Saturday, December 03, 2005
Hither came Conan, sword in hand...
Remember those new sketches I promised you? Well I'm a man of my word. They're both available in the sketchbook section now.I decided that Conan here deserved the front page. This sketch started out as just a few random lines that I jotted down on marker paper with a col-erase while I was waiting for my wife.
The wait ended up being a little longer than I'd expected, but I didn't mind. By then my pencil was flashing like a Cimmerian sword and I was in the zone.
I've got Conan on the brain right now because Wandering Star Press just released the quality paperback edition of Conquering Sword of Conan. This volume collects the last (and arguably the best) Conan stories that Robert E. Howard ever wrote before his suicide at age 30.
(Wipes away a tear...)
If you've never read Howard's stories then you don't know Conan. Spare me your Ahnuld impersonation. Yes, yes we all love to crush our enemies and see them driven before us... And don't even get started with the lamentations...
I have more to share but it's late... Next time I'll fill you in on my upcoming 3DS Max workshop and I'll post some images of that new model I've been working on.
Later.
