Jataka Illustration

This time is super long time not to post, its been like...2 years ago? I hope I can be more active, there several project already released at bookstore and some put on event. But now I'm gonna put illustration that I did for awhile for Buddhist related story, yeah this is first time I did religion based illustration, I myself not Buddhist but I found its really interesting story, I hope I can get another illustration job of many religion books, any religion are good so its nice to see what they teach in their books.

The Illustration itself already put in here for teaser, remember these pages ? I can't show it all since its not published yet, so today I put my pages here.

This is the cover, its contain several stories with several amazing illustrator too. The book itself is selfpublishing by Ehipassiko foundation, so may or may not be put on major bookstore, but you can get it via their website: http://ehipassiko.or.id/

This are sample of my part, sorry I blurred the text, I love the result.

Last, I put my illustration sample here, I personally love this one (I used these for teaser too). I found myself really love to draw with Indian theme, particularly the bright color and India pattern are beautiful, I hope someday I managed to draw another India theme illustration again.

STGCC 2013 thank you! also some rant

Ahh long time not updating, my bad i shouldn't do this but after Popcon 2013 there a lot things to do from unfinished project to drawing some stuff for STGCC, but its all done. Thank you!

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I've done Mirkwood Elves postcard, Thranduil is old doodle that i've done last year and planning to do other two (its look a bit plain....Thranduil really lucky to have that gorgeous crown so his picture is not really plain compare the other).

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If you ever draw all the dwarves, you will be appreciated their braids after that.... The Braids are beautiful but pain in the ass when drawing it, it even more difficult than Tauriel's braids, i wonder if the Dwarves actually braiding their hair themself or with somebody help....

One thing i miss in this set, i want to draw Sebastian....

STGCC 2013... some part is good some part is bad, i'm a bit conflicted LOL, not sure next year will be joined again not because i don't like it but perhaps i'm planning to travel somewhere. 

Sometimes changing your regular stuff is a good thing.

I kinda tired now, its near end of 2013 when i look back and think what i've been done in this year, i spent too much on freelance job, doing a lot job....and missed some practicing because you already tired drawing.

I'm during drawing break now, perhaps next month or November i start to drawing again. Some people told that sometimes you need to take a break (but really i don't know how longer i can stay this lol, i'm already doodling when i'm in office).

Oh but i still write something, basically i never write anything about books that i illustrated has been published (i talked a lot in twitter, but i guess pimping a bit here is ok heheee).

Anyway this is teaser for book that i've been done, now i'm waiting to be published :>

And once again, thank you for everyone who visited our booth (and thank you very much for everyone who telling me that they like my art, damn that mean so much for me :3)

I got my own book!

Well actually not really my own book, but i did all the book except the writing (maybe someday, i will release my own book, written by me and draw by myself).
Last two months (January and February)are busy months, there a lot of job and its impossible for me to update my own blog, art one, review book or just personal blog :(

I still have one problem about my Children book, hopefully it will get done this month *crossfinger* Anyway i get this amazing project, i know i'm almost overloaded with projects, but i cannot pass this one because i really really love this book at first time when i read the writing, and what the writer want for style.
And also i got a chance to draw animal and no human, its awesome :D

This is just sample when i pitched for the job, i just like flat colored artwork.

I cannot post sample inside since the book itself still not unpublished, if published, i will gladly to post more :D, i love playing with color and distorted drawing. 

So here the cover sample, i'm looking forward for this book ^_^

Notebook

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A friend offered me to put my art to some merchandise and sell it on her store, so here we are. I already posted some of art that used as the cover in this blog. Its a A5 blank notebook that can be used for notes or sketch, i thanked everyone who bought this, also if you interested you can contact my email :) (Also for someone who bought A3 print of those Lady in the Water pic, thanks!)

Lets talk about MYTH

I think this is the second time i will talk about my first selfpublished postcard book, MYTH, but now i want to talk few about reason and discuss about this book interior.

Reason why i made this postcard book? Basically its because thought Indonesia have a lot of interesting mythical creature, not much people know them, both International people or Indonesian people themself. You knew about the famous Pegasus, Griffon, Kraken, Orochi, etc, but i bet you don't know much about Lembuswana, Ebu Gogo or Singa.
To introduce this to International people, i made this postcard book and selling at Singapore convention, and then by order, i started to accepting local order.
First time, i'm planned to made this into book, but i hesitated and wondering how well this book will be accepted outside Indonesian market, that why i converted this to postcard book with more simple content for trial and error.
But someday, i hope i can published a book with more pages about Indonesian Mythical Creature.

The Cover

I like red, and i think red colour is pretty outstanding colour and people will easily notice this colour from far.
In first edition (right), i used Hanacaraka, you can read it as "Dongeng", Indonesian word that have same meaning as Myth. But to be truth i don't ask person who fluent to Hanacaraka to do beta of my writing since i only used digital font in photoshop.
So to avoid a confusion if someday my postcard book reached people who understand Hanacaraka better, i changed Hanacaraka letter to "Postcard book" (left).

I provide few sample inside the postcard book:
Inside 01


Left is index page, you can see the content of this postcard book, there will be 7 creatures included in this book.

Inside 02


As you can see, left side is the back cover of the postcard, its include information of each creature beside postcard design. Right side is other front cover, its not the front cover of left picture (left side has information about Singa, while right picture show Nyi Roro Kidul art).

And the last, bonus section.
Always included a gift for buyer, in first printing that i sold at Singapore, i included mini pin that have fish bone printed on it.
I planned to do different thing for second print, so i made a bookmark. Its also have fish's bone shape like the pin :)


Why fish? its my trademark now :D

If you interested to purchasing this MYTH postcard book, you can contact me at carribian(at)gmail.com or just email artmedium.conceptstore(at)gmail.com and asked for MYTH postcard book :)

Keris Mpu Gandring

Made this for my friend's book about tale of Ken Arok and Ken Dedes, the mythical Keris that made by Mpu Gandring, never complete.
My friend book theme is hope, but i'm not really dig a hope about Arok and Dedes because i think both of them is not have romantic relationship at all. So i made this darker version of hope, greed.

More info about this Keris legend, you can read it here
i wonder if this keris still out there, who own it?

Myth and else...

Its already a month since last posting. I think i should posting often in here.
BTW i never thought that my book MYTH that i sold at STGCC will be sold out. MYTH actually a book about Indonesian Mythical Creature.



Lets say that i made this book for overseas buyer, i want to introduce Indonesian Mythical Creature that people seems don't know. They already know Japan, Europe, and other Asian mythologies creature but only few know about Indonesian one.
But it seems the one who interested more about this are Indonesian people themself.



Re-printed this book for second time. I amazed....Good God, thank you very much