Looking back at the theme for the December Contest, it got me thinking about some of the books I've read over the past couple years. So, I went searching for art that people have made to go alongside them. Here are four of them:

Anne Bishop's Black Jewels:



Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn:



Terry Goodkind's Sword Of Truth:



Patrick Rothfuss's Name Of The Wind:



Garth Nix's Abhorsen:



The December Contest

Theme: A Step From Reality
- Depict your favorite (or one of your favorite) characters from an existing story or novel.

Rules:
- Deadline is Sunday, January 10, 2010
- Must be a new submission
- Any medium is acceptable
- Must be a character from an existing book
- Note me with the link to your submission


Prize:
- A feature in my next journal.
- 1-month DA subscription
- One sketch from me - anything of your choice - within reason of course.

Okays, so the November contest is over. Here I would normally announce and feature the winner - however, nobody entered. Alright, that's okay. Not gonna stop me from trying again.

First though, a couple updates. I do have sketches to show you guys, but since the majority of them are currently getting turned into slightly bigger projects, I'd hate to give you any spoilers. School is almost over for the semester and I am going to be a busy bee over break. I have a couple of paintings that I want to work on, one or two of which will be fan art. Like holy crap! Right? If you've ever read The Name Of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, it's fucking amazing. Check it out. I'm also going to be working on a few tattoos. Ridiculously nervous about those. Either way, there will be new work from me come January.


This brings us to the December contest:

Theme: A Step From Reality
- Depict your favorite (or one of your favorite) characters from an existing story or novel.

Rules:
- Deadline is Sunday, January 10, 2010
- Must be a new submission
- Any medium is acceptable
- Must be a character from an existing book
- Note me with the link to your submission


Prize:
- A feature in my next journal.
- 1-month DA subscription
- One sketch from me - anything of your choice - within reason of course.

After however many years of relative inactivity here, I have finally decided to do something about it. I want to include what watchers I have left and possibly attract some new ones. So, what I've decided to do is hold a small contest once a month or once every couple of months, depending on the complexity of the topic or theme. Prizes would also vary by contest complexity, but would include sketches or illustrations, or even subscriptions for one or two months. Sound good?

So without further ado, the November Demon Chronicles Contest.

Rules:
- Deadline is Sunday, December 6, 2009
- Must be a new submission
- Any medium is acceptable
- Must be a Demon Chronicles character
- Note me with the link to your submission

Theme: Modern Era (courtesy of Miss ~Witchdrums)
- Depict a Chronicles character in a modern setting. They can be from our time themselves, or they can be a victim of a world warp thing where they've been transported from one world to another. Options always open :3

Prize:
- This month the prize shall be a 1-month subscription. I wish I could do more this month, but finals are coming up. December's shall be better, I promise.

Submissions: To Be Posted...

Mkays, so its finally hit me after however many years that I need to refocus. My grades have been steadily going down the drain and it seems that I only post things here once in every six month period...if I'm lucky. So, its time to turn over a new leaf. I just bought two new sketchbooks - one for general use, and one for ink and marker work. Let's see what I can do with this. I'll try to post something every week.

Lots of love,

~ Toki

Sooo, yesterday I got to go see Stratovarius at the Regency Grand Ballroom in San Francisco. Very much not as good as the Edguy show from last week, but a very very great opportunity for photographs. I may post some of my favorites here, but for now, here's the link to the full library:

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The password, of course, is "stratovarius"

What ya think?