
A take on the goldfish from Disney’s Fantasia.

A take on the goldfish from Disney’s Fantasia.

Yet another illustration for Caleb’s online novel. This brings us to the second chapter, in which canines are evaded, golems are recalled, and appliances display homicidal tendencies.
(Also, as I will be on vacation for a bit, don’t look for the next post until late next week.)
Well, it’s that time again. The group topic returns, this time with one of our most specific categories to date, and with more participants than ever.
Head off to the links below to see our cabal of contributors’ takes on Tom, one of the lesser-illustrated characters in Tolkien lore.

Colloquially known as the “swamp stallion”, this aberration of nature boasts the nastier sides of both parent breeds (horse and hydra), with none of their redeeming qualities*. Despite this fact, however, hunting it is expressly forbidden in most countries. (Though most cryptozoologists agree that this is for the sake of each country’s citizen-count rather than a protective measure for the beast itself.)
*Granted, the hydra of legend had no redeeming qualities and seemed possessed of only a single large nasty side in the first place, but the statement is still technically correct.


Once scorned and exiled by his fellow stuffed animals, Jimmy learned the art of levitation from a wandering gypsy and began gathering as many type-7 rainbow clouds as he could manage. Harnessing the ultimate power of the rainbow ether, he plans to build a superlaser capable of wiping out a small city with a concentrated blast of sparkley-happiness.

Just messing about in Photoshop and producing yet another random profile for no particular reason.
So how’s this; I’ll just say it’s Kvothe and make Rosemary happy.

It’s been a while, but here’s my return to the Illustration Friday ranks. This one is quite a bit less literal than my usual entries, but it’s a pretty good representation of the image that popped into my head when I read this week’s topic.
“Open to interpretation” is supposed to be good, right?
