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The first iteration of Snaiad from "Galaxy Guide" - my childhood spec-evo sketchbook, spread 12 & 13 of 53

Here are two special spreads from "Galaxy Guide" - a spec-evo sketchbook I kept between 1999 and 2002. #Snaiad famously made its first appearance in these pages!

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"When They Stoned an Alien" - new video documentary

Hi all! Here's the private link of the new, big, long video ocumentary I just completed a week ago.

It's a long profile documentary on the strange, floating, armless "extraterrestria...

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All Tomorrows rewrite: Sample chapter - The Worms

Here is a sample chapter from the All Tomorrows rewrite.

Compare it with the old book to see the details that are being changed, or fleshed out.

Thank you all for your suppor...

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"Pnarian bird-heads" from my childhood spec-evo sketchbook, spread 11 of 53

Here is a spread from "Galaxy Guide" - a spec-evo sketchbook I kept between 1999 and 2002.

I will share an image from this series every once often, and I hope you will enjoy the journey!

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Presentation files for the "Turkish Sky Beast" cryptid video

Here they are!
Thank you all for your support on Patreon, Youtube, and beyond!

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Raw sketchbook pages from January 2023!

Here is the "first harvest" of this year's sketches. This month I also started doing bus ride studies of real-life people alongside my usual blend of surreal and palaeo sketches. Hope you like them...

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New January 2023 surreal watercolours!

After lots of experimentation with different materials, I've settled down on this style for my small-sized watercolour art: Oil-pencil outlines on half-laminated white cardboard, "filled in" by wat...

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The Frog Extravaganza presentation files 🐸

The massive, 9+ hour, 7-episode "C. M. Kosemen Frog Extravaganza" is going live on Youtube soon!

Please keep watching www...

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New surreal painting - "Star Maker"

I painted this surreal scene after re-reading parts of "Star Maker" by Olaf Stapledon. I think it would make a great cover for a re-issue of that book, don't you think?

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Snaiad: Process images for a predatory picozoan

Here is the raw drawing scan; the cleared line-art; and the final screen-toned image representing Detulazoon sp. a tiny, bug-like, stealth-hunting picozoan. Despite its insectile appearanc...

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Unshared raw sketchbook pages from early 2022

Many concepts you saw this year, including the Mastigaunts, some weird vehicles, surreal spirit things, and some Snaiad sneak-peeks, made their first appearance on these pages :)

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"Galaxy Guide" - my childhood spec-evo sketchbook, spread 10 of 53

Here is a spread from "Galaxy Guide" - a spec-evo sketchbook I kept between 1999 and 2002.

I will share an image from this series every once often, and I hope you will enjoy the journey!

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All Tomorrows Redux: Pod People and the Gekkonids

Here is a big extract from one of the MANY new species and storylines the book will now explore during the post-Quhanim era. Don't worry - all your favourites; Titans, Flyers, Worms, Hedonists and ...

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Snaiad: Kinetodirus cranioclasta - old and new

An old fan-favourite has been updated as a new, screen-toned drawing...

Thank you all for your interest in Snaiad. When the book comes out, it will include names of my lifetime Patreon suppo...

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"Galaxy Guide" - my childhood spec-evo sketchbook, spread 9 of 53

Here is a spread from "Galaxy Guide" - a spec-evo sketchbook I kept between 1999 and 2002.

I will share an image from this series every once often, and I hope you will enjoy the journey!

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"Crystal Entity" series - exclusive, never-seen-before surreal paintings

One of my many secret side projects last year was this series.

I found that a local bank was discarding dozens of used-up ledger forms every week. The forms had dark brown hard-cardboard bac...

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"Galaxy Guide" - my childhood spec-evo sketchbook, spread 8 of 54

Here is a spread from "Galaxy Guide" - a spec-evo sketchbook I kept between 1999 and 2002.

I will share an image from this series every once often, and I hope you will enjoy the journey!

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Last batch of 2022 sketches - hello 2023!

Here are the last pages from my 2022 sketch sheaf - including studies for ink-and-nib / watercolour and pencil / watercolour sketches for a new line of vintage naturalist-style creature art... Have...

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A private holiday message from yours truly!

A private message for Patreon supporters only. Happy holidays and happy 2023!

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"Galaxy Guide" - my childhood spec-evo sketchbook, spread 7 of 54

Here is a spread from "Galaxy Guide" - a spec-evo sketchbook I kept between 1999 and 2002.

I will share an image from this series every once often, and I hope you will enjoy the journey!

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New sketchbook pages, December 2022

Although my sketchbook page is public and completely free; only you, my Patreon supporters, get to see exclusive raw sketc...

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"Galaxy Guide" - my childhood spec-evo sketchbook, spread 6 of 54

Here is a spread from "Galaxy Guide" - a spec-evo sketchbook I kept between 1999 and 2002.

I will share an image from this series every once often, and I hope you will enjoy the journey!

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All Tomorrows: Raw fragments from the chapter of the rule of the Quhanim!

Here are three snippets from the chapter of the book that deals with the dominion of the Quhanim (a.k.a. "Qu"). I write paragraphs upon paragraphs like this almost every day. Then I go back and edi...

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"Galaxy Guide" - my childhood spec-evo sketchbook, spread 5 of 54

Here is a spread from "Galaxy Guide" - a spec-evo sketchbook I kept between 1999 and 2002.

I will share an image from this series every once often, and I hope you will enjoy the journey!

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Snaiad: A sneak preview of one of the many new Fututoriforme groups

Not all of the infamous Snaiad "fututor" animals are vicious predators. This small, long-bodied animal, for example, is an arboreal omnivore. They still retain their lineage's wicked pelvic spikes ...

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"Galaxy Guide" - my childhood spec-evo sketchbook, spread 4 of 54

Here is a spread from "Galaxy Guide" - a spec-evo sketchbook I kept between 1999 and 2002.

I will share an image from this series every once often, and I hope you will enjoy the journey!

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"Galaxy Guide" - my childhood spec-evo sketchbook, spread 3 of 54

Here is a spread from "Galaxy Guide" - a spec-evo sketchbook I kept between 1999 and 2002.

I will share an image from this series every once often, and I hope you will enjoy the journey!

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Derpy beast from Snaiad

Not all Snaiad animals are weird, scary, or rapacious. Like Earth animals, some look derpy, funny, or just plain stoopid! Here is a generalist pseudo-maquis-dwelling omnivore. It's as big as a foot...

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"Galaxy Guide" - my childhood spec-evo sketchbook, spread 2 of 54

Here is a spread from "Galaxy Guide" - a spec-evo sketchbook I kept between 1999 and 2002.

I will share an image from this series every once often, and I hope you will enjoy the journey!

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All 2022 Snaiad drawings have been scanned, HUNDREDS of GNARLY picozoans, vertebrates and trilateralans are ready for cleaning and screentoning!

I just came back from a professional scanner service, which I paid thanks to your donations! Now HUNDREDS of new drawings I made in student cafes, pubs and teahouses across Turkey in 2022 are ready...

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