Oak and Wren
- The Stolen Heir Duology by Holly Black
Six of Crows - finally got all of them together!
Prints available on my etsy.
💀 Karou - Daughter of Smoke and Bone.
This book has been on my tbr for absolute ages and I finally, finally got round to reading it! And I figured Karou deserved a painting, poor girl just going through the most throughout this series 😱
Also leather jackets… sooooo fun to paint! Think I should give all the characters leather jackets from now on🤔
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It’s that time of year again where my hair turns a little bit greyer and my bones pop a little bit louder soooo to celebrate I’m having a birthday sale over on my Etsy shop 🎉
Come join in on the fun and grab some early bird Xmas prezzies for yourself and/or your bookish besties 🛍️💃
Some quick Jude and Cardan character drawings for funnies in between paintings.
I found that listening to audiobooks is the best way to keep my mind from wandering when painting and The Folk of the Air series was such a treat to revisit. I’ve yet to read Oak’s story, I’m debating waiting for the last book and then devouring them all in one go rather than piece by piece 🤔
“ Keep talking, Wraith. Don’t slip away from me. “
Inspired by Six of Crows Kaz and Inej, one of my favourite scenes from the book.
They kinda sorta very loosely gave it to us in Shadow and Bone where she got stabbed but also not really, so I’m interested to see how it all plays out in the spin off series…
Which crow/s do you wanna see next? And what do you wanna see them doing?
( e.g. Matthias and his fellow Druskelle tracking down an inferni )
My take on Koffi from the Beasts of Prey trilogy by Ayana Gray.
I can’t wait for the third and final book to come out! So many questions were answered but so many new ones popped up 🙀 it’ll be interesting to see how it all plays out …📙 also interested in seeing what new creatures will come into play, the entire series is filled with creatures from African mythology.
If you’re curious about how her story starts…
The first book follows a warrior in training and a beast keeper as they enter a magical jungle ( filled with fantastical creatures) to hunt down an ancient monster.
Side note : it was fun doing a relatively “quick” character painting in between all the big splash scenes currently on the go. Will definitely be scheduling in more of these.
Some behind the scenes sneak peeks today…
These are some early stage value drawings, figuring out the main lighting setup and composition of a piece.
Paintings currently on the go :
• Fourth wing - Violet and co.
• SoC - Kaz and Inej
• SoC - Druskelle (Matthias)
Paintings coming up :
• SoC - Makers Wheel?(Jesper)
• SoC - Dirtyhands ( Kaz)
• Beasts of Prey - Koffi and Ekon character cards
And now back to work …👩🏻💻