AR'no Avenged

There has been a lot of chatter about Halifax's most recent major event, Hal-con and an unsurprising focus on the effervescent Drakaina (NSFW), the modern muse. The praise is well deserved on both accounts and I trust that my better third Tylor was thoroughly eloquent on these subjects.

It's an interesting experience, working with and knowing a celebrity and never truly experiencing that part of their world. Hal-con acted as the vehicle of introduction for me to the real Drakaina and, as I sat in on the CrimsonDK panel, I quickly came to understand the interest and I won't lie; I got a bit excited about it all myself.

What really captured my attention was the man behind the story and artist behind that kick-ass giant standie: AR,no. Listen to what Hal-con had to say about this guy, because if this doesn't warm your cockles get you excited, I don't know what will.

A self-taught jack of all trades, defining AR’no ‘s “job title” can prove a little tricky: from modeling a new product’s visual identity to a story’s full blown concept design, story boarding to story writing, photography to craftsmanship , the man does it all…Most of the time taking on the job of a full team on his own.

After more than 10 years of working as an internationally published artist and photographer, both for the print and entertainment industries, AR ‘no has decided to go back to his birth name, marking the return to his very first artistic loves: creation and design.

It's all true. I promise. And he deserves some spotlight. I was actually quite enthralled as he fielded questions and described the story and concept of which he was instrumental in developing.

The CrimsonDK story line follows Drakaina's character as she is sent back in time to right past wrongs. Instead she ends up in an alternate reality that is very similar to our own where she will be forced to overcome great challenges to redeem the souls of those she wronged. She will be like an unfamiliar and frightened infant in this new world - a