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Illustrations for the "Off Armageddon Reef"

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Illustrations for the "Off Armageddon Reef"
Post by Honomer   » Tue Oct 15, 2019 3:46 am

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By chapters:

Safehold
https://libmir.com/i/13/346713/_1.png
Nimue's "awakening"

August, Year of God 890
I - https://libmir.com/i/13/346713/_2.png
Assassination attempt of Cayleb
XI - https://libmir.com/i/13/346713/_3.png
The incident at Duke Tirian's mansion

September, Year of God 890
II - https://libmir.com/i/13/346713/_4.png
Merlin explains the Arabic numerals to Сayleb

November, Year of God 890
II - https://libmir.com/i/13/346713/_5.png
Merlin's and Сayleb's exercises in fencing
IV - https://libmir.com/i/13/346713/_6.png
Merlin demonstrates shooting from a new rifle

February, Year of God 891
I - https://libmir.com/i/13/346713/_7.png
Merlin save kids from the krakens

August, Year of God 891
I - https://libmir.com/i/13/346713/_8.png
Meeting of father Paityr and archbishop Erayk

October, Year of God 891
V - https://libmir.com/i/13/346713/_9.png
Prince Nahrmahn and his wife play chess

November, Year of God 891
IV - https://libmir.com/i/13/346713/_10.png
The fall of archbishop Erayk
V - https://libmir.com/i/13/346713/_11.png
Defeat of Baron Tanlyr Keep squadron.

February, Year of God 892
VI - https://libmir.com/i/13/346713/_12.png
Night attack of Crag Reach by Cayleb's squadron

March, Year of God 892
I - https://libmir.com/i/13/346713/_13.png
Burning ships of the Earl of Thirsk in Crag Reach
X - https://libmir.com/i/13/346713/_14.png
King Haarahld saves midshipman Aplyn
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Re: Illustrations for the "Off Armageddon Reef"
Post by SilverbladeTE   » Tue Oct 15, 2019 6:38 am

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Wow those are pretty damn good! :)

fan art?
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Re: Illustrations for the "Off Armageddon Reef"
Post by isaac_newton   » Tue Oct 15, 2019 9:09 am

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Very nice indeed.

Well done!!

There was one or two I could not quite place - as in locate in the story - any chance you could add two or three words below each?
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Re: Illustrations for the "Off Armageddon Reef"
Post by Dilandu   » Tue Oct 15, 2019 11:12 am

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Very good!

Only two minor points:



This looks a bit too... medical. Nimue in this scene is a PICA in standby mode; she hardly need any kind of old-fascioned oscilloscopes connected to her through the wirst cuffs. A bunch of wires going out of, say, shoulder connection port would looks better.



This does not look like a galley; more like some old-fascioned Viking's ship or ancient Greece trireme. Galleys of OAR time was much more modern, with larger forecastles and without underwater rams.
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Oh well, if shortening the front is what the Germans crave,
Let's shorten it to very end - the length of Fuhrer's grave.

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Re: Illustrations for the "Off Armageddon Reef"
Post by Honomer   » Wed Oct 16, 2019 1:01 am

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SilverbladeTE wrote:fan art?

In a manner, it's fan art. These illustrations were never officially published as part of a printed book.

But they are created by a professional Russian artist and illustrator Sergey Zakharoff precisely as illustrations for "OAR". And at the moment he is drawing illustrations for "Schism".
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Re: Illustrations for the "Off Armageddon Reef"
Post by SilverbladeTE   » Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:43 am

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Honomer wrote:In a manner, it's fan art. These illustrations were never officially published as part of a printed book.

But they are created by a professional Russian artist and illustrator Sergey Zakharoff precisely as illustrations for "OAR". And at the moment he is drawing illustrations for "Schism".


Ah, I see :) they are very good
A graphic novel of Safehold would be awesome, maybe ask Runsforcelery about it?
Legal issues with fan art ..one should be respectful and honest to the author etc

I used to make 3D fan art for two Dungeons and Dragons settings I loved , Dark Sun and Spelljammer, which was fun, even got mentioned etc in offical D&D magazine :)

Not so good at sketching though, sigh, great respect for that skill!
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Re: Illustrations for the "Off Armageddon Reef"
Post by Honomer   » Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:14 am

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isaac_newton wrote:There was one or two I could not quite place - as in locate in the story - any chance you could add two or three words below each?


I made annotations for pictures.
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Re: Illustrations for the "Off Armageddon Reef"
Post by Honomer   » Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:17 am

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SilverbladeTE wrote:A graphic novel of Safehold would be awesome

It will be very big and hard work. :(
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Re: Illustrations for the "Off Armageddon Reef"
Post by isaac_newton   » Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:47 am

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Honomer wrote:
isaac_newton wrote:There was one or two I could not quite place - as in locate in the story - any chance you could add two or three words below each?


I made annotations for pictures.



Ah - thanks, thats v helpful :-)

It was that Chess scene that I could not place!
my memory - not your drawings!!
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Re: Illustrations for the "Off Armageddon Reef"
Post by Isilith   » Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:46 am

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SilverbladeTE wrote:
Honomer wrote:In a manner, it's fan art. These illustrations were never officially published as part of a printed book.

But they are created by a professional Russian artist and illustrator Sergey Zakharoff precisely as illustrations for "OAR". And at the moment he is drawing illustrations for "Schism".


Ah, I see :) they are very good
A graphic novel of Safehold would be awesome, maybe ask Runsforcelery about it?
Legal issues with fan art ..one should be respectful and honest to the author etc

I used to make 3D fan art for two Dungeons and Dragons settings I loved , Dark Sun and Spelljammer, which was fun, even got mentioned etc in offical D&D magazine :)

Not so good at sketching though, sigh, great respect for that skill!


I had a love hate relationship with Dark Sun, Ugh.

That said, I liked Spelljammer, but it never felt like you were playing D&D.

Sorry, D&D (Well, table top RPG in general) nerd here. A made in the UK game is still one of my favorites, Warhammer fantasy RP.
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