Book Cover [Weekly Challenge]

Book Cover [Weekly Challenge]

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Book Cover [Weekly Challenge]



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Title: Book Cover [Weekly Challenge]
Pixel Artist: sjd_sjd_  (Level 9 Leftovers :: 16013 points)
Posted: 1/27/2022 03:59
Palette: 4 colors
Statistics:  10 comments    9 faves    0 avatars

I reckon text books would be more engaging and interesting if they were graphic novels...

"Looking at the Mermaid: A Reader in Cornish Literature 900-1900" is an obscure choice but it is one of my favourite books. Amongst the religious texts and sermons there are some gems. One of these is a letter which really captured my imagination when I read it the first time. It was written by an old fisherman named William Bodinar and he described the last days of his language.

GB version: https://twitter.com/sjd_sjd_/status/1487008246191689729


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sjd_sjd_ (Level 9 Leftovers) @ 1/28/2022 15:02

Thanks. I generally think in terms of shade rather than colour and I always have the 8 x 8 tile grid on in the background. It probably helps that I almost always start with the same canvas size. I'm glad you liked it


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sjd_sjd_ (Level 9 Leftovers) @ 1/28/2022 15:00

Thanks. I had great fun doing my initial sketches in pencil for this character. Unfortunately he is not dressed in historically accurate clothing.


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Flinigan (Level 6 Bird) @ 1/28/2022 10:54

Always amazes me how much detail you manage to pack in small backgrounds and with only 4 colors.


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LadyEdna (Level 2 Flatfoot) @ 1/28/2022 06:27

I live the Design of the fisherman! Well done.


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sjd_sjd_ (Level 9 Leftovers) @ 1/27/2022 21:22

Thanks Marceles.


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sjd_sjd_ (Level 9 Leftovers) @ 1/27/2022 21:21

Thanks vrine! Maybe I should make something for the game boy... learn an old school language on an old school system. Seriously though memrise has some free tutorials. I found this book in an obscure book shop in London nearly 20 years ago...


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sjd_sjd_ (Level 9 Leftovers) @ 1/27/2022 21:18

Thanks b236 I'm really glad you liked it.


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marceles (Level 5 Soldier) @ 1/27/2022 11:31

Awesome! i kind of want to read it 


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vrine (Level 8 Megalodon) @ 1/27/2022 05:19

Great book cover! The description is really interesting. You're making me want to look into my Cornish heritage more Steve, any good literature to start? :)


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b236 (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 1/27/2022 04:30

great cover! i love it. the fisherman looks like a quite a character


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