Latest posts tagged with #bugmage on Bluesky
"The Bug Mage" hardcover has roughly 70 pen and ink illustrations. You should buy it if you love scifi with a fantasy theme, quirky characters and like looking at chapter illustrations and character studies as you read. This is not a kids book. #bugmage #upcoming #hardcover
This is the MC, loosely based on Mer.
This is a transformed Mermak, loosely based on Mer.
Here are two images from my upcoming fantasy novel "The Bug Mage" it is on schedule for hard cover release in early spring.
#writingcommunity #booksky #bugmage #fantasynovel
Working on detailing the main character.
Started working on Destine, the main character in "The Bug Mage". As you can see she has a blue undertone. I'll work on her clothing next while I try to increase her presence in this image. It's tricky at this point. #writingcommunity #bugmage #coverart #booksky #scifi #art
I will be working on Chapter Header Two from "The Inspectors" as my next drawing. They take me several days. I will also post a brief video of the ongoing cover painting for "The Bug Mage" as I'm working on that in between other projects. #writingcommunity #inspectors #booksky #bugmage #novels
This is the start of the cover painting for "The Bug Mage" (a fantasy novel). I've blocked out the background and 'path' to neutralize the overwhelming white.
Bug Mage Art: I got the background *space* blocked in and the spiral cracks. This is for the cover or the 5th attempt so far :) I am using acrylics on canvas and I needed to knock down the white of the canvas first. #writingcommunity #bookart #cover #booksky #art #acrylic #painting #bugmage
End page image for the novel The Bug Mage.
Bug Mage Art: working on the first end page. Fiddly. Will gnaw on it later. :) #writingcommunity #endpages #formatting #booksky #bugmage
The only art left on The Bug Mage is a new cover painting and I may re-draw the bookmark as I haven't done anything on it since Thanksgiving. Essentially, the head color is too close to the background. I will fix it. Also, I am harvesting head drawings. #writingcommunity #bookart #bugmage #booksky
Loose drawing of the nine worlds of Nine World.
Bug Mage Art: This is a loose map of Nine World. #writingcommunity #bugmage #booksky #art
I have decided to generate a *map* of Nine Worlds. Basically, during formatting layout I ended up with one too many blank front matter pages. So today I sorted out the spiral of planets and started the drawing. #writingcommunity #bugmage #booksky #mapdrawing #art
I do use #bugmage as well as group or popular hashtags. Take ownership of a hashtag specific to your next title. Again, if people are enjoying your small posts, their eye will read the hashtags associated and that tiny data enters their mind favorably. #writingcommunity #marketing #booksky
The idea is that my followers/friends/fans are becoming slightly invested in "The Bug Mage" over the course of months of hearing and seeing tidbits. This establishes positive associations as I never post the same information twice. No ads. No sales pitch. #writingcommunity #booksky #bugmage
Today I will post more art for "The Bug Mage". This is the fantasy novel I am primarily blogging about on BlueSky right now. I'm interested that my followers know the title NAME so I post it frequently with some other tidbit about the title. Marketing! #writingcommunity #marketing #booksky #bugmage
Image of larger canvas with fresh gesso paint on an easel.
I got the canvas gessoed up. Next up is to transfer the image to the dried canvas and to drag out my paints to see what is still usable. This canvas is for the new book cover for The Bug Mage. I did the cover in soft pastel but it isn't quite right. #art #canvas #painting #coverart #bugmage
I have a drawing to fix this morning so I can finish the last chapter mockup and have this aspect of The Bug Mage finished. After that I need to work on the front matter. I also need to make a small *from the library of* art piece for end papers. #writingcommunity #art #bookart #bugmage
Mockup of Chapter 27 of The Bug Mage, a fantasy novel. This header shows a view of Seven World. The letter is an I with flies.
Bug Mage Art: Mockup of Chapter 27 of The Bug Mage, a fantasy novel. This header shows a view of Seven World. The letter is an I with flies. #writingcommunity #bookart #illustration #art #bugs #bugmage #booksky
This is the mock up page of chapter 16 of the fantasy novel "The Bug Mage" the image is of Headmaster Magi Wexler looking up at the towering pillars. The Letter is an H and shows a woman climbing.
Bug Mage Art: This is the mock up for Chapter 16 of the fantasy novel "The Bug Mage." In this header you see Headmaster Magi Wexler looking up at the towering pillars. The letter is an H and shows a sorceress climbing. #writingcommunity #bugmage #booksky #fantasy #bookart #illustration #art
Chapter 6 mock up with header image of Destine in secret conversation with a giant Spider. The illuminated W shows Destine and Aesik running off together.
Chapter 7 - mock up. The header shows Destine exploding the entry with magic and Aesik watching. The illuminated letter is a T and shows 6 bagged Cyborgs and a spider binding them.
Chapter 8 mock up - The header shows Destine giving water from a nipple hose in her upper chest to Aesik. The illuminated letter is an A and shows a ghost hand and ghost book.
Bug Mage Art: Here are Chapters 6-7-8 mock ups. Enjoy!!! #writingcommunity #bookart #booksky #illustrations #art #bugmage
Half a sheet of large paper covered in illustrated bugs to be used as end pages art for the upcoming novel "The Bug Mage".
Bug Mage Art. This is the completed panel of bugs drawn at double size to be used on end pages of the hardcover. So many bugs. It is off to Reprographics for a scan today. #illustration #bugs #writingcommunity #booksky #bookart #art #bugmage
A lot of bugs illustrated for the end pages of the hardcover version of "The Bug Mage".
Lots and lots of bugs. These are the end sheet illustration for the hardcover version of "The Bug Mage." I plan to finish that last corner tonight so I can take it in for a big scan tomorrow (it won't fit my scanner). #bugmage #fantasynovel #writingcommunity #scifichat #fantasy #booksky
Today is more bugs. I realized yesterday I can do a master sheet and then do mods and merge in gimp, so I halved my expected work which means a few less bugs to draw. I am also planning on two paper dolls for this novel. Fans can prop them on the bookshelf like old school action figures. #bugmage
Now I need to remember how to remove the front matter page number things in this template. Urrr. I don't want them in the front matter. I used to know how to do this but it's been a minute. #writingcommunity #booksky #formatting #fantasynovel #bugmage
Next up I will try a mock up of the first page of the novel using the rough header art/border and adding an illuminated first letter. The hard part is figuring out Vellum and seeing if it can handle what I want. #bugmage #writingcommunity #booksky #illustration
Illustration with border and possible chapter title (The Field Cast). This scene is a Magi looking down into fields where the Bug Mage, Destine, is casting to remove bad bugs from the crops.
Bug Mage Art: This is a mockup of the chapter header with the new border and a possible chapter title. #illustration #art #fantasynovel #scifichat #bugmage #writingcommunity #booksky
Pen and ink of two monster creatures. One sort of scorpion, the other tubular with cillia legs. Enjoy!
Bug Mage Art - Monsters. Truthfully these were hard as I'm more structured. Last official character studies for this set. Yay!! Next is lettering (illuminated). #art #illustration #writingcommunity #fantasynovel #bugmage
This is a pen and ink illustration for the novel "The Bug Mage" (fantasy). This is Lilifrog, a giant frog sitting in lotus. Enjoy!
Bug Mage Art - This is Lilyfrog, a giant frog in the novel. #art #ink #illustration #fantasynovel #bugmage #writingcommunity #booksky Enjoy!!!
Pen and ink illustration of a giant spider from the novel The Bug Mage. Enjoy!
Bug Mage Art - This is the Giant Spider (she is very important in the novel). Enjoy! #ink #illustration #art #booksky #writingcommunity #fantasynovel #bugmage
This is Lemmony. She is a small girl playing marbles with a fierce facial expression.
Bug Mage Art - This is Lemmony, she is rather fierce. Girl. #ink #illustrate #fantasynovel #bugmage
This image is an ink drawing of a female magi named Spreading Root from Six World. She is holding a staff and a basket.
Bug Mage Art: This is Spreading Root, a magi from Six World. Enjoy! #ink #illustrate #fantasynovel #bugmage
This is the re-drawn Sorceress 1 - Cleo. She is standing holding a tincture. Enjoy!
Bug Mage Art - This is Cleo, Sorceress 1 redrawn. You can see the old one by scrolling my feed. I corrected her pose and reduced distractions. Enjoy! #ink #illustrate #fantasynovel #bugmage
This is sorceress #5 of "The Bug Mage" fantasy novel. She has her hands up in a ritual.
Bug Mage Art - This is Sorceress #5 in ritual. Enjoy!!! #ink #illustrate #fantasynovel #bugmage
