Zela Photos ’09
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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Siblings
What a load of wierdos.
It’s Flairé! And all six of his siblings! Woot woot. I drew this coming home from the Bard on the Beach expedition (wow, that was so fun). I asked L what I should draw on the way back, the seven children of Flaer/Zela, or the Flairé-rides-through-the-forest sequence (which I did eventually draw, so hold on to your horses – ahem), and she said the seven persons. So I did. Took me a couple days. I had to redo Marteth, as he looked like a twin of Menad. They still do, actually. Pickles. Bayn looks oversized… I guess that’s what he is, but I thought the effect would be different. And Gullac is supposed to be taller than Mathaning. He’s just hanging off his shoulder. I had fun with the boots, though!
…Gullac is so glompable. (……runs and glomps)
Gullac: AAAAAAAAAAGH GETITOFF GETITOFF GETITOFF
Mathaning: (cracks up)
Also Mt Baker at the bottom of the page.
Btw the Olympic torch is in town and those ridiculous helicopters keep circling.
Images for A Lord’s Quest
Woot! This is my big dramatic cover for The Tactician and the Jewel, showing Ceniro valiantly vaulting over a rock, and his employer about to kick big fiery butt over on the right. And, of course, all the minor Player Characters around him with their names attached so I don’t forget who is who. A few of them you might know, if I drew them in greater detail! Some of my friends have already seen this. Apparently they like the horses. This is flattering.
…Actually you might know all of the PCs if I drew them in greater detail and you knew what my inspirations were. I’m only missing a couple of guys, like the shaman. He’s not at the part of the story this scene is from, which is a generic battle scene somewhere between chapters 4 and 5, I think? Continue reading
Rekka No Ken 2: Chapter 1: A Lord’s Quest
Vol. 1: The Tactician and the Heiress: Chapter 10: The Distant Plains Chapter 2: Prize or Artefact?
Rekka no Ken: Vol. 2: The Tactician and the Jewel
Chapter 1: A Lord’s Quest
Ceniro shifted nervously in the cushioned wooden seat. He was waiting with six or seven other men and one woman in the antechamber to a lord’s study, waiting to have an interview with the lord to see if he could gain another temporary position as a tactician. The other people waiting were all much older than he was by a matter of decades, and all were richly dressed. And the place itself – it was furnished with dark, rich furniture in this wing, and footmen had escorted each applicant to the chamber and escorted those who had completed their interview to another room – or to the door, if they didn’t meet the lord’s preferences. The young tactician felt completely out of place and wished he could shrink to invisibility. Continue reading
Stars and Midnight Blue
Actually, this picture could be called ‘Crimson and Seafoam Green’, but close enough.
Elinian fanart!!! (Eliwood/Ninian) First time in a long time, huh? Anyway, I drew this listening to the Enya Christmas song Stars and Midnight Blue. At least, it’s sort of wintry. And it’s on her Christmas CD. It’s more a love song than a Christmas song. Doesn’t matter, anyway. I made the picture wintry, and Ninian’s still in her bare-shoulders outfit because she’s half dragon and doesn’t care about the cold anyway.
Recovering from sick. And I found an RPG maker. Some sort of software called Sphere. Haven’t downloaded it yet; planning to wait until Christmas holidays. I think I should try turning The Tactician and the Jewel into a real RPG. Which is finished, by the way. That would be cool!
Faces
So… many… people… I think I’m losing my mind…
I felt like drawing people this day (17 August), so I started with Link, on the previous page, but he turned out rather creepy so you don’t get to see him. I think I was trying to draw his eyes like I observed them in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Which are purdy purdy. Anyway, then I gave up on trying to be better and just drew same-old same-old anime style. I tried to draw Marth (top left) and failed, but then I drew him again (top right) and it turned out better. Though with a bit too much angst, I think. Then I drew Esgalwen, and she came out well, though she and Flaria are disappointingly similar. Then I drew Roy, and he’s not the greatest, but whatever. And then Sain and Salir, because I haven’t for a while! Then I finished off with good ol’ Ceniro. Not my best portrait of him either, but whatever.
The Totally Not-Canon Adventures of Flairé: Waking Up
Leslie: “I’m so tired… my pieces aren’t learned, and I still have my theory assignment to do…” (ed. This is a practice room 😛 )
“Maybe I’ll feel better after a quick nap…”
Later…
“Where am I?”
To be continued…
So, here’s page 1 of the Flairé comic. And yes, as far as I know, this is totally realistic. Up until the last two panels, anyway. I used colouring pencil to do the reflection in the mirror.
The Totally Not-Canon Adventures of Flairé
Well, this is the beginning of an exciting new endeavour! I’m going to try my hand at a weekly webcomic. The script is done, and I have a buffer of six weeks. This comic is only 36 pages long, counting the cover, but that’s most of a year so I think I’m good for now. And I can always think of new adventures later. There’s at least one more episode in concept form, with a bunch of new characters. But that’s waaaaaaaay in the future. Right now, enjoy! First page will be up next week. Huzzah!
For those of you who are new: Welcome! This is the first page of a webcomic that will be updating on Sundays (hopefully at 12:00 noon Pacific time), starring my original character Flairé in his original homeland the Adhemlenei, and my best friend Leslie. And some other completely insane nutcase who by all rights shouldn’t even be allowed to exist there. ; ) And yes, the adventures are non-canon so they have no real bearing on the story that should be written about Flairé, his mother, and the darkening world around them… written sometime in the next decade or three. Yep. Again, welcome, and good luck!
Yesterday there was lots of D&D-ing. It was great fun, although Illinia didn’t talk much, as usual. She needs to talk more. I think the setting is confusing her. Her player coloured the above picture and drew a hot picture of Torrigan (the Paladin of Pelor in our party) on her script. But it was tons of fun. And then we all went for dinner at Shabu Shabu at about 8:00 and got completely stuffed. Yum.
Next time I will totally play Flairé. : D
Mother and Daughter
They look nothing alike. Are you sure they’re related?
I realized that Zela and Flaria don’t get drawn together very often (in fact, Flaria’s usually not drawn with anyone except Flairé, oddly enough) so I decided to draw them together. It’s a bit of a flop, since they don’t seem to have much to do with each other. However, I still tried to put them in the same image.
I’m really, really happy with the way Zela came out. Her hair is lovely, her posture indicates readiness to some extent, and her expression approaches fierce. Which is exactly what I was going for. Flaria looks a bit washed out and useless. : ( Her features are too small.
Griffonland Kallei
In one country, at least, they have scantily-clad women just like all the stereotypes… 😛
This is my attempt to put down the general fashion of the Griffonlands of the Adhemlenei, especially for women, which I had in my head for a pretty long time. Men wear much the same thing but I draw enough pretty guys already. So, as you can see, there are three basic styles – loose robe, loose robe with sleeves, and half-naked-ness. All are (apparently) suitable for agricultural work in their warm climate (hence the tans/dark skin), and that’s why the girl on the left is holding some grassy bits of stuff. The girl in the middle is more of a noblewoman, as you can tell from the way her hair is done up and the jewelled necklace in her hand. The girl on the right is very mobile all day long and so wears clothes that are even less restricting than loose robes. Her top is pinned in place. Her skirt has underwear built into it for modesty (v. important, you know!). The vague resemblance to Disney’s Pocahontas is unintentional. I also accidentally made her much bigger closer than the other two. That’s why it says ‘scale fail’ underneath.
My eraser was acting up really badly that day but I couldn’t find another one. Sorry.