sketchandstudy

Artwork, sketches and wip's of Lulubael http://lucyholton.com/

[shadowphazon]

What a week! the Necrophobia free promotion has come to a close and I just wanted to give a big thank you to everyone who downloaded it.

If you missed the free promotion the book is still available at its regular price here [UK - £1.99], here [US  - $2.99] and through every other Amazon region.

I hope you all enjoy reading it as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it and I look forward to what people have to say about the book, all feedback is very much welcome!

[Image of Claire and Valdgeirr by lulubael]

[shadowphazon]

“To try and cheat death is the most human thing a person can do.”

Necrophobia is a Fantasy/Sword & Sorcery ebook now on free promotion for a limited time only (April 30th to May 4th 2015).

You can find it here (US) and here (UK).

For the original post with details click here. Reviews and comments welcome.

[lulubael]

Free promo today in a few hours! :O

[shadowphazon]

Presenting Necrophobia: a self-published Fantasy/Sword& Sorcery Novel now available in the Kindle eBook store!

Winter draws ever closer and blizzards ravage the island of Caelumons yet there is a bigger problem — The dead have risen.  Empowered by dark magic the undead are relentless and drawn towards the temples of the dragon god. Few can survive their onslaught and those that fail add to their number. Claire Acestes, a local hunter finds herself caught in their midst alongside a mysterious sorcerer and learns about the life and death of her mother. Claire must venture to the rain-soaked industrial city of Kriegsfeld plagued by vampires to uncover the truth. What connection does a traitor Inquisitor, a Three-Eyed Owl and the murder of her mother hold in common? What lengths will people go to cheat death?

Necrophobia is a Fantasy/Sword & Sorcery eBook starring a hunter named Claire Acestes trying to learn more about the murder of her mother. Along the way she must decipher the truth from a mysterious sorcerer, a retired vampire hunter a fallen knight and a traitorous Inquisitor turned Necromancer leading an army of undead.

The book is available here (UK) and here (US)

Cover illustration, editing and page dividers by Lulubael whose contributions to the story have been vital every step of the way. It’s our joint project and labour of love.

[lulubael]

This was fun to work on, I'll be writing a blog post about my work flow for cover design on my website blog soon. The book is also free right now till 4th of May so I highly recommend picking it up! I've had the pleasure of reading it through before it was released, It’s fantastic! <3

[lulubael]

Sketch dailies theme was cerberus so I couldn't resist doing a cute pomeranian one <3 [Original tweet here]

This is also available on a t-shirt at Teepublic!

[lulubael]

Tiny Barn Owl girl

[lulubael]

Two face studies from photographs!

[lulubael]

Snoopy for sketch dailies [Tweet here] 

[lulubael]

Leg practice because I'm still pretty weak on leg anatomy, 1st one is painted using a ref photo the others are muscle studies of other photos.

[lulubael]

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and new years! I'll be posting more again soon, mostly experimentation and speedpaints I want to improve how I colour things as I'm not too satisfied with my current method of working.

[lulubael]

I mentioned some months back I'd been selected to take part in the Metal Gear Solid fan calendar project for 2015, we've just been giving permission to show off our picture for it! My prompt was 'Big Boss's escape from St. Mary's hospital, post coma. Haunted by phantoms and the flames of war.' and I had a great time working on it!

The calendars have been printed up and look absolutely fantastic in A3 size I'd highly recommend picking one up everyones artwork turned out wonderful, it's a non-profit project so the cost for one is super cheap!

You can still pick up a calendar here as there's some left, but I'd be fast~

[mgsfanprojects-blog]

WHY CAN’T I HOLD ALL OF THESE CALENDARS

Do you like Metal Gear? Do you like awesome fanart? ARE YOU PUMPED FOR THE PHANTOM PAIN COMING OUT IN 2015?

Then you might wanna consider getting one of these 2015 calendars! They’re filled with awesome TPP fanart (thanks to all contributing artists) and have a pricetag of 7,35 EURO / 9.50$ USD ONLY! They’re this cheap because you’re only paying for the printing and the shipping (yep, the price already includes international priority shipping).

As of this post, 70 out of 125 calendars have already been claimed, so there are 55 still left. If you’re interested in ordering one, please check out these links:

ORDERS | PREVIEWS

And please spread the word! Calendars will be shipped out periodically!

[mgsfanprojects-blog]

MGS FANCALENDAR 2015 PREVIEWS!

Two small full previews, as well as ten partial previews – keep in mind the partial previews don’t necessarily focus on the centerpiece of the image.

Sorry about the delay, but it was out of my hands. I’m just happy I can enter the final editing phase now – I will order a test print ASAP and as soon as that arrives (and looks fine) I will open up reserves/orders. Please keep an eye on the Fanprojects Tumblr and get your order in early because the number of calendars will be very limited. You will need PayPal for paying.

Before anyone gets the wrong idea (and because people regularly try to point this out) this is a non-profit project. You are paying for the material the art is printed on as well as shipping, not the art itself, which is why contributing artists and myself also have to pay for calendars.

That said, since Konami has been kind of weird lately about shutting down creative fan efforts that have gotten too much exposure, PLEASE KEEP ADVERTISEMENT FOR THIS CALENDAR ON THE DOWNLOW. Keep it to personal blogs and word-of-mouth. There are only going to be 100-150 calendars anyway, and I’m sure those can all be distributed just through Tumblr.

The list of artists and prompts can be found over here. Thank you, and please look forward to the finished product.

[lulubael]

I took part in this! (mines the one with all the fire haha)

[lulubael]

Owl Lover 2015 Calendar is now live!

HELLO LOVELIES! as I've mentioned before I was invited to take part in Myowlbarn's annual calendar project, my image is predictably a barn owl (in a flower crown!) and would make a lovely image for summer months~

The image here is just a small preview, the calendar itself is free and you can chose from fifty images and make your own calendar!

Please signal boost and share this project! (liking and sharing my image in the post would help a lot too!) <3

[lulubael]

MGS fan calendar

After much tweaking I've finally sent off my illustration for mgsfanprojects2015 calendar  which I'm thrilled to be a part of, I wish I could show you guys a little preview but I'll have to wait haha

Looking forward to seeing what the others have done <3

[lulubael]

My Owl Barn calendar

OH by the way, I got invited to be an artist for My Owl Barn's 2015 calendar project, my image is all finished and ready but I'm not sure I can share it just yet so watch this space! 

[lulubael]

Quickie portrait speedpaints from reference

Left: [x] right: [x]

[lulubael]

Trying to get my head around fire...