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Ilion Coloring Book
Topic Started: Jan 28 2016, 08:19 PM (959 Views)
malicious-monkey
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Since this is looking to be a pretty big undertaking I've decided to give it its own thread. For those not in the know, I'm putting together an advanced-level coloring book that doubles as Ilion 101 to introduce non-speccers to the project and speculative xenobiology in general.


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Inception
First two finished pages + post processing
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That's so cool! What a great idea! Your art style translates naturally to this.
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This is Nine, the star walrus with nine facial palps. More on her later, and the rest of the lifeforms in this picture, though you've probably seen most of them before.
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neither lizard nor boy nor beetle . . . but a little of all three
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Wow, this is lovely!
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I need this. NOW! Just kidding, but love the idea. Hope you succeed. You will, because you are already doing it and you're SUCCEEDING.
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neither lizard nor boy nor beetle . . . but a little of all three
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Yes, I would certainly buy this.
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A breather
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Proud quilt in a bag

Hmm... I do need to work on my coloring skills.
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Do you have any plans to ship internationally? I would buy it if I could. XD

I'm being SEWIOUS. SEWIOUSLY.
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Steampunk FireFinch
Jan 31 2016, 10:59 AM
Do you have any plans to ship internationally? I would buy it if I could. XD

I'm being SEWIOUS. SEWIOUSLY.
Depends on who I can get to publish it. When it's finished I'll take a shot at giving the Naish-Conway-Kosemen triforce of spec first dibs. So far they've only published their own stuff, but I can see Irregular Books expanding into a platform for speculative evolution art books, can't you? We need more of that in this world.
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Agreed, but I don't have much money. Could you accept $6.30? ;-; XD
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Better start saving I doubt anyone will print for that cheap. Speaking of which, I'm also considering releasing in PDF so people can print their own and not pay tons for shipping and such.
Edited by malicious-monkey, Jan 31 2016, 04:47 PM.
"My recommendation would be to just draw things now and draw good things later." - Nanotyranus

Ilion: an illustrated tour of a tidally locked planet
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malicious-monkey
Jan 31 2016, 04:46 PM
Better start saving I doubt anyone will print for that cheap. Speaking of which, I'm also considering releasing in PDF so people can print their own and not pay tons for shipping and such.
That is definately an interesting idea.
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