Ivanhoe, by Walter Scott

Yet another grad school project. I chose to illustrate Ivanhoe, which was not as good as I wanted it to be. But, Pen and ink suits medieval novels very well.

Cedric makes his dog leave the table :( and Wamba makes a witty, probably insulting observation.

Cedric makes his dog leave the table :( and Wamba makes a witty, probably insulting observation.

Bois Gilbert and Prior Aymer travel, hoping to find some shelter before the storm. Being struck by lightning is too good for them.

Bois Gilbert and Prior Aymer travel, hoping to find some shelter before the storm. Being struck by lightning is too good for them.

A convenient monk fresh from the HOly Land! Who could it be? Not the sworn enemy of Bois Gilbert:)

A convenient monk fresh from the HOly Land! Who could it be? Not the sworn enemy of Bois Gilbert:)

No really, it’s definitely the only Saxon knight who can defeat the Norman champions and it’s CERTAINLY not the estranged son of the lord whose mansion he’s pointing to.

No really, it’s definitely the only Saxon knight who can defeat the Norman champions and it’s CERTAINLY not the estranged son of the lord whose mansion he’s pointing to.

Rowena, a beautiful and spirited heroine in love with Ivanhoe. Not to be confused with Rebecca, the beautiful and spirited woman in love with Ivanhoe.

Rowena, a beautiful and spirited heroine in love with Ivanhoe. Not to be confused with Rebecca, the beautiful and spirited woman in love with Ivanhoe.

Pen and Ink... my original love

I LOVE pen and ink. It’s been too long since I broke them out. Procreate and my ipad have spoilt me haha. These were from an illustration project my sophomore year, to illustrate a classic book. Dracula was the obvious choice:)

Mina looks for a sleepwalking Lucy and spies a dark figure crouched over the slumped form of her friend.

Mina looks for a sleepwalking Lucy and spies a dark figure crouched over the slumped form of her friend.

The Captain of the Demeter meets a horrible end…Easily one of the creepiest passages on the book is his memoir, clutched in his hand that describes the descending paranoia and madness of the crew, as one by one they are picked off by…something….

The Captain of the Demeter meets a horrible end…Easily one of the creepiest passages on the book is his memoir, clutched in his hand that describes the descending paranoia and madness of the crew, as one by one they are picked off by…something….

Oh, Lucy. What a terrible fate to meet, and what a horrifying visage to face. Your beloved is a creature with no morals or mercy, an unfeeling thing of the night. One of the saddest passages of the novel.

Oh, Lucy. What a terrible fate to meet, and what a horrifying visage to face. Your beloved is a creature with no morals or mercy, an unfeeling thing of the night. One of the saddest passages of the novel.

Dracula’s revenge. Turning the team mascot into the thing that they fight would be pretty sweet revenge.

Dracula’s revenge. Turning the team mascot into the thing that they fight would be pretty sweet revenge.

“You will join us soon, sister! Come, come!” Also a very creepy part of the book. The brides (who earlier ATE A BABY) cokme down from the castle and taunt Mina with her impending, eternal doom.

“You will join us soon, sister! Come, come!” Also a very creepy part of the book. The brides (who earlier ATE A BABY) cokme down from the castle and taunt Mina with her impending, eternal doom.

The end. Quincy is sacrificed and Dracula is vanquished.

The end. Quincy is sacrificed and Dracula is vanquished.

I posed for these very gladly and enthusiastically. I made my roommates pose for many of these as well. They were less glad and enthusiastic, to varying degrees.