#artofkatikut

[20kmemesunderthesea]

A tribute to the stunning artwork of Mary (aka Katikut):

@mobilislnmobile

“Libertatem” is a retelling of the story of Prince Dakkar, alias Captain Nemo, a promising young man who lost his dearly beloved wife and children in the Indian rebellion of 1857.

Many years pass. Grief and bitterness take root in Nemo’s heart. He swears vengeance on the imperialists responsible for the death of his family.

But sometime after the events of “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,” along comes Esther, a young English archeologist with big dreams.

Although they find themselves at odds with each other initially, Esther ultimately touches Captain Nemo’s heart in a very special way and hey help each other find healing.

Mary is a very skilled artist and her illustrations never fail to make me smile. While Mary has not as yet written any Libertatem books (she's a busy career woman at Disney as well as a loving wife and mother), I highly recommend following her to hear more about the adventures of Nemo and Esther and their heart-warming romance. You may also hear stories about the brave and lovable crew members who live aboard the Nautilus!

See her artwork on Instagram and check out her website. (Maybe even buy Captain Nemo a cup of coffee!)

Instagram: @artofkatikut

Website: katikut.fr

Tumblr: @mobilislnmobile

[20kmemesunderthesea]

BEEN WAITING TO POST THIS:

SMOOCHY SMOOCHY ESTHER AND NEMO

I didn’t know if they would behave themselves in that tiny box. I’m glad to hear that it didn’t arrive full of baby Legos, although that would have been rather delightful.

The Legos took the most time out of this project and I enjoyed it immensely. I had fun scavenging near and far for just the perfect pieces.

The skin tone Lego labels as "reddish-brown" approximates the coloration you use for Captain Nemo in Libertatem, while "light nougat" approximates Esther.

I was very excited to find the face of a serious-looking man with spectacles in "reddish-brown." All that was left to do was paint a beard on him with the tip of a thumbtack, which is also how I applied the little flecks of silver in his hair.

I must confess that while I tried to approximate Esther's hair color and paint their clothes to match your illustrations, they still look messy to me. My fine motor skills leave much to be desired and I can't draw worth a dime, but all things considered I'm fairly pleased with how they turned out.

Mary, you call “Libertatem” your “secret garden,” and I for one am so thankful that you’ve let the rest of us into your dreams. ❤️

Your stories and artwork are truly wonderful and make my heart happy. I hope that you remain confident in the knowledge that your stories and artwork don't just bring comfort to you alone, but to others you share them with.

Also...the rest of you should think about buying Captain Nemo a cup of coffee:

Instagram: @artofkatikut

Website: katikut.fr

Tumblr: @mobilislnmobile

I’ve got the best tkluts friends in the world :')

Thank you so much Anna ! @saree-not-sorry :') :')

I cried while reading the letter. I needed this I think :')

I had some friends some years ago, with whom I could share this project at the very start. At that time, it was still very intimate and hard for me to share, because it's my secret garden, the universe where I can test a lot of things, creatively speaking, and I put all my heart into it.

I no longer have the chance to share this project so intensely, but I can now share with everybody for some years now :D Lately, I've been able to rediscover a bit of this way to share more exclusively on Tumblr, thanks to you in the first place Anna, and more and more thanks to the little tkluts community that I've only been able to find on Tumblr (under this form I mean ! There are many incredible followers on IG too :D).

I'm extremely touched, and I'll treasure these gifs for days of doubt. I intend to put the Legos with my Jules Verne Lego Diorama :') As well as the letter, which will go on my Jules Verne altar haha!

While typing this, I'm also wearing the necklace you made :') Thank you so much (the earrings are my favs! SO CUTE !)

Those handmade boxes and badges are wonderful :')

Ready for exploration ! (the pepper and salt hair of Nemo made me laugh so hard ! You've certainly spent SO MUCH TIME to create all of this O_o

And you don't know it, but the lantern is a running gag in my story. It's very important, and I try to often hide lanterns everywhere, even at work at Disney haha (And this is a props I really like. I mean, lanterns are SO BEAUTIFUL objects...)

Best detail EVAAAA!

And this... it just ... it happened when I tried to put them back in their box, I'd put them there by accident! (I SWEAR !)

Me, right now:

[restonscalmes]

DTIYS

D’après le challenge lancé par @artofkatikut sur instagram : https://www.instagram.com/p/CqD0WX2sxNy/?hl=fr

[omgmisshart]

Mis recuerdos favoritos de COLP... ¿cuales son los tuyos? @artofkatikut #colp #cityoflove #CityOfLoveParis #ubisoft #vincentkarm #leodubois #hugodubois (en Santiago Metropolitan Region)

[20kmemesunderthesea]

I’m dying of laughter. 😂

This is a precious gift from @mobilislnmobile which I will treasure forever. 😂❤️

[20kmemesunderthesea]

The gang’s all here!

The whole family

thanks again @20kmemesunderthesea !

[mobilislnmobile]

Esther

Esther being Esther :)

Libertatem is my own way to fill in the blanks left in Captain Nemo’s story ;)

More on my Instagram !

http://instagram.com/artofkatikut

[omgmisshart]

Hace meses que estaba estancada… No tenía inspiración ni ánimo. No era capaz de dibujar un solo rostro y parecía ser que me embargaba una sequía artística que no sabía cuando iba a terminar… Solo un artista, un escritor, un músico o alguien que funcione en base a la creatividad entiende esta fase tan dolorosa. Entonces…. Conocí City of Love: París. Quizás suene ridículo para algunos, pero el arte de su juego, en manos de @artofkatikut me volvieron a inspirar, a llenar mi corazón de amor, de arte. Desde la primera puesta en escena del “Quais de Seine” y mi primer recuerdo con “Kat Hong” Me enamoré perdidamente de todo su trabajo. Me envolví en su historia, personajes y su arte. Y no solo volví a dibujar, sino que por primera vez en mi vida quise pintar, y hasta ahora ha sido una bella experiencia. Pensar que los conozco hace tres meses, pero cambiaron mi vida, artísticamente hablando. Gracias a @cityoflovegame , gracias @ubisoft y gracias Katikut. Todos ustedes hicieron posible esto. El juego ya ha terminado, pero tengo arte para rato. Gracias por llenarme de inspiración ♥ Les prometo que nunca los olvidaré 😍🇨🇱 Besitos a todos ustedes, desde Chile… Y desde este rincón del mundo seguiré pintando y dibujando!!! (en Santiago Metropolitan Region)

[20kmemesunderthesea]

HECK YEAHHH

I think I've already mentioned my very, very strong musical inspiration. As I'm a jack of all trades, I've made an audio inspiration ambience that up until now I'd kept personal... It helps me work a lot.

Please use headphones :D I've learned to use Adobe Audition to do this. Fun fact, I even RECORDED my WASHING MACHINE to simulate the Nautilus' propeller beating the waves haha! Well, obviously I don't own any of the sounds/music, and I'm not claiming anything.

Except the washing machine haha! It's very difficult to open up musically. It's very personal, too, so please don't judge haha!

The illustration is old, that sound too... now, there are SO MANY underwater / dark submarine / steampunk ambiences all over YT ! I'm so happy haha !