Remember David Eddings? No? Well, earlier this year I posted a bunch of illustrations I made from the cliche-ridden but entertaining books of this now-deceased American fantasy author. Here's a few more. This one, based on Egyptian ruins, shows the entrance to the "Dead City of Prolgu," where the group of stock characters takes refuge as a blizzard approaches. Despite its small size this is one of my favorites of my Eddings illustrations.
"The Dead City of Prolgu" is watercolor and ink on illustration board, 6" x 9", June 1991.
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Wonderful atmosphere and great work on making this look foreboding and cold. The ruins are so realistic and have such character and mass!
Again, the toppled pillars add to a sense of the corruption of time. A blizzard on top of that really adds to the sense of the place being forbidden. I like the drawing of the mason work in that one. I have a bit of a fascination with Egyptian culture, so my eyes and ears perked up when that was mentioned.
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