[Ex Machina]: Sketchdump ahoy!
I am supposed to learn... Which is of course why I go on a sudden sketching spree, the results of which you can see below. At least those are all my own characters - I haven't wasted my time that awfully much, then.
Yes, yes, I'm looking for excuses now. Just be happy you'll get some spoilers on the way.
First and foremost, Anthony (the main protagonist after all... Or at least main-ish). I tried to make him look like Joseph Turner - you can google his autoportrait, this is exactly how I envision Tony - but failed a little... Anyway. At the beginning of the story Anthony is 20 years old and a well-educated gentleman (speaks Sanvinian as well, so there's no communication problem between him and Maud). Compulsive bookworm with no sense of direction, but skillful at deceiving people (when he absolutely has to, though - for a certain reason he really, really hates lying) and acting in general, mister Thistle is being chased by the demons of his past... Quite literally, but shhh. Has green eyes and peculiar hair: almost black at the back, going lighter nearing the front and the very top already grayish. He's rather tall and of average built - he gains weight rapidly but also moves about quite a bit, so it gets evened out. Anthony is also ridiculously inapt at handling children. His favourite drink is mint tea, hot or cold.
And speaking of children, here's Maud~ Caused me lots of trouble, designing her; that little devil of a character. I like her dress lots, will probably do a coloured version sometime later - and then those odd shapes will become a floral pattern.
Nikitaaaaa! If I were ever to crush on my characters, he'd probably be the first in line. Unfortunately, he won't be appearing until much later in the plot, but when he finally does, there shall be lots of him everywhere. His backstory is full of spoilers, but for now it won't hurt you to know he's a Kavarian alchemist, aged 30 (my first character who's over twenty-something! ... But in the pictures above he's only 22) and an albino. His right eyebrow is split in two vertically - he singed it off with a bunsen burner gone wild and it never really grew back. He had two younger sisters, Ekaterina and Sonja, but what happened to them is a secret.
Reposting from my doodle blog, the Lapin brothers: Henri (27) on the left, Hermes (25) on the right. As you can see (or can't, it depends on your eyesight), Hermes actually has a double surname of Lapin-Blanc; it's because he doesn't want to soil his older brother's reputation as a chief constable - he figured out that if he changes it only a little, people are, oddly enough, more likely to label the similarity a coincidence than a sign of family relation. Their parents really live up to their surname, having a total of eight kids (and one stillborn, but it's a touchy subject). And no, they don't have those ears usually, this is a sketch for a "Year of the Rabbit" art.
Now, those two are not even supposed to appear in the main story, but they're here because they rock. Massively. Ariel (it's not a name, more like a temporary title) is a Siroccan royalty, Tariq is an assassin. Now, Siroccans have a pretty curious throne inheritance system: every time the queen gives birth, twins are born - in various combinations, but always identical twins. Once they reach about 15 years of age, a fight over the throne ensues with one simple rule: the one that offs their twin, becomes the new king/queen. All means are allowed and nobody sees anything wrong about it - odd, considering that Siroccans are otherwise peaceful merchants... Knowing this, you've probably figured out that Tariq was hired to kill Ariel so that his twin sister could win the "contest". The only problem is - he didn't do it. But he got away with it (not telling you how, sorry)... And a year later became a dad to a girl who'd then become mother to Henri, Hermes and 6 other kids (see above). Ariel, on the other hand, won the crown eventually, along with the name of Innocente Tertio and had... Well, twins, no surprise there. Point is, one of those twins got romantically involved with a certain Claredanian gentleman... Ok, enough. One more thing on Siroccan hairstyle: "pure" Siroccans (having no mixed blood for 5 generations or so) are easily recognized by their flowy hair, always looking like they're floating underwater - understandable, since they're all basically living in a ginormous underwater beehive; the hair is furthermore of a very bright colour, so they dye it to mimic various sea creatures. So next time I want someone with extremely gay hair, I'll just invent another Siroccan...
Alright, I hope I didn't get you all too confused.
Yes, yes, I'm looking for excuses now. Just be happy you'll get some spoilers on the way.
First and foremost, Anthony (the main protagonist after all... Or at least main-ish). I tried to make him look like Joseph Turner - you can google his autoportrait, this is exactly how I envision Tony - but failed a little... Anyway. At the beginning of the story Anthony is 20 years old and a well-educated gentleman (speaks Sanvinian as well, so there's no communication problem between him and Maud). Compulsive bookworm with no sense of direction, but skillful at deceiving people (when he absolutely has to, though - for a certain reason he really, really hates lying) and acting in general, mister Thistle is being chased by the demons of his past... Quite literally, but shhh. Has green eyes and peculiar hair: almost black at the back, going lighter nearing the front and the very top already grayish. He's rather tall and of average built - he gains weight rapidly but also moves about quite a bit, so it gets evened out. Anthony is also ridiculously inapt at handling children. His favourite drink is mint tea, hot or cold.
And speaking of children, here's Maud~ Caused me lots of trouble, designing her; that little devil of a character. I like her dress lots, will probably do a coloured version sometime later - and then those odd shapes will become a floral pattern.
Nikitaaaaa! If I were ever to crush on my characters, he'd probably be the first in line. Unfortunately, he won't be appearing until much later in the plot, but when he finally does, there shall be lots of him everywhere. His backstory is full of spoilers, but for now it won't hurt you to know he's a Kavarian alchemist, aged 30 (my first character who's over twenty-something! ... But in the pictures above he's only 22) and an albino. His right eyebrow is split in two vertically - he singed it off with a bunsen burner gone wild and it never really grew back. He had two younger sisters, Ekaterina and Sonja, but what happened to them is a secret.
Reposting from my doodle blog, the Lapin brothers: Henri (27) on the left, Hermes (25) on the right. As you can see (or can't, it depends on your eyesight), Hermes actually has a double surname of Lapin-Blanc; it's because he doesn't want to soil his older brother's reputation as a chief constable - he figured out that if he changes it only a little, people are, oddly enough, more likely to label the similarity a coincidence than a sign of family relation. Their parents really live up to their surname, having a total of eight kids (and one stillborn, but it's a touchy subject). And no, they don't have those ears usually, this is a sketch for a "Year of the Rabbit" art.
Now, those two are not even supposed to appear in the main story, but they're here because they rock. Massively. Ariel (it's not a name, more like a temporary title) is a Siroccan royalty, Tariq is an assassin. Now, Siroccans have a pretty curious throne inheritance system: every time the queen gives birth, twins are born - in various combinations, but always identical twins. Once they reach about 15 years of age, a fight over the throne ensues with one simple rule: the one that offs their twin, becomes the new king/queen. All means are allowed and nobody sees anything wrong about it - odd, considering that Siroccans are otherwise peaceful merchants... Knowing this, you've probably figured out that Tariq was hired to kill Ariel so that his twin sister could win the "contest". The only problem is - he didn't do it. But he got away with it (not telling you how, sorry)... And a year later became a dad to a girl who'd then become mother to Henri, Hermes and 6 other kids (see above). Ariel, on the other hand, won the crown eventually, along with the name of Innocente Tertio and had... Well, twins, no surprise there. Point is, one of those twins got romantically involved with a certain Claredanian gentleman... Ok, enough. One more thing on Siroccan hairstyle: "pure" Siroccans (having no mixed blood for 5 generations or so) are easily recognized by their flowy hair, always looking like they're floating underwater - understandable, since they're all basically living in a ginormous underwater beehive; the hair is furthermore of a very bright colour, so they dye it to mimic various sea creatures. So next time I want someone with extremely gay hair, I'll just invent another Siroccan...
Alright, I hope I didn't get you all too confused.