The mysterious Mermaid with sea creatures dancing around engraved on Don Angelo’s mysterious vault of wonders is finally here. It is amazing to think this illustration was born back then in 2021, when I wrote my first short story “The Tiny Paper Man”.
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This is the illustration for a short story I wrote titled “Old Man’s Creek”. It is very special, it is inspired by an actual place from my father’s childhood town, about a creek where all the kids were afraid to walk by, especially at night.
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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.):
https://roding.substack.com/p/grounded-things
“…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
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Here’s my final illustration for my original short story, “The Bravery of Joe Ice.” This illustration had more explorations and work sketches than I expected, but sometimes, it is important to iterate to find the right tone for the scene.
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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.
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This is an illustration I’d been running away from for a long time. I usually don’t draw sceneries and landscapes, but I have to admit I really enjoyed this one. Here, Aurelio briefly reveals to Stella where that thing escaped in my short story “The Ishume Day”.
You can read it online via WATTPAD in English and Spanish versions.
You can also download both on your mobile device via GUMROAD.
Check the process of creating the illustration below.
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Written and Illustrated by Luis Roding
Reading time: 8 minutes
We made sure the six of us gathered around the fire. Only Mary’s closest friends. The sun was set, the tide was low, and now, thanks to Melanie and Rita, who fooled the other guys away from this part of the beach, we were ready to begin.
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Written and Illustrated by Luis Roding
Reading time: 10 minutes
Purple was the color the lady chose to wear that evening. She needed to maximize her theatrical impression, considering such a customer had decided to pay her a visit at last.
She looked at herself in the mirror and thought she’d never been so pretty and young.
– And now, for the show. Which one should we use? – She asked, opening a wooden vault where four beautiful crystal balls lay.
Continue reading ““FORTUNE” An Inktober Short Story”
Written and Illustrated by Luis Roding
Reading time: 12 minutes.
Was it yesterday? Or the day before? I could not know when I started feeling it, a “pulse” from within myself, from my center. I just knew what it meant: I needed to set her free.
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