Brian Anderson

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Puppets and Prose

A while back I posted some concept sketches of puppets. Thought I'd share how they ended up and why I used puppets. In chapter four of the novel we happen upon some characters, who, while they are major characters, also happen to be travelling puppeteers. That profession may or may not be a cover for more nefarious endeavors. No spoilers.So this presented an opportunity to drop in critical backstory and, being that parts of the novel are illustrated, what better way to sneak in said bit of backstory by illustrating the puppet show. The prose transitions into the sequentials I've posted below. It is a very rudimentary creation myth as told by puppets.Chapter4-3_091515_previewthe conjurers book one sample pages