The burrabb get most of their information about their environment through a combination of hearing and smell, with sight being a somewhat secondary sense. Their hide is fairly thick and heals quickly so the burrabb decorate themselves with scars and piercings in much the same way that humans tattoo themselves.
Dynamic Eyebrows
I like girls with distinct eyebrows but I think I made the eyebrows on this girl a bit too extreme.
Product Placement
The sketches on this page look like they are all Mandate of Heaven oriented. The note was an idea I had for generating income for writers and artists. And would no doubt be a business all on its own. I’d be surprised if it didn’t already exist. It seemed like a good idea to have some sort of clearinghouse or agency that listed all the products that parent companies were willing to have appear in any story. Basically a middle man who let you know that, say, Coors Lite, St. Pauli Girl and Grolsh, were available to appear in your porno comic. Once the comic was published you’d get paid a small fee for placing the product. The fee would depend on the circulation of your comic (or book or radio play or movie). Having this sort of middleman agency would save the creators the time courting the marketing departments of big corporations. And maybe put some extra money in the creators pockets.
In The Corridors
The base pencil art for another illustration in the article about the secret PISCES containment facility featured in The Black Seal #2.
Forceful Interrogation
Base pencil art for the article on the secret PISCES containment facility in The Black Seal #2. PISCES agents often take extreme measures when seeking information. And sometimes they take extreme measures for the fun of it. Too much contact with the Mythos will warp one’s idea of fun.
Give Me a Kiss!
Her Majesty’s Shadows
This is the base pencil art for an illustration in The Black Seal #2. The article being illustrated was about a secret lab/containment facility run by PISCES.
Demons
I’m pretty sure that these demonish critters were sketched in connection with the Mandate of Heaven RPG. I don’t remember if Derek had written any rules around using demons and monsters but they were part of the game.
Early Versions
These two characters should have a longer entry but at I’m having a fairly hard time getting going this morning. These are early sketches for a couple of fictional contributors to the Black Seal. The man is a nerdier version of Grant Emerson, a Delta Green friendly. The final, more rugged, version appeared in issue #2. The woman was to be a research librarian who would contribute various articles on world history and mythology with a Cthulhu Mythos slant. She has yet to be used in print. Her resemblance to Velma is no coincidence.
Superior Kung Fu
Another illustration for the Mandate of Heaven RPG
