July 2018 Challenge: Iri-Oriand, World of Living Magic

[J.Edward]

As others have said, this is looking good. It's a very intriguing setting and I like the highly stylized elements (like the zig-zag and the square-ish spirals). I'm looking forward to seeing it coloured and finished and I think it'd be fun to see you go crazy with the colours.

The drawing and setting reminds me a bit of Jeff Vandermeer's books, which have a lot of strange biological inspirations - especially funghi. I could easily see that stone labyrinth covered in a motley of algaes, mosses, ferns, lichens, and mushrooms - and stranger things, too perhaps...

Wingshaw

Maybe I'll do some environment shots and do some of these variations.
I did plan to do some sketches of what some of the labyrinth walls looked like.

This is just nuts, J.E, and I must say I'm a little disheartened with your entry, how can one compete with such amazing drawing skills! Slightly envious.

Thanks Adfor
And definitely listen to Thomas

Really amazing. Reminding me of M C Escher which is a great thing for me

Thanks Weery

This is fantastic John ! I love that this one has a link to your archeological pieces (and obviously a little Inktober DNA too) !

@ Adfor : Do not despair ! A couple years back, on a challenge just like this one (same prompt), I almost dropped out when John entered with his Harlasea map. He won, of course but he pushed me to go beyond my limits and produce a map I would never have produced if I haven't had his marvelous map as a constant reminder that I should do better. Take this obstacle and make it your strength

It has a lot of the dna of my personal, noncommercial artwork, most of which never makes it online. For a myriad of reasons.

When I first started doing challenges, I was trying to compete with a lot of talented people.
It actually does help you to push yourself and extend your own parameters.
A few of my regular clients do that - push me out of my comfort zones.