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[Croms Bones]

Hello all,

It is with great pleasure that I announce the launch of a new website today featuring a gallery of art that pays homage to the world of Hyboria. Over the last few months, I?ve solicited a few dozen artists to illustrate images set in the world of Hyboria. I?ve received several of these commissions back, and am happy to say that these are some of the best illustrations set in Hyboria I?ve ever seen. I hope you?ll agree.

The goal of the project will be to collect 12-20 images/year, one every few weeks or so, from artists and post them in the gallery for everyone to enjoy. In the end, we?ll hopefully have hundreds of images paying tribute to Howard and his lush and rich world of Hyboria.

To celebrate the launch of the site, I?m releasing 5 new images this week, one per day, before I settle in with the normal schedule of a new image every few weeks. You?ll want to check back every day this week to read the write up on each artist, and view the image that they have contributed.

Today?s image is of a Kush ite Warrior, illustrated by our own forum contributor Atula Siriwardane. It?s an excellent pencil illustration if you ask me, and I think you?ll enjoy it as well.

Read about Atula and his contribution at Border Kingdom

View Atula's Kush ite Warrior here: Kush ite Warrior

View some other examples of Atula's work at his profile page, including a picture of Conan, and a stunning pastel: Atula Siriwardane Profile

And if you like the image, please be sure to leave him a message telling him so at the bottom of the page when viewing the enlarged picture. I?ve seen all the images so I know that these artists have put a lot of time and effort into giving Howard fans something they can really enjoy for years to come.

Tomorrow I?ll post an update of the next artist.

Please let me know if you have any feedback on the project.

If you?re an artist, and interested in contributing, please go here:
Images of Hyboria

Edited by Croms Bones, 21 April 2008 - 06:44 PM.

[Strom]

Congratulations Crom's Bones on an excellent blog idea to promote REH and his creations. I look forward to stopping by on a regular basis.

Looks great!

[Primeval]

View some other examples of Atula's work at his profile page, including a picture of Conan, and a stunning pastel: Atula Siriwardane Profile

I love his Conan stuff, but that pastel is AMAZING! Wow... just, wow...

Nice site and thanks for sharing.

[Croms Bones]

I love his Conan stuff, but that pastel is AMAZING! Wow... just, wow...

Yeah, his pastel stuff is great. He has a nice tiger one too:
http://comicartfans....P...&GSub=16668

[Croms Bones]

Day #2: Benito Gallego illustrates the dangers of walking the streets of Shadizar at night:

Streets of Shadizar

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Benito Gallego

Enjoy!

Edited by Croms Bones, 22 April 2008 - 02:56 PM.

[Ironhand]

I love his Conan stuff, but that pastel is AMAZING! Wow... just, wow...

Yeah, his pastel stuff is great. He has a nice tiger one too:
http://comicartfans....P...&GSub=16668

Those pastels are incredible, simply incredible! And lest I be misunderstood, I mean incredibly good.

[Croms Bones]

A treat for those of you who are SSoC fans like myself, or for those of you that like to see illustrations inspired by the Howard texts.

Day #3: Dave Simons illustrates The Maul from REH's Tower of the Elephant

Dave Simons: The Maul

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Dave Simons

Hope you enjoy!

[Mikey_C]

This is a really good site and a great idea!

[Buxom Sorceress]

hey CROMS BONES : very nice new art site.
well done.

but please help me?
i am having problems trying to post a comment on 'the maul' pic:

i get this *error* message every time [ i tried 3 times]...

*newline found in very good detailed scene ! i see the guy \'mauling\' the serving wench behind Conan. [why is conan posing for the camera with a limp empty mug? he should be swilling ale down his throat. ] thanks for your art. more please? . Suspected injection attempt - mail not being sent*
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this is what i pasted into the comment-box...

very good detailed scene !
i see the guy 'mauling' the serving wench behind Conan.

[why is conan posing for the camera with a limp empty mug?
he should be swilling ale down his throat. ]

thanks for your art. more please?
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please explain what i should alter?

[Croms Bones]

hey CROMS BONES : very nice new art site.
well done.

but please help me?
i am having problems trying to post a comment on 'the maul' pic:

i get this *error* message every time [ i tried 3 times]...

*newline found in very good detailed scene ! i see the guy \'mauling\' the serving wench behind Conan. [why is conan posing for the camera with a limp empty mug? he should be swilling ale down his throat. ] thanks for your art. more please? . Suspected injection attempt - mail not being sent*
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this is what i pasted into the comment-box...

very good detailed scene !
i see the guy 'mauling' the serving wench behind Conan.

[why is conan posing for the camera with a limp empty mug?
he should be swilling ale down his throat. ]

thanks for your art. more please?
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please explain what i should alter?

Thanks Buxom. Sorry about that. Right now I'm paranoid with SQL injection attempts... too paranoid probably, so the form didn't allow you to enter a a carriage return.

Too stringent though.. so I removed it. You should be able to add that comment like normal now.

I've really got some good pieces I think everyone will enjoy, still two more pieces to be released this week, and I might pull a surprise one on Monday.

Also, received via email a suggestion to open up a forum to bring back fan fiction as well... that might be in the future as well.

[Croms Bones]

Day #4: Winston Blakely illustrates a Hyrkanian Horsearcher's pursuit of his human prey

Winston Blakely: Hyrkanian Tracker

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Winston Blakely

Hope you enjoy!

[deuce]

Hey CB! I noticed the nice write-up Leo did on your website (on his Cimmerian blog). Congrats! I found Blakely's piece to be quite accurate, IMO. Be sure to have ALL your artists visit the "Hyborian Age" board to get the low-down on what Robert E. Howard thought was "what".

Once again, very cool site.

[Buxom Sorceress]

...please explain what i should alter?

Thanks Buxom. Sorry about that. Right now I'm paranoid with SQL injection attempts... too paranoid probably, so the form didn't allow you to enter a a carriage return.
Too stringent though.. so I removed it. You should be able to add that comment like normal now.

I've really got some good pieces I think everyone will enjoy, still two more pieces to be released this week, and I might pull a surprise one on Monday.

Also, received via email a suggestion to open up a forum to bring back fan fiction as well... that might be in the future as well.

thanks CB.
my comment has been accepted by the site protection now.
i'm calling myself *Succubux* when i comment there. [ ofcourse a succuBUX is a very busty succubus ?? ]

i am hooked now, and look forward to more new Hyborian art at your very impressive site.
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hope you can achieve a site/forum for fan-fiction sometime in the future?
you know you can count on me to post my Hyborian tales and rhymes there.
once the site is running i will write an enthusiastic poem about your fan-fic site - to help with promotion.
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keep up the great work !
best wishes from the 'Succubux' .

[Winston Blakely]

Deuce, Thank you for your kind comment of my work.




I had to thank Zack for sending me, that thread from you. It means a lot to me.
I've been a fan of Robert E. Howard and his characters,since High School. In fact,
one of the first drawings that I ever did, was Conan from the original Frazetta painting.

When, I first got the tracker as an assignment, I saw it, immediately in my head and I
went to work...passionately on it.
Normally, I would have sent a sketch first, but I knew exactly what it should look like.
I've lived in Howard's world in my thoughts as an artist for years.

To me,it was an honor to illustrate something related to Conan's world.

I'm still a big fan of Howard's realm of sword and sorcery.
For some reason, I just love his stories of Conan, Kull,
Solomon Kane and Bran Mak Morn.

I would love to illustrate them all someday.

Kotas the Dragon, was created out of my love for Conan
and anything in that sword and sorcery vein. Would you believe, I have
2 bootleg versions of Fire and Ice by Ralph Bashi and Frank Frazetta...
One has the movie score, so I definitely had to have that. And, just
the other day...I ordered 2 disc version from Amazon.com... LOL

Would anyone in these forums be interested in getting some
commissions from me?

I would be willing to post a few sketches of whatever Howard
character, that would strike anyone's fancy.

I'm also fond of pulp heroes such as The Shadow, The Spider,
Masked Marvel, etc.

here's a link to check that out...

http://www.serendipi...t/blakely3.html


I look forward to a good relationship with my fellow Howard fans.


Take Care and Thank You.


Winston Blakely

[Taranaich]

I'm having a hard time describing how exciting and brilliant this project is to me! There have been plenty of Conan galleries, or general Howard ones, but this is the first "Hyborian Age" gallery I've seen, and the little that has been put up so far shows we're on to a winner.

There are so many possibilities ripe for an artistic depiction: Shemite nomads stalking the blinding desert, AEsir wanderers on the trail of adventure, Stygian priests readying for a bloody sacrifice, Corinthian mercenaries drinking and fighting and wenching in a tavern, Turanian scouts surveying a treacherous mountain pass, Zamorian dancing girls cavorting before the Spider God wearing only black beads, Barachan pirates brawling on the deck of a carrack...

I'll be watching this with great interest.

[Winston Blakely]

Yes, this border kingdom site is really exciting. I look forward to each piece
and I love the reponse that you guys have given me for my Tracker illustration.

Thank You,

[Croms Bones]

Staz Johnson illustrates Conan

Staz Johnson: Conan

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Staz Johnson

This image was actually posted on the Conan forums awhile ago, so some of you may have already have seen it.

I have some sweet Turanian concept art I hope to have up in the next few days as well... I think you'll really enjoy that.

[Croms Bones]

There are so many possibilities ripe for an artistic depiction: Shemite nomads stalking the blinding desert, AEsir wanderers on the trail of adventure, Stygian priests readying for a bloody sacrifice, Corinthian mercenaries drinking and fighting and wenching in a tavern, Turanian scouts surveying a treacherous mountain pass, Zamorian dancing girls cavorting before the Spider God wearing only black beads, Barachan pirates brawling on the deck of a carrack...

YES! This is exactly the idea Taranaich.. in fact I need more of these descriptions to help me grow the project... I can't think of them all by myself. I'll have something about you guys being able to contribute your own descriptions soon... hopefully by the weekend.

[Buxom Sorceress]

...in fact I need more of these descriptions to help me grow the project... I can't think of them all by myself.

description of a scene...

a beautiful buxom young woman asleep on a fancy bed or couch.
she is only wearing some jewelry and a skimpy 'harem-style-bikini', and has curvy hips and long legs.
she is on her side facing the artist so her big bosom/cleavage should be clearly protruding.
a huge dark-demonic-Shadow is looming over her [from behind].
the demon's only recognisable prominant features should be 2 horns, long claws, and 2 evil red or yellow glowing eyes.

i would call the scene
SHADOWS IN THE HAREM
or
BEAUTY OVERSHADOWED
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hope this is useful ?

[Freebooter]

Fantastic site and idea! I love that artwork about Conan's world. I will go there and check it out often.
FB