{"id":1438,"date":"2025-09-30T14:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artofclor.com\/?p=1438"},"modified":"2026-04-17T07:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T07:53:10","slug":"following-the-thread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artofclor.com\/en\/2025\/1438","title":{"rendered":"Book Illustration: &#8220;Following the Thread&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Book illustration made for a project in production, and set in the far future, in a post-apocalypse. I wanted to put an emphasis on the textures of the items the characters would have at hand, and show more about them through their possessions than through their bodily appearances. If miniature statues of them are visible in the upper right corner, the knitted map crossed by a yellow thread remains the key element of this artwork, and is used to hint at the characters&#8217; journey across land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:69px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-84f855d9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1552\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-duel-beach-episode-RGB-sig-s-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-duel-beach-episode-RGB-sig-s-scaled.jpg 1552w, https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-duel-beach-episode-RGB-sig-s-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-duel-beach-episode-RGB-sig-s-621x1024.jpg 621w, https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-duel-beach-episode-RGB-sig-s-768x1267.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-duel-beach-episode-RGB-sig-s-931x1536.jpg 931w, https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-duel-beach-episode-RGB-sig-s-1242x2048.jpg 1242w, https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-duel-beach-episode-RGB-sig-s-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1552px) 100vw, 1552px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Final Illustration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1553\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-duel-beach-episode-raw-map-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-duel-beach-episode-raw-map-scaled.jpg 1553w, https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-duel-beach-episode-raw-map-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-duel-beach-episode-raw-map-621x1024.jpg 621w, https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-duel-beach-episode-raw-map-768x1266.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-duel-beach-episode-raw-map-932x1536.jpg 932w, https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-duel-beach-episode-raw-map-1242x2048.jpg 1242w, https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-duel-beach-episode-raw-map-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1553px) 100vw, 1553px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Raw Tapestry \/ Map Design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1746\" src=\"https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-region-map-bog-yula-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-region-map-bog-yula-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-region-map-bog-yula-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-region-map-bog-yula-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-region-map-bog-yula-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-region-map-bog-yula-1536x1048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-region-map-bog-yula-2048x1397.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/artofclor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-region-map-bog-yula-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Story Landmarks &amp; Original Map Concept<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book illustration made for a project in production, and set in the far future, in a post-apocalypse. I wanted to put an emphasis on the textures of the items the characters would have at hand, and show more about them through their possessions than through their bodily appearances. 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