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So, good news for all the folks out there who read and enjoyed 
rikoshi's last novel, Thousand Leaves -- you're getting a sequel.
This time around, we follow the exploits of a group of secret-agent-types who sneak around like ninjas and who also occasionally (okay, more than occasionally) flip out and kill people like ninjas. For all the punchy action and page-turny tension, it's most interesting to me in its thoughtful exploration of the psychology and philosophy that goes along with this sort of mayhem.
In that respect, it reminds me of old-school sci-fi classics like Alien or Carpenter's The Thing. Dangerous enemies can make for a tense read, but a story really gets fun when the characters have no idea who their friends and enemies even are. Trust breaks down, and the nature and meaning of humanity (er, manimality?) gets called into question. At the end of the day, the psychological suspense is as potent as the physical, and you leave the book entertained, with food for thought to boot.
It's a fun read, and it's coming to you this January at Further Confusion 2010, courtesy of the boys at Sofawolf. Check it out <3
Also, speaking of rad stories for people to read, a huge shout out goes to
normandguerre for modeling for this painting! He's working on a story series of his own that's pretty durn awesome so far -- go check it out at his page!
rikoshi's last novel, Thousand Leaves -- you're getting a sequel.This time around, we follow the exploits of a group of secret-agent-types who sneak around like ninjas and who also occasionally (okay, more than occasionally) flip out and kill people like ninjas. For all the punchy action and page-turny tension, it's most interesting to me in its thoughtful exploration of the psychology and philosophy that goes along with this sort of mayhem.
In that respect, it reminds me of old-school sci-fi classics like Alien or Carpenter's The Thing. Dangerous enemies can make for a tense read, but a story really gets fun when the characters have no idea who their friends and enemies even are. Trust breaks down, and the nature and meaning of humanity (er, manimality?) gets called into question. At the end of the day, the psychological suspense is as potent as the physical, and you leave the book entertained, with food for thought to boot.
It's a fun read, and it's coming to you this January at Further Confusion 2010, courtesy of the boys at Sofawolf. Check it out <3
Also, speaking of rad stories for people to read, a huge shout out goes to
normandguerre for modeling for this painting! He's working on a story series of his own that's pretty durn awesome so far -- go check it out at his page!
Category Artwork (Digital) / All
Species Ferret
Size 570 x 835px
File Size 215.7 kB
Especially nice work on the ferret. It's hard to get those slinky species to mold well with the human body but you managed quite nicely. And yellow! What a nice surprise! Love that green background color, too. It's not a complimentary color, but its really setting off the yellow while also being a part of it as well. It will be a stunning cover for sure.
Thanks, dude -- it was nice having friends to model the figures, and then like you say, it was a fun challenge to graft on the furry bits in a way that evoked some of the animal without compromising too much of the human anatomy.
And seriously -- yellow? From me? If you'd have told me it would be yellow and purple/blue before I started (haha, or even halfway through), I'd have told you you were crazy <3
And seriously -- yellow? From me? If you'd have told me it would be yellow and purple/blue before I started (haha, or even halfway through), I'd have told you you were crazy <3
Thanks, dude. Yellow's definitely not my usual thing, but this composition was so busy, I think when it fell into yellow-purple at one point, the maximal value contrast that gave it helped things to click into place a little bit. I tried other color schemes after that, but they all started to get confusing and muddled, so back to yellow and purple it was ^_^
Just plug one of these things into your USB drive and inhale deeply <3
Thanks for that encapsulated little review of my book! I'm kind of tickled that you managed to be completely spoiler-free while also managing to sum up a lot of what the book is really about (while being quite complimentary of it, too!).
And in the end: yes, you were totally right. Yellow was the way to go. :)
And in the end: yes, you were totally right. Yellow was the way to go. :)
No problem, man. I wanted to be sure not to tell anyone that JANET TOTALLY DIES AT THE END, and that CECIL IS THE MURDERER, because those were two great surprises <3
And it was only after I was done with the image that I understood what I think happened with the yellow-purple scheme. In color theory, yellow is considered the lightest color, and purple the darkest -- the yellow-purple scheme allows for the most value contrast (the biggest range between the darkest darks and lightest lights), which I think really helped allow this admittedly busy composition to work. In other colors, there was less contrast between the fore-, mid-, and background elements, and that kind of led to visual chaos ^_^
I'm glad you're cool with how it turned out, though <3
And it was only after I was done with the image that I understood what I think happened with the yellow-purple scheme. In color theory, yellow is considered the lightest color, and purple the darkest -- the yellow-purple scheme allows for the most value contrast (the biggest range between the darkest darks and lightest lights), which I think really helped allow this admittedly busy composition to work. In other colors, there was less contrast between the fore-, mid-, and background elements, and that kind of led to visual chaos ^_^
I'm glad you're cool with how it turned out, though <3
I'm totally down with purple, but yellow has always been tough for me to wrangle -- I think I tend to work in mid- or low-key a lot of the time, and yellow has this way of being SUPER BRIGHT and way saturated, and I think I have trouble balancing that ^_^ This was fun practice, though!
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Thanks, dude! Jean is totally an influence for me, so it's rad to hear you say that <3
And will do! I've got a couple of collabs in the works here with various folks, some design projects, and I'm sure some other fun stuff coming down the line as well -- stay tuned ^_^
And will do! I've got a couple of collabs in the works here with various folks, some design projects, and I'm sure some other fun stuff coming down the line as well -- stay tuned ^_^
Aw, thanks ^_^
It was fun doing an illustration for a novel because there was so much juicy imagery there to tap into, rather than having to invent everything from whole cloth on the fly. Plus, this way I'm hopeful that folks will see the cover and be like, "What in the hell?" And then, when they're done reading the book, they can look at it again and think, "Oh. That in the hell."
It was fun doing an illustration for a novel because there was so much juicy imagery there to tap into, rather than having to invent everything from whole cloth on the fly. Plus, this way I'm hopeful that folks will see the cover and be like, "What in the hell?" And then, when they're done reading the book, they can look at it again and think, "Oh. That in the hell."
Plus, this way I'm hopeful that folks will see the cover and be like, "What in the hell?" And then, when they're done reading the book, they can look at it again and think, "Oh. That in the hell."
Hahahah! My thoughts EXACTLY! :D
(And hey, for what it's worth, I think you capture that superbly.)
Hahahah! My thoughts EXACTLY! :D
(And hey, for what it's worth, I think you capture that superbly.)
I adore this cover (also, thankyou for the kind encouragement at FC after Blotch's panel! It was good to hear the mind behind the art) Your work is intricate and beautiful. As I read through I'm picking up more of the story references. I guess I still have one question though, at the beginning of chapter 6- are the canine character on the right's eyes shut.. or empty? It's been making me wonder for a while. Perhaps I'm asking prematurely.. maybe I'm at your 'what the hell?' stage, and I haven't got to the 'oh, that the hell' one yet :3
In continued admiration, -crash
In continued admiration, -crash
The fox's eyes are closed! Not empty <3 To the extent that that makes more sense given the in-story context. I don't recall exactly where in the book things happen off the top of my head, so I won't speak in any concretes to avoid spoilers <3
Glad I could offer encouragement! Folks should make more art/comics. I will always come down on the pro side of people making art/comics ^_^
Glad I could offer encouragement! Folks should make more art/comics. I will always come down on the pro side of people making art/comics ^_^
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