So, I've Been Working On Some Animations Today For Veil Of The Gods. The Idea Is That The Graphic Novel
So, I've been working on some animations today for Veil of the Gods. The idea is that the graphic novel will be available as a motion graphic book for iPad and Kindle reader. So these short animations will eventually be incorporated into the story. Yes, I'll still do static e-book versions and print versions but this is the direction I really want to be headed in.
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I've been quiet on social media for a while, juggling three major projects that all demand my attention. I had decided to put Veil of the Gods on hold until Amazon approved it. That process has taken just over 18 months, but at last Veil of the Gods is going to be listed properly on Amazon under comic books and graphic novels.
They make it hard for Indie Publishers.
So, the release date for Chapter Two draws closer. Hurrah!
To celebrate I created this portrait of Nadine Granie, a principal character.
Two eyes for looking. One eye for seeing.
For those of you who love magical symbolism.
Mahjuti
Veil of the Gods features a magical system based on the ideas of Austin Osman Spare- a well-known 20th century artist and all round weirdo. He played with ancient and medieval ideas of magic especially the Norse magical tradition of Galdr. At a young age he came up with his own system based on graphics to empower his spells. He called these graphics sigils. I’ve developed his ideas much further for the storyline of Veil of the Gods. I call the symbolic designs glyphs rather than sigils and I’ve named the system of magic in Veil of the Gods- Mahjuti. Here’s one of the Hyper-Glyphs that feature in the coming chapters.
Inspiration.
Kawase Hasui (1883 – 1957) Snow at Shiba Gate (1936)
The Japanese woodblock artist Hiroshi Yoshida ( 1876-1950 ) has been a huge influence on my approach to creating the graphic novel- Veil of the Gods. When I was researching the origins of graphic stories I found myself inevitably drawn to Japan where the art of graphic storytelling has been perfected over many hundreds of years. I’ve never seen one of Yoshida’s prints in the flesh, so to speak. I’ve only ever looked at them in books or online. I’d love to drink in the colours up close… Here’s a few of my favourite pieces by this master.
Front cover complete. The Graphic Novel is uploading to Kindle...
Every Daeva cuts a different path. At the instant when the Divine Grace consumed her, Ferneetri Vas, for example, found herself imbued with an overwhelming compassion for all sentient beings. Naturally, the intensity of her Mercy burned fiercest for those who were struggling on the path, as she once had. She decided to focus her attention on individuals who were obviously challenged by their journey.
In due course, bearing Her new name Vineetri Dasi, She visited Her benevolence upon a small clique of deserving seekers who willingly called themselves Her Humble Devotees. In return for Her limitless beneficence, the Devotees of Vineetri erected a handful of shrines and temples in Her honour. They dwelled near these holy sanctuaries and lived exemplary lives of service to others. There are countless stories that praise Her divine intervention and the good works of Her followers.
And for a long while Vineetri was content to allow them to bow down to her. That is, until she encountered a lost soul who had been wandering in the darkness for more than a hundred years. Anander Fereesh changed everything.
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Huge inspiration.
The Hunted Hunter
