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Tomoran — Jove in the Bell Tower
Published: 2009-06-30 23:52:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 959; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 33
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Another illustration for Brian Knights THE AVIAN. Great story with a dark fairy tale vibe. I wanted to give this one a storybook feel to it.Pen and ink
7 x 10
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You achieved your goal with honors. Well done dude.
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tom this is decked out with detail, love it. great depth and ive always loved how you frame your illos.
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THanks, bud. I've actually been pretty lazy lately with the framing, so I tried to pick it up again with this one.
Tom
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well keep it up, i rather like it.
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Real nice work w contrasts here! Love the bird and the rat, gives the old school story book vibe.
Oh, and I second the recommendation for 'True Blood' above.
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It's funny, because as I was thinking about how to give it a storybook vibe, I came up with inclusion of little animals. Now, if I could only show that they are singing...
Okay, I'll pick up TRUE BLOOD...lol
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Yes, it sure does have one of those old fairy tale illustration look, great work 
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Hey Tom!
Great work as usual. I love the block-print feel to this one. Your lines here are a lot chunkier than usual. The composition is well balanced considering all the details you have. I love the rat...well done!
Michael
PS have you ever seen the True Blood series on HBO? If not, buy the whole first season...you will watch it all in ONE SITTING- I swear it's awesome!
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Thank you, Michael! Yes, I tried to thicken the lines up a bit for just that purpose. Glad that someone mentioned it.
I haven't seen TRUE BLOOD yet, but we're definitely going to pick it up on DVD real soon!
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If you have kids, they should not be there to watch it...there are some pretty graphic sex scenes in it, but they really are necessary to the story- very graphic though. I'd say almost softcore porn. The only difference is that in TB, they only LOOK like they are really doing lol thought I'd warn you
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Softcore porn? Dear, Gosh--how do I not have this already? I'll definitely pick it up!
Tom
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HA! Then you'll LOVE it...Vamp on girl lol
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LMAO! You'll appreciate this. A buddy of mine commented on my Facebook page that I needed to get TRUE BLOOD on dvd. I believe his comment was along the lines of "dude, there's not a lot of gore, but a ton of softcore sex!". How funny is that? LOL
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Well, it's true...but you know, the storyline really rocks. Also, do you like to read? Because there is a book series series by Laurell K. Hamilton that would TOTALLY inspire you...it's the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series. The first book is called Guilty Pleasures. The first few books are good stories, but are a lot of character development- really important for later, because the stories get more complex as time goes on. Tons of sex too...werewolves, werehyenas, weretigers...wereANYthings you can think of- I think you'd dig them!
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Well, it sounds great to me.
And, yes-I'm a voracious reader. I'll definitely have to check these out. I mean, if the sex isn't enough of an enticement, I'd have to read just to see about all of the were-animals!
Tom
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Oh yeah tons of that. Much later in the series, one book is almost ALL that- got a bit old, but it was still central to the story. It does take a few of the books to get to all the nasty, but they are still a good read. Also, if you like reading, you can see the authors storytelling skills improve as you go along. I enjoyed it
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Well, looks like I have some reading and viewing to do!
Tom
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