How about a derpy knight for today's late-night June Toons illustration?
Sapphire is an ornament of the priests of Judea and India, it is found on Cleopatra's crown, and sparkles on the diadems of the gods.
Léon Carré, from "Au jardin des gemmes" by Léonard Rosenthal, Paris: [1924] #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/sapphire-cleopatra/
Weird Tales vol. 11, no. 5 (May 1928)
We assume she's being carried away against her will but, I don't know. Her arms are up as if celebrating! That could be excitement on her face! Maybe it's more of a crowdsurfing/wedding tradition deal.
Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV11N05192805
Feel with your finger how many grinders I want on the right side of my upper jaw.
Tony Johannot, from "Don Quixote de la Mancha," vol. 1 by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, London: 1837 #illustration #art
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/how-many-teeth/
Off work until next week, and won't be paid until the end of the month. If you have some work you want me to do, now is a great time!
Commission rates and more here: https://hpkomics.com/commissions/
here's all my pet illustration practice lately! I'm trying to work out the kinks with my process and the style by practicing with friends' pets and then potentially gonna open some commission slots?
FELIX BAUDY, chalkpaint on LEE filter clear, 80x120cm, 2021
Making For The Sea -
There was no wind and no current, but the ship moved silently but forcefully through the channel, heading for the sea. Besides the crew and myself, there was one other passenger, a frail-looking elflike man I was told was a "Eithanoi"
But listen with attention, whilst I give you an account of the principal knights of both the armies.
Tony Johannot, from "Don Quixote de la Mancha," vol. 1 by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, London: 1837 #illustration #art
Those vile Bonnacons ! publicdomainreview.org/collection/b... "Contact with its dung was said to burn like a kind of fire, scorching hunting dogs and anyone not equipped with protective gear." #medieval #beasts #myth #animals #books #illustration #grotesque #bestiaries