Tributes | HR GIGER

Posted on November 17, 2025November 17, 2025 Tagged art book project, dark fantasy, giger art book, giger kickstarter, giger tribute, graphite drawing, hr gigerLeave a comment

I’m excited to announce that I had the opportunity to contribute to yet another amazing project. From SPIRIDON and Éditions Caurette ─ in collaboration with the H.R. Giger Estate, comes a brand new art book for November 2025. Tributes: HR GIGER is now on Kickstarter; with a successful launch, we’re excited to see pledges now reaching the stretch goals!

This will be my second project with Spiridon, and I still can’t believe that I get to be part of a Giger-related publication. My drawing Hellgate will be included as one of the artworks in this book, alongside the works of over 100 artists. I will be sharing the full piece later on, but for now here’s a little preview.

_{Hellgate (preview), graphite & digital | Tributes: HR GIGER 2025}

“In official collaboration with the HR Giger Estate: A collection of art, interviews, photos, and essays in tribute to HR Giger.”
– Spiridon, Kickstarter | Tributes: HR Giger

_{Interior preview, Tributes: HR Giger | Images Courtesy of Spiridon Giannakis}

Limited Edition | A Giger Cover Tribute by Andrea Chiampo

Another special addition to this campaign is the opportunity to acquire a limited edition version of the art book. Featuring the unique spinal detailing again, this edition comes with a different cover with black edges; signed & numbered, with a limited edition giclée print from Nikolay Georgiev. What I love the most about this version, is the transition of the ‘corruption/infection’ when held side by side with the regular edition. You can see the hints of colour on the spine of the paler cover ─ fully spread to its eerily, inky, darkness to the second version.

_{Tributes: HR Giger | Images Courtesy of Spiridon Giannakis}

If you haven’t had the chance to discover the art of Andrea Chiampo, I highly suggest doing so. He’s the artist behind this this amazing cover for this campaign; and I dare say it’s become one of my favourite book designs to date. From his own influence of Giger’s work, Andrea’s breadth of work ranging from 3-D illustrations to Intaglio printmaking, showcases his immense skills alongside his signature surreal & eerie worlds ─ an obvious choice for a Giger tribute.

^{LIMBUS, A FUTURED PAST | A look into his printmaking process, by Andrea Chiampo}

Now Live on Kickstarter

TRIBUTES: HR GIGER

kickstarter.com/projects/spiridon/giger

Runs until December 11, 2025 12:00 PM EST

We thank you for your continued support.

Glittery & Gold | CODEX Obscurus

Posted on December 6, 2022November 16, 2025 Tagged artbook, artwork, codex obscurus, drawing, graphite drawing, kickstarter, occult art, spiridon, the ritual, traditional art, witch artLeave a comment

I had the immense pleasure of opening my copy of CODEX: Obscurus this week. This was an artist collaboration of ‘witchy’ and occult themed artwork produced by SPIRIDON. The book itself is quite hefty, and I’m especially loving the texture on the cover and back ̶ not to mention it’s glittery and gold. Each artist has a page dedicated to their work, so you get the enjoyment of seeing the work in proper scale (no small/quarter images). On top of that you have the talents of Viktor Pushkarev with all his lettering, graphic, and calligraphy work. I’m now on the hunt for a vintage frame for his lino-cut print. If you’d like to see some more of his intricate-designs, his contribution to Alex Konstad’s Artbook, Obliskura is a good place to start ̶ link here (you’re welcome…it’s mind-blowing).

If you missed out on the original Kickstarter campaign, I believe there are a few copies of just the artbook itself out there for purchase from Liber Distri.

NightStar | Graphite Drawing

Posted on August 15, 2022October 16, 2025 Tagged artwork, book art, drawings, faith nightstar, fantasy art, fantasy romance, foreseer, graphite drawing, nalini singh, psy changeling, traditional art, urban fantasy, visions of heat2 Comments

_{^{NightStar, graphite & colour pencil, 10×13″ (11×14″ paper), 2022.}}

PRELIM

Starting with some brief thumbnails in the sketchbook. Going through Nalini Singh’s second installment in the Psy-Changeling series for some inspiration. Admittedly these tiny drawings look like a bunch of chicken-scratch, but the ideas are there I promise.

(below)

Starting the preliminary drawing on a sheet of vellum/drafting paper.

_{Taking the finished line drawing and creating a simple lighting/value study on Paintshop Pro.}

Drawing in Progress

Line drawing transferred onto a sheet of Strathmore Bristol paper, followed by light applications of graphite; slowly building up to the darker values.

Reacher | June 2022

Posted on June 6, 2022October 16, 2025 Tagged artwork, drawings, embers and stones, etsy, graphite drawing, jack reacher, jewellery, lee child, reacher, shop updates, sketchbook, strathmore sketch, toned paper drawing, traditional artLeave a comment

For this drawing I wanted to incorporate little things here and there from the show. I’ll avoid listing them all out, so as to not put out spoilers for those who have yet to watch the series or read the books. A side note ─ drawing skulls, bones, and such don’t bother me. I’ve got so say however, that I’ve never been more troubled by nature than while studying Snapdragon seed pods.

_{^{Killing Floor, graphite & white colour-pencil on paper.}}

CODEX Obscurus | 2021

Posted on November 10, 2021November 16, 2025 Tagged celtic design, codex artbook, codex obscurus, collaborative project, crowdfunding, dark arts, folklore, graphite drawing, kickstarter, occult art, pagan art, traditional artwork, witch, witchcraft2 Comments

_{^{The Ritual, graphite, 12×16″ (on 14×17″ paper), 2021
Strathmore 100lb. 270 g/m2}}

I shared a little peek into this piece sometime earlier this year, but with the project now on full swing on Kickstarter I can announce that this drawing will be part of the CODEX Obscurus Artbook. This is a project by Spiridon Giannakis with cover and Tarot deck design by Viktor Pushkarev, and is a collaboration with an incredibly talented lineup of 145 artists and their unique take on witches & warlocks, witchcraft, the occult and various folklore. As a bonus, I along with several others will be putting forth our original artwork (The Ritual in my case) for purchase in this campaign. If you are interested acquiring an artwork please head over to the Kickstarter page for all the info.

Now Live on Kickstarter

kickstarter.com/projects/spiridon/codexobscurus

The campaign runs until the end of the month & there are just a few more stretch goals to go! If you would like to back this project please head over to pledge.

Limited Edition Prints & Campaign Bundles

There will also be a limited edition run of these amazing hand-made prints by Viktor. Here’s just a little peek at his process, but you can find more behind-the-scenes on the Codex Kickstarter page as well as on Viktor’s Instagram. Depending on the pledge, there will also be different extras from other artists in this campaign from high quality Prints, Postcards, Posters & Bookmarks; with the potential of even more bonuses with the unlocking of stretch goals.

_{^{Images Courtesy of Spiridon Giannakis & Viktor Pushkarev | CODEX Obscurus}}

The Ritual: a look into the process

For this project I decided to go with a full graphite piece. I wanted a break from painting with watercolour last year and although I hadn’t touched graphite in while, I felt confident again after laying down the foundation and just having at it. It also helped that I was excited to create something that was very much in line, thematically, to my own work.

I knew I’d be working with a lot of blending and powdered graphite ‘washes’, so I started by taping off the borders for a clean look for the finished product. Once the prelim sketch had been transferred onto the paper, I worked in layers from 2B pencils all the way to 6B & 7B for the darkest as I could go. To achieve softer tones in contrast to the more defined Celtic designs, I went to my trusty blending stumps as well as regular tissue paper. This project was also an attempt to improve on metallic elements (or in this case jewellery); working in grayscale and then using an eraser to create effects for a more realistic rendering.

I hope you enjoyed a look into this project and hope you will support our work through this artbook. Take care everyone!

August Drawings, 2021 | Pagan Folk

Posted on August 12, 2021October 16, 2025 Tagged artwork, drawing, fantasy art, graphite drawing, kvitravn, lyfjaberg, music, nordic folk, pagan folk, sketchbook, toned paper drawing, wardruna4 Comments

As I went to post my latest Wardruna inspired drawing, I realized I missed posting the last two pieces I had done. So here’s me backtracking to a couple of older sketchbook drawings. I’ve gone back to using my Strathmore Tan Drawing Sketchbook, and I would say after using it for this long it’s the only sketchbook I’ve gone back to over and over again (sadly some of my regular sketchbooks are collecting dust). Many artists, myself included, love the amount of depth you can easily create on toned paper. You already have a working middle ground, so pushing the shadows and highlights comes easier and results in better depth in the overall drawing.

*_{^{WARDRUNA ‘Lyfjaberg’, graphite and white colour-pencil on paper.}}*

The Appeal of Pagan Folk

I’m using the term ‘pagan folk’, but sometimes placing specific genres on a musician or band can be a bit vague. ‘Faroese singer-songwriter’ comes up for a singer like Eivør Pálsdóttir or ‘alternative Nordic pop’ for Aurora or Kalandra. The band Heilung describes their own music as “amplified history”. Where as a band like Faun from Germany, identifiable with their medieval themes, gets labelled pagan folk as well. All to say, lots of genres being thrown out there to the point that I don’t know how to package any of these musicians into one specific label.

The desire to be closer to nature, live more rural, and escape from the general madness of our concrete jungles is no longer reserved to a small population. It’s also something being translated more and more into different art forms including music. Inspiration can be found in many forms different from your practice; photography, film, etc, but mine has overwhelming been through music and literature. I can easily get lost in the rhythms and voice of a singer like Einar and feel transported.

“I think many people who don’t go to church or other religious ceremonies,
I think they miss that solemn, holy place.
…
One of the goals with Wardruna concert is to actually create that space.
To create that serious space, moment, where you can just get lost into the music.
…
It’s about communication, back and forth.
About acknowledging things that are bigger than yourself. Remembering nature,
that we are part of it, etc.”

-Einar Selvik with Iron Realm Productions at Midgardsblot 2016.

*_{^{WARDRUNA ‘Kvitravn’, graphite & white colour pencil on paper}}*.

The drawings for Kvitravn; the one above and the one with the white raven featuring Lindy-Fay Hella, are both inspired by Wardruna‘s latest album and the visuals from their respective music videos which you can find on Youtube.