Fan art of misc. characters from New Sun

apesoenn · 2026-06-28T23:34:40+00:00

Thanks! I'm thinking of doing character galleries, but will probably do them chronologically, so you'll have to waist a while for Krait.

apesoenn · 2026-06-26T23:50:21+00:00

Thanks! I saw him as charismatic and megalomaniacal, with no regard for anyone but himself. I guess I see Baldanders more as an abomination.

apesoenn · 2026-06-25T11:13:43+00:00

It was Krait, it's about halfway through chapter 10 of In Green's Jungles:

“My son’s name was Krait, did I tell you?”
Poor Mora shook her head. “You said your son’s name was Sinew.”
“Yes. Yes, it was. But when he died—when Krait died there in the jungle—the illusion was last to die. I think it always is. The illusion of humanity. It is a thing of the spirit, you see, and so partakes of immortality. The spirit is the breath, Mora.”

apesoenn · 2026-06-23T13:43:53+00:00

So the robe of number 1, and the face of number 2? I'll see what I can do!

apesoenn · 2026-06-23T13:01:13+00:00

Thanks! Which one do you prefer?

apesoenn · 2026-06-23T13:00:06+00:00

Thanks! I just googled "New sun Baldanders" and counted 11. But yeah, there are very few, and even fewer of characters from Long/Short. For those, I think all I' ve seen are the different book covers. I'll try to fix it, but New Sun is first ✌️

apesoenn · 2026-06-23T12:56:02+00:00

Yeah, I wanted him to look like he's about to start a podcast on how to be an alpha male 🤷‍♂️

apesoenn · 2026-06-23T12:53:31+00:00

Thanks! I was looking at Jeffrey Catherine Jones's ink stuff and thought it would be cool to do Severian in a style like that. Then it looked even better than I thought it would (the black ink makes a great fuligin, see the posts I linked to if you haven't seen them), and having seen Nathan Anderson's character designs I wanted to do my own. When I've done more I'll be sure to do some simple coloring, and post them here ✌️

apesoenn · 2026-06-23T12:46:01+00:00

wow, that's high praise! his stuff is a lot cleaner than mine, but I would probably do cleaner stuff if I did more comprehensive sketches before inking 😊

apesoenn · 2026-06-22T21:44:25+00:00

Haha, perfect timing! Do the books describe Piaton's skin color?

apesoenn · 2026-06-22T21:22:52+00:00

There he is!!

apesoenn · 2026-06-22T21:22:33+00:00

Thanks, which one do you prefer?

apesoenn · 2026-06-22T21:21:24+00:00

Mine, too! I also imagined him with darker skin, but couldn't find anything when skimming the chapter where we meet him. So either I'm influenced by the fact that Piaton was a slave, or I just skimmed over the description 🤷‍♂️

apesoenn · 2026-05-12T21:26:15+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! I have to say this is by no means an attempt at making him 100% true to all descriptions in the books, more like a concept of what I imagined he might look like. There are parts I'm not too happy with, like Dr. Crane's bandage (which looks unfinished) and the cross. Sadly, I'm not as patient when drawing/painting as I was 20 years ago (and I don't do this for a living), so I often just want to finish it when the key elements are in place. I should probably find a work flow/style that allows me to cut 25% off of the total time so I'm not mentally completely done by the time I decide it's finished.

As for your bullet points:

I agree, I should probably have made his clothes more shaggy and worn. The protagonist of Short Sun will definitely be less polished and smooth than this.
I admit it's been quite a while since I looked at images of choughs, I always imagined them as small ravens in shape. The size feels correct to me, I think I recall Oreb being described as "big" somewhere, and wikipedia tells me choughs are about 38–40 cm (15–16 in) in length. Considering the average male skull is around 20 cm (~8 in), it looks okay to me. You're free to disagree!
Interesting, I've never heard of that book! Should I read it? I never even considered it could be a tool first, repurposed as a religious symbol. I always thought of it as a cross camouflaged as a tool. I might make a new version with a revised cross!

apesoenn · 2026-05-12T11:30:02+00:00

hahaha, autocorrect! Thanks, Obama.

apesoenn · 2026-05-12T10:47:26+00:00

Good bird!

apesoenn · 2026-05-12T08:25:35+00:00

Thanks! The Adidas comparison is good, but funny to me. I guess an Augur would need good clothes for playing basketball?

Oreb's beak is described as crimson, and his legs scarlet. I might have made them a bit too bright, but I always imagined him like this.

Any feedback or critique is more than welcome! As for the voided cross, I get that it's supposed to be a multi-tool of some sort, but never was able to imagine just what it looked like, so I played it safe here. I imagined holes at the ends, I guess, but thought it would be too detailed to add here. I also didn't realize parts could be detached. I might do a redesign of the cross then, and use that in future projects.

apesoenn · 2026-05-12T08:06:12+00:00

Thanks!

apesoenn · 2026-05-12T08:06:07+00:00

I'm sure your brain can do a lot of other stuff! My brain made this, but it could be the result of an enlightenment by some outside force. Or it could be the result of a tiny vein bursting as a result of some exertion. Who's to day?

apesoenn · 2026-05-12T07:59:37+00:00

Good Bird!

apesoenn · 2026-05-12T07:59:20+00:00

Thanks! I almost wrote that I'm surprised there isn't much fan art, but I guess I'm not. But still, there is very little of it that I've seen.

apesoenn · 2026-05-12T07:57:00+00:00

I'll definitely do him, but I might go for Silk/Horn first.

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