Here have some art, originally drawn for Patrick Stuart’s Veins of the Earth.
Now that it has an actual publishing deal these will probably never appear in the actual book because aesthetic consistency, with the whole thing likely to be illustrated by Scrap Princess (who is a brilliant machine).
Nevertheless I’m glad they happened, the Alkalion is one of my favourite things I’ve ever, ever drawn, and they all forced my fingies to keep working and working and now starting a new drawing isn’t the struggletown it was at the start of the year.
Unsolicited life lesson: THE MORE YOU STOP DOING THINGS OUT OF FRUSTRATION AT YOUR OWN INEPTITUDE THE LONGER YOU WILL BE TERRIBLE AT THEM. Push through the pain cupcake.
The Alkalion
The ToRaptoise
(still not really what I pictured when I first read about them and got all light-headed and dreamy,
but the design goal that Scrap and I ended up coming to was “a carnivorous penis spilling out of the worst vulva”, so I think I can lay some claim to success)
Sonic Pigs: the pigs that make you shit yourself and weep
Sublime and obscene beauty.
Inspirational advice PLUS genitalia tortoise, hot.
Such pretty creatures… I want them in my curry pot!
I will try and get them in the book.
Hey there’s no pressure or hard feelings Patrick, what is more important is that Veins of the Earth is going to be a physical book at all. Put that terror in our hands.