The Last One Isn't Even A Finished Piece, It's A Throwaway Ballpoint Pen Doodle With Some Cel Shading

The last one isn't even a finished piece, it's a throwaway ballpoint pen doodle with some cel shading slapped on. For serious.

Anywho, here's Eymweth. I thought it might be nice to trace her journey. I created her in seventh grade, and look where she's gone. Sometime in 2009, I decided that short, straight cut hair was boring, and she eventually ended up with spiky bangs and a long, thin ponytail.

She was buff for a period of time, which is confusing, considering she's a ranger with pretty much no skill in hand-to-hand combat. I finally brought back the flask at her waist, which is supposed to contain poison for her arrows. I'm kind of sad that I did away with her cloak entirely--while it was cliché and out of place on the character, I just love cloaks.

For a while I gave her armor an intricate design and such, but that just doesn't fit her either, so I've discarded it. Though probably impractical, I am fond of her breastplate-and-pants style with the two-finger gloves. The main goal was flexibility and not having to draw shoulder armor, which I was completely terrible at at the time.

Now go back in time and show seventh grade me this when I was first designing the charrie. xD

Updated: 2012 versions of Eymmy on the end.

Updated: 2013 versions on the end (I have now reached image limit haha)

Screwin around with lots of different coloring ideas.

This piece brought to you by..... I don't know? I wanted something with some really nice, heavy lines, and I started with the pose and ended up with this goblin/imp/elf/student lady. 

Two people were discussing this in one of my classes and this girl reaches over, puts her finger on the drawing and points our how she loves the tie, running her finger next to the tie and smudging the fuck out of this character's left side. I was not a happy camper.

Me and my friend Light from our shiny new survival server. Yes, I'm sorry, this art blog has gone minecraft.

There will be some more of these.

Farewell, elfmaid. Your light will shine in this world. It is time for mine to darken. Don't grieve, dear one. Don't cry. The Forestmaster said to us, in Darken Wood, that we should not mourn those who fulfill their destiny. Mine is fulfilled.

Sturm, Dragons of Winter Night, 367-368

Yeah, I was actually blocking in for some blending and stuff, but I saw how this looked and I was like.... looks good.... leaving it.

For the coloring contest! May I say it was an honor to work with your bold and dynamic lines.

Nacey: The stark colouring really works with my image, I didn’t expect that.  I should try that more often in my work!  Anyway, I just wanted to share with the readership what you did cause I love it.  :D

Carrallanthas sketches: Lady Traveller and Lady Mage.