François Vaillancourt
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François Vaillancourt
@francois-art.bsky.social
Illustrator of spooky things, but nice guy nonetheless.
This October, I will be at the www.facebook.com/MVHBF.
I will also be at the first edition of JefCon1 in Tennessee on December 6. I will be available 90% of the time to chat with you and have a drink.
Philip Fracassi will also be there, and we'll announce something really cool.
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October 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Don’t let the subject fool you, sketching is very soothing.
October 14, 2025 at 12:44 AM
October 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Pretty sure you can guess what show I’m watching while sketching
September 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I sometimes do covers for the French version of English books that are published in Quebec.

Here’s one I did for Rick Mofina’s THEIR LAST SECRET. It was inspired by the 3 main characters calling themselves The Skull Sisters after taking a blood oath.
September 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Great news!

In 2023, I won the Boréal Award in Visual Arts, but I couldn't attend the ceremony.

However, I just found out that I'm a finalist again this year, that the awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, September 21, and that this time I can attend!

Fingers crossed.
September 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Very happy to have worked on this beautiful edition of STINGER by Robert McCammon for SST Publications.

sstpublications.co.uk/r-mccammon-s...
August 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I stopped doing remarques for Revival a long time ago, but at certain tiers, Patreon members can get any book they want remarqued (as long as I worked on the book, obviously!), and I can’t say no.
So I got to revisit Reverent Jacob today.
July 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
After months of work, I finished all the remarques for The Stand.
I felt that the last one should be an homage to the cover by John Cayea. I changed some details, but it’s pretty true to the original.

I made a “making off” video of this on my Patreon.

I hope you like it
July 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
80% done with The Stand remarques.

Here’s a mildly unhappy Flagg, probably screaming at you because you chose to go to Boulder instead of Vegas.

I should be able to finish all of them before going on vacation, where I will be using two ice buckets: one for my beers and one for my hand!
June 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Just finished the first of 35 remarques in the gift edition of The Stand, published by Cemetery Dance.
That’s going to keep me busy for a while, and I still need to work on other projects for various publishers.
Am I complaining? Hell no!
May 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Did a couple of tree sketches this week. Very enjoyable experience.
May 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Brian Freeman excels at Stephen King–related projects. When the spark hits, he loops in Bev Vincent and me.

That’s how chapbooks like "What’s in a Name?" and "Lost (and Found) in Translation" came to life.

Looking at the artwork, you’ve got an idea where this one’s headed...
April 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
First remarque for Philip Fracassi’s The Third Rule of Time Travel.
April 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
A few sketches done 2 weeks ago at the airport lounge while waiting for my flight to Germany.

I’m putting all those sketches aside throughout the year and if I have enough, I will probably randomly include them in the Patreon boxes in November.
April 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Goodbye Germany.

Goodbye Leipzig Book Fair and all those who came at the Buchheim Verlag kiosk.

Goodbye to Berlin and its streets full of history.

And especially goodbye to my friends Olaf Buchheim, Yuka, Owen King, Daniele Serra. The real magic of this trip is you who created it.
March 31, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I really like doing remarques with just one strong element.
March 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
On the set of Horror XPress to discuss my job as an illustrator with Josée Bérubé.
The books on display suddenly made that table extremely valuable!
March 2, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I proudly wear my colors (OK, it's just black and white, but still!).
February 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I like seeing those two names together!
January 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I just finished a remarque of Jake and Sadie for 11/22/63, published by PS Publishing.
January 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Very pleased to announce the publication of A PRAYER FOR THE DYING by Steward O'Nan, published by Lividian Publications.
More details: www.patreon.com/c/francois_art
January 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Working on a private commission.
The watercolour will be tipped in a rebind edition. I don’t think I need to tell you what book it is.
December 29, 2024 at 10:56 PM
I don’t often use markers when sketching, but this might change.
December 26, 2024 at 3:21 AM
That's what happens when you're watching THE FIFTH ELEMENT and there's a pad of paper next to you.
December 23, 2024 at 9:43 PM