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Unspoken
I got my hands on a round watercolour pad recently and naturally I couldn’t resist testing it with Hawk and Ren’i. My colour palettes for them tend to be rather earthy, mostly because a great chunk of their story takes place in the desert, but I wanted to make at least one illustration of them…
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The crown of arrows
Of all my characters I enjoy drawing Hawk the most, and this is probably my favourite picture of him so far. Lately, I’ve really liked this sort of simple colour palette – shades of brown and gold with a single effect colour – and I gotta admit, I think it suits him.
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The Wheel of the Year
Recently, I’ve been really attracted to this sort of composition in my illustrations (which I’d drawn several times with various characters throughout the year), and naturally I had to draw Hawk and Ren’i in one, too. The background shows just the tiniest peek at the Melkem world map, as well as symbols related to the…
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Embraced by Stars
At last, a couple of Ren’i’s tattoos are properly visible! Inking them took a couple of hours, though. I curse myself constantly for deciding to give half the cast tattoos – the downside of drawing and writing everything yourself. This is one of my favourite pictures of Ren’i and Hawk so far. I love drawing…
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The Two of Us
An early illustration of two slightly more minor characters, one of whom is Oerei, Ren’i’s father (top right). His arm tattoos are missing, because I was still in the process of designing them when I drew this piece… Whoops.
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Desert Ride
Hawk and Ren’i out on a ride. Featuring Ren’i’s noble steed, Vasama, for the first time! I don’t draw horses often, so he ended up a little too small for his riders…
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Firebearer
Presenting Ren’i with longer hair for a change. Longer hairdos are typical for Kishan soldiers, as they cut their hair only when going to war.
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Ren’i and Hawk sketches
A sketch sheet of Ren’i and Hawk being cute together. Something soft and simple. One of my earlier concepts showcasing a tiny sliver of Ren’i’s back tattoos!
