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Eric Summers | Art & Words
@thatsummersguy.bsky.social
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https://www.thatsummersguy.com | Art Director @PMQ Pizza, Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Wanna-be Author. Art and comic dork. Bangs on drums. My sci-fantasy YA novel Riders on the Storm is out in paperback, ebook, and hardcover! https://a.co/d/223kZxA
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Are you fucking KIDDING me?

Getting real tired of all this puritanical bullshit these days. For now, I can at least access from my phone, but if that goes down I’ll be completely away from social media. This was my last remaining bastion.

Fuuuuuck.
A screenshot of a statement from BlueSky explaining that the site is no longer accessible in the state of Mississippi due to a new law requiring photo identification.
August 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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News from the home front in the world of graphic design. Cracker Barrel, after 48 years, has removed both the cracker AND the barrel from their branding. Many local Mamaws and Peepaws reportedly irate.
Cracker Barrel old logo Cracker Barrel new logo
August 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Came across the line art for this one, too. It was a blast to draw.
line art of a Red Rising fan art piece
August 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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hey artists!
quote your RED art ♥️

AWWWOOOOOOOO! Hail libertas. Hail Reaper.
Fan art of Darrow, Ragnar, Virginia, and Sevro, from Pierce Brown's Red Rising books.
August 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Post an old illustration you still like:

Good lord this is 6 years old now, but I still love how this little gnome fighter came out.
A gnome fighter in armor with a large main sword and small dagger squares up against four loincloth-clad humans.
August 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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If you see this, post a redhead!! #artshare

I almost made a colorblind joke, but remembered this one.
Kvothe, from the Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss, stalking through the woods with sword raised. A covered wagon rests by a campfire in the distance.
July 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Picked up a pen for the first time in months today to personalize a copy of Riders on the Storm. Felt pretty good.
Pen drawing of Korbos, from my book Riders on the Storm, in a personalized copy for a reader.
July 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Watching Sunshine for the first time in a long, long while, and I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed this flick. I get why ppl get hinky over the "slasher" third act, but I still love this kind of space travel sci-fi. And MAN, what a cast...
Cillian Murphy recording a video message in the movie Sunshine.
July 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Someone said it's #worldsnakeday?

Well here's a snakey lady who got a bad rap. Medusa did no wrong.

Jeez this is older than I thought it was...
Medusa stands nude atop a pillar, holding aloft the head of Perseus in a twist on the famous statue. A snake wraps around her body covering the naughty bits.
July 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Hey artists! Quote with your woman art 🖤❤️🤍

Got a lot of woman art, but don't think I've ever posted this one here. Old Red Sonja pic.
Red Sonja, wounded, faces off against a pair of large blue 3-eyed, 4-armed monkey creatures.
July 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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A little older, but here's a past cover and some more in the widescreen format.
Book cover for Claws of the Dragon by Matthew Barbeler False cover for Fire Sea by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman A Fremen on Arrakis Giant slobbering monster crawls from the sea. A spear-weilding hero dangles from the flagpole of a building in the foreground.
July 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Getting in on this! These are pics for my next personal project, but I also work in a more painterly cover-style.

thatsummersguy.com

Also a big Mad Max fan :)
A group of fighters in a Colosseum-style arena Guy hanging off a building with a large rifle, spaceship flying through city streets behind him. Two groups battle in a sci-fi-ish hallway. Old woman rides a large insectile creature
July 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Figured I'd do something a little different for #portfolioday, since I don't have any new art lately. Down to the last 6-7 chapters on Edge of the Storm, so I'm locked in on that, but here's a couple of pieces, from pen/ink line art to colored finals. I'm sure I'll make more adjustments in the end.
Pen and ink line art of a group of adventurers sitting around a woodsy campfire. A small robot hovers around, and a giant flying creature is silhouetted against the moon. Color art of a group of adventurers sitting around a woodsy campfire. A small robot hovers around, and a giant flying creature is silhouetted against the moon. Pen and ink line art of Korbos hanging from the edge of a skyscraper, his large rifle held at the ready. Tall buildings fill the background, and the Storm flies between, above the streets below. Color art of Korbos hanging from the edge of a skyscraper, his large rifle held at the ready. Tall buildings fill the background, and the Storm flies between, above the streets below.
July 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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22 years with the missus today. Coming up on 31 since our first date. I must have done something right.
Eric and the wife after their 22nd anniversary dinner
June 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Slight self-brag post: first pic was about 8 years ago at a friend’s house, at my heaviest of around 265-270. Undiagnosed diabetes, heart palpitations, and many bad health decisions. Right is last month, at 180lbs, feeling a lot better with life in general. Best time to start taking care is now.
A husky man plays drums while his son plucks a banjo. My son and I hang out with my grandmother for the first time in a while.
June 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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♥ Human Artists ♥

Use one piece to convince people to follow you 🌟
Fight scene from the upcoming book Edge of the Storm, sequel to Riders on the Storm by Eric Summers. A group of heroes prepare at the bottom of a sci-fi staircase to face off against a swarm of armored and mutated foes.
June 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Used some of these images from @jookpubstock.bsky.social on a weird space mermaid pic I'd COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN ABOUT until I saw this post just now.

Hahahah I don't ever post this one anywhere lol.
A bunch of weird space mermaids with laser tridents float around the ether in front of a large gas planet, Earth-like moon, and asteroids. Based on reference pics by @Jookpubstock.
June 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Greetings from the beach! Needed this vacation, though I’ve probably put on 10 pounds from all the fried seafood…
A gooberiffic dork takes a selfie on the sands of a beach. The ocean waves behind him threaten a mild wetting of his flip flops.
May 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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If you see this, post a monster

Always liked this one. The Slobbersaurus.
A big slime monster with multiple toothy mouths emerges from the ocean upon an unsuspecting town. A hero with a spear hangs from a foreground building
May 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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QRP your spys/rogues! 🕵️

"Rogue's Stealth," digital over graphite, done as part of a series of DnD classes way back in 2019 (OMG!). I feel like the flapping of his clothes would give him away, but maybe the merchant is deaf.
A rogue leaps toward a traveling merchant with two daggers drawn. They are lit by fire or lantern light from the bottom left, and the crescent moon is high behind the rogue.
May 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Need to get my mind off all of life's little consternations, so here's some black and white interior art from my first book Riders on the Storm. Descriptions in alt text. All of these are pen/ink wash, with touchups in Photoshop.
Pyk, from the book Riders on the Storm by Eric Summers, hanging in the rigging of a ship with clouds and a bright sun behind him. Korbos, from the book Riders on the Storm by Eric Summers, stands in front of his forge, holding a glowing patterned cube. Eljin, from the book Riders on the Storm by Eric Summers, stands before a decorative wooden door set into a huge tree. He's holding up a small Chek companion named Amadi, who looks very put-out. Mariyani looks on, hands on her hips, in aggravation at the two. High Lady Kaira of the Host, from the book Riders on the Storm by Eric Summers, uses her power to rip down a huge chunk of a cliffside to throw at the heroes. Her revealing dress is torn and tattered, and her hair blows in the wind as her eyes glow silver.
May 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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If you see this, post your green dragon art 🐲
#artshare #dragonart #greendragon

Weird...apparently all my other dragon pics are red...>_<
A dark-skinned lancer stands in front of a snarling dragon. In the background are ocean waves and a few far-away floating islands.
May 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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cat reading a paper with a caption that says I should buy a boat
May 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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May the 4th be with you.

I need to do some more Star Wars art. It's been a few years.
A Jedi stands on a rock formation in a dense jungle, looking up at a large transport ship and several flights of TIE Fighters and Interceptors.
May 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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It's been a good night. Celebrated my parents' 48th anniversary, and got to hang out with my uncle (the bald fellow in the back there) during his visit from L.A. But the best part was getting to hug my 91yo sweetheart of a grandmother for the first time in a long while.
I got to hang out with my grandmother.
May 4, 2025 at 2:08 AM