some geekiness for you

[balaa]

So since I havent been inspired in the ways of productive art, I decided to finally paint up a sketchbook to haul with me to cons. I think in good part I was really inspired by Kenket's Pressed Furries Book..in that she took it a step further than just being a sketchbook for sketches of a specific char. I've wanted to do my own for a while just didnt have any solid ideas of what direction I wanted to go.











If you pick up the reference, Kudos..and it was very much intentional. The Lord of the Rings has always been a huge source of inspiration to me, in many more ways than just the artistic sense..and so it seems appropriate to pay homage to that source. Still trying to decide what abouts to put on the back cover of the book. Just nothing jumping out at me.

I will start the book with a sketch of some sort and pass it off to other artists, that are willing to participate. Basically there are no rules for the book. The only way I can describe it is with this pic:

Im still reworking the prologue, ideas..suggestions..comments of any sort are certainly welcome :).


EDIT: did the backside real quick.

Comments

[demonvaska.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a lot of work so far, but your efforts certainly show for it. Of course, as a non-skilled person, reading lines like 'started with a layer of flat green paint' doesn't explain exactly what you did, but the sort of nauseating detail I'm looking for certainly isn't something I'd ask you to re-iterate. Instead, can I ask if you followed instructions on how to do this, and if so where did you find them because I'd love to learn how to accomplish this sort of look.

[xxbalaaxx.livejournal.com]

Just winged it...figured if one thing didn't work, I'd just slather it with another layer of paint. Essentially I just started with no clue of what I was doing or if it would turn out even half as well as I personally think it did. If I do another (and actually I intend to do 2 more if I can find more journals similar to this one), I will take pictures as I work :).

[demonvaska.livejournal.com]

Wow, for a completely winged attempt that's impressive. Maybe you should take commissions for aged books, I'd certainly be tempted.