Fiction into Art: Wings

Coming soon to issue 5 of GRAPHITE Magazine is Eliza Ivanova's narrative tutorial for this evocative artwork created from my dailyflash fiction piece, Wings.

Artist: Eliza Ivanova
Site: www.elizaivanova.com
Text:
“Instinctively touching her back, she felt coarse feathers bristling
through her skin, like acupuncture needles she was once
compelled to touch. That had been weird, but nothing compared
to this. She pulled on one nascent shaft and felt her skin peel
towards it. It was stuck, but she got the feeling that if she pulled
a little harder, it would pop, and come out in her fingers.
In the mirror, she shrugged her shoulder blades and feathers, black
– highlighting the opalescence of her pink skin – blossomed like a
blast of sudden spring. They grew, forming wings, knocking toiletries
from shelves and slamming like a fist against the window pane.
The window. The sudden urge to open it was overwhelming.”

Fiction into Art: Eltish Vale

The latest piece of awesome artwork to be created from my text is The Eltish Vale. Loving the colours below.

Artist: Eduardo Vieira
Web: www.eduardovieirartportfolio.tumblr.com

A full tutorial for this image can be found in issue 4 of GRAPHITE magazine.

Text: 
“After a day spent trekking through dark forests and fighting off
giant spiders, it was down-time for the adventurers. They set camp
next to the hot springs of Eltish Vale and stretched their limbs,
placing helmets on stakes and shrugging armor from shoulders.
The elf watched on disapprovingly as the dwarves bounded into
the lake, shedding layers, while the halflings unburdened the cart
of its ale cask. The wizard used his staff to create a campfire, and
in its glow a hog roast slowly turned. And in the darkness of the
trees a creature lurked, firelight flashing dark intent in its eyes.”

Flash Fiction turned into art for GRAPHITE Magazine

As Publishing Coordinator for 3dtotal Publishing, I'm fortunate to be involved in many of our amazing publications. We've recently begun a quarterly magazine for illustrators and artists called GRAPHITE; a magazine that showcases impressive artwork using traditional mediums. It's a great resource for inspiration, plus looks amazing on the coffee table.

Not only do I proofread this publication (we're about to send issue 4 to the printers) but I also contribute flash fiction for a narrative illustration section. These are fun to write, and it's really cool to see the artist's interpretation of my words. These have inspired me to challenge myself to write a piece of flash fiction every day. I've even set up an Instagram called dailyflashfiction to try and ride that hype train. While I'm getting graphics, and my headspace in the 'write' place, I thought I'd share the three that have been included so far, and the resultant artwork.

GRAPHITE 1

Comic artist and illustrator Jerel Dye created the below image.

GRAPHITE 2

Illustrator Rob Turpin created the artwork below. Otherwise known as thisnorthernboy on Instragram.

GRAPHITE 3

Illustrator and painter Daniel Landerman created his interpretation:

If the process behind these images interest you, you can always check out the issues here. Hopefully the dailyflashes will begin next week! (I have a bit of a stag do this weekend!)