Chibi Analise

Here's another mini-character for my portfolio. This one is a character you should all know if you read Covenant - our heroine, young Analise Helkiah in her combat attire. And she's looking way cute of course!
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Here she is with Chibi Elhiroth. Awww. I kind of want to hug them.

Saber Lily Wallpaper - Other sizes

Some of you may have noticed that, although labeled as a different size, every Saber Lily Wallpaper in my previous post was actually 1024x768. I have no idea how this happened but no matter what I've tried, Photobucket.com won't let me load them any other size even though they are saved on my computer as larger. And so, I am trying again with blogger. We'll see how this goes.

Click this one for 1600x1200:

Click this one for 1280x960:

*Special* Saber Lily Wallpaper (*High Quality*)

When I posted my One Wing Cover, I said that it might have been the most beautiful thing I've ever drawn.
Well, I think I've just one-upped myself, again.

Click here for full size:
http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk222/elusive_dreams/Blog/SaberLily1600x1200.png

This is Saber Lily. She is a character that appears exclusively in the Playstation 2 game Fate/Unlimited Codes which is based off the anime series Fate/Stay Night. Saber Lily is a redesign of the main character, Saber, based off the concept of "Saber as princess." And I have absolutely fallen in love with her design. Since the amount of Saber Lily art online is very limited, I felt compelled to depict her myself, and to try to capture her beauty, elegance, spirit, and strength.

And here it is - my attempt!

Since this picture is intended to be a wallpaper, I have made it for 3 different screen-sizes.
Click here to view it at 1600x1200: http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk222/elusive_dreams/Blog/SaberLily1600x1200.png
Click here to view it at 1280x960: http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk222/elusive_dreams/Blog/SaberLily1280x960.png
And Click here to view it at 1024x768 (My own screen size. Hehe): http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk222/elusive_dreams/Blog/SaberLily1024x768.png
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Also, I've included different versions of the picture:

Saber Lily without the background
http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk222/elusive_dreams/Blog/SaberLilySansBackground.png
Saber Lily - shading only
http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk222/elusive_dreams/Blog/SaberLilyShading.png
And here's the original inked drawing (after I erased the pencil and cleaned it up.)
http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk222/elusive_dreams/Blog/SaberLilyDrawing1.png
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I am very proud of this work and really hope it pleases all of you. If you like it enough to make it your wallpaper, this will make me especially happy.
Also, I'd like to dedicate this work to the people on e-shuushuu.com, the anime art site that I often visit for inspiration. This is where I first discovered Saber Lily.
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Please visit again soon.
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Side note: Blogger was being annoying today, thus the links to photobucket rather than embedded pictures. Sorry about that. It frustrated me to no end.

Rodents

Here we have two little rodents - one squirrel and one bat (does a bat count as a rodent?) both drawn per request!
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Harry here is for my sister. <3 I hope she likes him.
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White Bat below is for my friend Jason's game but it is a character based off another good friend of mine.
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Yes, I take requests all the time :) No matter how busy I am, I like to make people happy with my art.

Chibi Elhiroth!

As I mentioned before, I have been working on making little "chibi" versions of a few of my characters on Flash, based on the style that I designed Rose from "Rose's Debut." (Click on the "animation" tag to find this post.)
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And the first one is done! Awwwww isn't Little Elhiroth so cute?? I think so.
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If anyone is curious, here are the other characters that are going to be chibi-fied:
+ Analise (Covenant)
+ Moon Dancer (Moon Dancer)
+ Dusk (Moon Dancer)
+ Ruka (G6)
+ Ryru (Covenant)
and of course, One-Wing. ;3
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Also, these little guys are totally animate-able, as you can see from this little clip here:

Love them? Well, if not, I do anyway. ^__^

Concept Sketches - Dusk and Moon Dancer

As mentioned before, my mind is fully submerged in the land of my novel, Moon Dancer, which I am fully revising in hopes I can get it published. (Still looking for readers to preview it, by the way! Email me at elusive.dreams@yahoo.com if interested. I will send you the adobe pdf version which is layed out like a real published novel for your reading convenience.)
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So here's a few new concept sketches of the two main protagonists.
Here's Dusk, the stoic and soft-spoken Wulven male from the Lune Pack. I kind of sort of love these sketches...especially that surprised look in the middle. Aw, Dusk.

And here's our main character, who keeps changing her name throughout the novel - for convenience's sake I will just be calling her the same name as the novel itself, Moon Dancer - the spirited young woman who is seeking her place in the world. Both she and Dusk have many sides - although it takes the two being together to unlock all of them!

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I have done many, many, many drawings of these two together but have not yet drawn one I find worthy of a full render. But I will keep trying!

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I'll add that to the list of a million other things I want to make, hehe. Keep checking back if you're curious to see what sort of things I come up with! :3

One-Wing Cover Art (*HIGH QUALITY*)

Presenting what might just be the most beautiful image I have ever drawn...
This lovely image of my beautiful One-Wing is what will eventually serve as the cover for my artbook. It is not finished, however - what I plan to have happen is that from One-Wing's hand emerges a lot of "chibi" (small) versions of some of my other characters, floating into the air as though they are being brought to life by her.
And of course my "One-Wing Art" logo will adorn the top.

Here is a closer-up shot so you can take a look at the detail (click to enlarge):

And just for fun, here is an image of the shading alone, which in itself is quite lovely.

Soon to come: More Moon Dancer art, because my mind is fully immersed in that world right now.

Keep checking; I will be posting more high-quality images like this one now that my skills are improving.

One-Wing Logo Animation

It has been awhile since I've uploaded an animation. But here's another one of my flash works - a short animation of my One-Wing Art logo. I might feature this at the beginning of all my animated works in the future.
Comments very much appreciated, as always!


Yes, I did animate 6 different individual strands of hair separately to make them blow in the wind. In case you were wondering. ;)

Covenant Characters: Elhiroth & Knuta (*HIGH QUALITY*)

If you would like to see an example of my best, most belabored work, here you go.
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Here we have two of my very favorite characters from my graphic novel series, Covenant. Unfortunately, since I am not very far along in my progress of the graphic novels themselves, you won't know too much about these characters yet (in fact, one won't show up until Chapter TEN!)

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Nonetheless, this is some of my very best art and I thought I would show it off here. The reason I decided to do these pieces on Elhiroth and Knuta was to explore just how although they appear very similar, they also have very, very many differences that can be spotted just by looking. Together, the two of them aptly express the differences between the two "sides" that are enemies with one another in Covenant.

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Firstly, we have Elhiroth, a.k.a. our mysterious man-in-the-red-cloak who graces the front cover of Covenant Volume 1, and makes an appearance once in each chapter so far, to come to Analise's rescue. I know I have been keeping his name secret, but it is revealed shortly at the beginning of the next upcoming chapter - besides, how many people actually read my blog??

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Anyhow, you can tell from his facial expressions in the two pictures that he is a stoic and fairly soft-spoken character, who puts duty before his personal wants. This especially stands out when we compare him to the other character....

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This is Knuta (Kuh-new-tah). One glance reveals just how very similar, and yet at the same time, how different he is from Elhiroth above. The two characters have almost exactly the same build, skintone, hair, and even eye color. But that is where the similarities end.

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Knuta's outfit is much more designed to catch attention than Elhiroth's. While Elhiroth's cloak all but conceals his form beneath, Knuta's hides very little about his overall shape.

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Also notably different is the color scheme and choice of symbols on the attire. Knuta's purple, black, and silver distinguishes him from Elhiroth's simple red and gold. Also, while Elhiroth's clothing is adorned with a golden circular emblem, Knuta's displays a pair of silver, rigid v-like charms.

(Even Knuta's name is composed of sharper syllables, while Elhiroth's runs more smoothly.)

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The biggest difference between the two characters, though, is not in their clothing but how their personalities shine through the drawings. While Elhiroth's expression is quiet and revealing very little emotion, Knuta sports a slight grin, his arms spread as he holds himself in a very confident and even arrogant manner.

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These differences become very significant plot points as the story of Covenant unfolds. For now, though, I'd like to show you what I've done with these four drawings - utilizing a program I have just recently learned to use and already am beginning to love, Adobe Indesign, I created a poster featuring these two characters side-by-side for easy comparison.

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And here it is!

To see these works in full quality, I would HIGHLY, HIGHLY encourage clicking on them to see the enlarged version. I was extra careful in the overall putting together of these drawings and I think it really shows.