To mark the final NINE days of the Kickstarter Campaign for Napoleon’s Starship, I’m running a series of exactly nine posts to introduce you to the NINE Strata of the ancient extraterrestrial civilization that Gavroche - along with Napoleon and his pillaging soldiers - discover on planet Thror. This is the great civilization the Throrians, …
Continue reading Journey to the Center of Ancient Thror: Stratum 9, The Extractors
If you’ve been following my updates, you may know I’m in Egypt right now, working at a real archaeological dig. As a lot of the story and themes of Napoleon’s Starship were inspired by my experiences in Egypt, I think it’s time to share a glimpse of what sort of work I’m actually doing out …
Continue reading Reconstructing a Phantom Hound in an Ancient Egyptian Tomb
I return with Part III of my series on making adorned prints inspired by 18th century techniques and the legends of planet Thror. In this multi-part video series I’m taking you step-by-step through the process of creating an adorned print of King Loreval of ancient Thror. These prints are being created in Egypt right now …
Continue reading Making Adorned Prints Part III: The King of a Thousand Fragrances
I believe in engaging all my senses when creating art and my work on Napoleon's Starship is no exception. I've already shared a bit about my olfactory adventures as I studied ancient Throrian scent making techniques (see my earlier posts on fragrances and the legendary Throrian Scent Lab). I told you about my foray into …
Welcome to Part II of my demonstration of how to create 18th century style Adorned Prints. If you missed Part I and are wondering what an adorned print is, make sure you check out my previous post here - How to Make an Ancient Alien King. Here’s a full-color version of the print I’m working …
I’m crafting an ancient alien king out of rubber water bottles, emergency blankets, and some very opulent pillows. You may suspect I’ve lost my reason. Please feel free to blame it on the eighteenth century. The trigger for my bizarre activities comes from my feverishly in-depth research into 1700s art and culture while developing Napoleon’s …
Today will be our third and final day in the fragrant subterranean waters of planet Thror’s Scent Lab. The Napoleon’s Starship Kickstarter campaign is in full bloom, at 43% with 22 days to go and our noses are already thirsting for the sweet aroma of victory. In the meantime, the Throrian Council of Scientists has …
My series on the customs and traditions of ancient Thror continues. Yesterday we spoke of the Throrians’ exquisite ancient scent language. Today we dive right into a Throrian scent lab to observe its operations first hand. And that’s a a literal dive - brewing a complex fragrance may take hours, even days, and the amphibious …
Welcome back to your exclusive backstage tour of the culture of planet Thror, the setting of my upcoming graphic novel, Napoloen’s Starship, now live on Kickstarter. It’s going to be almost as enlightening as a trip to planet Thror, only without the mind-numbing spaceship journey and occasional asteroid collisions. Today’s update is about the unique, …
As Napoleon’s Starship looms ever closer to planet Thror, I’ve decided it’s time to get everyone acquainted with the incredible ancient civilization he means to invade and plunder. While the campaign unfurls, I will be posting more frequently than usual, sharing a series of in-depth posts about the inhabitants of planet Thror, their appearance, their …
