Of Blood and Rain cover

My wife asked me to draw a cover to one of her upcoming books, but she asked me to do it as lineart-only.
If you're interested in fantasy, romance, or paranormal, then go check her out at http://ithilear.com/

Kanu Tamu

"A man goes unto the road whose course does not turn back".
Amund, The First Hunter

Boss Fight - Judgment

Judgment is the last of the three lesser bosses. It is depicted as a gaunt humanoid figure with pale skin and a mask made of solid gold. The mask's eyes are closed, for Judgment believes it doesn't need to see to make a call. The creature itself does not have ears, for it believes it needs to hear no counsel to judge. Judgment is garbed in fine purple velvet, and wears the powdered wig of Judges of old. It stands on stilts, as it believes itself to be above everything and everyone else. He swings his Sword of Judgment with implied impunity. Its wings are made of wax. Judgment foolishly believes itself to be above both Pride and Anger. In reality, Judgment is the weakest of the three.

Boss Fight - Romulus

This here jolly fella is Romulus, the final boss to Cassius' adventure. Romulus sought to bring Cassius to justice after the murder of his father, but ended up killing Cassius' son, Cirillo, in the confusion. Scared, he fled the scene, but he knows that Cassius is coming for him. He spends the remainder of his days training to bring down one of the most fabled and skilled Gladiators. He will avenge his father's death, or pay for his sin with his head.

I'm not so sure about this dude's outfit. Still trying to figure out what I want to do with him. The far right look the best, but it also feels a bit grand for him. Maybe I can combine two of them.

Boss Fight - Cassius

Here is another concept sketch of one of the main characters for the Boss Fight challenge. I decided on naming him Cassius, because it's a Greek name and that's about it.
He is sort of a legend amongst the local populace and Gladiators for having survived for so long. His arena name is The Black Stinger, and he wears a scorpion on his armor.
Despite being a slave, Cassius has fathered one son, Cirillo, whom he loves dearly.
Next, I will work on the other character. :)

Boss fight concept

Here is the first concept of one of the characters for the boss fight.
I don't know his name yet, but he is the older one. I imagine him as a gladiator/slave who has made it through countless battles, so now he's kinda regarded as a hero amongst the community. I went with the scorpion motif for his armor, because when I was researching Roman armors, I saw a similar one, and I thought it looked awesome.

Boss fight - initial concept

There's this contest going over at Polykarbon where we have to design a final boss of a hypothetical game. So I thought, what if the guy you're fighting, who you thought was the final boss, is on his own quest, and YOU'RE the final boss of his adventure?
There's more story to go with it, but I'll wait til I have it more fleshed out before I post it. :)

Ruins concept

Some quick concept art for my wife of the ruins that feature heavily in one of her books. :)
Trying to be more explorative of landscapes, since I have little experience/success with anything non-person.
On the other hand, check out that badass gesture on the left, there!