I'm extremely happy that I was invited once again to illustrate this year's Halloween Horrors for Modiphius Achtung! Cthulhu, free PDF available here: https://www.achtungcthulhu.com/hhiii. Don't look at Claribelle for too long, though, she might blink.
I reached 666 followers on Bluesky a few days ago so I painted this for a horror-themed DTIYS, to celebrate. Even if you're not going to participate consider sharing this to help me reach 666 followers here as well 🖤
Friday the 13th, october just around the corner, what better day to post that I illustrated the cover for another Horrified board game? It is a world of monsters after all, we just live in it.
This was the first client project that I did almost entirely in Clip Studio Paint, last year. Basically just the thumbnails, sketch and base colors were in Photoshop, the bulk of the work was in CSP. All my projects have been done in CSP since then, I haven't reinstalled Photoshop yet.
Fallout 1, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics are FREE! From August 29th to September 5th you can download the Fallout Classic collection on Epic Games for FREE. Get them while you can!
Edge of Chaos is a fan RPG that started with tons of AI-generated content but it's now being remade by artists of all ages and techniques. From AI trash to human treasure, life found a way. This is what redemption looks like.
I was moved so I volunteered to create this illustration for the cover (and maybe more later). You can learn more about the project and how to participate here.
"The Vault of the Future" billboard remake for Project Arroyo
Project Arroyo (projectarroyo.com) is a mod that's recreating Fallout 2 in Fallout 4. This was a very special assignment since Fallout 2 was my first contact with the franchise ☢ . Which is actually the main reason why I like painting retro things in the first place.
This piece is actualy a couple of years old, but I didn't post it here on Tumblr yet and... it appeared in the friggin' Fallout show.
Like most of my illustrations for Fallout mods, I made it "for the community", allowing basically any use that doesn't profit from it or miscredits me or the team in some way. Which... is kind of what happened here, in this uncredited insertion of it in the show. Maybe they thought it was the original billboard, who knows? Anyway, a "thank you" to the mod's team in the official credits would have been nice, but, well, I'll take it in a positive light for now: an easter egg that accidentally nods to the incredible team of #projectarroyo and to my years-long work for the #falloutmods community and to the #falloutrpg.
Since the show is canonical, we worked on something that is now part of the Fallout canon. Ain't that a kick in the head?
Here is a gif with some steps of my process at the time:
Implementation in-game and typographic bits were done by garwert, here are a few images of it in-game:
We can't be sure how plagiarism algorithms will reshape creative careers in the next few years as the internet becomes an ocean of spam. I sometimes think what would I do, what would be my "Swan Song" if I had to abandon the life I've built. This expression refers to an ancient, but false, belief that swans sing a beautiful song just before they die, it means a final gesture or performance before retirement or death.
To which I say "screw that". I won't go down anytime soon and when I do I'll be roaring and spitting fire. Singing a Dragon's Song. "Canticorum" means "songs" in latin. It's the Year of the Dragon and to celebrate it I'll be finishing the sketches I made in the "Smaugust" challenge in 2019, in my own time, my own terms, possibly during way more than one year, for no reason other than I love drawing dragons. Here is the first one. I hope it inspires you to keep creating too!
Timelapse:
We’re making a new book filled with pulpy sci-fi illustrations based on classic artworks (pre-1800), and, as always, LGBT and POC inclusive <3
Applications open March 25th at noon - the application will NOT be available before that time and will be removed after apps close.
HUGE shout out to @ Nukeillustrate for this absolutely stunning piece, lovingly borrowed from “And They Were Monsters.”
The application will NOT be available until that date - we will post it here, instagram (nova_mali), bluesky, and tumblr (novaandmali). The application will be open for five days (March 29th) or until we hit 1000 applications. Please be sure to set an alarm and get your application in ASAP - we will not be able to take any applications through email, dms, or after they close.
A tentative schedule:
Results emailed by April 3rd - everyone will get an email!
Sketch due May 15
Final work due June 15
Kickstarter runs July 1-31
We are looking for 50-60 artists (who MUST be 18+ years old by April 3) to join us to create a piece of digital art and/or merch. Traditional art is also accepted if scanned/photographed at a professional level.
We're looking specifically to increase the diversity of our artists, both in regards to race and gender - we want to be including all kinds of voices. Same thing with our art - we're looking to increase the variety of cultures, body types, and disabilities represented.
This is a PAID job. We’ve paid in the range of 200-300 for similar projects in the past, based on a set contract amount plus anything left over after production and shipping, split between everyone. Example: $150 in the contract and $100 extra per artist share. The additional amount will depend on how successful the Kickstarter campaign is.
I’ll post more later this week but first and foremost, get ready to go looking for interesting classical art to re-do into pulpy sci-fi! Your app will ask you what you’re thinking about creating. This is not a final answer but we want to know what vibe, what era, etc what you’re thinking about.
We’re asking for art pieces that are pre-1800. I want you to really get digging and find some epic cool old stuff, particularly from more women artists and artists of color. Non-Western art is very very much included in our scope of work - we can’t wait to see your ideas!
I know older art tends to have weird people or weird perspectives - that doesn't need to translate to your final art. Just get funky with where you're finding inspiration! We will discuss this in more detail once we’ve hired everyone.
We really want to play with the idea of taking something very very old and make it very very futuristic - it should be funky and fun, and of course full of delightfully gay art <3
I’ll post exactly what questions the app will entail later this week.
The application will include things like: a link to your portfolio (instagram and twitter are NOT accepted as a portfolio) and an idea of what art pieces you’re thinking about and how to transform them.
We also ask for a short artist bio, like twitter style - short and sweet. Please don’t talk down about yourself or your skills - talk yourself up! Make me excited to see your art!!
About us: we’re two non-binary lesbians who really love cats and gay art. We’ve enjoyed our work as a queer publishing house and can’t wait to do more! Some of our previous works include classics but make it gay, And They Were Monsters, and Cover Me Queer.
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