Finished

I finished the coloring a few days ago, but never got a satisfactory photo until today:

Summinx

More inks on this drawing, before I mess it up with color!

Four Days Off: 4

Yikes! I slept until nearly 11:00 am. To be fair, I was up until 3:30 reading last night.

I began a drawing of L'anlia versus some hulking warrior. He is trying to restrain her, but discovers too late that she is a wizard.

Sludge Final

Sweet

...Day Off!

I watched "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" this morning with coffee and some apple pie that Sarah made yesterday (I had dinner there last night with Dad & Ma, while Hayden drove to Philly to pick up a corgi puppy).

I drew Graewon:

And I did miscellaneous household chores while I hung out online playing Elvenar, reading "Harry Potter" #7, and eating pizza.

Finished

The Tawnies, colored as much as I felt like doing:

Stuff from Day Off 1 of 2:

The Rundown (through 4:00 pm):

• I was up late watching "The Office" on Netflix, so I slept in 'til 10 am.
• Breakfast was cereal, a banana, and a tall mug of Marley One Love coffee.
• I read the last 200 pages of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire".
• I listened to Pete Yorn's "musicforthemorningafter" and Windy & Carl's "Consciousness".
• I began "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix".

The Rundown (4:00 pm - 11:00 pm):

• Lunch was a steak and mac & cheese.
• I was online for awhile, doing online reading and playing Elvanar ("Chagburr the Strong").
• I watched a whole lot of tv (sports, sitcoms, parts of nature docs, etc...) while doing the heavy inks and some figure coloring on "The Tawnies".
• Supper was a toasted tuna fish sandwich and chips.
• I listened to a bunch of Cocteau Twins songs on shuffle.
• I did some headphones singing and drank a beer.

Drawing #2

Ink preliminary of creatures from "Accidental Heroes". Their name in their own language sounds like 'tawnies', so that is what they are called by the rest of the world. Not hostile unless provoked; simple, but not stupid.

Guarding the underground entrance to...?

More inks.

More Graewon

A couple of sketches of my wizard character, Graewon the Quick. The top one was drawn today, and the other about six weeks ago:

Magic shield and counterattack.

Using fire magic versus a land-walking underwater denizen.

Goblin in Color

The finished product:

Goblin in Progress

My first goblin drawing for Accidental Heroes. They will be the biggest pests throughout... I will ink & color it today, while Nor'easter Stella rages outside (3:00 pm now, and a foot of snow so far).

View of my front steps. Super windy, and 12" on the ground so far...

Phrixes - Color

I finally colored Phrixes. It's not perfect, but I'm glad I finally got around to it, what with the flurry of activity around Accidental Heroes (the world of which Phrixes & Phria are a part).

AH - Xhabu Hin

Xhabu Hin (SHAH'-boo HIN)

He is the priest of the Accidental Heroes. He is a follower of the god of the sea (name TBD). He is on a lifequest to weed out a twisted splinter cell of his religion, doing good and adventuring along the way.

He is a tall sturdy man who wields a studded mace and a slingshot. He prefers blues and greens in his garb. He is not a chatty fellow, but is full of wisdom and common sense.

I drew his head too large!

I'll draw a group shot sometime soon...

AH - L'anlia

L'anlia (luh-AHN"-lee-uh)

I was going to have two warriors in the group of five Accidental Heroes, but after much thought, I decided I want two wizards instead, so L'anlia has been changed mid-stream.

She is a happy go lucky sort, not as hyper as Graewon, but still not a typical serious magic user. She is athletic, and has pale skin and dark blue hair.

AH - Eilinel

Eilinel (AYE'-luh-nell) is a very intelligent warrior. She is the leader of the Accidental Heroes.

An incredibly beautiful woman who has no idea she is so beautiful. Her size (5' 6") belies her physical strength. She is proficient in many weapons, but prefers a long sword of some type and a short bow.

Here is an extremely rough first drawing of her. Ideally her jaw wouldn't be so rugged (she should look like Jaime Ray Newman ). I'll get there eventually:

Accidental Heroes 2

I already have an "Accidental Heroes" tag. Future posts will be labeled "AH - xxxxxx".

Here is character No. 2, Ellyu (short for Li Uwan) . He is a rather large (6'1", 220) thief from an Oriental realm, with no memory of his past (or his real name, at this time). He is ridiculously skilled, but not very smart. Also, with his positive outlook and charm, Ellyu is very charismatic, despite his lack of social graces and unremarkable appearance.

Drawing Frenzy

I've been drawing like crazy for the last week or so. In addition to Phrixes (see previous entries), I've also been doing a group portrait of 5 of my favorite Legionnaires, and beginning a new story project (with illustrations).

L to R: Timberwolf, Polar Boy, Ultra Boy, Phantom Girl, Wildfire

The story project is called "Accidental Heroes", and features a typical sword & sorcery adventuring party with atypical attributes. The first member finished is Graewon the Quick, a wizard who is more nimble than wise. He is a talented wizard, but his true skill is his high dexterity.