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11 Mar 2019 03:34 #24091 by aonodori
Sooo.. I’ve recently fixed my tablet and I drew one picture (the first in over a year) and I thought I should do some challenges to get back into it so naturally I came back here.. it turns out I don’t really know any science fiction novels, even after googling the top 50! I haven’t read any, being more of a fantasy or literature reader, but I like the drawings I’ve seen so far... I just don’t know who they are! I’m glad these challenges are still going too

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11 Mar 2019 07:02 #24092 by Charlotte
Welcome back aonodori :)
I'm in the same boat. I've seen some movies based on listed "sci-fi classics", but I've hardly read any. I saw Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde listed in one place but I don't really think of that as sci-fi... (not that I can find time to paint anything much anyway!)

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11 Mar 2019 15:43 #24095 by Banj
I'm pretty certain that many people that illustrate book covers have never read any of the books they created the covers for.

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11 Mar 2019 17:07 #24098 by Charlotte
Yeah, well, I'm still busy trying to get somewhere in The Witcher.... :dry:

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11 Mar 2019 17:20 #24100 by Banj

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11 Mar 2019 20:04 #24104 by Valence

Yeah, well, I'm still busy trying to get somewhere in The Witcher.... :dry:


The books or the games? :P

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11 Mar 2019 21:46 #24106 by Charlotte
there are books? :blink:

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11 Mar 2019 21:56 #24107 by Valence
Apparently.
And they're easier than games too, you can just turn the page without having to phone the Hint-Tron! :lol:

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11 Mar 2019 23:14 - 11 Mar 2019 23:21 #24109 by Atto
@ Hansnomad. That is a truly great portrait of Rachel. The eyes definitely bring up that question about whether she’s a replicant or not if you know the book/movie.
As far as that question goes regarding Jekyll and Hyde I think you could easily count that as sci fi. And it’s definitely a classic! What about Frankenstein -horror/sci fi. I still think 2001 could be a good one even if you haven’t read the book (the movie was a classic). And classics in my mind don’t have to be old and books don’t have to be novels. What about a new cover for Ghost in the Shell? The Matrix? How about some TV shows? Zombie movies and shows normally have a sci fi element that you could use or some of Stephen Kings work (The Running Man, Langoliers). There’s a chance to push the envelope quite a bit I think.

EDIT Ok so I just rechecked the brief and obviously it does say novel. D’oh! There’s still some work arounds imho that could work though.

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16 Mar 2019 05:07 #24135 by hansnomad
Latest update with city and rain, this time. Of course there has to be rain. There's always rain. Now to figure out the text.

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