Creating a MonuMental dragonbot
MonuMental’s dragonbot
Today, I have something pretty special. The artist’s creation of the dragonbot from MonuMental. I should start by telling you just what a dragonbot is. The artist I had engaged for the MonuMental cover (Aaron Pocock) needed to know as well. So, here are some excerpts from MonuMental that I gave him that feature the creature …
This one:
And from on high, steel talons spread, a dragon descended. It was the color of emerald and metal. It was a technodroid – Willis could see its fuel lines running under its wings and the rows of bolts up and down its body, giving its torso the appearance of an aircraft fuselage plastered in scales.
This one:
The dragonbot pushed on through the air until it reached the far end of the rambling street. Then it dropped, releasing Trinity as it neared a rusty water tower. From this distance, she was the size of Willis’s hand. She fell to the top of the tower with a faint shriek. The dragonbot spun about and settled behind her, gripping the tower’s edge. It curled its wings and hunched vulture-like, but kept its head up, glaring back at them, as if defying them to mount a rescue.
And this one:
The dragonbot spread its great wings and arched backward. The fuel lines fixed to the underside of each wing and running up its scaly chest and neck tautened as petroleum flowed through them. Long jets of flame erupted from its snout and a wave of heat washed over them. It was as if the creature had understood Trinity’s words. It lunged forward, almost crushing her, and dropped from the tower, swooping at the three of them.
And now, here is Aaron Pocock, creating one …
If you go to my MonuMental website page, you can see more pictures the artist created, before arriving at the final cover. And you can also check out more of Aaron Pocock’s wonderful artwork here: That Space Between.
And finally, if interested, MonuMental (my new book!) is available here:
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