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KicsterAsh — The Guide to the Library

Published: 2008-04-05 19:57:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 11257; Favourites: 233; Downloads: 49
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Description This was a story idea I got one morning. I plan on using it in the future with my own characters, but for now, the protagonists are the chipmunks.

Just a kick look at the plot: Simon and Jeanette, as children, discovered an old abandonned library in the middle of a forest, don't ask why it was there, it just was. Simon immediately fell in love with the place. Years later, adults now, Simon decides to finally show the place to his brothers and the kids, as well as three other members of the group Claire, David and AJ are part of. Unbeknownst to Alvin and Theodore, Simon had been visiting the library at least once every year. The more he visited it, the more attached to it he grew. He knew every single section by heart, how the place worked, and where the bedroom of the old librarian was. He knew the place inside out.

This worried Alvin and Theodore, considering they felt something was amiss in the building and Simon wasn't able to tell. Usually, he was one of the first to feel something strange.

Simon eventually shows Alvin an incredibly thick book with the words "Guide to the Library" printed on the old dusty cover. He opens it, revealing empty pages. He shows to Alvin what it was for, and that he had learned every single thing there was to know about the library by asking the book. By saying the word MAP, a three-floor map appeared on the pages of the book, a map of the library. Simon knew the place inside-out. You could ask the book anything about the library, and it would give you the answer.

They spent the night at the library, and Alvin decided to do some snooping around with Theodore's pet, Mia, to find out what was making the place so earie. He asked the book and then the spirit of the librarian spoke up, stating that he did not want Simon to leave the library; he wanted his knowledge on the world outside, and Simon was his ticket out.

More may be explained in the future, if you want to know more.

This pic was drawn completely with special pencils. The biggest pain to do were the bookshelves, but it was all worth it. The little creature on Theo's shoulder is actually a creature that Spike gave him. He had found it as a baby but couldn't keep it, considering he had already too many creatures living in the Palace. So Theodore took it home with him and called him after the sound it made: Mia.

Okay, hope you like it.

Enjoy!

The Chipmunks (c) Ross Bagdasarian
Mia and story idea (c) me
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Comments: 91

AmyNChan [2013-07-19 13:56:09 +0000 UTC]

OH WOW!!!!  O.O

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ILoveCartoonz [2012-06-02 23:43:52 +0000 UTC]

This looks amazing!

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sonazelover132 [2012-04-10 09:05:48 +0000 UTC]

wait a minute...... have i saw this on YT????

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chocol8te [2012-04-02 22:14:51 +0000 UTC]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAH, that is SO epic.

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SilverFire20 [2012-02-05 07:56:48 +0000 UTC]

Way past aweasome sketch!!!

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Dale2489795 [2011-12-20 03:58:04 +0000 UTC]

how long does take you to draw this!!

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DeadlyNova [2011-10-06 00:41:50 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful!

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MonkeysUndles [2011-01-08 20:49:29 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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ColeJA [2011-01-08 01:42:06 +0000 UTC]

i must say i have always admired this work of art.
im not bad at drawing, but nothing i can do could ever come close to most of your work..
but yea like you said, patience and a lot of practice.
i've only lately rekindled my love for art and drawing, after a long almost six years of hardly drawing a thing..

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thunderanima [2010-12-04 00:34:37 +0000 UTC]

Please write this ^_^ And please keep the chipmunks in it ^_^;

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ANewShadeOfBlue [2010-01-27 01:47:31 +0000 UTC]

Great idea, but I think the story could use a bit more refining. Why wouldn't the ghost try to take Simon when he first arrived; and why did Simon suddently decide to bring his entire family on an over night camping trip to an old, abandoned library?

Maybe you could simplify things by making it a more recent discovery. 20 years is a long time to keep a secret.

Just a suggestion. Great work!

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Counselor-Vidkun [2010-01-25 00:37:36 +0000 UTC]

the story sounds amazing. and the picture is adorable!! I wanna read it!

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darkoverlords [2009-10-07 13:53:08 +0000 UTC]

Foe a sec there,I thought this would be the cover page of a comic book.

Love the pic and story.

This one sentence made me fave this deviation: "The more he visited it,the more attached to it he grew".

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TmntChick [2009-09-23 07:26:44 +0000 UTC]

Love the pic and story line my only problem is that i now have a dramatic case of gotta know more!

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jeanetteope [2008-11-02 18:40:02 +0000 UTC]

sooooooooo cool i love the look on simons face my favorites are simon,jeanette,and aj oh could you do a family portrait of simon and his family i like the one of abc and d but i like jeanette,simon and aj better thanks and chat back sometime

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kisa1 [2008-10-26 23:44:01 +0000 UTC]

Wow!
i love ur imagination
this is a fave for sure
Kirby hugz u (>^-^)>

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TheSorceressRaven [2008-08-26 05:39:06 +0000 UTC]

That is very nice work, and love the story idea

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DarkInSye [2008-05-14 01:21:30 +0000 UTC]

Great idea!

Wow you drew allllllll of that??? you have patience! Very nice work!

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KicsterAsh In reply to DarkInSye [2008-05-16 20:14:01 +0000 UTC]

All by hand, suffered a lot of cramps. XDDD I have patience when I really want to get the job done, but the book shelves started to test my patience a whole bunch.

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DarkInSye In reply to KicsterAsh [2008-05-16 22:13:04 +0000 UTC]

good job

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Chipettegirl [2008-05-12 19:22:20 +0000 UTC]

This is like your coolest pic! I whis i could darw like you!

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KicsterAsh In reply to Chipettegirl [2008-05-17 17:46:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! You just need a lot of practice... and a handful of patience XD

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Chipettegirl In reply to KicsterAsh [2008-05-20 00:51:11 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I'm trying! But it's hard being a girl that loves them so much and wants to be so good! Thanks! You give good advise! :B! LOL!

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KicsterAsh In reply to Chipettegirl [2008-05-20 20:21:07 +0000 UTC]

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Chipettegirl In reply to KicsterAsh [2008-05-22 14:44:13 +0000 UTC]

*hugs*

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JeebusOfTheSwatKats [2008-05-03 00:55:38 +0000 UTC]

Oh my lanta.

this
is
AMAZING!!

the shading, the angle, its just . . . .super awesome^^

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KicsterAsh In reply to JeebusOfTheSwatKats [2008-05-05 15:19:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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JeebusOfTheSwatKats In reply to KicsterAsh [2008-05-05 20:16:15 +0000 UTC]

no problemo^^

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SilverLover4568 [2008-04-19 20:04:58 +0000 UTC]

I would love to know more!

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KicsterAsh In reply to SilverLover4568 [2008-04-22 00:11:34 +0000 UTC]

I shall be posting more!

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squeakylex [2008-04-10 20:55:00 +0000 UTC]

nice sketch

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KicsterAsh In reply to squeakylex [2008-04-10 22:59:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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squeakylex In reply to KicsterAsh [2008-04-11 00:29:08 +0000 UTC]

np

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AsherTye [2008-04-07 07:02:10 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful simply beautiful

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KicsterAsh In reply to AsherTye [2008-04-07 17:00:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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harvardheinous [2008-04-06 21:39:08 +0000 UTC]

  
Well, to repeat what everyone else has already said, amazing shading!   Your story is very intriguing.   I hope you expand it into a full-length short story and fully illustrate it in the same style...

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KicsterAsh In reply to harvardheinous [2008-04-07 17:01:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you
I may do that, I do plan on illustrating a few other scenes, that's for sure.

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Mai296 [2008-04-06 05:16:21 +0000 UTC]

Awesome ... You always have awesome ideas!!

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KicsterAsh In reply to Mai296 [2008-04-07 17:01:48 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thanks

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Rei-Catlang [2008-04-06 01:03:28 +0000 UTC]

So.... So awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! I love how you shade it!!!

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KicsterAsh In reply to Rei-Catlang [2008-04-07 17:01:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Rei-Catlang In reply to KicsterAsh [2008-04-08 01:05:15 +0000 UTC]

Welcome^^

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chikisingergrl [2008-04-06 00:34:15 +0000 UTC]

i just.... love your art.
words cannot describe.
such a wonderful story concept as well.

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KicsterAsh In reply to chikisingergrl [2008-04-07 17:02:50 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

I was really excited when the story idea developped. Can't wait to get more of it done.

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7j6 [2008-04-05 23:52:12 +0000 UTC]

This looks amazing!!! You did a wonderful job on all of the detail! You are an amazing artist!

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KicsterAsh In reply to 7j6 [2008-04-07 17:03:18 +0000 UTC]

Aww, Thanks!

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7j6 In reply to KicsterAsh [2008-04-07 19:35:44 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome!

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jamesprower [2008-04-05 23:49:23 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting concept for a story. I like the Paranormal Vibe your giving it, because i tend to like Horror Stories, or stories with a little flair of the Supernatural. (Despite me being Mr. "Factual" about damn near eveything XD)

Something that also perhapes Maximises the feel of the story you've given us a snippet of is your Descision to have it take place in a Haunted Libary. Whereas yes, a Haunted Mansion can be very big in itself, As a rule Libaries are far bigger (A Great example of this would be the New York Public Libary- That thing is MASSIVE.) This add's to the feel because in a Bigger place, there's more then likely going to be more thing's hiding in the dark (I know that theres probebly going to be nothing of that kind of thing in this story, but even in stories without Multiple things that go bump in the dark, you still get the feel there's SOMETHING Else in the darkness watching the Prontagonists) AND to top it off, there's more chance of Becoming Lost- resulting in Confusion and Panic. So indeed, i salut you for choosing something far, far bigger then a mere Mansion in this case!

And as for the drawing itself- Well, what's there to say what hasn't already been said about the Skill put into it, or that's going to BE Said? Nothing, really, so that is self explanitory

If this story comes into being, you can bet anything i'll be reading it- It sounds Damn Interesting and i can tell already that if it is written, ti will be written well!

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KicsterAsh In reply to jamesprower [2008-04-07 17:07:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

I'm actually glad I decided on a library. Like you said, they're bigger than mansions (and I've heard about how big the New York public Library is... I've always wanted to go check it out). I actually had the idea that at night, the books came to life and the creatures that were in them roamed around the library. I'm planning on drawing a scene like that soon.

Thanks again for the wonderful comment Very touching!

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jamesprower In reply to KicsterAsh [2008-04-09 03:16:51 +0000 UTC]

Not a problem at all!

Indeed. I rather like the idea of the Books, acctualy. Kind of reminds me of the Pagemaster, a little bit.

Once again, No Problem at all!

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