Prince Humorabi of Plusopotamy
Prince Humorabi of Plusopotamy
Humorabi is luring the leader of monster Horde to the top of the hill in the shape of duck beak...
In the spooky dead ruined town Tinigrad, when she was alone, Shumbiz, Stepistan adventurer, tried to persuade Urma or even force her to give him the Winged Window...
Humorabi is riding into battle on his black donkey, waving with his staff and a pigtail of Stepistan on it.Plusopotamy army is bursting into laughter, while Stepistan armada faces the frightening surprise!
King of Mugia is famous for his "little" fingers, which are extremely long (miles and miles), and are inhabiting all the main city of Mugia, going down the streets, crossing bridges...
Three gifted races live in this odd kingdom, besides regular humans: those with gifted sight, those good at hearing, and those good at smelling. Of course, they have big eyes, noses and ears! Best seer, smellers and hearers are named king's ministers...
The scene shows Giant Mu-mu hurling giant rocks at the contraption built by the Humorabi's fellowship, meant to disassemble the huge Giant's wooden Dam. Urma is watching a scene from below, satisfied that she lured the Giant to follow her advice...
This is the cover page for Ivan Balenovic book "Prince Humorabi of Plusopotamy". It is in fact, the cover page, chin and back side of the book (therefore gaps in composition for titles and description text).
On the cover page are Humorabi, Urma and Tasel, three young heroes travelling the imaginary pseudo-world of the Middle East, meeting strange lands (and their kings!)
The book is considered children-book, therefore a warm and colourful style. Prince's name Humorabi is an allusion - but opposite to - Hammurabi, the Persian ruler. It is the author's allusion also to the Humor rabbi, the Teacher of Humor (brightness of life), so therefore his shiny smile.
The world they are coming through is not a standard orc-elf universe, but lands of strange kings and kingdoms (strange in their customs but also in appearance).
On the cover page, they are running through the Valley of Kings, a swamp where thrown rulers of the kingdom are fighting between themselves in envy and anger. The guy after our fellowship is Skrgutin, their "leader" (they have no leader, they are an anarchist mob) with a stone crown.
It was Photoshop (total paint over scanned line drawing), about 40 hours of work.
I also did 10 inside illustrations of the book.