“GOLDEN” An Inktober Short Story

Written and Illustrated by Luis Roding
Reading Time: 4 minutes

As a kid, I only heard stories about this place; now, I am here. I have left my hometown, crossed the sea, and came to the land I’d dreamt to see, but to do something terrible, not only to these people but to myself.

We managed to unlock the temple doors without trouble, which was very unexpected given the resistance we had faced until then. I was in the front group, so as the tall doors opened, I was among the first to look inside.

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6 October, 2023 0

“MAP” An Inktober Short Story

Written and Illustrated by Luis Roding
Reading Time: 6 minutes.

Our sweaty clothes started to cool us down at last after eight hours of walking. Even Joe, who had been complaining during the whole trip, became silent and began to smile more often. The cherry on top was hearing Mike say, “I found it. It should be this way.”

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5 October, 2023 0

Under the Old Bakery – And there was a forest.

“It was a forest, and it was nighttime already, but the trees glowed with a dim blue light. Pity was trembling, and I was sure he was seeing it too. It was a forest, and it was nighttime already, but the trees glowed with a dim blue light. Pity was trembling, and I was sure he was seeing it too”.

30 August, 2023 0

Under the Old Bakery – Sally and his cat

Here, I share another illustration from my upcoming book, “Under the Old Bakery.” Sally is one of the main characters, and also, her unseparable companion cat (unless someone in particular is around).

23 August, 2023 0

Under the Old Bakery – Book illustration

Here’s an illustration from an original story I will be publishing soon. A children’s illustrated book, “Under the Old Bakery”.

21 August, 2023 0

Inktober 2022 – PONYTAIL

It seems, the more I move forward with the prompt words, the more I feel inclined to do sketch exploration. This centaur was very vivid in my mind, but took me a lot to reach this final stage.

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23 October, 2022 0