_^
Well, it's a good book, though probably more so for children than for adults. I haven't read it in years, but I did read it multiple times back then. My parents bought it for me along with TBB and TRR; I guess there must have been some kind of Brett Helquist-themed sale going on. nyway, it's a good book for a nerdy kid like I was - there's a few cultural references, mainly to Vermeer and other painters, of course (and a pretty good visual one by Helquist), and a little 'puzzle' of sorts hidden in the illustrations (which I think you'd appreciate). Pentominoes are a recurring thing in it, which was something I hugely enjoyed playing around with. So, yes, a good book, in the same genre as ASOUE, though not quite on the same level.
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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Jul 23, 2016 11:50:54 GMT -5
Thanks for all the details. I may see if I can get my hands on them at some point, then, as they sound pretty good. I tend not to make many distinctions between adult and children's literature (as far as I'm concerned, if they're good books, they're good books. As Daniel Handler said, children's fiction is a genre, not an age restriction.) so I might quite enjoy them -- and I'm automatically drawn to anything with a puzzle hidden in illustrations, so they sound interesting to me. Thank you for mentioning them -- I love getting book recommendations!
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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Aug 11, 2016 17:55:57 GMT -5
This took a while to get round to -- keeping up with my other illustrations & life in general has sadly kept me away from these illustrations for a while, but huzzah! I have completed another! This one is for the moment when Violet and Klaus first see Sunny trapped in the cage. As always, if anyone is curious about any particular references, just ask. ' "Oh no," Klaus said in a small, scared voice, and Violet looked again. It was a birdcage, dangling from the tower window like a
flag in the wind, but inside the birdcage she could see a small and frightened Sunny.'
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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Aug 11, 2016 18:20:28 GMT -5
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Post by inmate7269 on Aug 11, 2016 20:29:42 GMT -5
Wow, these are gorgeous,. Great job
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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Aug 12, 2016 5:13:42 GMT -5
Thank you!
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Post by Isadora Is a Door on Aug 13, 2016 2:55:46 GMT -5
wow
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Post by Cafe SalMONAlla on Aug 13, 2016 3:30:09 GMT -5
These are amazing.
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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Aug 13, 2016 8:59:52 GMT -5
Thanks everyone!
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Post by A comet crashing into Earth on Aug 14, 2016 12:48:26 GMT -5
Thanks for showing us these! They're really good. ^_^ You seem to have a natural ability to compose pictures - I'm not sure if I'm coming across here, but what I mean is that the pictures look like you've already visualised them very well before you drew them. It makes for a great effect.
The frames are very nice. I tend to like things that match - I think that's one part of many in the initial allure ASOUE had to me as a child: The matching framework in the illustrations. Knowing that you consider Helquist an inspiration, did you intentionally use the same idea here? Anyway, I enjoyed scrolling down and seeing new things perched on the frame in each picture. It must have taken forever to draw all the brickwork.
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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Aug 18, 2016 12:38:38 GMT -5
Thanks for showing us these! They're really good. ^_^ You seem to have a natural ability to compose pictures - I'm not sure if I'm coming across here, but what I mean is that the pictures look like you've already visualised them very well before you drew them. It makes for a great effect. The frames are very nice. I tend to like things that match - I think that's one part of many in the initial allure ASOUE had to me as a child: The matching framework in the illustrations. Knowing that you consider Helquist an inspiration, did you intentionally use the same idea here? Anyway, I enjoyed scrolling down and seeing new things perched on the frame in each picture. It must have taken forever to draw all the brickwork. You're welcome -- and thank you! Thanks, that's a very nice compliment, and you're right, I do very clearly visualise the scenes before I draw them, and also imagine what angle would look best on paper, etc. Of course it doesn't always work out exactly as I'd imagined it, but I do have a very clear picture in my mind of what I want , so it's kind of like I'm drawing from a reference, but the reference is completely inside my head. It's interesting because I was reading this article about aphantasia (the condition of not being able to visualise mental images) and there's a test to estimate where you fall on the scale, and I came out as having hyperphantasia, which is the top band or stronger than average mental visualisation, so I find it interesting to consider what sort of an impact that has on my drawings. I'm glad you like the frames: I veer between being very pleased with them and then wishing I'd done them differently, but people often say they like them, so I guess I must be doing something right! Yes, very early on when I was considering what I wanted them to look like, I knew I wanted a border, and I chose the archway shape because I thought it worked so well in Helquist's illustrations when he has the rounded top to the border. The borders don't take too long to draw, really speaking; they're so similar each time that I can do that part pretty quickly now; it's the middle bit which takes up my time!
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Post by J. on Aug 28, 2016 8:20:39 GMT -5
Your art is stunning! Do you have a deviantart or something like that?
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Post by Eponine on Aug 30, 2016 6:33:54 GMT -5
Oh dear, I regret having not looked at this thread sooner! Your art is beautiful. I love that you have a definitive style that is so unique and original. My compliments, Violent BUN Fortuna. :)
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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Sept 10, 2016 17:04:14 GMT -5
Your art is stunning! Do you have a deviantart or something like that? Thank you so much! Sorry it's taken me so long to reply -- I've been on holiday. I used to have a DeviantART account but I deleted it a while ago because I found out that DeviantART is actually pretty terrible in that as soon as you put art up, you lose control over how your work is used. DeviantART has total rights to use your work however they like, so they could be profiting from my work or even using my art to promote a group or movement whose views I disagree with -- so I just deleted everything. However, if you want to see any more of my work I do have an online portfolio here: tabithamarsh.weebly.com/portfolio.htmlA lot of the work there is stuff I've shown in this thread, but there are some other things too and I update it and refresh it fairly often so that my best and most recent work is up there. I'm also going to be starting an art blog there soon, so I'll be posting sketches and stuff on there. This is probably also a good time to mention that if anyone is ever interested in commissioning me to draw or paint something, you can just send me a message and we can sort it out.
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