Here are old and new renditions of Brontophis - a giant, herbivorous snake-like form, from the ongoing Snaiad project. The B&W renditions appeal to me so much that I may not colour them at all? What do you think? Which version is better?
As always, thanks for making Snaiad - as well as my other projects - possible!
Here is a new illustration from the upcoming Snaiad book. It is one of the many relatives of the Infernocyon you can see on the earlier Snaiad website.
Thanks to my patrons for making Snaiad possible!
Happy holidays everyone!
Among many other things, I'm also busy on the updated All Tomorrows book. Here is a sneak preview sketch - showing some of the many varieties of the Qu, also known as "Quhanim". MANY details of the original story are being revised... Stay tuned!
Here is a whimsical painting of a bird-like spirit.
Surreal artworks are a great way to blow off steam after working all day on rigorous, anatomical designs...
Here are a variety of recent sketches from Snaiad.
Some of these forms have already been illustrated.
Which ones do you like the best?
Welcome, new patrons!
Here is the work sketch of an abyssal, "vertebrate" macropredator from Snaiad.
Although it looks like a jetocete, this animal is from a different clade that only uses muscular propulsion.
I want to choose the scientific name of this beast from suggestions in Patreon.
What do you think we should call it?
Best,
M
Here are watercolour sketches for Ahteropsis 'star-eyes', a running predator of small animals.
Thanks to your support from Patreon, I have purchased a set of Japanese watercolours and am rapidly producing new, inspiring work!
Here is a new page from the upcoming Snaiad book, introducing a new clade, Leptodregiformes. This is how fully-colourised images will look like in the book. Thank you all for making this project possible!
2021-09-06 13:56:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Exciting news from Snaiad!
We have now finalised the entire production process from initial drawing to the cleaned digital file; followed by screen-toning and colourisation. Hundreds of animals will be rendered in this process.
Thank you, dear patrons! Your support makes all of this possible and the final book will include a lifetime list of Patreon.com supporters!
Refined illustrations of "Psittacocephalus precursor" and a larger relative; part of the upcoming Snaiad book. All creatures are being re-drawn, and many more clades are being added for this project - which is happening all thanks to you!
2021-08-23 12:20:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all! I'm compiling a massive list of root-words for scientific names on Snaiad - my upcoming book for life on an alien planet. (SEE ATTACHMENT) Alongside the usual Greek-and-Latin root words, I'm also taking all sorts of words from Near-Eastern languages Lycian, Phrygian, Cappadocian Greek, Proto-Turkic, Carian, Hittie & the lot - so that animals can walk around with cool scientific names like Melanoroshotor, Çynoargnathos...
2021-08-06 08:37:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is a preview from the new Snaiad book. Compare the old page for "Cryptodactylus ammophis" with its new incarnation here: http://www.cmkosemen.com/snaiad_web/sndcladespolydactyls.html
Thanks to all my Patreon supporters for making Snaiad possible.
The book will include all of your names.
New text and new drawings are being produced every day!
Hi everyone,
Thank you for your generous support, and a great big welcome to everyone coming in through the Alt-Shift-X All Tomorrows video. As a gift, I am releasing two unused paintings from that book - a "Wind-Eater" sophont from a deleted story arc, alongside a rejected design for Martian people.
Cheers,
M
Hi everyone,
Thank you for your generous support, and a great big welcome to everyone coming in through the Alt-Shift-X All Tomorrows video. As a gift, I am releasing concept art for unused creatures from that book - four rejected designs for Insectophagi subjects of the Machine Empire. Hope you enjoy them!
Cheers,
M
Patrons can now read the entirety of my draft of "Beneath a Thousand Suns" - an aborted fantasy novel project.
This was going to be a Jack Vance-style 1000+page saga about an immortal wanderer walking through an endless, Dyson-sphere-like realm. In the end, it fractalled out of control, and I realised writing short stories was more fun.
Enjoy - and please do not share without permission!
Here are two new paintings from last month.
Thanks to your support, you Patreonites are the first to see them! :)
Hope all is well!
Here is a detailed colour study and a few initial sketches for Muppajiiformes - a group of swamp-dwelling omnivores with low-metabolisms... These animals make up for their slow mobility with long, dexterous tongues, which coil back into their barrel-like chests.
The new Snaiad book will likely have 4-5 distinct Muppajiiforme clades fully illustrated.
Dear patrons,
I'm in a bit of a pickle over rendering finalised images for the upcoming Snaiad book.
Long story short: I can do images in full-colour, but that would mean re-colouring nearly 200 images already prepared in a more subtle traditional black-and-white pencil shading...
What do you think? Please let me know of your thoughts in the comments.
Cheers,
Memo
Over the past month, I switched from ink pens to traditional ink-nib pens for rendering the long list of Snaiad creatures to be included in the upcoming book. Once again, thanks to you all for your support of my projects!
2021-01-18 11:43:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to your support, work on the Snaiad book is proceeding non-stop.
Here is a revised drawing and digital paint study (right) and the original 2007 artwork (left), of Bradypython insingai - a herbivorous, sloth-like animal. The original concept of this animal was developed by my friend Jonas Insinga.
You get to see this painting before anyone else! Enjoy!
2020-12-27 14:25:24 +0000 UTC View Post
I want to wish you all happy holidays, merry Christmas and a happy 2021. Throughout the year, your support on Patreon has been vital to my creative endeavors.
As a gift, I am sharing details from a large, new "Spirit Forest" I have been working on.
This year was extremely challenging due to the COVID19 pandemic and its effects. I hope you all had an easy time, and no one you knew was seriously effected. I hope that 2021 will be a healthier, happier and more bountiful year for us ...
2020-12-26 15:08:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone!
Thanks to your contributions, I have been able to completely redraw and overhaul the various "reptile" clades from the Snaiad world-building project. Here is a glimpse of a few, fresh from my drawing table...
I am offering you a big collection of copyright-free, handmade screentone textures. Download and use them to your heart's content!
2020-11-05 11:30:44 +0000 UTC View Post
In my free time, I am using a Mac emulator running a 1983 art programme named Dazzledraw to produce a gallery of colourful, retro surreal art. You at Patreon are the first to see all images produced during this experiment... Which one is your favourite? Thanks all once more for your support !
2020-10-22 10:52:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone!
Thanks to your support on Patreon, I was able to manufacture and apply custom texture screentones to the images that will be used in the book. Check out the two examples in the image above.
This is not a cheap endeavor, but I can afford it thanks to your support. Look closely. With this technique, details such as air sacs, skin textures, integument, etc. will all be rendered intricately in a way that would be nearly impossible with pen-and-pencil work. Thank you all onc...
I just shared a special video expedition with a vintage MiniDV camera to the old, derelict, strange and beautiful Tokatlıyan Business Centre in Taksim, Istanbul Turkey.
Thanks to your support, I can take a few days off of my day job every month in order to embark on video expeditions such as this! :)
Dear patrons,
Thank you for your kind and unwavering support.
Behind the scenes, work on Snaiad is proceeding rapidly.
I completed the rendition of more than 130 animals during the past 3 months.
Here is a sample - Altiops, a mountain-scrub dwelling herbivore.
More animals will be drawn and shaded in the rest of the year...
I couldn't have done this without you.
The names of my patrons will be included in the Snaiad book when it is finally published.
I made a new "Turkish dead mall expedition" video and filmed it with a vintage 2005 mini DV camcorder which I repaired thanks to the contributions made by you, my dear patrons... Enjoy!
2020-08-14 12:02:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to your support, I've completed a new, fully-illustrated, 1.5 hour video: THE NATURAL HISTORY OF NEON GENESIS EVANGELION! You are gonna love this if you like the series!
2020-06-27 18:58:34 +0000 UTC View Post