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Saltwater Witch Comic Chapter 15 Lead

“Family get togethers can be so confrontational” – I usually paint something a bit more colorful or a scene with more depth and detail for the lead piece of each chapter. Here’s what I’m working on for the next chapter, fifteen.  This is Kassandra and her favorite king of sea demons, Ephoros, confronting the House Rexenor gate guards.  About seven hours in Art Rage, some CS6.  A lot of palette knife work in this one.

 

A Peek at 15 (Saltwater Witch Comic)

I’m doing a bunch of concept sketches and character studies for the next chapter of the comic, mainly because chapter 15 starts with a completely new setting, a few new characters, and it’s entirely underwater.

Here are a couple early concepts. I will share more soon!

The comic is here: http://www.saltwaterwitch.com/switch

 

 

First 3 Pages of Saltwater Witch Chapter 14 are Live!

Get into chapter 14 here:

http://www.saltwaterwitch.com/switch/switch14/

New to the Saltwater Witch Comic? Start here:

http://www.saltwaterwitch.com/switch/

Saltwater Witch Book Giveaway on Goodreads!

Enter to win! it’s free!  This giveaway includes three books with some illustrations/prints and other goodies–open to the US, Canada, and UK!

Goodreads Book Giveaway


Saltwater Witch
by Chris Howard

Giveaway ends November 01, 2013.

See the giveaway details

at Goodreads.

Enter to win

 

Evil and the Fantastic

The September edition of the Great Fantasy Traveling Roundtable Blog is live with this month’s topic: “Evil and the Fantastic”. A bunch of great posts by Warren Rochelle, Deborah Ross, Carole McDonnell, Valjeanne Jeffers, Chris Howard, and Andrea K Höst.

Read it all here:
http://warrenrochelle.com/2013/09/30/great-fantasy-traveling-roundtable-blog-september-2013-evil-and-the-fantastic/

Kassandra and Ochleros Battle Practice

Here’s a scene from Seaborn, with Kassandra practicing attackes with the demon Ochleros, not long before the battle. About 7 hours in Art Rage and CS6.

More: http://www.saltwaterwitch.com

 

 

Are you a Kobo reader?

Good news then! The Seaborn books are now available direct from Kobo books.

Nikasia from Sea Throne

Painted the character Nikasia from Sea Throne. She’s mentioned in Seaborn, but she’s a main character in Sea Throne. Nikasia is one of the Kirkelatides–one of the descendants of Circe. Very dangerous. About 5 hours in CS6 and Art Rage.

Saltwater Witch:

www.saltwaterwitch.com

The Seaborn Trilogy

New cover design for all three, with new art for Sea Throne!  SaltwaterWitch.com

Sea Throne Cover Art

Here’s the new Sea Throne cover art, Kassandra (Saltwater Witch, Seaborn) with a sword, playing in the surf–some pretty serious play.