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THE EGG

2012-02-03T23:56:00.002+01:00

another "speedpaint"
THE EGG...I really wonder what's in there?!

I think it would be a young god in it's shell...

FLOATING BEAUTY

2012-01-31T23:45:00.001+01:00

high above the desert...

LA FLOTTE PERDUE,couverture definitive

2012-01-24T11:30:00.003+01:00

voila la couverture definitive avec les titres,pas mal de texte pour cette cover,pas evident !

here's the final layout for the french edition of the lost fleet:dreadnought cover
http://www.l-atalante.com/catalogue/la_dentelle_du_cygne/intrepide/48/734/jack_campbell/detail.html

The Lost Fleet: dreadnought

2012-01-13T01:17:00.001+01:00

I can finally show you my latest cover , it's for the french edition of "The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier"

(LA FLOTTE PERDUE: INTREPIDE , editions l'Atalante)

this is the first book of the new series by Jack Campbell.

I'm really proud of that one and the final result, hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Call of Cthulhu LCG: Words of Power Asylum Pack new art

2011-12-19T19:09:00.002+01:00

here is an illustration that I did for the

Call of Cthulhu LCG: Words of Power Asylum Pack
it was a joy to work on such a beloved universe!

THE RAVEN

2011-12-01T01:15:00.001+01:00

hey,here is my latest sketch for fun...

A spaceship called THE RAVEN.

"Ghost Country" large version

2011-11-08T17:17:00.002+01:00

so Ghost country just received a Daily Deviation on Deviantart here:

to celebrate this ,here is the large view of the same image that will cover all the book surface,enjoy:

Sci-Fi melancholy

2011-10-22T01:02:00.001+02:00

a space marine far away from home,looking at some gigantic ruins...

l'entité 0247 en rayons

2011-10-10T18:58:00.000+02:00

Voila donc "l'entité 0247" en magasin! c'est que ca met du temps a créer , à imprimer et à arriver en boutique ces p'tites bêtes la...mais vraiment fier du résultat une fois qu'on le voit en rayons...

voila , vous n'avez plus qu'à le lire!
une critique ici: http://test.mythologica.net/2011/10/lentite-0247-patrick-lee/

This is the french edition of "the BREACH" by Patrick LEE ,finally hitting stores!

GHOST COUNTRY

2011-09-29T18:57:00.002+02:00

Here's the cover for the french edition of "Ghost Country" , the killer follow-up to the equally stunning novel "THE BREACH"

the action takes place 70 years in the future and travis chase must do all the bad work to save our asses again!!

Voila la couverture du "Le Pays fantome" la suite de "L'entité 0247"...la suite des aventures de Travis Chase qui se passe 70 ans dans le futur...encore un livre passionnant.

en attendant la suite!;)

FIRAXE

2011-08-29T12:54:00.001+02:00

this is my entry for the story extraction artorder challenge for the sci-fi novel : FIRAXE

theme was an alien ship recovered by a special team, the ship itself is very unusual with an "elongated snowflakes" form.

The Commander

2011-08-09T12:52:00.000+02:00

It's about a commander that is attacking a heavy guarded city with his battleships, he just doesn't like watching battles on screens so he got this spot instead to feel the smell of the battle..

SKY PIRATES !!

2011-06-17T19:14:00.001+02:00

those are the sky pirates from the emerald forest
their prey is in sight ;a big cruise ship near the huge waterfall of the forest...

EOWYN VS NAZGUL

2011-05-13T23:13:00.002+02:00

here's my view about the famous Lords of the Ring scene, where Eowyn fights the Nazgul...

it was made for an Artorder contest.

hope you guys will like it!

EXPOSE 8

2011-04-16T12:47:00.003+02:00

I'm proud to mention that one of my image (After the giants war) was printed in the famous Exposé 8...

THE BREACH (L'Entité 0247)

2011-04-07T16:02:00.008+02:00

This is my latest cover art for the french edition of the scifi/thriller book "THE BREACH" from

PATRICK LEE ,that will be edited by L'ATALANTE.

this is an awesome book that makes you turn the pages like crazy, so go get it!

http://www.amazon.com/Breach-Patrick-Lee/dp/0061584452
french article/l'article en francais:
http://www.l-atalante.com/catalogue/la_dentelle_du_cygne/l-entite_0247/48/705/patrick_lee/detail.html

Caves of Eternia

2011-03-25T23:32:00.001+01:00

A spaceship is preparing for a hard landing in this tormented landscape

BANSHEE

2011-02-11T20:11:00.004+01:00

in the otherworld,the summoning of a Banshee...

SILVER SURFER

2011-01-31T18:17:00.001+01:00

here's a speedpaint(not focusing on details) of one of my all time fave hero;the SILVER SURFER!

I've always loved him for his behaviour and how he feels ...

CONCEPTSHIPS 2010 BEST-OF

2011-01-21T18:21:00.001+01:00

being amongst the best-of 2010 back at CONCEPTSHIPS!
what an honor!:)
http://conceptships.blogspot.com/2010/12/monthly-header-66-best-of-2010.html
you will see INTERCEPTORS amongst great other works!
http://moonxels.blogspot.com/2010/10/la-brigade-dintervention-aerienne.html

2011

2011-01-02T01:26:00.003+01:00

HAPPY 2011 everyone.

here is an illustration for celebrating this:
THE LOST CITY

FIRST CONTACT

2010-12-20T17:02:00.004+01:00

made for a contest back at CGFEEDBACK.COM

an alien superstructure woke up in the desert...and it's not happy at all!

RUN!

2010-11-16T22:52:00.002+01:00

some guys that call themselves "the Wanderers" are seeking parts and energy sources from the Giants that are scattered all over the world
The Giants are very ,very old "living" weapons that were fighting each others eons ago .
Their remains are very valuable because of the unknown metals and weird crystals they were build with
...Too bad this time, a wanderer woke up some sort of self-defence mechanism!!

Beauty and the Beast

2010-10-24T01:03:00.002+02:00

don't get too close of Beauty,you might get bitten...

La Brigade D'intervention Aerienne (Interceptors)

2010-10-09T11:39:00.001+02:00

a more "Hard-Scifi"theme this time,The Interceptors are seen here chasing an alien intruder...

The Emperor's Arrival

2010-09-16T22:43:00.004+02:00

the Emperor is arriving on the golden planet...fear!!

you better hurry man or else you will end in the mines of zandiker 9!

the Black Arrow

2010-08-31T17:33:00.002+02:00

you can view here the BLACK ARROW spaceship accosting the HYBRIS space station for refuel and resupply.

those kind of spaceships are so radioactive because of the extreme conditions and high energetic environments they explore, that they need special docks ...

WRECK

2010-08-05T13:48:00.002+02:00

A WRECK

A DEAD WORLD

TWO SUNS

STORMBRINGER

2010-06-22T19:02:00.003+02:00

STORMBRINGER and ELRIC

SACRIFICE

2010-06-03T12:06:00.002+02:00

classic fantasy princess in distress!

dedicated to Mr. FRAZETTA...

MAMMOTH

2010-05-02T21:01:00.004+02:00

hey!!

this time ,a speedpaint about a barbarian and his mammoth...

after the giants war II

2010-04-29T18:29:00.004+02:00

In the nowhere lands ,even if the dead giants are gigantic,they are sometime very hard to find...

And this is the case here; the once known as "the walking cannon" is resting in the middle of nowhere hidden by the north mountains. It was believed to have a kind of armour that is like half bone/half metal and almost indestructible.
So seeing this ,we cannot really imagine what kind of energy damaged it that way...
Just below the empty shell, there is a temple made in the very same material and it is believed that in it's basement is kept a giant crystal that was once the source of this giant beast...

a study of "Longing" by ivan roxas

2010-04-29T18:25:00.001+02:00

just a quick study after an oil painting by artist Ivan Roxas...

A warrior's choice

2010-03-24T00:37:00.005+01:00

on the battlefield ,you never know what will happen next,except for a lot of blood spilling,killings and suffering...and sometimes you face the unexpected and face destiny itself.

this warrior is in front of a choice,what will he do next?

it's up to you to decide:)

Last trip to Acheron

2010-02-09T12:58:00.006+01:00

sailing toward the mystic river...

a dark/romantic mood .

ABOVE and BEYOND

2010-01-30T15:12:00.002+01:00

new "SPEEDY" sci-fi art

just a new painting experience, but i kinda like it.

digital artist 2009 award video...

2010-01-14T14:24:00.000+01:00

here's a little video that I took just as I arrived at the place very late .
I thought that I've missed everything and was prepared to drink a glass of champagne and that's it...
But no,They presented my category just in time!
I couldn't resist to make a running-gag joke:)

THE WHITE SWORD

2009-11-14T01:37:00.006+01:00

Every two years, a sacrifice must be made.

So a young woman ,shall be taken into the dark cave of an indestructible and unknown entity.

The man she loves is gone to seek advice.he found out that only a weapon forged with light could destroy the entity, but only at the precise moment where he releases his arm from his chaotic world to seize its victim ...

The victim believes to be abandoned ... but his valiant warrior was waiting for the right moment to strike

I, Mother Earth

2009-10-18T17:35:00.003+02:00

Mankind vanished from the earth and went to another planet centuries ago , leaving behind ruins and ashes, an extremely polluted atmosphere ... a dead planet.

They left, leaving behind the huge statue of Gaia;Mother Earth, in a gigantic dome containing the last relics of nature (seeds, etc...)

Centuries later, against all odds, nature has reclaimed it’s right and these innocent animals have unwittingly found the source of this miraculous revival ...

digital artist 2009 awards

2009-10-03T15:53:00.006+02:00

Hey people!
on the 1st of October ,there was an award ceremony in LONDON for the results of the Digital Artist 2009 art contest, I was fortunate enough to receive the 2nd place (runner-up) for my "black moon ceremony" image!! I was also commended for "after the great giants war"
I was so pleased to see my paintings on the big screen and printed in a nice frame on the walls of blackhall studios.It's my first prize so it's special to me.

I had the opportunity to meet so much nice people there, especially James NG,CLAIRE of imagineFX who is such a nice lady,thanks also to the girls from future publishing that did a great job organizing the party (and the guys at the bar :)
and so many other people i've talked to (you know who you are ;)

we had a really great time!
So thanks everyone! ,and see you around…and next year!;)

here's the link for the official results

http://www.digitalartistawards.com/winners/by_category/10

for now ,I’m gonna work harder improving my art.

Dave/moon

BLACK MOON CEREMONY

2009-09-01T12:40:00.012+02:00

Every 127 years,the black moon appears.

this mysterious celestial object is the signal for the Dark monks to gather at this secret tower.

After a long pilgrimage ,it's time for an unknown ceremony that's about to resurrect dead warriors in order to create a merciless and invincible army...

After the giants war...

2009-08-04T00:08:00.011+02:00

Once there were giants walking on this earth, fighting each other...fighting for what? For whom? Nobody knows...it was such a long time ago, it has all been forgotten in the shadows of time...now, those almost indestructible shells are the foundations of newborn cities...

That was my entry for the "newborn" contest at conceptart.

This image received the commended award at digital artist 2009

http://www.digitalartistawards.com/winners/by_category/10

portrait of jean baptiste faure

2009-07-16T23:27:00.004+02:00

here is a copy-after "a portrait of jean baptiste faure" by anders zorn,this is such a great way to study and learn...I love this picture a lot and all of zorn in general...

burning souls

2009-05-31T02:23:00.005+02:00

This is a place in between worlds...a place for the burning souls...a place where THE GATE is waiting...waiting and calling...soon , a new world will host them...a dark or light one...only the gate knows...

at the mountains of madness

2009-05-31T02:20:00.007+02:00

inspiration comes from HP lovecraft:lost in the silent cold in the middle of nowhere ,cyclopeans ruins were build for eons ...full of dark secrets unknown to mankind...