SF&F Picture 37 out of 50 by Chelsea Stebar.

SciFi and Fantasy Art: Soul of Steel

'A rending, splintering sound made them all look back at the house...then the window tore open completely, and out climbed Iorek Byrnison, the bear in armor.
Without it, he was formidable. With it, he was terrifying. It was rust-red, and crudely riveted together: great sheets and plates of dented discolored metal that scraped and screeched as they rode over one another. The helmet was pointed like his muzzle, with slits for eyes, and it left the lower part of his jaw bare for tearing and biting.' -Philip Pullman 'Armor' The Golden Compass

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	Categories: [Normal Animals (Cats, horses, fish, etc)] [Book Illustration] Techniques: [Mechanical/Technical Pencils] [Erasers] Inspirations: [Other Author]

Date	Name	Comment
21 May 2006	Brad	Loading... wow an armoured bear, the ultimate warrior heheh, nicely drawn
30 Jul 2006	Smo	Loading... goes up to hug Iorek uhh better not...
20 Aug 2006	Ghotay	Loading... Oh! Oh oh oh oh oh! I just looked at your pic without his armour and... And... Oh its wonderful! Its not how i imagined it, but it doesnt matter because this really is a wonderful pic! I love it!
22 Sep 2006	Mudpower	Loading... O.O Ohhh. Nice. (I love Iorek)
1 Jan 2007	Anonymous	Loading... I love that book!!!!!!!!!!!
3 Jan 2007	Hatty phillips	Loading... i love it! its a realistic design which i love but maybe some leather straps should be visable cos it kinda looks as if its just suspended on him. also i know its pandantic of me but that quote comes from Northern Lights and at no point is a golden compass mentioned.
9 Jan 2007	AlpineBob	Loading... Well, it would appear the pulishers used different titles for the trilogy in the UK and USA - in America the trilogy is published as: The golden compass The subtle knife The amber spyglass The first novel in the UK is Northern Lights, I understand? Any UK reader want to list them - I'm curious! As for the art - it is quite good. However, I could wish the eye-holes were more slitty - it would make him more menacing.
6 Aug 2007	Hailey E. Howden	Loading... Ohhhh! I love that book!!!!! Beautiful!
29 Oct 2007	Kiana A. Rootes	Loading... It is absolutely stunning. Better than any picture I've been able to draw of him. I think the only thing that could ever make this picture better is color. Then you could see the white against the red metal. Very nice.
14 Dec 2007	Anonymous	Loading... I love that book it's so cool and the picture is very well done I love the face.
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SciFi and Fantasy Art: Soul of Steel