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Description Hey guys!

So, way back in September-ish of last year, was holding a *secret* contest. The task was to create artwork based on the NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, I believe) novels of both of her siblings, which she would then get printed with the novels themselves and present them to both of her siblings as a surprise for finishing NaNoWriMo 2008. All entrants will receive a sketch commission from Artoveli herself, at the very least (with the winners receiving digital painting commissions).

I was only able to submit one entry for I was too busy to do any more than that, and since Artoveli's sister's novel seemed to be getting a little more attention than her brother's, I chose to illustrate for the latter's novel.

I won't give you too much of a synopsis for it's very long (though engrossing), but I'll at least tell you who the characters are:

The Jack Black look-alike is Mr. Hyde (Dr. Jekyll not pictured here). The guy with the long, blond hair is Dr. Fredericks, and the crazy-looking fellow is Nicola Tesla. The masked nemesis framing the image of the bohemian roommates is "Opie" (short for "Magnum Opus," he is Frankenstein's monster, but a much smarter interpretation of him). Behind Opie is an army of robots.

Yeah, it's intriguing!

Anyway, the winner's haven't been announced yet, but I was really just happy to do something nice for someone I've known on DA for a while. It was such a cool cause! I couldn't help but enter.

I hope you enjoy it!

Adobe Illustrator CS. Don't remember how long it took, but it took a while.

Image created by me, and is not for your stealing pleasure. The characters pictured are (c) .
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Comments: 68

ravenviolet777 [2013-08-17 18:42:55 +0000 UTC]

Nikola Tesla is here? Fangirl mode: INITIATE!!

WHERE CAN I GET THIS BOOK???!!!!

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DrewGreen In reply to ravenviolet777 [2013-08-18 16:44:36 +0000 UTC]

Not sure!  You'll have to contact Artoveli for information, if she's ever made the book available for sale.  I'm sure she won't mind if you inquire either way. 

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hpholo [2009-04-06 21:46:35 +0000 UTC]

I remember seeing this one pop up in Artoveli's journal entries! This was one of my favorite submissions. The way you've composed the picture is really eye-catching. I like how Opie dominates the picture, and the protagonists are simply hidden in a little break in his shadow.

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DrewGreen In reply to hpholo [2009-04-06 22:02:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I really appreciate that. ;D

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hpholo In reply to DrewGreen [2009-04-06 22:57:14 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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Faeliscity [2009-03-17 15:15:47 +0000 UTC]

Epic! The expressions, the composition...
to the winner, this would be an awesome cover!

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DrewGreen In reply to Faeliscity [2009-03-17 15:51:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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Faeliscity In reply to DrewGreen [2009-03-17 15:53:17 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome
(hey I just saw you got a daily deviation, awesome!)

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DrewGreen In reply to Faeliscity [2009-03-17 15:54:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Yeah, definitely did not expect that!

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DarkAdolescent [2009-02-23 01:24:06 +0000 UTC]

WOW, this is awesome! The composition is great, and the art itself makes me want to read the story, so you achieved the goal of getting me interested.
I'm curious, did Mr. Hyde come out that way as you were drawing, or is he described like that in the story? He does bear a resemblance to Jack Black.

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DrewGreen In reply to DarkAdolescent [2009-02-23 06:05:28 +0000 UTC]

Artoveli's description of her brother's version of Mr. Hyde within the story is that Hyde wasn't really a monster, just a portly prankster (but the stuck-up Dr. Jekyll would call him a "monster"). She told me that she and her brother always saw Hyde looking similar to Jack Black. I'm glad that he does look kind of like him in the image!

Thanks a lot!

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DarkAdolescent In reply to DrewGreen [2009-02-24 18:06:27 +0000 UTC]

Ah, well that's certainly different from the usual version of Mr. Hyde. I like it.
And yes, he does look like Jack Black. Well done!

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queenfish [2009-02-15 15:24:36 +0000 UTC]

Good luck with the contest! Have the winners been announced yet?

I was thinking when I first saw it that it looked like a movie poster. Then I read the description and realized it was a book cover so it works great for both

I know the characters are not your own but I really do like the one on the far right with the sullen eyes. He seems like he be an interesting fellow.

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DrewGreen In reply to queenfish [2009-02-15 18:47:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! It doesn't appear as though Artoveli has posted the announcement video yet (though she did post the video with her siblings' reactions to the books and that was fun to watch).

I think most people favor the guy with the sullen eyes. That's Nicola Tesla, for the record. ;D

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queenfish In reply to DrewGreen [2009-02-16 14:09:18 +0000 UTC]

That's a really cool idea. Taking videos to do announcements and capturing surprised moments like she did with her sisters Since the winner's have not been announced yet I'll go ahead and say good luck!

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DrewGreen In reply to queenfish [2009-02-22 06:00:07 +0000 UTC]

I still need to write a journal and thank Kingjing, because I actually one his half of the contest (there were two winners, each representing the respective sibling's story)!

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Buuya [2009-02-15 00:56:11 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic design, sir. Really fresh.

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DrewGreen In reply to Buuya [2009-02-15 03:44:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Patineitor [2009-02-12 00:33:18 +0000 UTC]

good luck ^^

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DrewGreen In reply to Patineitor [2009-02-12 03:01:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Heinay [2009-02-11 18:01:44 +0000 UTC]

your style rocks!

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DrewGreen In reply to Heinay [2009-02-11 23:02:57 +0000 UTC]

I appreciate that!

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RoderickCissan [2009-02-11 16:34:50 +0000 UTC]

jajaja its very interesting & the robots look sweet!!

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DrewGreen In reply to RoderickCissan [2009-02-11 23:02:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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MintyFreshNoodleBox [2009-02-11 13:15:49 +0000 UTC]

brilliant as perrrrrrrrrrr usual

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DrewGreen In reply to MintyFreshNoodleBox [2009-02-11 16:28:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Mimikuku [2009-02-11 12:29:42 +0000 UTC]

Great eye-catching piece! Your style shows through very prominently

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DrewGreen In reply to Mimikuku [2009-02-11 16:28:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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Cosmic-Rocket-Man [2009-02-11 11:38:54 +0000 UTC]

beautiful composition

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DrewGreen In reply to Cosmic-Rocket-Man [2009-02-11 16:27:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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A-N-G [2009-02-11 09:16:30 +0000 UTC]

great picture
nice work on the background

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DrewGreen In reply to A-N-G [2009-02-11 16:27:56 +0000 UTC]

I appreciate that!

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A-N-G In reply to DrewGreen [2009-02-13 08:54:39 +0000 UTC]

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Poila-Invictiwerks [2009-02-11 08:59:14 +0000 UTC]

Guy onthe right reminds me of someone from Naruto XD

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DrewGreen In reply to Poila-Invictiwerks [2009-02-11 16:28:17 +0000 UTC]

Eek!

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TheCheatIsNotDead [2009-02-11 05:28:00 +0000 UTC]

Wow, cool! Love the character design!

I wish I knew how to use illustrator. Your stuff looks so...

spiffy.

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DrewGreen In reply to TheCheatIsNotDead [2009-02-11 06:36:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

Illustrator is tough to learn, but the rewards of doing so far outweigh the hardships of figuring it out. I recommend you play around with the program sometime!

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Deadmist [2009-02-11 03:37:50 +0000 UTC]

I do believe you've won the contest. o__o

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DrewGreen In reply to Deadmist [2009-02-11 03:59:02 +0000 UTC]

I wouldn't say that at this point. I look forward to seeing the results regardless of whether or not I win!

Thank you for your kind words, of course!

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Deadmist In reply to DrewGreen [2009-02-11 05:21:50 +0000 UTC]

Ohhh, we'll see. We'll see when the results are out! (I wanna see who can top you~ )

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Snitter [2009-02-11 01:56:23 +0000 UTC]

Whoa, what a cool look!!

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DrewGreen In reply to Snitter [2009-02-11 02:17:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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skybeams [2009-02-11 01:48:31 +0000 UTC]

Frankenstein wished he looked that fly ahaha
I love your artwork so much! If I ever get this damn murder mystery done and miraculously get a book deal, I shall definitely demand you as my illustrator as part of my contract. I'm a diva.

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DrewGreen In reply to skybeams [2009-02-11 02:19:56 +0000 UTC]

*snap* Divas get it done, sista!

Haha, thanks! I'm glad you like the image!

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Kingjing [2009-02-11 01:25:57 +0000 UTC]

I am *so* glad that you entered this! Seriously, you're the best.
THE.
BEST.
No arguments.

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DrewGreen In reply to Kingjing [2009-02-11 02:19:11 +0000 UTC]

And I'm *so* glad that you like it! It was very important that I made something really nice for your sister's contest. It was such a cool thing for her to do for you guys!

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WalkerMonetArt [2009-02-11 00:16:41 +0000 UTC]

I can stare at this picture all day honestly.
I really like the robots, but the melding of the cape into another image is awesome

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DrewGreen In reply to WalkerMonetArt [2009-02-11 00:19:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! That means a lot! ;D

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TRAVALE [2009-02-11 00:03:42 +0000 UTC]

It looks great! You honestly draw the best looking dudes!

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DrewGreen In reply to TRAVALE [2009-02-11 00:05:42 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, I dunno about that but I'm certainly glad you think so!

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