Sneak peek at new artwork for Cartouche Chronicles 1: the curse of the mummy
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Note: All artwork created by Eric Cutright with Clip Studio Paint EX and a Gaomon PD156 Pro graphics tablet (plus Microsoft Visio Pro 2019 for precise linework and Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020 for miscellaneous photo editing).
See the Illustration Narrative in Cartouche Chronicles 1: The Curse of the Mummy (second edition coming early 2021) for a complete listing of all artwork materials and references. All artwork Copyright 2018-2021 by Eric Cutright, All Rights Reserved. |
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Front Cover, Spline, and Back Cover
Front cover characters, left to right: Scarab beetles, zombies, jackals, Marc, Lucas, Sydney, Mr. P (cat)
First drafts - I still have some cleanup (and furring on the jackals) to do, some beetle bombs, skeleton dirt/yuck, and a few crazy Easter eggs to add, and a few characters to draw on the back cover
Front cover characters, left to right: Scarab beetles, zombies, jackals, Marc, Lucas, Sydney, Mr. P (cat)
First drafts - I still have some cleanup (and furring on the jackals) to do, some beetle bombs, skeleton dirt/yuck, and a few crazy Easter eggs to add, and a few characters to draw on the back cover
Chapter 1: Discoveries
Characters, left to right: Sallah, Marion, Mom, Dad
First rough draft, still need to add wall paintings styled after King Tut's plus LOTS of tomb afterlife bling for Mr. P, decorate the boring white T-shirts, change the shoes to sandals, and draw beards on both dads !
I styled the sarcophagus after a cool GI Joe "Secret of the Mummy's Tomb" playset I had as a kid (I stuck it in the bottom right as a fun Easter egg) - looking back now, it was probably one of the first things to get me super interested in Egyptology (and it was WAAAY before Indiana Jones which totally sealed the deal for me, duh) ! The sarcophagus hieroglyphics took forever to draw but each square really says something just like in my book! See my Hieroglyphics page under Extras for the translation key (you may need a magnifying glass too) !
Characters, left to right: Sallah, Marion, Mom, Dad
First rough draft, still need to add wall paintings styled after King Tut's plus LOTS of tomb afterlife bling for Mr. P, decorate the boring white T-shirts, change the shoes to sandals, and draw beards on both dads !
I styled the sarcophagus after a cool GI Joe "Secret of the Mummy's Tomb" playset I had as a kid (I stuck it in the bottom right as a fun Easter egg) - looking back now, it was probably one of the first things to get me super interested in Egyptology (and it was WAAAY before Indiana Jones which totally sealed the deal for me, duh) ! The sarcophagus hieroglyphics took forever to draw but each square really says something just like in my book! See my Hieroglyphics page under Extras for the translation key (you may need a magnifying glass too) !
Chapter 2: GEM
Characters, left to right: Sydney, Marion, Mom, Dad, Sallah, Akiiki, King Tut, Mensah, Lucas, Marc, Asim
Close to final version - still need to tweak a few things and add in some more Easter eggs!
Characters, left to right: Sydney, Marion, Mom, Dad, Sallah, Akiiki, King Tut, Mensah, Lucas, Marc, Asim
Close to final version - still need to tweak a few things and add in some more Easter eggs!
Chapter 3: Humps
Characters, left to right: Gaza guards, Asim on Osiris, Mensah on Set, Akiiki on Hathor, Lucas on Horus, Sydney on Isis, Marc on Anubis
Close to final version - still need to fur all the camels (just rough color filled for now), add provisions and water bottles from camel outfitter Tarek, add some blood where Set is biting poor Horus in the butt, and of course include some Easter eggs!
Characters, left to right: Gaza guards, Asim on Osiris, Mensah on Set, Akiiki on Hathor, Lucas on Horus, Sydney on Isis, Marc on Anubis
Close to final version - still need to fur all the camels (just rough color filled for now), add provisions and water bottles from camel outfitter Tarek, add some blood where Set is biting poor Horus in the butt, and of course include some Easter eggs!
Chapter 4: Homecoming
Characters, left to right: Yoda, Elle, Hailey, Jared, Maisy (plus Mom, Lucas, and Dad on right wall)
Close to final version, still need to "fur" the creatures and add a few more Easter eggs!
Characters, left to right: Yoda, Elle, Hailey, Jared, Maisy (plus Mom, Lucas, and Dad on right wall)
Close to final version, still need to "fur" the creatures and add a few more Easter eggs!
Chapter 5: Trouble
Characters, left to right: Marc, Sydney, The Mummy escaping!!
Close to final version, still need to add mummy wrappings, some signs around the lab, and a few Easter eggs!
Characters, left to right: Marc, Sydney, The Mummy escaping!!
Close to final version, still need to add mummy wrappings, some signs around the lab, and a few Easter eggs!
Chapter 6: Champion
Characters, left to right, girls (back): Caroline, Kelly, Ellie, Becky, Eleanor, Jean, Sydney
Characters, left to right. boys (front): Marc, Zambrano, Alec, Kyle
Close to final version, still need to add some posters and bling to the boring walls, and maybe a few more Easter eggs!
Characters, left to right, girls (back): Caroline, Kelly, Ellie, Becky, Eleanor, Jean, Sydney
Characters, left to right. boys (front): Marc, Zambrano, Alec, Kyle
Close to final version, still need to add some posters and bling to the boring walls, and maybe a few more Easter eggs!
Chapter 7: Dreams
Characters, left to right: Coming soon!
Characters, left to right: Coming soon!
Chapter 8: Crush
Characters, left to right: Mrs. Baker, Tyler, Marc, Sydney
Close to final version, still need to add some Fall Frolic or Halloween dance posters to the boring white walls, and maybe add a few more Easter eggs!
Characters, left to right: Mrs. Baker, Tyler, Marc, Sydney
Close to final version, still need to add some Fall Frolic or Halloween dance posters to the boring white walls, and maybe add a few more Easter eggs!
Chapter 9: Powers
Characters, left to right: Yoda, Elle's bunny, Lucas, Kelly, Sydney, Elle's brontosaurus, Elle, Marc, Mom
Close to final version, still need to fur the cats, maybe add a stair wall (something bugs me about the stairs), plus need to decorate the walls with some family pictures and add a few more Easter eggs!
Characters, left to right: Yoda, Elle's bunny, Lucas, Kelly, Sydney, Elle's brontosaurus, Elle, Marc, Mom
Close to final version, still need to fur the cats, maybe add a stair wall (something bugs me about the stairs), plus need to decorate the walls with some family pictures and add a few more Easter eggs!
Chapter 10: Visitors
Characters, left to right: Becky, Ellie, Marc (in wall mirror), Kelly, Sydney, Akiiki, Eleanor, Caroline, Jean
I THINK this is my final version, I really like it!
Characters, left to right: Becky, Ellie, Marc (in wall mirror), Kelly, Sydney, Akiiki, Eleanor, Caroline, Jean
I THINK this is my final version, I really like it!
Chapter 11: Rematch
Characters, left to right: Coming soon!
LOL - just the soccer pitch so far! Eventually I will add Marc and his soccer team totally whooping big bully Alec's team.
Characters, left to right: Coming soon!
LOL - just the soccer pitch so far! Eventually I will add Marc and his soccer team totally whooping big bully Alec's team.
Chapter 12: Butterflies
Characters, left to right: Mom, Lucas (in T-Rex hat), Akiiki
Close to final version, still want to maybe add a few butterflies and ladybugs on the bushes and a few more random people outside on the right.
Characters, left to right: Mom, Lucas (in T-Rex hat), Akiiki
Close to final version, still want to maybe add a few butterflies and ladybugs on the bushes and a few more random people outside on the right.
Chapter 13: Tigers
Characters, left to right: Damai, Sparky, Akiiki, Lucas, Pavel
First super rough draft, at the moment I just have my buddy Hobbes from CC2 filling in for the three Smithsonian zoo tigers for now, so I will draw new versions of at least two of them, tweak a few things like the enclosure floor/rocks and add some vegetation (and maybe their tiger dinners like in the book), and of course add a few crazy Easter eggs.
Characters, left to right: Damai, Sparky, Akiiki, Lucas, Pavel
First super rough draft, at the moment I just have my buddy Hobbes from CC2 filling in for the three Smithsonian zoo tigers for now, so I will draw new versions of at least two of them, tweak a few things like the enclosure floor/rocks and add some vegetation (and maybe their tiger dinners like in the book), and of course add a few crazy Easter eggs.
Chapter 14: Godzilla
Characters, left to right: Coming soon!
LOL - Just the awesome lake at Walnut Creek so far - well not really, this is probably a lake in Japan I found for the background. I love the water, trees, and mountains, but I need to tweak the sky color. I'm working on adding the two families in their Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra kayaks - see James in CC2 for the look from my real family kayaks! Lots of detailed linework so it is taking me a while!
Characters, left to right: Coming soon!
LOL - Just the awesome lake at Walnut Creek so far - well not really, this is probably a lake in Japan I found for the background. I love the water, trees, and mountains, but I need to tweak the sky color. I'm working on adding the two families in their Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra kayaks - see James in CC2 for the look from my real family kayaks! Lots of detailed linework so it is taking me a while!
Chapter 15: Monticello
Characters, left to right: Thomas Jefferson bust, Monticello tour guide / UVA Archaeology student Kate
I THINK this is my final version, I really like it!
Characters, left to right: Thomas Jefferson bust, Monticello tour guide / UVA Archaeology student Kate
I THINK this is my final version, I really like it!
Chapter 16: Spies
Characters, left to right: Green scarab beetles, Lucas, Mr. P (cat)
First super rough draft - still need to add Lucas' bedroom in back with him sitting on bed, Elle and Yoda napping at his feet, and LOTS of other stuff and tons of Easter eggs like his room in CC2 - Hobbes.
First super rough draft - still need to add Lucas' bedroom in back with him sitting on bed, Elle and Yoda napping at his feet, and LOTS of other stuff and tons of Easter eggs like his room in CC2 - Hobbes.
Chapter 17: Training
Characters, left to right: Green scarab beetles, Sydney, Marc
First rough draft - still LOTS to add and tweak (e.g. something bugs me about the center shimmer shields).
Characters, left to right: Green scarab beetles, Sydney, Marc
First rough draft - still LOTS to add and tweak (e.g. something bugs me about the center shimmer shields).
Chapter 18: Intervention
Characters, left to right: Green scarab beetle, Yoda, Sydney, Elle, Mr. P, Marc, Lucas
Close to final version - need to make better bookshelves in the back and fill them up with goodies, fur the three crazy cats, plus add a few more Easter Eggs!
Characters, left to right: Green scarab beetle, Yoda, Sydney, Elle, Mr. P, Marc, Lucas
Close to final version - need to make better bookshelves in the back and fill them up with goodies, fur the three crazy cats, plus add a few more Easter Eggs!
Chapter 19: Trap
Characters, left to right: Scarab beetles, zombies, jackals, Marc, Lucas, Sydney, Mr. P (cat)
This will be a cropped version of the front cover once I finish it, shown below full-size for now.
Characters, left to right: Scarab beetles, zombies, jackals, Marc, Lucas, Sydney, Mr. P (cat)
This will be a cropped version of the front cover once I finish it, shown below full-size for now.
Chapter 20: Tutankhamun
Characters, clockwise from bottom center: Mr. P (cat), Akiiki, Asim, Ankhesenamun (Ankha), Tutankhamun (Tut)
Close to final version- still need to fur Mr. P and tweak a few little things.
Characters, clockwise from bottom center: Mr. P (cat), Akiiki, Asim, Ankhesenamun (Ankha), Tutankhamun (Tut)
Close to final version- still need to fur Mr. P and tweak a few little things.
Chapter 21: Island
Characters, left to right: Asim, Sydney, Akiiki, Marc
I THINK this is my final version. This one was very fun to draw - with lots of crazy Easter eggs including my first-ever cartouche bracelets !
Characters, left to right: Asim, Sydney, Akiiki, Marc
I THINK this is my final version. This one was very fun to draw - with lots of crazy Easter eggs including my first-ever cartouche bracelets !
Chapter 22: Promises
Characters, clockwise from left: Howard Carter, Asim, Ankhesenamun (Ankha), Akiiki, Marc, Sydney (wounded), Mr. P (cat), Thomas Jefferson
First rough draft - need to do some shading on the clothes, add some bling to the background, add Ankha's Horus necklace, and throw in a few Easter eggs! This was my first attempt at drawing Thomas and Howard - pretty fun!
Characters, clockwise from left: Howard Carter, Asim, Ankhesenamun (Ankha), Akiiki, Marc, Sydney (wounded), Mr. P (cat), Thomas Jefferson
First rough draft - need to do some shading on the clothes, add some bling to the background, add Ankha's Horus necklace, and throw in a few Easter eggs! This was my first attempt at drawing Thomas and Howard - pretty fun!
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