Petrik Leo

@petrikleo.bsky.social

SFF Book Reader, Reviewer, & Booktuber! Art Director | Enthusiastic about novels, manga, games, music, anime, TV shows, illustrations. https://linktr.ee/petrikleo

The Back Endpaper for ‘The Bone Shard Daughter’ by Andrea Stewart ❣️ (2/6) This was one of my favourites of the six endpapers. When I read the brief I was so excited to work out how to portray such an epic scene and with so many characters/creatures 🖤

My illustration of the back endpaper of The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart. SPOILERS. A savage battle scene depicting the final moment before the Emperor’s death. All around them are dead or wounded constructs, bleeding and in mid battle. The centre is of Lin and the Emperor. Lin has one hand raised pointing towards the Emperor, commanding Bing Tai to attack. The emperor locks eye contact with Lin in shock as Bing Tai ferociously lunges and surrounds him, wrapping his jaw around his neck. The entire scene is framed within a circular border of an Asian wooden screen with a phoenix on either side. The whole illustration has a circular flow to create a visceral and dynamic atmosphere.

Glad for all the romantasy readers who're living in their golden age but when will fiction drenched in unsentimental cynicism starring women who give no fucks be on trend again (asking for myself and my career)

A commission related to Kieth Parkinson's work, this one for a bookcover for the game Everquest. Kieth was the originating artist executing the first 5 advertising and cover paintings for the game. What a shadow to work under! EverQuest 10th Anniversary 25" x 40" Oil on Panel 2008 Collection of Sony

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My first illustration from Cynthia Sheppard’s course in Smarter Artschool I have two more still cooking :3 The course was a blast! Cynthia is a fantastic teacher and a very empathetic person. I loved everything: the info, the approach, the feedback sessions. So yeah, highly recommended!

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