The Art of S.M. Bittler

Here’s some things I drew to help promote a Kickstarter project for Ratha’s Creature, which will be a graphic novel based on one of my favorite books as a kid (which is also a great read for adults), by the wonderful Clare Bell. Though the Kickstarter has ended, pre-orders for the ebook and paperback versions can still be made here: http://rathakick.imaginatorpress.com

Note, I’m not involved with the project myself, but I love the book (and series), and I had a little time to draw back when snowed in (we got over 30”!), so I hoped to help by drawing and spreading the word. I have been a huge fan of the Named series (Ratha’s Creature, Clan Ground, etc.) since I was a kid in the 80’s, and have been dying to do new fanart, so here’s my little homage to a fantastic character from a wonderful author of an excellent series. 

The first drawing is how I saw Ratha in my head when I first read the books. Now, I understand her species (a sentient prehistoric big cat) looks more cheetah-like now, but back in the 80’s I had pictured her as a kind of puma/leopard mix, with some prehistoric sabertooth too, so that’s what I drew (the author herself encourages artists to draw The Named as they see them, which I think is fantastic). The second is a detail, and the third is a big male “UnNamed” as I saw them in the book. This could be Shongshar from Clan Ground, but I think he would have somewhat longer saberteeth, so this might just be a random UnNamed instead.

Good Luck and Best Wishes to the Ratha Project! :D

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ME TOO

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Fantastic reference for bears!

Kingdom Animalia is a new blog that features reference and tutorials for drawing animals, along with inspirational art. 

Sweet! Love this.

Also, yay, Terryl Whitlatch. :)

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Here are some more ACEOs, done in the early spring and summer of 2012, except for the iguana-like reptile, which is from 2011. They are for sale at my storenvy store: http://synnabar.storenvy.com/ and you can see larger images and descriptions there.

More soon! Thank you for looking! :)

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Hi everyone, as you may have noticed, I’ve been popping online in various social networks, but figured I’d better update here, too! I’ve been trundling along, fitting in art where I can. ACEOs actually work out really well for me, as I like to draw small anyway, and the cards are easy to carry around and sketch on in bits of free time. Also, they are good for working out ideas that I may develop into bigger paintings later (like the unicorn). They are for sale at my storenvy store: http://synnabar.storenvy.com/ and you can see larger images and descriptions there.

I know, no big epic paintings from me lately, but it’s either this, or nothing with what time I have… and I’d rather do something small and achievable than nothing at all! XD I will get back to bigger things someday.

Thanks, as always, for looking! :D I hope you are all well.

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