Tag: black mark
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Black Mark Book Four: Treasure and Tribulation
The newest release for the Black Mark series is live! Who said work as a translator was safe? This is war! In the fourth installment of the thrilling Black Mark series, the sly Azarola joins the aviatrix Audra’s multinational team in a race against time to decipher a cryptic message and recover an extraordinary relic…
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Az and Audra Concept Art
Doodles of Azarola and Audra from the upcoming fourth book of the Black Mark series. Az doesn’t let something like an injured leg stop him from getting into trouble. I can never settle on what hairstyle to give Audra, so it just keeps changing throughout the book. It’s become one of her quirks.
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Writing to entertain
My first priority with the Black Mark series is to be entertaining. Not to show off my amazing ideas or world building. Not to spread a message. Not to prove something to myself or anyone else. My prime directive is to entertain myself first. If I write something I like to read, then there should…
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Az Doodles
Some spoilery doodles of Az from the upcoming fourth book of the Black Mark series. I’m liking the shoulder holster look for him. And yes, Az does get a new pair of glasses in this book. Anyone want to take bets on how long they’ll last this time? If the first book is a twisted…
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Audra Sketches
Another page from my smudgy sketchbook. This time I’m trying to figure out Audra’s look for the Black Mark series. She makes her introduction in the third book, Fire and Foxholes. Here, I’m trying out different faces and hairstyles for the towering aviatrix. Here, I had a small dilemma while redesigning her. The story is…
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Fire and Foxholes
Fire and Foxholes is live! Azarola awakens to pain, blood, and the percussion of bombs on a dusty battlefield. He picks up the rifle in front of him and fights his way to relief. How did he get here? What war is this? Where is Rohita? Now a mechanic in the Seventeenth Combat Engineering Regiment…
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Rohita Costuming Concepts
Costuming concepts for Rohita in Bane and Black Mark. I like the asymmetrical low waistlines and hems for her. Her look is based on the 1920’s fashions. She is a flapper, after all. This particular set is rather basic.
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Az Concept Art
Some concept art of Azarola during Bane and Black Mark. What exactly does his night job for Rijan entail? Another trivia bit: Az’s personal firearm is modeled after the Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless in .32 caliber. Relatively small and easy to conceal, it previously served as his last line of self-defense on the open…
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Bane and Black Mark Concept Art
A bunch of concept work for Bane and Black Mark. The top row features costume ideas for Madame Zuri, the professional fortuneteller. The second row has a couple of doodles of Rohita, the leading lady of the book. The bottom is just fleshing out a scene in a cafe between Azarola and Rohita.
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Ilelune Concept Art
Ilelune, a character featured in Spells and Silver Screens, the second book in the Black Mark series. Please forgive the smudges and whatnot, since these were doodled in my sketchbook over a year ago while on a trip. While the rest of the Black Mark world is more art deco, Ilelune demands the art nouveau…