This is a remake of that CASTLE prompt word inktober drawing I made back in 2023.
I have also updated the original SHORT STORY for it, you can find it here (I hope you like it.):
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Grounded Things
The Knowledge Stone
Inspired by one of Veronika Bond‘s great articles, “Going Analog,” here’s the artwork that illustrates how I feel reading her work.
Continue reading “The Knowledge Stone”The Hotdog Defenders
These are the Hotdog Defenders, a band of misfits who cannot fit into any tag. They are as genuine as their love for hotdogs, and they will not let anyone take that away from them.
Continue reading “The Hotdog Defenders”Ground Under Repair (1990) – VILLAGER
“…an echo of that music has stayed in my head ever since, an echo that has blossomed and has grown coloured petals, and I have countless times wished I could go back and hear it again in the flesh…“
Extract from the book VILLAGER by Tom Cox
Continue reading “Ground Under Repair (1990) – VILLAGER”The Destruction of the False Hero
The main concept for this illustration was, like the name suggests, “The Destruction of the False Hero.” I wanted to depict how the ancient status of a false hero —endorsed by old demons hiding in the corner, who watch in anger, and fear how their work is debunked— is destroyed by four unknown warriors.
Continue reading “The Destruction of the False Hero”Ghost Queen – Sketchbook
Here’s a remake of my Ghost Queen character I created back in 2022. I have added a cape and more jewels, which are actually talismans that prevent her from leaving the physical world completely, not until her task is done.
Continue reading “Ghost Queen – Sketchbook”Inktober 2024 – “RIDGE”
This is a very special illustration, which depicts one of the most famous legends of my home country, El Salvador. The Cipe or “Cipitio,” is said to be the mischievous spirit of a cursed boy, who wanders the countryside causing all kinds of trouble. Stories are told of him doing naughty things like stealing fruit (specially bananas), eating the ashes of the woodfired stoves, or throwing pebbles at beautiful young women. And no, I haven’t drawn his feet wrong.
Continue reading “Inktober 2024 – “RIDGE””Inktober 2024 – “JOURNAL”
Dear Journal, you won’t believe what happened under the old bakery today. This girl is Sally, an original character I made up to star in an original short story I wrote for my daughter. This scene would be perfect for book 2.
Continue reading “Inktober 2024 – “JOURNAL””Inktober 2024 – “GUIDEBOOK”
Here’s a homage to one of the most enjoyable books from Stephen King’s Dark Tower Series, “The Wastelands” (book 3). If you’ve read the book, you’ll get the references:
Continue reading “Inktober 2024 – “GUIDEBOOK””Inktober 2024 – “HORIZON”
This scene was originally conceived for the prompt word “BEAST” of last year’s Inktober, where three original characters were going on a quest to hunt a supernatural beast. Back in that year, I was writing a short story for each prompt-word, and this was probably the most ambitious of them in such a way that I couldn’t finish neither the story nor the illustration. But now it’s here.
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