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Posted by Karen

Hey everyone! Welcome to the second month of the year. Seems like it was 2018 just yesterday! Well let’s start the new month off with another lovely piece of fanart! This one is courtesy of two artists: Makijanke, who did the sketch; and HappYEnDay , who did the lineart and color!

Amazing work from both artists! I love the downward, thoughtful expression on Jardir, and the shine on his crown/earrings and the shading on his skin are stunning!
If you want to check out the original post on Deviantart, you can see it here.

We’re holding a contest! Do some cool Demon Cycle visual journaling, and you could win an exclusive Subterranean Press, illustrated, limited version of Barren!  The deadline is February 8th. You can find the details here!

Posted on February 1, 2019 at 8:00 am by Hannah
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Posted by Karen

Hey everyone! Today I’m happy to show off the gorgeous new cover from Chongqing Publishing, our Chinese publisher, as they release their version of The Skull Throne!

What a great cover! I love the deep blue juxtaposed with the yellow writing and the coppery figure. It’s a stunning cover and we’re so happy to add it to the Demon Cycle cover family!

We’re holding a contest! Do some cool Demon Cycle visual journaling, and you could win an exclusive Subterranean Press, illustrated, limited version of Barren!  The deadline is February 8th. You can find the details here!

Posted on January 31, 2019 at 8:00 am by Hannah
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posted by Karen

Hey everyone! Today is day three of showing off the lovely contest entries we’ve been receiving! Todays entry is from Natalija, who has an entry that shows off the tools that can deceive, fend off, and destroy demons!

Awesome work, Natalija! I love all the details to the sketches, like the curl to the pages of the book and all the arrows in the quiver. Thanks so much for sending it in!

Want to enter the contest too? Do some cool Demon Cycle visual journaling, and you could win an exclusive Subterranean Press, illustrated, limited version of Barren!  The deadline is February 8th. You can find the details here!

Posted on January 30, 2019 at 8:00 am by Hannah
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posted by Karen

Hey everyone! I’m super excited to say we have another awesome contest entry to show you today. This time from fan Doreen!

I created the second page in honour of Ashia, because I really like her character.
She is so brave and strong, and I love how she always protects the little Kaji. I
drew the pictures with ink and quill.

Excellent work, Doreen! The first spread is so clever, integrating a bookplate and that wax seal with your lovely illustrations! The second spread is just as good, your drawing of Ashia is brilliant!

Want to enter the contest too? Do some cool Demon Cycle visual journaling, and you could win an exclusive Subterranean Press, illustrated, limited version of Barren!  The deadline is February 8th. You can find the details here!

Posted on January 29, 2019 at 8:00 am by Hannah
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posted by Karen

Hey everyone! What a weekend for me! We have a few beautiful Visual Journal Contest entries come out, and I get to show them to you over the next couple days! First off, let’s take a look at the entry sent in by Tim Bromley, three sets for each of the main characters of The Warded Man!

First off, Tim showed off some in progress pictures on his Instagram.

Then came the glorious final products!

What I made is a Journal of sorts for each of the POV characters in “The Warded Man”. I used a thick piece of water color paper for each burning around the edges and adding a piece of yarn through the middle to represent a books binding and give them the feel of being old and worn. Each Journal has the POV character symbol on the front cover and are warded on the back cover. The insides of each journal are a collage type image giving a visual story of the characters events that take place within the novel. The images were all hand drawn with pencils, then painted with water colors, then inked with black ink. I think each one is unique in it’s own way however the one for Leesha turned out to be my favorite, which doesn’t surprise as she was also my favorite character in “The Warded Man”. I hope you all enjoy them, I had a lot fun creating them!

Amazing job, Tim! The iconography to the pieces easily lets you know each character its for, and the burnt edges and watercolor make a super cool effect for the pieces! Thanks so much for sending them in!

Want to enter the contest too? Do some cool Demon Cycle visual journaling, and you could win an exclusive Subterranean Press, illustrated, limited version of Barren!  The deadline is February 8th. You can find the details here!

Posted on January 28, 2019 at 8:00 am by Hannah
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