Today we’re chatting with Sebastian Timpe, artist of “The Ensanguined Shore” in The Future Fire #68.
TFF: How did you go about illustrating “The Ensanguined Shore”?
Sebastian Timpe: While reading through “The Ensanguined Shore” I was gripped by the image of Patty’s best photograph. I knew that had to be one of the illustrations for this story. I scoured the story for all descriptions of the sirens, I love the way Jennifer Donohue gives us just enough detail to imagine them but not confine the audiences imagination. For the second illustration I had never created anything with a mech suit in it and I wanted a challenge.
TFF: Do you have a superstition or quirk you insist on while working/painting?
ST: Given my most recent experience with extreme wind and rain storms knocking out the power to my house for a week, my new superstition is any time the wind blows make sure my computer is charged!
TFF: Would you rather be on a ship that is about to leave or that is bringing you home?
ST: Headed home; home is where the cat is.
TFF: Tell us about an artist whose work you’re particularly enjoying at the moment?
ST: Andrew Salgado is a painter I’ve admired since high school. I just adore his expressive portraits and use of color.
TFF: What is your favourite example of hopeful, cosy or low-stakes SFF or horror?
ST: While Star Trek is my go to for the coziest of vibes, fan fiction always has something to warm my heart.
TFF: What else are you working on now?
ST: In December I finally got my hands on the Time Warp Puzzle: Rock the Cats Paw which I created in collaboration with Da Vinci’s Room games. It was the first puzzle I have ever put together and it was a blast. Now I am on a mission to create art for puzzles—it’s such an exiting genre because you can create really detailed works meant for a large format.
Reminder: You can comment on any of the writing or art in this issue at http://press.futurefire.net/2024/01/new-issue-202468.html.
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