And all of these drawing is sort of a walk-through of my style and how it drastically changed--for the better! These two characters are my two main characters of the novel I'm currently writing, so I've been drawing them for quite a while now, at least 8 years. That's at least how long this novel has been consuming my writing imagination.
So a little introduction? The blonde girl's name is Chiko and she's very much a zero-to-hero character. She's a small-town girl that travels the world where she learns a lot about what she can do, and a lot about who she is. She thinks by keeping her talents secret, she's safe, but once she's open about who she really is, it saves her life--repeatedly.
The brunette is Kokishi and she can manipulate fire and her confidence burns. She likes to be brave, actively seeks adventure and doesn't say no to danger.
So here I've got 'em in order of when I drew 'em and such. The colored ones towards the end were done w/ photoshop--I've got the sketches on one side and the other is what's called "vector art" where I've colored/painted them through photoshop. They take forever but they really bring out the characters! Sometimes, if not every time, I learn a little bit more about who I'm trying to write about when I sketch 'em out. Tell me which one(s) are your favorites, but otherwise enjoy this display of what I love!
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| The pink arrows sort of show all the earliest pics I could find of "Chikaz" or Chiko. The green arrow? Kokishi! |
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| This is actually one of the first vector art projects I tried and I definitely learned a lot from the process. |
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| This was my second project, and I love it so much because even after a few years, I'm completely happy w/ it. |
In many ways, I'm beyond happy that these ladies got costume make-overs. After writing more about them, I had to give them something that would match their personalities, but would be realistic to fight and travel in. What do you think?
