
my infinite serpent
a poem at the end of the world
best viewed on a large display










Behind the Tides:
Early concepts, sketches, and lines

[Dante] Narrator Visual Concept - May 1, 2022
![[Smudgyink] Lines: Panel 3, Narrator](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c8b18be4dd77651b93edf6/4dfce179-3819-422e-bdc7-c7156de21524/caw-close.jpg)
[Smudgyink] Lines: Panel 3, Narrator
![[Smudgyink] Sketches: Panels 6-8, Narrator](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c8b18be4dd77651b93edf6/ced323f0-f2a3-47df-81b8-8dcdd8e9f7b8/caw-678-test.jpg)
[Smudgyink] Sketches: Panels 6-8, Narrator
![[Dante] Early Structures: Narrator & Nessie Bodies](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c8b18be4dd77651b93edf6/fd7b716e-3bb6-4248-aba6-2a2ccd6a871b/Screen+Shot+2023-06-15+at+10.26.38+pm.png)
[Dante] Early Structures: Narrator & Nessie Bodies
![[Dante] Scrapped Board for Panel 7](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c8b18be4dd77651b93edf6/ba4b5770-2244-4f12-8a5e-2a4ec3156b1b/Screen_Shot_2022-10-29_at_6.08.18_pm.png)
[Dante] Scrapped Board for Panel 7
![[Smudgyink] Early Design: Nessie (with alt eye scar)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c8b18be4dd77651b93edf6/652f5324-32f7-40ee-a077-669ec4c60a0c/20220705_211237.jpg)
[Smudgyink] Early Design: Nessie (with alt eye scar)
![[Smudgyink] Lines: Panel 8, Nessie (unfinished)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c8b18be4dd77651b93edf6/fdc67b2e-dfcd-48b0-bd81-d11ec41f6e1a/PXL_20230225_1020074332.jpg)
[Smudgyink] Lines: Panel 8, Nessie (unfinished)
![[Smudgyink] Lines: Panel 8, Nessie (skeletal rendering)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c8b18be4dd77651b93edf6/7f663474-8f1b-495d-969b-5d15226e0f1a/PXL_20230308_1843485142-2.jpg)
[Smudgyink] Lines: Panel 8, Nessie (skeletal rendering)
![[Smudgyink] Sketches: Panel 6, Nessie/Birds/Water](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c8b18be4dd77651b93edf6/f6af0dfd-b4a8-44df-88c2-d6d1acfcb0d9/PXL_20230214_2121069612-2.jpg)
[Smudgyink] Sketches: Panel 6, Nessie/Birds/Water
![[Smudgyink] Draft Eye Designs for Nessie](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c8b18be4dd77651b93edf6/926cf832-1b54-4fac-90d2-f4d8d0a1a83c/nessie+eye+demos.jpg)
[Smudgyink] Draft Eye Designs for Nessie