Geek-Art & Caurette: a shared passion
Geek-Art & Caurette: a shared passion
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A match made in heaven…
A match made in heaven…
Today is the day Geek-Art and Caurette get together once again to delight all the art fans out there!
After many months spent working on that project, we are beyond proud to finally launch our Time Limited Art Prints (TALP for short)! Here’s how it works: instead of printing a fixed number of posters and then sell them in only a few minutes, we’ll put an art print on sale for a few days and then print however many were sold during said timeframe. That way, no need to stress out if you are usually compromised by a slow Internet connection or if you are not available in the minutes following the launch of the print, eveyone can get their hand on one! Ordering during the few days the sale is happening guaranties that you will get your very own art print!
The artists we’ll be working with are thoroughly picked by Geek-Art and we trust them entirely. These time-limited art prints will be numbered depending on how many you guys will order. We’ll then be in charge of mailing your posters and we’ll send them, as we usually do, with all the care they deserve.
In Nomine Dragonis – Ronan Toulhoat
From May 30th to June 2nd 2025
Ronan Toulhoat, well-known for his work with Vincent Brugeas on Hound’s Head and Republic of the Skull, brings his signature medieval flair to this stunning piece.
If you’re a fan of knights, dragons, or epic fantasy sagas (yes, the one that starts with Games and ends with Thrones), you won’t want to miss this!
The story behind In Nomine Dragonis
But Ripaille doesn’t care. He didn’t come here to make a fuss. He has waited patiently, tournament after tournament, victory after defeat, for the privilege of being selected to take part in the Grand Serpent. And he’s determined to make a big impression! He has been preparing for this moment all his life, training again and again in the use of weapons and the art of combat to become the best of the best. Today, at the bottom of the Duchess’s immense ruined castle, he will either be victorious or end up in the dragon’s gullet.
Suddenly, Humbert lets out a cry that would rip apart the surrounding mountains and spreads his immense wings, plunging the participants into the shadows. The Duchess stands up. The combatants face each other. Soon, the first phase of the Great Serpent will begin. Ripaille smiles and flexes his muscles before stroking the rump of her caparisoned mare.
The joust is about to begin.
This illustration was produced on a heavyweight satin-finish watercolour paper with no grain. After creating my digital rough, I drew the scene in fine black. Then I applied an ochre acrylic ink, evenly over the entire drawing. I then applied drawing gum to the main elements (the dragon and the foreground, including the knight), which allowed me to concentrate on the background scenery first. I painted the background with acrylics. Once it was dry, I applied a light film of pink and bluish glaze to the airbrush to make my shots stand out.
Then I removed the film of drawing gum to concentrate first on the dragon, then on the other shots, first the foreground and our knight known as Ripaille, and then the knight’s train parading in front of the ephemeral throne. This stage was carried out with a mixture of acrylic paint and acrylic inks to reinforce the shadows thanks to their transparency.
I finished the illustration, again with a few glazes.
BolchoI Arena – Aseyn & Boulet
From October 4th to October 7th
The comics bolchoi arena
Welcome to Bolchoi Arena!
This three-volume comic series has made a significant impact on the comics scene in recent years. With a captivating script by Boulet, who blends space adventure with sharp commentary on video games and the virtualization of our world, Bolchoi Arena pulls readers into a rich, immersive narrative.
Aseyn brings the story to life with masterful illustrations that echo the visual language of Moebius and Otomo, delivering pages of stunning beauty. It’s no surprise the series has been nominated twice for the official selection at the prestigious Angoulême Festival.
For this new, highly graphic poster, Aseyn unites the main characters of the series while preserving the essential “space” theme of the adventure, even if it all unfolds in a virtual world.
These art prints were on sale as a limited-time offer from Friday 04 October at 6pm to Monday 07 October at 6pm.
The number of prints (and therefore the numbering) depended on the number of orders placed during this period.
Neyef – Hoka Hey !
From June 21st to June 24th 2024
Now it’s Neyef’s turn to bring you a limited, signed and numbered art print
inspired by his Hoka Hey! comic strip 🙂
Features :
61 x 91 cm
80 €
Numbered and signed
Carefully packaged for delivery
Includes certificates of authenticity
The comics Hoka Hey !
Hoka Hey! is a comic strip written and illustrated by Neyef. It tells the story of Georges, a young Lakota raised by the pastor who administers his reserve. Acculturated, the young boy gradually forgets his roots and dreams of a future inspired by the booming American model. He crosses paths with Little Knife, a cold and violent Amerindian on the hunt for his mother’s killer. Accompanied by his two companions, Little Knife tears Georges away from his life and takes him on his journey…
These art prints were on sale as a limited-time offer from Friday 21 June at 6pm to Monday 24 June at 6pm.
The number of prints (and therefore the numbering) depended on the number of orders placed during this period.
Mathieu Bablet – The Journey Begins
From November 1st to November 5th 2023
Two years ago, in collaboration with Geek-Art, we launched Mathieu Bablet’s first limited edition poster:
Le Palais des Bains.
And now, this autumn, we have a suitably golden opportunity we are sure you will fall for!
We are continuing the adventure with a new signed and numbered poster in tribute to ZELDA.
The fun begins Wednesday, November 1st at 4 pm and you can order until 11.59pm on Sunday, November 5th.
Features :
Limited edition signed and
numbered poster
Format: 24 x 36 inches
Price: €80
Anato Finnstark – The Witch King
From February 4th to February 7th 2022
From February 4th to February 7th 2022
The Witch King of Angmar
Admire this supeeeerb illustration by Anato Finnstark inspired by the universe of The Lord of the Rings and featuring the famous Lord of the Nazgûl, Sauron’s second-in-command in the second and third age.
The evil Witch King of Angmar, riding his fellbeast, a gigantic wyvern-like creature, is ready to swoop down on the Pelennor Fields which (spoiler alert!) will see his final downfall. The city of Minas Tirith is but a mere silhouette, yet strong and mighty, the white tower of Ecthelion, siege of the throne of the kings of Gondor, standing out from the mountain background. The whole composition is a moment frozen in time before the battle begins…
The true identity of this devilish creature is unknown. Once a mortal king of men, he was corrupted by one of the nine Rings of Power, becoming an undying wraith in the service of Sauron. After Sauron’s defeat by the Last Alliance, he eventually reappeared to found the evil realm of Angmar, where he gained the epithet “Witch-king” and ruled for almost seven centuries until the kingdom of Arnor was conquered.
The Witch-king returned to Mordor to facilitate Sauron’s return to power, then took Gondor’s city of Minas Ithil and refortified it as the fearful Minas Morgul, and there snuffed out the line of kings of Gondor too. He led Sauron’s armies in the War of the Ring, stabbed Frodo Baggins on Weathertop during the first months of Frodo’s venture out of the Shire to Rivendell, and at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields he broke the gates of Minas Tirith and killed King Théoden of Rohan.
Chief lieutenant and greatest servant of the Dark Lord across over 4000 years of Middle-earth history, he was a mighty war leader and an undying sorcerer of incomparable fear and dread. In his hour of triumph at the Pelennor, however, he was killed by the hobbit Meriadoc Brandybuck and Éowyn, niece of Théoden, at the end of the War of the Ring.
For more info about him, check out the One Wiki to rule them all or (re-)read the books by Tolkien ! 🙂
About Anato Finnstark
For those of you who don’t know Anato, he’s a French artist who’s been working in illustration and concept-art for several years now and has worked on a lot of licences including Magic: The gathering or Dungeons and Dragons.
In a unique and dark style, using a limited color palette and playing a lot with shadows, Anato manages to create heavy and beautiful atmospheres. It is clear that he has understood the essence of the work from which he drew inspiration and has managed to capture it in this digital illustration.
If you’re interested in Anato’s work, we can’t recommend enough his artstation or his website. You can also subscribe to his Twitter or Instagram 🙂
The sale of The Witch King took place from Friday 4 February 2022 at 6pm (French time) to Monday 7 February at 5.59pm. The print run is numbered according to the sales made.
Features:
50 x 70 cm / 19,69 x 27,56 inches
60 €
Numbered and signed
Very high quality paper
Includes certificates of authenticity
Stan Manoukian – A Sparkle in the Night
from the 12th to the 15th of November 2021
from the 12th to the 15th of November 2021
This second Time Limited Art Print featured this wonderful illustration by Stan Manoukian, A Sparkle in the Night, and we couldn’t be prouder! For those of you who don’t know Stan (yet), he published many books with Glénat, Ankama and Delcourt. He is best-known for his work with Vince, such as Vortex and Les Chronokids, which got them the Fauve jeunesse at the Festival International de la BD d’Angoulême in 2011!
A Sparkle in the Night is a magical work of art, where poetry and (friendly) monsters coexist in a gorgeous play of light! It was printed on beautiful fine art paper in a 19.69 x 27.56 inch (50 x 70 cm) format, so let’s just say that expectations were high!
The sale period for the TALP was from Friday, November 12th 2021 at exactly 6PM (Central Europe Time UTC+2) until Monday, November 15th at 5:59PM. The prints were then numbered depending on the number of sales.
Characteristics :
50 x 70 cm / 19,69 x 27,56 inches
60 €
Very high quality paper
Certificates of authenticity
Mathieu Bablet – The Bath House
from the 16th to the 19th of July 2021
from the 16th to the 19th of July 2021
We did start things off on the right foot with this stunning art print by Mathieu Bablet (Adrastée, Shangri-La, Carbone et Silicium) called The Bath House (or in French: Le Palais des Bains), inspired by the wonderful world of Spirited Away from the Studios Ghibli.
This poster came in an “oversized” format of 61 x 91 cm / 24 x 36 inches and was printed on a beautiful art paper! These dimensions allow it to be framed very easily by going to a famous scandinavian furniture store (for example).
This Time Limited Art Print was available from Friday, July 16th at 6PM (Central Europe Time, UTC+2) until Monday, July 19th, at 6PM.
Characteristics :
61 x 91 cm / 24 x 36 inches
80 €
Very high quality paper
Includes certificates of authenticity
What about if you’re a bookseller?
No worries if you are a bookseller, you can obviously get your art print too! You just need to order by emailing laura@caurette.com before the end of the sale. After that, we won’t be able to take any more orders.
