Culpeo-Fox

Sharing some old art with you! (because i don't think i ever published those)

As it sometimes happens when you're supposed to do some cleaning, you get stuck with stuff that you haven't seen for years which would all lead to hours of digressing because you have to look at these things and bath yourself in some nostalgia first.

Well, guess what happened to me lately.
I stumbled over super old art which was drawn when i was still a kiddo and i thought: why the f*ck not share it with you! 8D

Thus, have some cover papers from my old personal math book, which were drawn when i was in my early teens.
Explanation: In our class, we all had to make ourselves a personal "math book" where we would collect all the different mathematic formulas that we would learn. I suck hard at math, but being the artsy kid i was, i would still touch up my book with some colourful art for each new topic, accompanied by two mascots which would introduce it. And wouldn't you know: They happen to be a fox and a snake (both random and without a name). Usually i cringe at old art, but these two, i surprisingly find rather cute even to this day. X)

Note: It's all German of course and i always tried to illustrate the mascot with a visual pun of some sorts that would go along with the mathematical formula. Perhaps some of you non-german speakers can guess some. Or just laugh at my derpy drawing skills from x years ago.

Enjoy!

(open the pictures in a new tab to see them enlarged...hope it works, i don't know how to HTML. Just like math )

Long time no journal entry!

Thought it was high time to feature a project that i was artistically involved with and which, since October 2017, is finally out for sale.

Meet Cutthroat Kingdoms, a board card game with medieval setting, backstabbing and intrigue:



"You are the leading lord or lady of one of the six eminent Houses in the Kingdom of Aurum—a grim fantasy world fraught with danger, intrigue, and plague. You must use your armies to claim Territories, gather wealth, recruit Hirelings, and hire Mercenaries as you pursue your nefarious plots and jockey for power. Political intrigue and assassinations abound, and powerful strategic alliances are offset by bloody conflicts. Most importantly, will you strive for domination alone, or tie your fortunes to another House through a well-placed political marriage!"
~

Bryan Merlonghi's Cutthroat Kingdoms kept me busy during the majority of the time between 2014 and 2016. Providing the artwork for this board game (which can be best described as "playing an episode of Game Of Thrones" ) was an amazing ride for me; it pushed me as an artist and as it is with every project, i find it extremely riveting to see things you put hard work into finally coming to life. To that rule, Cutthroat Kingdoms is no exception. I'm happy and proud that i could contribute to that with my art.

Cutthroat Kingdoms is published via AEG (Alderac Entertainment Group) and can be ordered directly on their site or through Amazon...or wherever you may get amazing games.

Visit this link on AEG for more pictures and infos about the game:
Cutthroat Kingdoms on AEG

You may also check out the game's site on Facebook for more:
Cutthroat Kingdoms On Facebook

Thanks for reading and take care,
Culpeo

Hey guys,

little announcement to make! Last year, i had the honour to contribute some of my art to a novel by Belgish author Ronny D'Hulster, called "Robin And Rudyard".

The book comes in two variants - one regular version and one limited deluxe edition (see photos below).







A little video of what the novel is about can be seen here:



Featured illustrations of mine are both "Walking On The Edge" and "Culpaeus",



...as well as some new exclusive ones that haven't been uploaded here.

You can order the book directly from the author:

Ronny D'Hulster

or through Amazon (though there, you will only be able to obtain the regular version):

Amazon



Robin And Rudyard is a beautiful work of prose that tackles a very unusual subject - being a Two-Spirit - in the most subtle and elegant way, following the story of a young boy who is accompanied by a vulpine guard called Rudyard. I would be more than happy if you decided to check it out and tell me how you like it.

Best wishes and stay tuned,
Culpeo

EDIT: I got a message from the seller on Amazon (who was as understanding and cooperative as can be about this whole thing) and they took the item down. Thank you so much again for all the help and heads-up!

EDIT EDIT: With the great help of winter-of-hearts the shop on AliExpress was closed and taken down. If you're curious about the (painful and by no means easy) process, you can read about it here:
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I want to thank you all so much again for all the help, encouraging words and more! I appreciate it a bunch.



Hey guys,

long time no journal and for me, it's extra-unfortunate that the first journal for this year has to be about art theft again. *sigh* Sorry.

A got a heads-up from several watchful people now (thank you all!) that the following art of mine:

was being used on Amazon (now removed, everything's fine again) and another site called Aliexpress, altered (some japanese sentences i can't read were added) AND printed on leather wallets - AND sold as such. Of course, without permission whatsoever, illegal all the way. They're also using other art and i wouldn't be surprised if those were stolen as well.

Unfortunately i can't do too much about it which is why i want to ask you if you could leave some 1-star-reviews under the whole thing, labeling it as what is is and keeping others from buying it (some already did and also posted photos, which...makes me just sick).

I would be more than thankful for that.
Also, if you know a way how to get these things down from the site, please let me know.


Cheers,
Culpeo