Previous /icic/: >>7642931You have until September 8th, 11:59 PM GMT, to illustrate stories from the latest “/lit/ Writing Competition” >>>/lit/24600485, >>>/lit/24611152Countdown timer:https://countingdownto.com/?c=6477572Replied below are all 11 stories, ordered by votes.Rules:• Image dimensions: 2550 pixels wide × 3300 pixels high.• No AI.• The image must be suitable for blue boards (e.g. /lit/).• You must “submit” the image by posting it ITT as a .png or .jpgAfter the submission deadline, two Strawpolls will be created, one for “Illustrations of Winning Stories,” and one for “Illustrations of All Stories.”Only illustrations pertaining to the top third of the placing stories—the top 5 out of 11 (rounding up, and including ties), marked with a ◊ below—are “Illustrations of Winning Stories.”The /icic/ winner of “Illustrations of Winning Stories,” will grace the front cover of August’s compilaiton book;The /icic/ winner of “Illustrations of All Stories” will grace the back cover.Every submitted illustration will accompany its story of inspiration in this month’s edition of /lwc/+/icic/, just like last-last month:https://files.catbox.moe/h6ych0.pdf>“/lwc/+/icic/ June 2025”>17.9 MB>72 pagesAnd a big thank-you to all who participated (are still participating?) in this month’s /icic/—there is still time to choose July’s winners:https://strawpoll.com/eNg6v7No3gAJuly’s “/lwc/+/icic/” PDF will eventually be completed and posted below.Now let’s see what August has in store~
>◊ 1st — “In Thy Orisons” by meteorhttps://rentry.co/y9mxvipf>◊ 2nd — “Killing Time in Kansai” by son of hermeshttps://rentry.co/killingtimeinkansai>◊ 3rd — “Contagion Thanatos” by ContagionThanatos (AKA yodo)https://rentry.co/contagionthanatos>◊ Tied for 4th — “Djinns” by Torushttps://rentry.co/djinns>◊ Tied for 4th — “Atlantic” by NMNKLThttps://rentry.co/b9obcrbp>6th — “Art is Beautiful” by Beineberghttps://rentry.co/artisbeautiful>7th — “The Sound of Crashing” by 3l1z4b3th4n https://rentry.co/3l1z4b3th4n>Tied for 8th — “He Felt It” by tepidhttps://rentry.co/tepid_fE1zYQXqls>Tied for 8th — “My Heart Slows” by parákletoshttps://rentry.co/parakletos>Tied for 10th — “I’ve Fought and Operated” by BestMeowFaghttps://rentry.co/bestmeowfag>Tied for 10th — “Cities & Signs • 6” by qjuhZYUlLhttps://rentry.co/klotildeAll were written with the following prompts in mind:>THEME REQUIREMENT: Must explore how location can affect psychology>CHARACTER REQUIREMENT: A character must be possessed by lyricismPlease read the /lwc/ thread for in-depth critique and commentary on each work: >>>/lit/24600485Strawpoll of results:https://strawpoll.com/6QnMQEkGane/results
>>7682097Just recently got an e-ink reader, so now I can casually read these in bed.Should make for a better (and easier) reading experience than being hunched over my desk, being blasted directly in the eyes by blue light.
Neato, I won!Anyway, here's my chicken scratch writing for you.
>>7682710And all black, if that's what you prefer.
>>7682710>>7682712These are amazing!I’m going to use the dichromatic one; the original you posted will accompany its namesake story in the pdf I’ll finish and post tomorrow.I also owe you some commentary on your great work—as well as responses to the good discussion in the other thread—so stay tuned, I guess.Thanks again!
“/lwc/+/icic/ July 2025”>72 pages>6.37 MBhttps://files.catbox.moe/2vvrkl.pdfIf you want to actually view it as a “book” through the catbox/browser pdf-viewer, go to the drop down menu and select “Even Spreads.”And again, thank you >>7682710 so much for the cover alt!
>>7684759>>7685761>These are amazing!>And again, thank youYou're welcome, I'm glad you were happy with it.See you again when I get around to this month's illustration... which I will hopefully not procrastinate so much on.
I cant finish a book for the life of me but maybe if I draw what I read it'll be fun.
>>7682710Btw, is it intentional that the coils/ringlets of his hair evoke stacked coins?
>>7695775Uhhh... I'll leave that up to interpretation!
>>7689989They're short stories - you could also just pick one at random if reading all of them is too challenging.Hell, no need to even read the whole story, just skim it, pick a scene you think is good and draw that.
do the submissions usually come in last minute or we not expecting anything this month?
>>7705457I plan to do sth on the weekend.CBA to do more than my usual figs and main drawing.
>>7705457I've got a bunch of sketches ready to choose from (at least one for each story) and make an illustration, but yes, I'm usually last minute with it, haha.
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cruel world.A man tried to initiated a thing, but nobody followed along.
>>7713523You're free to submit something instead of trying to guilt others. It's still on-going.
The next /lwc/ will start soon if anyone wants to join:>>>/lwc/24696743
>>7716851>>>>/lwc/24696743lol>>>/lit/24696743
>>7716851>will start soonDoulbe lolIt’s already started:>>>/lit/24699557
>“Contagion Thanatos” by ContagionThanatos (AKA yodo)Here's a quickie one. I plan on doing a couple more, but we'll see how I go.A bit of a literal translation of a scene from the story for this one, but why pass up an opportunity to draw a seal?I quite enjoyed this batch of stories this round too.
>>7717730Heads up champ, that says "Thantos".
>>7717731lol, the most common mistake, I even double checked the spelling!Thanks for letting me know, I'll fix it in a jiffy after I finish eating.
>>7717731>>7717734There we go. The slightly less shameful version, haha.
>>7717746omg this is SO FUCKING COOL!!!!!! THANK YOU! Are you the artist that drew the Newton one as well? I love your style.
