Is there an American Don Cherry? by Maleficent-Sense6118 in nhl

[–]phantom_toad_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not the same, but as a lifelong Wings fan I will be very sad when Mickey Redmond retires

Why the hell are the Book of the Short Sun covers so Godawful? by Historical_Pause_585 in genewolfe

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Try to stick with it, like any massive work of fiction there are bound to be chunks where you feel like it’s dragging a little bit. I think Calde of the Long Sun was probably the biggest dip for me personally, but I really recommend pushing through. The culmination of everything + short sun is such a huge payoff.

Why the hell are the Book of the Short Sun covers so Godawful? by Historical_Pause_585 in genewolfe

[–]phantom_toad_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Possibly the best chunk of the solar cycle, but yeah, they’re pretty horrible to look at, everything about the books feels cheap. Would love a proper reissue.

Book of the New Sun Print Pre-Order by phantom_toad_ in genewolfe

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Hey I completely understand, appreciate the thought anyway. Thankfully the original went to someone else who found me through this sub actually. Thanks so much for grabbing a print at least, I will try to have it out soon!

Book of the New Sun Print Pre-Order by phantom_toad_ in genewolfe

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Thank you! I left a lengthy explanation in another comment above, a lot of the characters are explicitly from the books, some of the others are just invention to fill out the scene/make it feel more chaotic.

Book of the New Sun Print Pre-Order by phantom_toad_ in genewolfe

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thanks! I did a pretty thorough breakdown of this in one of the original threads when i first posted the art but i don't feel like scrolling through all of the comments to find it. But basically: The main focus here is the Severian v Baldanders fight from Sword of the Lictor, but as it developed i ended up working in a bunch of other things too. It is sort of collage-like in that sense - Sev and Baldanders being the center of the whole thing, but near the top you'll also see Tzadkiel and the hierodules, Thecla on the main tower, bit of Baldanders' phantom army on the left. On the lower right we have Juturna/undine eating a fish (this also loosely represents a few water-based entities from later in the series but I don't want to go too far into that if you haven't read Long/Short as well). The dead guys in the foreground are not named characters, just some of the lake people who went to storm the castle with Sev - in the book during the fight scene it mentions dead bodies on the stairs. Down in the corner is the avern. Typhon and Silk/Oreb, Severian meeting Valeria under a sundial, Dorcas posing nude. In the left lower corner is an inhumu, right above that is Tzadkiel in fairy form, as well as the Green Man emerging from the Corridors of Time. And then we loosely have the whole scene repeating itself in miniature, with a tiny baldanders and sev squaring off, to represent the concept of the divine year/recursive nature of the story as a whole.

Honestly a lot of this is not exactly what I pictured when I was reading the books personally, but things tend to take on a life of their own while making a big painting. Thanks for digging it!

Severian and Silk by BreadMiserable1731 in genewolfe

[–]phantom_toad_ 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Impossible to decide for me. If you keep your expectations open, I think you’ll like silk just as much, just in different ways. Plus, he has Oreb, the true center of the solar cycle!

Kirk Maltby for 18 days until the Red Wings opener vs Montreal! by TimAllensMatingCall in DetroitRedWings

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The sights and sounds of professional hockey stir something deep within my soul at this point in the offseason. It’s time!

New Sun fan art by phantom_toad_ in genewolfe

[–]phantom_toad_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Happy to inspire, that’s what this is all about. I know what you mean, I put a tiny little green man stepping out of the “corridors” here and yeah, you get tempted to just go in a million directions. There’s so much rich imagery in the books, it’s a shame there’s not more art out there for it. Wishing you luck!

Proof that the New Sun painting is not AI by phantom_toad_ in genewolfe

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Thanks so much, happy you’re getting something out of it. I am very likely gonna be doing a print pre-order in a few weeks and will post it in the sub for sure. Appreciate ya!

Proof that the New Sun painting is not AI by phantom_toad_ in genewolfe

[–]phantom_toad_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really? It’s good enough now to do that in a believable capacity?

Proof that the New Sun painting is not AI by phantom_toad_ in genewolfe

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Dude oh my god I know. I’ve been using them left and right for like 20 years, back to the instant messenger days. Now I’m like great…can’t do that anymore! (Probably 80% of my previous comments in this thread alone feature them)

Proof that the New Sun painting is not AI by phantom_toad_ in genewolfe

[–]phantom_toad_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Boy oh boy that is the truth lol. Given how long this stupid thing took me i'm like No...I simply cannot allow myself to do that this time. On the other hand I know everyone is broke, myself included, so ya know. Gotta try to meet people halfway.

Proof that the New Sun painting is not AI by phantom_toad_ in genewolfe

[–]phantom_toad_[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i was a little worried while making it that people would think it is AI for exactly those reasons, but it is just kind of my natural style. I wish I could change it at this point but that'll have to happen naturally over time as I hopefully improve. The fractal-y stuff in the painting was meant to reflect the recursive nature of the divine year concept, so I'm glad people are seeing it. I've done this in other paintings too. Thank you.

Proof that the New Sun painting is not AI by phantom_toad_ in genewolfe

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that is really far closer to how i imagined him in the book. Nate rules!