Saka and Anna

A little picture I drew of Anna and Saka, a rather mysterious person whose role is revealed in the story. They be hugging and crying.

One of two self portraits I drew this year. I started with the one eye and worked from there. Perhaps not the most realistic, but one of the more truthful of my self-portraits. This is recently after I got the first of my radically shorter haircuts. Before this, it was halfway down my back.

Cal, the Metal Mage

Introducing Cal, one of the only real testaments to Exodus trying to scientifically create magic. Brought to Exodus after a bomb destroyed his home and most of his family, most of his left side was destroyed beyond saving, so the Exodus scientists decided to test their new bionic limbs on him. Having no original magic of his own, Cal's arm contains the genes that create magic in other mages, allowing him to harness heat and flame. However, he cannot use this ability in the other arm. Cal has a pretty large crush on Espril, but she's too curious about Loor to notice. Cal is the only mage that has successfully escaped from the Exodus compound for any period of time. However, he was recaptured and a self-destruct command has been placed into his bionic limbs to prevent further breakouts. Also, this is the last mage of the four main ones in my dream

Little note, the anime looking drawing of Cal is the first drawing I did of him, before I switched it to a more realistic style on the other two.

Daedalus, the Blood Mage

Meet Daedalus, the Blood Mage. One of the main antagonists, Daedalus here has the ability to control the blood in his body as a weapon or as a defensive measure. Also, any blood that gets spilled during battle joins his side, so if you get wounded, he basically gets more firepower. He's extremely violent and mentally unstable, so he is usually kept restrained and under tight surveillance. For as yet unexplained reasons, he has a large grudge against Loor. However, he seems to be good friends with yet another largely insane experiment, Bors, and they work for the staff of Exodus because they like fighting. So far, Daedalus hasn't been collared, but he will be if he turns out to be a threat to the Exodus compound.

Espril, the Barrier Mage

This is Espril, the girl mage from my dream. She can create barriers that can repel almost any attack and can heal minor injuries. While she wears a collar, she doesn't believe that it's for any bad reason, as she is very trusting of the staff of the Exodus compound. She is pretty much the pet project and is sheltered from most of the more grisly parts of the operation, so she doesn't know why Zain is blind, why some children never return from the forbidden rooms, and why Loor has such a bad attitude about it all. She's pretty naive and sweet.

Zain, the Sight Mage.

So, this is one of the other dudes from my dream involving Loor. Zain is the sight mage, meaning he has visions of the future, past, and present, sometimes all at once. He's also blind, and people are told that it was an unfortunate accident before he came to the Exodus compound. He is one of the few mages who have to wear a restriction collar to prevent him from using his magic against the staff of Exodus 5. He and Loor are not precisely friends, but they have a mutual respect for each other. As a red-shirt, he is one of the labs top priority experiments, so he recieves much better treatment than some of the other mages. Despite being blind, he has a pretty uncanny knowledge of people's personal habits and the sounds their footsteps make.

Copyright 2009 Christine Powers

Loor

Well, this is Loor, one of the newest characters I've created. He's based off of a dream, as are many of my characters, about four mages trying to fight their way out of a science facility while their path is blocked by various enemies, like robots, fellow inmates, and even at one point, a black hole of some kind. Anyway, the power of these four mages centered on four rings, one for each person. One could control elements, one could heal and create barriers, another was a telekinetic, and then there was Loor, who didn't seem to have a power, except that magic didn't really effect him. Then, as they were facing the toughest enemy yet, which none of them could defeat, Loor stepped up. As it turns out, Loor was the Anti-Mage, a weapon created by the science group (which I later named Exodus) to destroy mages. He is not affected by magic of any kind, and is very difficult to kill. At the time, I wasn't sure how far his abilities ranged, but now I have a pretty good idea of how they work. Anyway, I never found out if Loor and the others got out of the complex, but it did make me want to make my own story for them.

Actually, Loor was never named in the dream, it was only later when I thought the name "Lore" would fit him. I changed it to "Loor" because it looked better and felt right. He had green hair in the dream, I swear.

This drawing of him was sketched first in pen, without any pencil sketches beforehand, and then colored with markers. I like markers because they make nice smooth colors, but they don't blend well and it is difficult to get a good skin tone. This may also be due to the fact that I have pretty cheap markers.

Also, on a side note, this blog seems to be turning into my art gallery. I don't mind, but I'd like to know someone saw this stuff.

Anna St John

So this is Anna, my main character of my book. She's 13, a little naive, and the prophesied warrior of a world. But more on that later. She is the Dragonmaster, and can speak the language of flame and spark. The "leader" of the five Destined, she is wary about her power and her destiny, but she is learning to become the warrior she is meant to be.

This is not the best picture, and on top of that, this isn't even a scan of a picture, so it looks a little funky. Anyway, This is the third character I drew a portrait of, even though she's the main character.

Someone

Just a sketch I did in the car and then fleshed out later. I am very proud of the hand and the shading. Used a few techniques a friend of mine told me about. The body still looks kind of cramped.

Vayr, the Gryphon of the Gryphonmaster

So, this is the first picture I've posted that has a realistic style. No shading though, because I want to color this one. I spent a lot of time on the wings. When it wasn't finished, my dad said something really annoying to the effect that he thought it looked like a beak was coming out of a lion butt. To which I was annoyed and angry, and finished the picture rather quickly. The wings aren't completely realisitic, but I accept that.

Anyway, this is Vayr, one of the characters in my book. She is the gryphon of the Gryphonmaster, which makes no sense unless you know the plot, which I will post somewhere. She has a very playful and fun personality and likes to poke fun at people.