Welcome to FAF(FF), my sorta-weekly series of fan art, farinaceous treats, and fun.
But before we start, next Tuesday (August 21) is when The Manual of Aeronautics comes out! On that day I’ll be doing one last art reveal. As per tradition, it will be the endpapers from the Manual, which I think you’ll find quite fabulous.
And now for FAF(FF)!
Let us begin with cake, because the world needs more cake.
This edible artistry comes from the tumblr feed of jaberwockyx, and was made for a school project. (It won first prize, obviously.)
I like that it has both a walker and a whale on it, which brings to mind the book’s tagline: “Do you oil your war machines, or eat them?”
Not to be outdone, Uglies fandom also has a cake this week:
And just in case you think this is a cake with the words “special” and “extra” randomly on it, i have proof of its Uglies-relatedness:
Thanks for sending me the pix, Bea-la!
And now some whale love from Catherine P.
Not cake, but very kawaii.
And here’s some cosplay (and photoshop-play) from both series. First Jennifer B being a Special . . .
And Lauren being Deryn:
Two pencil works from peanutbuttergoddess, of Lilit and Deryn:
I like their half-smiling expressions a lot.
And to round out the lurve triangle, here’s Alek as drawn by sleepy pilot:
He’s not smiling, but he means you no harm!
That’s it for FAFFFFF. See you Tuesday for the book birthday of The Manual of Aeronautics! I am excited to hear what you guys think of the many arts in it.
To pre-order the Manual online, go to Powell’s, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, or IndieBound.
August 17th, 2012 08:11
1st!
August 17th, 2012 08:12
Oh man, the last thing I need right now is another picture of Alek that looks sexy yet isn’t supposed too.
…don’t ask.
August 17th, 2012 08:14
OH MY GOSH!!! the cakes look soooo good! i should have the uglies cake one for my bday
the girl dressed up as a special is pretty cool, too
August 17th, 2012 08:16
Heh! The picture of Alek just SCREAMS “I don’t want to hurt you, but I will if I have to!”
If only I had gotten here about two minutes ago I would have gotten my first first.
August 17th, 2012 08:17
Wait…how come the FAF is in italics?
August 17th, 2012 08:21
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman Calvary choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
And for some reason I can’t explain
Once you’ve gone, there was never
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
August 17th, 2012 08:37
Whoops, he messed up the HTML at one point. Hence the italics.
But man, how do you cake? How do you art? How do you? How?
August 17th, 2012 08:47
YAY my art is on here! That just made my day that much more awesome!
And those cakes look deliciously amazing…
August 17th, 2012 09:55
@6-That was my favorite song for over a year but now I like Fix You better.
August 17th, 2012 09:58
Oh yeah! Love the cakes.
Today was the most akward day of my life. I was on a bus, with my friend, by the bay.
Me: Ew! They bay STINKS!
Friend: It smells like someone having you-know-what.
Me: .-. And how would you know?
Friend: •’-'• ummmm
August 17th, 2012 17:38
I love that last one, the portrait of Alek
August 17th, 2012 18:30
I wish I had cake making skills like that! And the drawing of Alek… wow, that’s pretty amazing. I never can draw people looking forward.
August 17th, 2012 18:38
The Leviathan cake looks so appetizing…
August 17th, 2012 19:12
The Leviathan map is being featured on Deviantart’s article involving mythical cartography!
Here’s the link if anyone wants to take a peek:
http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Mythical-Cartography-The-Artistry-of-Maps-321433893?utm_source=elnino&utm_medium=messagecenter&utm_campaign=081612_NET_Cartography&utm_term=title
August 17th, 2012 19:47
OH MY FLYING FLAPJACK. Thank you sooo much for featuring my cake pictures Scott-la!
August 17th, 2012 20:40
@14-That’s so cool!!! But they didn’t talk about it…which should be a CRIME.
August 17th, 2012 20:58
Wooooowww thank you so much Scott-la for posting my alek picture!!!
You are so awesome and amazing!!!!!!!
But yes, he probably WILL hurt you, if you lay a hand on Deryn that is! Thats who I kept in mind when I drew it XD
August 17th, 2012 21:32
I think we’ve seen that picture of Deryn before. The cakes were cool, but i have this really cool fan art to send in. Anyone knows how i go about doing that?
also- where was the loris with mustashe picture we were promised would be in every FAF(F)?
August 17th, 2012 22:18
I know I pretty much say the exact same thing every FAF, but let me reiterate once again:
I LOVE LEVIATHAN AND DALEK!!!!! *happy sigh*
I want themed cake. It seems like it would just taste better than normal cake.
August 18th, 2012 01:19
I LOVE that cake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 18th, 2012 06:01
Scott-The Leviathan tag line is actually “Do you oil your war machines, or feed them?”
I don’t want to eat a beastie. That’d just be weird.
August 18th, 2012 07:11
@21-That’s the joke, Ginny-la. Do you oil your war machines, or EAT them. You know, like a cake, cakes are eatable… usually.
August 18th, 2012 18:11
first reaction: oh my god you all are freakin’ awesome artists, and of extremely varied media.
next: oh wait, i can sorta do most of that type of stuff too.
finally: oh Scott, why can’t you post my art? please? for once?
August 18th, 2012 18:14
by the way, i think Alek usually isn’t that cool with holding a gun. if he’s holding one, he’s fighting. and if he’s fighting, he’s angry. not overpowering enough that he can just go around holding a gun.
August 19th, 2012 00:09
This is weird and random but…
I love Kaito and Len as a couple!!!! They are sooo cute together!!!! BUT THEY’RE BOTH GUYS…..heeelp meeee…..so cute yet so akward….
August 19th, 2012 00:10
@24-You just love finding the bad stuff in everything don’t you.
August 19th, 2012 02:38
I just went to Barnes & Noble this morning, and they already had the manual on the shelves…
August 19th, 2012 06:08
@27-0.0 *jealous* Did you buy it????
August 19th, 2012 06:22
@26- My pleasure…
August 19th, 2012 06:26
Arrrgghh!!! I just had this major swearing explosion at 10 at night cuz I missed Ginny-la by 14 minutes AGAIN!! I think I woke up my entire family. I get too emotional over this.
August 19th, 2012 07:40
@28 Yeah
August 19th, 2012 08:57
I don’t usually eat my war machines, though I do use Olive Oil, and feed them to my friends…
Evil Laugh
‘These have gotta be the worst pies in London….’
August 19th, 2012 20:52
@29-I wasnt talking to you
@30-Whoa even I dont do that
@31-SO JEALOUS
@32-HOW EVIL OF YOU *shunning* even though I cant REALLY shun you.
August 20th, 2012 00:15
@33-Yeah, I realized that a while ago. I meant to say something but I wwas tired and kept misspelling stuff so I just gave up.
August 20th, 2012 00:16
@34- *was
clearly I am still tired.
August 20th, 2012 01:31
Yeah the Manual’s already on the shelves of Barnes & Nobles. Weird, huh?
Plus, they don’t have the fricking Herkules or Beowulf from the first book. what’s up with that? those were like the awesomest things in the whole series besides Bovril and the wasser-wanderers.
Also, how do you send fan art?!
August 20th, 2012 02:46
why is everyone talking about beowulf
August 20th, 2012 06:40
@36- Haha! First to answer your question! To send fan art you click on the contact button on the right hand side towards the top. And from there it’s pretty self explanitory.
August 20th, 2012 07:15
Some one should make a fan art museum with different wings dedicated to different authors/ tv shows/ whatever else.
August 20th, 2012 07:24
Oh my gosh! My deryn cosplay pictute was actually posted on here! I FEEL LOVED.
And might I say those cakes look marvelous and absolutely delicious. I would eat them in an instant.
August 20th, 2012 22:34
Ginny-la, sorry if you think i’m a bit of a party pooper. i guess my Mum’s handed down a bit of her perfectionism…hopefully she doesn’t see this.
@ 39, that’s a fabolous idea! if i could i would help you.
August 21st, 2012 00:30
Coolest. Cake. EVER!!!! I NEED a cake like that. (Meaning the Leviathan one. ^^)
-MiddyK
August 21st, 2012 03:55
i thought it was “Do you oil your war machines, or feed them?”
you dont want to eat them
August 23rd, 2012 06:08
HEY GUYS I’M BACK.
Sorry I’ve been gone! I’ve had loads of family stuff going on and haven’t had time for the internet. (and I now have my school laptop back, so I don’t have to fight for access of the computer. Also, be expecting more frequent Orion updates!!)
August 24th, 2012 04:53
@43. Ahem. He did that on purpose. A play on words, you know? Because it’s CAKE, you’d want to eat it.
August 24th, 2012 05:24
ORION!!!! When’s Medusa gonna start??
August 26th, 2012 18:02
When Orion is over, of course. That’s a silly question.
August 27th, 2012 04:37
Apparently there IS one thing that’s better than cake. LEVIATHAN CAKE!
August 28th, 2012 02:06
Mehh….
August 28th, 2012 02:07
@MM
Don’t they already have a creature named Meduca…?
August 28th, 2012 02:08
Medusa*
August 28th, 2012 05:07
@47-Hmph. How rude. And that’s TECHNICALLY what I meant anyways-when’s Orion going to end/Medusa start?
August 28th, 2012 20:19
@50. Yes. They do. But there will be a twist, I assure you. There always is.
August 29th, 2012 16:31
@52. Well, in that case, Orion will end after the climax and conclusion have ended. That should be a few more chapters at least, I think.
August 29th, 2012 19:40
@MM
Super Meduca
August 29th, 2012 19:42
Medusa*.
September 1st, 2012 21:18
peanutbuttergoddess,
That’s incredible!!!!
September 2nd, 2012 20:50
@54-Mm.
So where’s chapter 31?
September 6th, 2012 04:12
“The Austrian horses glinted in the moonlight, their riders standing tall in the saddle, swords raised.” Quoted from which chapter/page from the Book Leviathan?
Hehe^-^
September 6th, 2012 04:53
“”Aya-chan was pretty brave when we saw the freaks,” Miki said. “And you all saw her surf. I trust her,”" What page/chapter from the book Extras?
September 6th, 2012 04:56
“”Quit calling me that,” he softly chided. “I’m not a ‘midnighter.’ That’s Rec’s word.”" what page/chapter from Midnighters the secret hour?
September 9th, 2012 19:52
Isn’t it a bit cool that Bea-la made an Uglies themed “cake,” and the last word of Extras is “cake?” Scott’s joked before that if he wants to keep going with the whole “last-word-of-the-previous-book-becomes-the-next-book’s-title” thing (excluding Extras), the next book will have to be called “Cakes.”
Did no one else see that connection?
September 13th, 2012 05:41
@Jessie-la
Yes.
September 28th, 2012 21:58
KYAA!!! My art is on here, my cute adorable chibi Leviathan with Alec and Deryn being all lovey dovey! This has so made my day and feel so much better about my art skills!!! I can’t wait to tell my fiancé he loves these books!! Thank you Scott!!
November 18th, 2012 15:21
OH MY GOD HE POSTED MY CAKE. The Leviathan one. I’m glad everyone liked it
Wasn’t credited, but I don’t really care, ’cause I might cry right now. He saw it.