La Horde du Contrevent – À l’ombre des forêts linéaires
New limited art print
Following the success of their previous art prints, Caurette presents La Horde du Contrevent – À l’ombre des forêts linéaires, a new large-format print.
It is produced in collaboration with Geek-Art and Éric Henninot. As its name suggests, the illustration is inspired by Alain Damasio’s novel, La Horde du Contrevent, which Delcourt Publishing adapted into a comic book series. Éric Henninot illustrated the four volumes that currently make up this series.
The print is a “standard” size, which makes it easy to frame! You can find 91 x 61 cm frames at many home decor stores, such as IKEA.
As usual, all prints will be numbered and signed, and available on LiberDistri.com.
More info on the Caurette website.
Éric Henninot talks about it...
“For this illustration of La Horde, I wanted to revisit an idea I had at the very beginning of the project, when I was still in discussions with Forge Animation—the production company that was going to make the film adaptation of Alain Damasio‘s novel. The novel mentions linear forests, and I found the idea extremely beautiful. I imagined that the tree trunks in these forests followed the lines of turbulence they were subjected to, with the forest becoming a vegetal manifestation of the wind.
I tried to illustrate this idea in the comic book, but the density of the narrative didn’t really allow me to linger and properly stage a scene where we would have discovered these famous linear forests. When Caurette and Thomas from Geek-Art asked me to create a very large-format illustration, I quickly saw it as an opportunity to return to explore these vegetal turbulences.
I made many sketches in pencil or directly in pen. I usually draw in a very small format in order to stay focused on the framing and rhythms of the image before starting on the final drawing. I’m not used to doing such large drawings, and it was not easy to avoid getting lost in the details of the image. I really enjoy adding detail to my images, it is a real pleasure for me, but the risk is losing the overall coherence of the image. This is why my small sketches are so useful and serve as a safeguard.
I also rarely do color illustrations because my comic book work does not often give me the opportunity. So I am extremely enthusiastic when I have one to do. But at the same time, I feel caught in a kind of paradox that quickly puts me under enormous pressure. Since the opportunity is rare, I absolutely must not miss it! The only way to get out of this calmly would be to do it more often. Failing that, I just go for it, improvise, and let the chips fall where they may. But for me, the conclusion is always the same: color is a world unto itself!”
I tried to illustrate this idea in the comic book, but the density of the narrative didn’t really allow me to linger and properly stage a scene where we would have discovered these famous linear forests. When Caurette and Thomas from Geek-Art asked me to create a very large-format illustration, I quickly saw it as an opportunity to return to explore these vegetal turbulences.
I made many sketches in pencil or directly in pen. I usually draw in a very small format in order to stay focused on the framing and rhythms of the image before starting on the final drawing. I’m not used to doing such large drawings, and it was not easy to avoid getting lost in the details of the image. I really enjoy adding detail to my images, it is a real pleasure for me, but the risk is losing the overall coherence of the image. This is why my small sketches are so useful and serve as a safeguard.
I also rarely do color illustrations because my comic book work does not often give me the opportunity. So I am extremely enthusiastic when I have one to do. But at the same time, I feel caught in a kind of paradox that quickly puts me under enormous pressure. Since the opportunity is rare, I absolutely must not miss it! The only way to get out of this calmly would be to do it more often. Failing that, I just go for it, improvise, and let the chips fall where they may. But for me, the conclusion is always the same: color is a world unto itself!”
Éric Henninot
Illustrator
