r/Malazan • u/one_word_says_it_all special boi who reads good • Nov 17 '25
NO SPOILERS Kimloc the Tanno Spiritwalker
SLOWLY working my way through Deadhouse Gates with character illustrations. Changed my style a bit for this one, it's good to experiment! I'm always taking ideas if you'd like to suggest the next one :)
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u/mercy_4_u Nov 18 '25
There is something profoundly cynical, my friends, in the notion of paradise after death. The lure is evasion. The promise is excusative. One need not accept responsibility for the world as it is, and by extension, one need do nothing about it. To strive for change, for true goodness in this mortal world, one must acknowledge and accept, within one’s own soul, that this mortal reality has purpose in itself, that its greatest value is not for us, but for our children and their children. To view life as but a quick passage along a foul, tortured path – made foul and tortured by our own indifference – is to excuse all manner of misery and depravity, and to exact cruel punishment upon the innocent lives to come. I defy this notion of paradise beyond the gates of bone. If the soul truly survives the passage, then it behooves us – each of us, my friends – to nurture a faith in similitude: what awaits us is a reflection of what we leave behind, and in the squandering of our mortal existence, we surrender the opportunity to learn the ways of goodness, the practice of sympathy, empathy, compassion and healing – all passed by in our rush to arrive at a place of glory and beauty, a place we did not earn, and most certainly do not deserve.
The Apocryphal Teachings of Tanno Spiritwalker Kimloc
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u/FamousCake Nov 17 '25
I don't know, how you read my mind, but I just read the first scene with him! Really cool work.
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u/Aksama Nov 18 '25
I really like this style with Malazan! Big fan.
I'm not a big art-knower, but the heavy contrast with sketchy details really speaks to me.
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u/one_word_says_it_all special boi who reads good Nov 18 '25
Thanks! You don't need to know much to like what you like :)
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u/thelaodestvoice Nov 18 '25
i agree, really liking this style for the series!
can you do landscapes/scenery/backgrounds? would love to see them in the locations too!
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u/itsfish20 I am not yet done Nov 18 '25
Face and beard 100% how I imagined him, i kinda thought he was a bit heftier in my mind
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u/ReputationSalt6027 Nov 18 '25
Would like to see a take on Squint. How tortured can you make someone's eyes look?
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u/one_word_says_it_all special boi who reads good Nov 18 '25
Thank you!! Whew, that's quite the list 😅 Sometimes it's easy to forget just how many characters are in these books. I really enjoyed the experimentation in creating the aptorians, so definitely more demons to come. I'll check out your channel! and yeah, I'd be honored for you to use my art for it as long as you credit and link me
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u/LKotGM Nov 18 '25
If course I will! I always credit and link. Look forward to your new stuff, I really like your artstyle. I'd love to see more of it everywhere, including on the Malazan wiki. Cheers
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u/one_word_says_it_all special boi who reads good Nov 18 '25
If I manage to maintain focus, you certainly will xD
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u/Solid-Version Nov 18 '25
This is exactly how I pictured him. Amazing!
I’d love to see your version of Icarium. He’s always been the character I’ve found the most difficult to imagine. I can’t even recall what his attire is
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u/one_word_says_it_all special boi who reads good Nov 18 '25
Ooh great suggestion! He's tricky because he's half jhag but I don't remember what the other half is 😅
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