And so it is that bit by bit, leaf by leaf, computed breakdown by computer breakdown (because the file became so damn HUGE), I sort of finished the illustration of the Speck woman from Robin Hobb's Shaman's CrossingWhat began as an entry for a contest ended as just a try to use Painter some more, and give justice to Hobb's wonderful character. I'm ( Read more... )

Well, I'm still not done with it, and far from it!

( here's how it looks now )

Various stages of my current WIP. Remember this Robin Hobb illustration sketch I did? Here's how it's been evolving lately. Still need to make the pic work with a true background, and then I'll be painting the woman :D

( speck woman, stage 1 : sketching the tree )

And before the end, let's meet the magical forests and trees, and the magical creatures that live there...


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Now for a more magical world, and landcapes with flying creatures and witches!


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Yeah, so I sort of disappeared from the face of LJ these two last week. A part of it was due to the incredible amount of comments that I received for the comic, so that when I answered them all it was already one am... But mainly, I guess this comic burned me out a bit, and well, now I understand the appeal of making a gigantic four hundred part ( Read more... )

Three months and it's the end of the term! Yay ( Read more... )

Third post for the interest meme, for rosesanguina. My dear, you have so many great interests that I'd have had enough to draw for a whole year! It was difficult to choose.

This pic is also the occasion for me to wish you a very belated

Happy Birthday!

Rating: PG, for violent dragons :)

Preview:

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So, this feels like the end of the summer. I know the warm days are not over, and the sunset is still reasonably late, but still... And I won't be able to ignore uni anymore after next sunday. I'm still working very hard at doing all I can from the home computer, and dammit, I won't set a foot at the lab or at uni before monday ( Read more... )

Yeah well ( Read more... )