The Tower

This is the Tower, where the gargoyles and Anaiiya live.  As you can see, it was once very fine and beautiful, but neglect and disdain have left it in a state of disrepair.

Tarcos

It's bizarre...of all my characters, I have the clearest image in my head of Tarcos.  Yet he's given me the most trouble.  I just switched out the old one with this one; he's still not quite right, but this is close.  And since I'm running out of paper and I've worn my erasers down to the nubbins, it'll have to do for now.  You get the general idea.  Dark, surly, etc.  I envision this sketch happening during a fight scene.

I'm almost out of my pre-drawn sketches, so soon I'll have to resort to trying to be witty and charming all on my own, rather than fishing for compliments by posting bad sketches, ha-ha.

Also, I started book 2 today!  Been a long time coming, but I've been busy.  Get off my back about it.  ;)  I wrote about 5 pages today, and I borderline hate them all.  We'll see how it goes.

Sefal

It might be a little hard to imagine, but his hair is stark white, even his eyebrows.  Eyes are silver.  He didn't turn out quite as 'pretty' as I'd envisioned, but I think I got the creepy factor down.  Maybe when I get a little more free time I'll tweak this one some more.

I have a couple of Tarcos I'm still working on, but I'm not happy with him yet.  Maybe I'll take a break from him and try to work on Anaiiya, or the gargoyles...though I shake my head and roll my eyes in frustration at the very thought.

Ah, well.  I guess I could work on my writing instead for awhile, now couldn't I?  I haven't even started on book 2, although I think I may start it out with a wedding.  Not sure yet.  I can't seem to get focused enough to plot it out in my head yet, hence the everlasting rewrites on Eyes of Stone and dabbling with some short stories.  I might post a satirical piece later on this week entitled "Motivational Speakers," which I was justifiably provoked into writing after being forced to sit through yet another seminar about productivity, time management, blah, blah, blah.  Or maybe I'll put up the first 5 pages of Eyes of Stone.  I haven't decided yet.

Amarantian Palace

This one took me a whole lot of tries to get right.  Still not perfect, but you get the general idea.  Carved right into the purple marble of the Amaranthine Cliffs.  I tried to give that sense of a work-in-progress, with  windows carved into the unfinished back walls of the cliffs.

I'll probably post my sketch of Sefal next, unless something more interesting happens and I feel the need to share that first.

Hope everyone is enjoying their Spring Break!

Motavi

I'm putting him up first because I personally feel he's one of my better sketches so far.  This is Motavi, Second Prince of the Guardians.  I put both versions up; the first is in pencil, and the second has been gone over in ink.  I like the pencil version better myself, but pencil smudges like the dickens so I had to take a sharpie to it or lose it forever. What do you guys think?

Anyway, I'm working on others; Tarcos is giving me some trouble, and I haven't even started on Anaiiya yet.  And I lack the intestinal fortitude to even think about starting the gargoyle sketches, so don't hold your breath.  I'll probably put the palace up tomorrow.  I think I'm finally starting to get it right.

Map of Laryial

Here is my initial attempt at a map of Laryial, hand drawn by yours truly and everything.  It might be a little hard to read, as it was done in pencil and I lack the confidence to go over it in pen, but if you zoom in I think it'll be ok.  :P

It's also got some smudges and stuff, because my erasers are garbage, so don't judge me too harshly!  I'll be putting up other sketches later on; I currently have some of Sefal, Motavi, Tarcos, the Tower, and the Amarantian palace in the works.