Hello everyone - Artist and illustrator who likes the Cosmere.

[Shaggybreeks]

Hi, my name is Graeme

I have been a long time fan of Brandons works, starting with the Mistborn series when I was just a teenager, and now hotly anticipating the release of the next Stormlight book next year. 

In the run up to the release, I have been making artworks based on my re-readings of the previous books. I will update in the gallery here, and you can also follow along on my Insta. 
https://instagram.com/graemebrandham?utm_source=qr&igshid=MzNlNGNkZWQ4Mg==

This is what I have done so far. 

Looking forward to seeing what everyone else produces and crafts. Its been too long since I got involved in a fandom, so I am quite excited. 

[Guest Ψιτιsτηε Βεsτ]

Welcome to the shard!

[Through the Living Elan He/Him]

Welcome to the shard!

Those look EPIC!!!

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

Welcome to the Shard . I think you'll find it to be one of the friendliest online communities out there, and there's certainly no shortage of wonderful art to discuss . Those drawings are AMAZING, by the way- 

[Mags she/they]

Welcome to the shard!! Your art is fantastic! I love seeing new artists on here!

Make sure to check out the Creators Corner forum, where lots of artists post their personal art/ writing, and you can make your own thread if you like.There's also the gallery and the Sanderson Fanworks forum for fanart!

And now, the most important question: What's your favorite kind of bagel?

[Shaggybreeks]

hahah so much loveliness already in this thread! Thank you for the warm welcome. its been a while since ive gone forum surfing, so its a pleasure to recieve such a nice response. 

kk I will deffo check out the creators corner for sure. I imagine there are a lot of budding writers and artists here. Do people share their own work as well as fan-fic/art?

Fave bagel...... 


WHY WOULD YOU ASK SUCH A HARD QUESTION

So living in London, there is a Bagel shop in Brick Lane that does bagels to perfection. The best savoury one I had recently was a sorta italian meets tofu bagel. Lots of sundried tomato, herbs, some smokey tofu, and some olive oil and garlic. Was so good. And then I had a sweet bagel recently as well which was basically christmas. Like, plum, raisins, brandy butter, cinnamon, orange peel. It was legit! 

[Argenti he/him]

 

51 minutes ago, Shaggybreeks said:

hahah so much loveliness already in this thread! Thank you for the warm welcome. its been a while since ive gone forum surfing, so its a pleasure to recieve such a nice response. 

kk I will deffo check out the creators corner for sure. I imagine there are a lot of budding writers and artists here. Do people share their own work as well as fan-fic/art?

Fave bagel...... 


WHY WOULD YOU ASK SUCH A HARD QUESTION

So living in London, there is a Bagel shop in Brick Lane that does bagels to perfection. The best savoury one I had recently was a sorta italian meets tofu bagel. Lots of sundried tomato, herbs, some smokey tofu, and some olive oil and garlic. Was so good. And then I had a sweet bagel recently as well which was basically christmas. Like, plum, raisins, brandy butter, cinnamon, orange peel. It was legit! 

At least it's not blueberry! 
If you could have any (Sanderson) Magic system In real life, what would it be?

Also, Don't mind the ookla, it's ookla season

[Mags she/they]

1 hour ago, Shaggybreeks said:

hahah so much loveliness already in this thread! Thank you for the warm welcome. its been a while since ive gone forum surfing, so its a pleasure to recieve such a nice response. 

kk I will deffo check out the creators corner for sure. I imagine there are a lot of budding writers and artists here. Do people share their own work as well as fan-fic/art?
 

People tend to share their original work in the Creators Corner. Fanfics are put in the Sanderson Fan works forum, and fanart is often put in the gallery. People do post fanart in the Creators Corner sometimes (heck I've done it) but not as often.

1 hour ago, Shaggybreeks said:

Fave bagel...... 


WHY WOULD YOU ASK SUCH A HARD QUESTION

So living in London, there is a Bagel shop in Brick Lane that does bagels to perfection. The best savoury one I had recently was a sorta italian meets tofu bagel. Lots of sundried tomato, herbs, some smokey tofu, and some olive oil and garlic. Was so good. And then I had a sweet bagel recently as well which was basically christmas. Like, plum, raisins, brandy butter, cinnamon, orange peel. It was legit! 

That's so cool and fancy!! I've always just eaten the bagged grocery store kind lol, my fav is cinnamon raisin.

[The Stormfather He/Him]

1 hour ago, Ookla the Silver said:

 

At least it's not blueberry! 

 

Ummmm......

My favorite type of bagel is blueberry.

As you well know!!!!!

[Argenti he/him]

5 minutes ago, The Stormfather said:

 

Ummmm......

My favorite type of bagel is blueberry.

As you well know!!!!!

[Robin Sedai she/her]

Oh my gooooodnessss your art is amazing! Welcome to the Shard!

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

22 hours ago, Shaggybreeks said:

kk I will deffo check out the creators corner for sure. I imagine there are a lot of budding writers and artists here. Do people share their own work as well as fan-fic/art?

All of the above and more! Everything you could possibly imagine . I've seen recreations of Cosmere food, Cosmere themed Lego builds, and even a Mistborn Minecraft mod (which I have tried out, and do recommend). The Creator's Corner is certainly a lovely place .

[Shaggybreeks]

On 11/29/2023 at 10:18 PM, Ookla the Silver said:

 

At least it's not blueberry! 
If you could have any (Sanderson) Magic system In real life, what would it be?

Also, Don't mind the ookla, it's ookla season

Oh gosh, that’s also a very good question. So I’ve not actually got around to each series yet, so far I’ve read the mistborn books multiple times and I’ve been spending a lot of time in Roshar recently. I relate love the metal based system in Mistborn, it’s surprisingly unique, but I’m not sure if it would be very tasty. 
I think the radiant magic system appeals to me most because it involves introspection and growth as a person to achieve it. I love that these characters battle not only with the outside world, but their own inner demons. And also the spree fascinate me from an animist kinda view of the world being alive and something you can commune with. 

[Argenti he/him]

1 minute ago, Shaggybreeks said:

Oh gosh, that’s also a very good question. So I’ve not actually got around to each series yet, so far I’ve read the mistborn books multiple times and I’ve been spending a lot of time in Roshar recently. I relate love the metal based system in Mistborn, it’s surprisingly unique, but I’m not sure if it would be very tasty. 
I think the radiant magic system appeals to me most because it involves introspection and growth as a person to achieve it. I love that these characters battle not only with the outside world, but their own inner demons. And also the spree fascinate me from an animist kinda view of the world being alive and something you can commune with. 

Have you read both eras of Mistborn? I really need to re-read them

[Shaggybreeks]

On 11/30/2023 at 3:12 AM, Ookla the Last Post said:

Oh my gooooodnessss your art is amazing! Welcome to the Shard!

thats really kind of you thank you. I just hope I can keep finding time for it. It’s been such a relaxing and joyful process, but at the same time, work is always busy. XD 

 

On 11/30/2023 at 8:14 PM, Ookla the Categorized said:

All of the above and more! Everything you could possibly imagine . I've seen recreations of Cosmere food, Cosmere themed Lego builds, and even a Mistborn Minecraft mod (which I have tried out, and do recommend). The Creator's Corner is certainly a lovely place .

Cosmere food! That’s really interesting! I would love to see if someone has made a middle fest feast xD I somehow suspect it involves lots of shellfish given the nature of most of Roshar, but maybe people are partial to Shin food as well. Thanks for sharing how nice it is there, I will absolutely have to go and have some chats in there. 
 

4 minutes ago, Ookla the Silver said:

Have you read both eras of Mistborn? I really need to re-read them

I have read the first of the modern one and I really liked it, though cowboy style themes weren’t always my jam. I admire Brandon Sanderson for his ability to challenge himself with new styles and themes though, and I’m definitely looking forward to getting into the rest of those books. 
oh I also forgot I read his short stories about the detective guy who has multiple personalities. I remember one was about a camera that could see into the past. It was a cool concept!