I made this illustration to support one of my good friends who just finished writing a middle grade novel about young superheroes! I can’t wait to see it go places. 🙂
These are her main characters.
I was just looking through my art and feeling really nostalgic for the characters in my comics. I haven’t worked on my comics in ages. That makes me pretty sad… These illustrations are between one and two years old.
Ahhh, I’ve missed you, Llyren! <3
I’ve been trying to make some art for my book lately. Here’s a little something I was able to create. It’s one of my main characters from Dreams Enfolding. Just some sketches.
Here’s an image I’ve been sitting on for a few weeks. It feels mostly finished, though I feel like I might add in a different colored light source to add some contrast to all the red.
This image depicts the main character of the novel I’m writing: Dreams Enfolding. I hope I correctly depicted her uncertainty, hope, and fear.
And here’s our darling Kaipo! Isn’t he cute? And kind of… epic? At least in this pose.
I tried really hard to make both Kaipo and Mango more epic when I redesigned them. At least in their true forms. They aren’t always all glowy and mystical, as you can see in the lineup. Alas, I still haven’t figured out their exact rules yet. I should probably get on that.
Anyway, I present to you Spirit Bond’s most adorable hero: Kaipo!
When redesigning my spirits, things got a bit more complicated. You see, there’s only so much you can do visually with a human character, but with a spirit, the possibilities are endless!
My illustration teacher suggested I combine Mango with something a little more beastly and magical. That’s what  tried to do, butI don’t think I took itfar enough yet. What do you guys think? How could I make Mango’s design more…. awesome?
Towards the end of the semester, I colored this picture of Kay, one of the main spirit summoners. I changed up his nose a bit. He looks like even more of a punk now. Â Soooo…. I’ve done well.
I made some more final design changes regarding Araya’s body shape. Look at them legs! I don’t know why, but I love drawing shapely (is that even the right word? Haha…) legs.
Here are some action poses I tried with Araya. It just occured to me that she’s not happy in a single one of these poses. Yep. That just about sums Araya up.
Figuring out expressions for your character is when they really start to come a live.I’ve a got a long way to go, but this is what I’ve got for Araya for now.
I guess she’s kind of naked. I think it weirded out my teacher. But, what can I say? I dunno why, but I love drawing shoulders. Shoulders are beautiful.