Brondibock Portrait - The Grand Bazaar of Ethra VanDalia

I am thrilled to share another new piece from The Grand Bazaar of Ethra VanDalia. This illustration is for Book Two: The Completed Circle. This is another piece I completed in the final days of 2022, and again, this will be a character portrait that accompanies one of the short blurbs at the beginning of a chapter. I shared more about these with the first post focused on these portraits. With most of these, I have an idea regarding their voice and placement in the book, but the fun part is that it is not set in stone and may turn into something very different from what I first planned. This particular individual comes from a long line of semi-aquatic beings. Their nose has evolved to inflate outwards to hold onto a pocket of air while submerging. The nostril can close, forming a waterproof seal. When on land the nose retracts into a void in the middle of their skulls. I present you with a Brondibock (name and career to come later).

Brondibock
The Grand Bazaar of Ethra Dalia - The Completed Circle
5 x 5 - Pencil, ink, and acrylic paint on paper
Original - Available on my store
© 2022 Christopher Burdett

Brondibock - Drawing 

5 x 5 - Pencil on paper
© 2022 Christopher Burdett

 

These are the smallest pieces created for the books. There is something charming about a 5 x 5 image, and I have already framed them all up. They look great in a frame and will make an excellent addition to my conventions later in the year. I have completed the first planned set of them, and I will likely begin making more of them soon. Here is a look at the sketch for the Brondibock to show where it started. Once I have shared all of this first batch, you might notice some Easter eggs in the backgrounds.

Brondibock - Sketch 

Digital
© 2022 Christopher Burdett  

 

That is all for another exciting Monday on the blog. See you back here on Wednesday! Until then... 

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