Category Archives: Fire Emblem 9/10

Reyson in marker

"Hmph," said the heron.

“Hmph,” said the heron.

Prince Reyson of Fire Emblem 9 Trail of Blue Flames! Not as good as the last picture, but decent I guess. I ran out of page so that’s why his left wing is cut off. It feels kind of flat to me… not enough shading. One thing I’m happy about is the use of the white of the page to get his tunic white enough.

Anne in colour

Doo doo de doo... swish swish... flap flap...

Doo doo de doo… swish swish… flap flap…

Ah, Anne. In colour! Original here. Ah, I did a sloppy job on the wings… but I still don’t know how to draw them. Anyway, I just tidied up a few details before posting it today, like the ear and the wing texture. As you can see I went crazy with the multiply function in Photoshop, though it is a tiny bit annoying that when you merge layers they either both become multiply or they both become normal… Didn’t really bother me here, though. And the bucket seems to have survived! Anyway, y’know, I think I actually prefer the pencil version – colour accentuates my mistakes/inaccuracies.

Ike and Sunlight

Sunlight and wind are classic bishounen powers

Sunlight and wind are classic bishounen powers

Yaaay! Commander Lord Ike!

I was listening to Fire Emblem 9 music, and there’s this one track that sounds so… cinematic. It’s called #38 “Rally the Spirit”, and it has this rush in it and then a beautiful theme in the trombones… It’s just like climbing to the top of a green hill ahead of your army and seeing your beautiful homeland once again, and the sun shines on your face and the wind streams through your hair and makes your headband tails flow out behind you… Doesn’t seem to have much effect on your cloak, however.

I did use something of a reference for Ike’s hair. I also did this in pseudo-anime style (see mouth) but I do like the eye and ear. This whole picture completely made up for the last three or four sloppy jobs.

I love FE9 music! I should listen to it more often! I should try and put it on my iPod!

Sothe’s Victory Dance

"And now," Sothe informed them, "my victory dance."

“And now,” Sothe informed them, “my victory dance.”

This is Sothe from Fire Emblem 9, but I was inspired to draw this picture because of a clever little piece of fanfiction called One-Stringed Harp. Here, Sothe does his victory dance. “Thief Rules” apply. An amusing story, but with an apocapyptic climax. Woot.

There’s actually blood where there shouldn’t be.

Mahad, Dahlia, and Janaff

Mahad: (air guitar) Dahlia: He is so clownish...

Mahad: (air guitar) Dahlia: He is so clownish…

Mahad? Dahlia? Janaff? What? Um, I guess I was thinking of Skyland again, and this is what came out! I like the chibi-Mahad. He seems like an electric-guitar guy. I have no idea what Janaff is doing there. Come to think of it, I have no idea what Janaff is doing! Someone want to tell me?