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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Mar 23, 2018 18:40:40 GMT -5
Thank you! They took a lonnggg time, so I'm glad you like them!
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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Apr 23, 2018 8:01:50 GMT -5
So the third term of my third year at university has just started, which of course means lots of work on my dissertation I get to scan in my illustrations again! ^_^ So without further ado, here is my 19th illustration ... I always love those sepia-tones sketchbook pages with lots of half-finished drawings and scribbled notes, and I thought a drawing in that style would be perfect for ASOUE, and perhaps especially for TRR. I really enjoyed this, and I think I'll do some more in this style at some point. For those of you interested in the process for this, I sketched everything out in pencil, then went over it in black ink & rubbed out the pencil. Then I added a sepia background with watercolours, before going over the sketches with brown ink to give them more depth. Then I added the writing, ink blots, and lastly the unsightly rings left no doubt by a villainous person with no regard for the helpful coaster (to create these, I simply painted the bottom of a mug with brown watercolour paint and pressed it on to the page).
'There were all sorts of snakes, naturally, but there were also lizards, toads, and assorted other animals that the children had never seen before, not even in pictures, or at the zoo.'
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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Apr 23, 2018 18:39:13 GMT -5
Here's my 20th illustration! This is back to the Snicket's desk drawings. I always enjoy creating these so much: deciding what to put in, what colours to use, what references to make, etc. The desk is green again because I liked to imagine Lemony sitting at Monty's green kitchen table to do his research -- also, it provides a nice, distinctive colour scheme for the book, and separates it from TBB drawings (though that isn't to say that I won't go back to a more natural wood colour in later books). As ever, if there are any details you'd like me to explain, just ask (the same goes for the last illustration, of course)! 'I am very, very sorry to leave you hanging like that, but as I was writing the tale of the Baudelaire orphans, I happened to look at the clock and realized I was running late for a formal dinner party given by a friend of mine, Madame diLustro. Madame diLustro is a good friend, an excellent detective, and a fine cook, but she flies into a rage if you arrive even five minutes later than her invitation states, so you understand that I had to dash off.'
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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Jan 22, 2019 17:35:09 GMT -5
Hallo! So for ages I've been wondering how on earth I was going to scan any of my ASOUE drawings in because once I finished university I lost all access to A3 scanners so ... But huzzah, my friend got an A3 scanner for Christmas so here we go, back to posting!
With this illustration, again I've kind of amused myself by taking a tiny, tiny part of the book and turning it into an entire, detailed, complicated picture ... I don't know, something about that amuses me. It seems to go hand in hand with Snicket's humour; like the return of Bruce, or how he mentions investigating the fate of all sorts of tiny objects or random people who appear in the series at one point or another but play very small roles. 'When they went into the kitchen to prepare dinner, Stephano smiled menacingly at the children as he sliced mushrooms, but Uncle Monty was too busy making sure the stroganoff sauce didn't boil to even notice that Stephano was using his own threatening knife for the chopping.' So essentially this is a very whimsical, very unhelpful recipe sheet, prepared by Monty to remind himself how to make mushroom stroganoff. It was so much fun creating this, adding snakes here and there and, as always, packing it full of references to other parts of the series.
Oh, and the snake on top of the recipe? I put that in there because I drew out this recipe page and I was really happy with the idea and then when it was done it felt really ... empty. So I painted a snake on top because why not?
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Post by TheBigCat on Jan 23, 2019 1:58:04 GMT -5
These are absolutely gorgeous and I'm in love with everything about your art. You have a real skill for the tiny, impressive details that I really admire!!!
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Post by Foxy on Jan 23, 2019 8:28:32 GMT -5
The details are magnificent. I love the snake! The page reminds me of the diary Uncle Monty keeps of his findings in the Netflix show.
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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Jan 28, 2019 19:55:47 GMT -5
Thank you! I’m so glad you both like the details; cramming my drawings with details and tiny references is my favourite thing to do, so it’s always fun to share them with similarly detail-oriented people. 😊
Also, I ADORE Monty’s sketchbook in the show. At one point I considered going into concept art, but while I still love it, I now feel that if I were ever to work in films/television what I would really like to do would be to create the drawings for props like that sketchbook. I think that would be so much fun.
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Post by Liam R. Findlay on Jan 28, 2019 21:54:17 GMT -5
Perhaps you might enjoy theming (the industry I work in), where you can create props for themed attractions, experiences and rides, lacing little storytelling details throughout the sets- similar to making TV sets/props, expect people can explore them. I worked on a ghost train last year, mostly painting portraits, and I built up little hints of a deeper story within that. And escape rooms are ideal for that kind of freedom. I think you'd be great with that sort of thing
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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Jan 29, 2019 9:57:13 GMT -5
You know, that sounds so much fun, thank you for suggesting it. My priority at the moment is trying to break into book illustration — I’m very soon going to be sending portfolios out to agents/publishers — but I’ve always felt that if I do manage to get established and I don’t know, secure I suppose, in that field, I’d then like to do some other work in different industries, so maybe one day I’ll look into doing something for theming. Creating little mysteries based around curious objects is something I really enjoy.
I really like that you take the time to hint at a sort of hidden story in your paintings. 🙂 Is it a collaboration with anyone else or are you the only one coming up with those details to slip in your paintings?
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Post by Liam R. Findlay on Jan 29, 2019 17:03:08 GMT -5
Good luck with it! I work for companies who are hired by attractions, so the companies will give me a brief and as long as I meet the brief, I can normally do what I like within that; perhaps similar to with illustration
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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Jan 29, 2019 21:00:58 GMT -5
Thanks! It's daunting but exciting nonetheless.
Ah OK. Yes, that does sound similar. I really hope I'll be able to do that sort of thing. I've been enjoying working on some illustrations for a project of my own recently where I've been slipping in some allusions to the Brambly Hedge books (I don't know if you know them?), because those illustrations are some of my absolute favourites and have been a huge influence on my approach to illustration.
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Post by Liam R. Findlay on Jan 30, 2019 10:46:35 GMT -5
Do share them when they're done
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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Apr 29, 2019 14:34:41 GMT -5
Hello again, I'm back with my next illustration! As promised, this is a picture of Violet. Although I do a lot of full colour illustrations in general, this is the first time I've done one of the Baudelaires for this series of illustrations, so that's quite exciting. I'll be doing a lot more like this. 'All three children thought of walking down the hall to Uncle Monty's room and waking him up to tell him what was wrong. But to get to his bedroom, they would have to walk past the room in which Stephano was staying, and all night long Stephano kept watch in a chair placed in front of his open door. When the orphans opened their doors to peer down the dark hallway, they saw Stephano's pale, shaved head, which seemed to be floating above his body in the darkness.'
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Post by Foxy on Apr 30, 2019 9:35:37 GMT -5
I always admire when people can draw faces! It's something I could never do well. I like all the textures in your picture.
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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on May 23, 2019 13:53:25 GMT -5
I always admire when people can draw faces! It's something I could never do well. I like all the textures in your picture. Thank you! Sorry I've only just replied; somehow I thought I already had but I suppose I just meant to and never did. But yeah, faces can take time to get right! I spent years wondering why the faces I drew while attempting to copy Brett Helquist's style always looked odd, while his always looked fine.
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