CANDLE ARC

big space battles,
small atrocities

“Next time, I need to get assassinated on a planet where they don’t botch the job.”

Candle Arc animatic demo
animatic proof of concept WIP (ToonSquid on iPad)

A suicidal general who’s never been defeated.
A fleet outnumbered ten to one.
Off-label uses of number theory.

Sketches and process.
Preliminary readings and references. (This is mostly for my benefit!)

Concepts, Environments, Explorations

Based on the author’s short story “The Battle of Candle Arc” (Clarkesworld, October 2012) and novel Ninefox Gambit (Rebellion Solaris, 2016).

Concept art (Procreate on iPad)
Excerpt: Ninefox Gambit #0 (characters + environment: ink + wash [traditional media], Clip Studio EX [letters]).
test animatic: Cheris
concept: test animatic (TVPaint Pro)
Excerpt: Ninefox Gambit #0 (environment concept: ink + wash [traditional media], Clip Studio EX [letters])
Excerpt: Candle Arc #1 (ashcan comic proof of concept, watercolor [traditional media], Procreate [inks, letters]), origami starship designs by Felicity Fisher, used with permission

More Explorations

Characters.

(more TK)

Music Reel

Hybrid Orchestra & Other Explosions

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