Preview of recent commissioned illustration that got me expanding studio work these months, mixing traditional watercolors + hand-drawn digital.
Haven't utilized this technique in many years, I wasn't expecting it to feel like a sensory homecoming 💜
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There are a lot of Mandalorian clips on YouTube and I watched several more today. I haven't seen the series, as I'd need a Disney + sub (is there a DVD alternative?), so I make do.
Anyway, here's a bit of fan art I made inspired by the show.
This is the way!
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Did you miss my Kickstarter for The Bell Ringer & Other Holiday Tales? If you still want one of the limited edition, full-color hardbacks, you have 48 hours. Head to: https://ravenoak.square.site/ & buy one there. After that, it's gone.
Time is running out! You have 11 Hours left to snag The Bell Ringer & Other Holiday Tales! Holiday-themed SF/F stories + full-color art in one limited edition collection. http://kck.st/3rvSzrd Get it before it's gone!
Short book trailer on the project:
https://youtu.be/LLkoSvpi8N4
LAST DAY to back my #Kickstarter for The Bell Ringer & Other Holiday Tales! Full-color art & story collection, all by me. One last sneak peek of part of an art piece. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ravenoak2/the-bell-ringer-exclusive-story-and-art-collection
36 Hours To Go on The Bell Ringer & Other Holiday Tales #Kickstarter! http://kck.st/3rvSzrd
Share this post TODAY to be entered to win a geeky mystery box & a leather-bound hardcover of my favorite book (see photo). Winners will be chosen at random! No purchase necessary.
Let's see if we can blow past this 3rd stretch goal! We're so close!
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Last week to back The Bell Ringer & Other Holiday Tales, my spec fic story & art collection! Doing so will snag you a free eBook of The Wayward Wizard by Alesha Escobar! Check it all out at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ravenoak2/the-bell-ringer-exclusive-story-and-art-collection
Here's a sneak peek from my favorite art piece I painted from The Bell Ringer & Other Holiday Tales story & art collection. Check it out and more at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ravenoak2/the-bell-ringer-exclusive-story-and-art-collection
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Being disabled, I do most of my art digitally these days. It allows me the accommodations needed to create without massive pain. I wrote about this over on my website, and you can read about my process & the whys here: https://www.ravenoak.net/brush-strokes-why-i-paint-digitally/
Welcome to The Ringers, a gothic fantasy tale of magic and redemption! Find it & other holiday SF/F tales in The Bell Ringer & Other Holiday Tales. http://kck.st/3rvSzrd
The Bell Ringer & Other Holiday Tales is $47 from unlocking our 2nd stretch goal! That 3rd one though--we can get there! Give it a look, back it, share the word, and help us STRETCH!
http://kck.st/3rvSzrd
OMG. My Kickstarter for The Bell Ringer & Other Holiday Tales (spec fic stories & 30+ full-color paintings from me) went live and in just over an hour, it FUNDED!!! AAAH! You can check it out here: http://kck.st/3rvSzrd
From going live this AM:
What do you think so far of my #Kickstarter campaign for The Bell Ringer & Other Holiday Tales? Lots of stories and art by me, chances to buy original art, and more coming 9/26! What would you like to see that would convince you to back it?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ravenoak2/the-bell-ringer-exclusive-story-and-art-collection
Holiday themed spec fic? ✅
24+ paintings from the stories? ✅
All written and painted by me? ✅
Full-color everything, including interior? ✅
Follow now so you don't miss out on some awesome early bird specials, including one of a kind original art. https://buff.ly/3QRheAP
#SFF #SFFart #SciFiArt #FantasyArt #AmWritingFantasy #NewReads #HolidayReads
So far I've had the pleasure of painting two book covers! A Gamble of Gods by Mitriel Faywood and The Painted Stars by Melanie L. Goodman.
(Cover design on A Gamble of Gods was done by stk_kreations on Twitter 💜)
