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The Best Sci-fi Writing Quote EVER! « AndrewJKnight — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:51:30 +0000

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Comment on GALLERY by rightlyknightly

rightlyknightly — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:16:13 +0000

I never thought I’d stop designing but life kinda overtook inspiration for a bit. Back to it now though.

Only problem with super detailed pictures is they never, ever scan properly…

Comment on GALLERY by R. E. Hunter

R. E. Hunter — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:08:32 +0000

That’s interesting. I used to draw with charcoal, but haven’t for the last ten years. But I was never that good. Yours look like engineering illustrations.

Comment on GALLERY by rightlyknightly

rightlyknightly — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:03:31 +0000

Thanks R.E.

I’m actually just getting back into drawing after an eight year hiatus. At the moment I’m trying to do a little illustration each month to complement a short story I write.

In general I use a 3H pencil to outline whatever it is I want to draw. The using an eraser and a so-sharp-you-can-cut-yourself H pencil I sharpen the sketch. Finally I use a mixture of 2B and other effects to give shadow/smoke etc.

Sometimes instead of using the 2B pencil I use the finest graphics pen I can to go over the H outline. On other occasions I do the whole process then add shadow with a graphics pen which gives a good 3D feel (not real example on here yet).

Finally whenever I want to use colour I usually do so sparingly and usually with some form of paint. Red glass paint gives the best blood effect on drawn pictures.

I hope to get this updated more often – thanks for your comment.

Comment on GALLERY by R. E. Hunter

R. E. Hunter — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:42:36 +0000

I love your drawings. How do you do them (what medium, tools, …)?

Comment on The Telegraph Short Story Competition May 2012 by vie

vie — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:37:38 +0000

Well done. I recently saw a fantasy film, not sci-fi, on this ageing theme – Youth Without Youth. A bit meandering but you may enjoy it.

Comment on The Telegraph Short Story Competition May 2012 by Gazoopi

Gazoopi — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 06:36:27 +0000

Logans run is one of my favourites too, but that is because I was madly in love with Jenny Agutter at the time….

Comment on The Telegraph Short Story Competition May 2012 by rightlyknightly

rightlyknightly — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:39:28 +0000

The time bomb element to this story is actually my first ‘practice’ at the main idea for my second book. In (the amazingly, astoundingly, interestingly titled) ’52′ the effects of ‘slow-time-dome’ on well-known city are investigated from several perspectives over several time periods. There’s a lot to play with (my favourite imagery so far is a river flowing into the slow time dome, dry on one side and just-about-to-flood on the other).

Comment on The Telegraph Short Story Competition May 2012 by rightlyknightly

rightlyknightly — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:36:32 +0000

I should’ve called him Michael 7 in homage to one of my favourite sci-fi films – Logan’s Run. Bah! Thanks for your words & I look forward to your entries in future competitions.

Comment on The Telegraph Short Story Competition May 2012 by rightlyknightly

rightlyknightly — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:35:35 +0000

Thanks for your kind words primo… I’m still going through the stories (thank god for the extra day!) so will get to yours soon. I think I will probably delve into sci-fi every so often as it’s fun for me, but I’ll use the group as an attempt to learn different ways of writing and different genres. I’ll definately only be submitting stories that have been fully editted in future. Thanks again!