This is the first time I'm illustrating one of my father's books and it's been a strange and interesting experience. I've finally got the style about right -- the rest of the illustrations will be done in a similar vein -- so here's a fairly indicative preview (Disclaimer: the pics have been taken using a very low-res phone cam, as I'm having Linux compatibility issues with my scanner. Also, only the Nu Cham Vu drawing's been shaded in. The rest will be rendered once I'm done with all the drawing and the inking.) :
(above) Anchanbey, a sort of patriarch and founding figure of the small coastal village of Anchan Bay.
Nu Cham Vu, misanthropic son of a volcano, who runs the magic store. In my head he's a hybrid of Joe Viterelli, Prostnic Vogon Jeltz, Janagaraj and a hydrophobic bulldog.
A pichuaha, a timid sheeplike creature with large ears and an innate kindness. I conceived it to look vaguely idiotic and potentially clumsy, not unlike the soon-to-be-ex-president of the USA.
© copyright Vinayak Varma 2004-2009
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8 comments:
that dog the old guy is holding is verrah cute. :)
Hah. Trust you to comment on the dog of all things. Thanks!
it's the details boyo. :P
and ooh, didn't notice that your dad has a wiki page. heh.
Sure it is :)
Yeah, he does. And I've no clue if he added it himself or someone else did, heh. Still, it's cool.
Ooh, fantastic! Love Nu Cham Vu, especially. Also the pichuaha. Do I get an autographed copy when it comes out? :P
:) thanks!
a-graf from whom? my father or me?
Both, of course :) That might be a first, no? Wanted to get my copy of tenth rasa autographed by you and Michael Heyman, but of course stupidly never went to the Boston launch.
Sounds good. I'll tell the pater as well.
As for Hey-hey-heyman, you can always ask him the next time he hits India. Or you could get him to send you a personalized autograph and you could print it and stick it on. He's on Facebook. (Which bodes the question -- why aren't you?)
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