Oliver Brooks

Inktober 1: Ring. Fafnir was once the king of the Dragons. He began to crave more power and instructed the finest crafters to fashion a magic ring that enabled him to listen to the thoughts of others. However, it was too much to bear. He abdicated the throne and took off into the wilderness taking the Ring of Knowledge with him, there he will live till his dying days, with the ring lost to time. =========================== This year for Inktober, I will be doing a dragon a day, and given you their backstories. This was before I saw one of the prompts being “Dragon”, so that will be interesting 😅 #inktober #inktober2019 #illustration #inking #dragons #desert #landscape #ringofpower #ring #fantasy #fairytale #norsemythology #artistsoninstagram #art #characterdesign (at Rye, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3F2a0CB1t9/?igshid=1rplgtb3hzcla

Mountain Troll sketch whilst in the interval for the wonderful @saraleetrust comedy show, featuring @robinince1969 #jobrand @daisydanger @duo.bogof @heather.alexander.1485 #andyrobinson. Thank you for a terrific evening and congratulations! #illustration #troll @ledaartsupply #fantasyart #fairytale #staedtlerpens #comedy #standup (at White Rock Theatre) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3AzafzhR8K/?igshid=1gd46jts5z8za

Count Orlok #sketch #ledaartsupply #sketchbook #nosferatu #silentmovie #vampires #horror #dracula #illustration #gothic #classicmonsters #cinema (at Rye, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2_U9JUhSJJ/?igshid=efumlho1d3sn

Just arrived from @mixamprint . My #selfpublished #book about #juliedaubigny the #17thcentury #bisexual duelling opera-singer. Happy with how the cover turned out, thanks to a tutorial by @hollydunndesign and pleased with the endpapers. #history #illustration (at Rye, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1dtuebh_zM/?igshid=1llzep11v9mvu

First panel coloured for a short comic. #witch #woods #fairytale #comics #watercolour #girlhero #redhead #dungarees (at Rye, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1UusknBaPR/?igshid=am8nwv4qpqu3

First page for a new #watercolour #comic #inked. Ready for #colour. #witch #fairytale #fantasy #art #artistsoninstagram (at Rye, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1QdKJGhnfH/?igshid=15tekh7ix1apl

It’s raining. I’m indoors with a cup of @pukkaherbs #cinnamon tea in my #thehobbit #teacup and my new book of #heinrichkley #linedrawings. (at Rye, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1JuDyMBdQT/?igshid=rzab35ibr3go

“I am Finndalf, and Finndalf means me.” #dog #lurcher #thehobbit #gandalfthegrey #fetch (at Rye, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1FCNJuhkFL/?igshid=c2kh2kwzt8q1

“Run, Shadowfinn. Show us the meaning of haste!” #dogslife #lotr #dog #lurcher (at Rye, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1EvNF-h3dc/?igshid=1vdzq6sr59mr1

Last night I watched the Apollo 11 documentary in the cinema. A fantastic film made entirely of footage from the launch and landing. It was as close as someone from my generation can get to experiencing the phenomenon the #moonlanding. It brought a tear to my eye as the astronauts leave behind the prejudices and troubles of humanity in search of exploration and discovery. Truly breathtaking. #apollo1150thanniversary #neilarmstrong #buzzaldrin #michaelcollins #nasa #space #astronaut #1969 (at Rye, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0LNzk7Bcw0/?igshid=1vdu85fbrgoql

And that is the final #illustration finished for my new book about #juliedaubigny. This will be #selfpublished book and I’m very excited to tell this story. #penandink #bookillustration #history #swords #artistsoninstagram #childrensbooks (at Rye, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0EmfCnhguF/?igshid=17oudp1w3dx0t

Sometimes, monsters need hugs. (at Rye, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzu4wY5BJ3K/?igshid=fqp85c6yjv0

#oni from #japanesefolklore #sketchbook #art #artistsoninstagram (at Rye, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzuyffWBUGy/?igshid=161xo17u5rtqq

#frontispiece #dragon #illustration for my #july #sketchbook (at Rye, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzq6KvYB__6/?igshid=hcuqxlqli3lb

Godfather Death is my favourite #grimmfairytales and I’m toying with doing a comic adaptation of it. #illustration #artistsoninstagram #art #death #fairytale #fantasy #penandink #gothic #literature #comics (at Rye, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzcqqzYBgFR/?igshid=r8rr43vwd404

From a late 19th century photo of an African lady. #sketchbook #art #artistsoninstagram #history #culture #illustration #culturaldress #africa (at Rye, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzWYORbh4C-/?igshid=1gmslrhdbxaot

#illustration for my second book, #asongfortheocean #art #artistsoninstagram #fairytale #childrensbooks #violin #family #cottage #redhead #music #cliff (at Rye, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzOUuUxBb-L/?igshid=1hzkzpwa93nb5