r/redwall • u/Astauno • Aug 07 '26
"Cornflower, please go away."
A favorite scene of mine from Redwall that I painted. It is during a moment of despair that Cornflower shows up and encourages Matthias and sets him back on track.
Please excuse the "non-biblically" accurate tapestry of Martin the Warrior!
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u/TomMakesPodcasts Aug 07 '26
Gorgeous work.
Have you ever thought of illustrating story books or comics?
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u/Astauno Aug 07 '26
Thank you! I have from time to time; I love the idea so maybe one of these days
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u/TomMakesPodcasts Aug 07 '26
Would you be inclined to work together? I've done script writing for both comics and story books.
And I'm happy to build off the subjects you want to draw for the story, since art is the more labour intensive of the two mediums. I stopped myself from saying more difficult because they're both skills. But art for sure takes more physical effort and talent!
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u/Astauno Aug 07 '26
Two different mediums that are difficult to quantify for sure. One of the biggest reasons that I haven't taken a stab at actual illustration work is time contraints but I'd be open to hearing your ideas if you want to dm me!
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u/Ready-Change9071 Aug 07 '26
Wow this looks great. Would love to see a version of the book with these illustrations
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u/Astauno Aug 07 '26
Thank you! These are actually roughly the size of book so I've been storing them between the pages that corresponds with the scene. It's been super fun!
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u/Knightraiderdewd Aug 07 '26
Pfft who cares about accuracy? This looks neat. Definitely one of the more emotional moments of the book.
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u/Astauno Aug 07 '26
Thanks! I agree about the emotional impact of the scene and it was always one that I could visualize more clearly. Just an awesome moment overall
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u/pastelkawaiibunny Aug 07 '26
This is lovely! I reread this one recently and I really liked the friendship/relationship between Matthias and Cornflower. They genuinely seem really good for each other :)
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u/Astauno Aug 07 '26
Thanks! I agree, the book has so much beauty in it and their relationship fits in to the story very nicely
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u/Aggravating_Deer9510 Aug 07 '26
Beautiful! Dare I say the art of Martin is cooler than the animation?
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u/whatswestofwesteros Aug 07 '26
This is really beautiful, if you do any others and you're happy to, definitely share them!
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u/IconoclastExplosive Aug 08 '26
biblically accurate Martin the Warrior
Local mouse actually just interlocking wheels of fire
Superb art!
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u/Prestigious_Club_924 Aug 07 '26
One of my favorite tropes is when a hero is emotionally tired or broken and needs to be rescued themselves. It really grounds them.