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Wickerman

Digital, Illustration /
A digital pen & ink illustration showing a wickerman, a giant made of pieces of wood with a wooden mask, climbing over the edge of a medieval ringfort, holding a human warrior in his hand and squeezing the blood out of him.

The third and final of the 16 interior illustrations for Dullahan: Fomhar that I’m going to post here. This one shows the Wickerman, a giant made of sticks and wooden planks, sustained by the blood he squeezes out of his enemies.

The Secret of Castle Belfrage

Aegeon, Digital, Illustration, Video /
A digital pen & ink illustration showing two men in an ancient subterranean ruin, with two megaliths decorated with spiral patterns and a pool of water underneath.

Here’s my favourite illustration from Aegeon #10, a two page spread for the short story ‘The Secret of Castle Belfrage’ by Brendan Heard. I’m sure keen observers have spotted the Piranesi ‘homage’ in this one. I’ve recorded a time-lapse of me drawing it and added some voice-over, if you’re interested:

The Return of the Prodigal

Aegeon, Digital, Illustration /
A digital pen and ink drawing showing a monolith carved with spiral patterns, casting a shadow. Next to it is a shadow of the observer of the scene.

It’s been a long time since the last Aegeon, but now that the special, extra-thick issue 10 is out, I’ll be posting a few of my images from it. This one’s for a very poetic short story ‘The Return of the Prodigal’ by C.P.Webster.

I’m also working on the second part in the Dullahan quadrilogy, but that’s not going to be out for a while yet.

Polybius

Aegeon, Digital, Illustration /
A digital pen & ink illustration showing an old-school arcade cabinet with a Polybius marquee and screen text

This one’s for my own story, inspired by the legend of Polybius. No, not the Greek historian, but an urban legend about a fictitious 1981 arcade game designed by the US government. If you’re so inclined, you can read about it in Aegeon #9.