I really love how this piece came out and it will forever have a special place in my heart as it was created during one of the most difficult and challenging times in my life. The rest of the illustration was simply a matter of execution on details, both implicit and explicit, as I worked to carry through the mood and tone of the piece. I did this using the smoke trail from his torch which, at this point, was now extinguished. The other idea I wanted to bring forward was the idea that Plinio had been wandering for quite some time and a significant distance. I really wanted to emphasis a sort of creepy underlighting which cast shadows unnaturally and really brought out the sense of beauty and doom looming around the character. WIth the sketch in place, it was time for the fun part: shaping and coloring! While I liked both sketches, Sketch 1 turned out to be the best fit with the mood of the story as it placed significant emphasis on the scale of the environment Plinio was battling through. Any work submitted after this date will not be considered. LITERATURE Submissions are open for the Magic Issue of Popshot Quarterly until Monday 5th June at 9am UK time. Want to see your work published in its pages Find out how to submit below. Here is the sketch I did before our family emergency as I was trying to get the idea recorded as soon as possible: Popshot provides a platform for some of the most exciting new writing talent. As much as this was an illustration of Plinio, I realized it was also a self portrait which encapsulated my journey as a husband and father into the unknown. When I was able to get back into the drawing saddle, I ended up channeling all the frustration, fear, and emotions I was experiencing into the illustration. PopShot's creator, Jacob Denno was very understanding and accommodating as I worked to get things situated at home. Thankfully, my wife and son are doing great. For those of you who may not know, that's a very serious situation! Just as I was putting down sketches for this assignment, my wife ended up in the hospital and delivered our son 8 weeks before his due date. Unfortunately, real life doesn't always cooperate with our best made plans. The allure of drawing fantasy was what drew me out of a decade long stint as a designer so all this to say, I was pumped! Not only was the magazine's theme great, the story I was working with would afford me the opportunity to draw a moody fantasy setting. So y ou can imagine my excitement when I was asked to contribute to the "Wild" issue which would have me illustrating a fantasy story written by VĂctor Manuel Ramos. I love the general idea of the magazine which is to couple burgeoning writers with up and coming illustrators. I've been a fan of PopShot since I first came across it earlier this year.
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