I did this picture as cover art for "There" by Rhonda Parrish. It was supposed to be quite a fairytale scene. Colby, a young, beautiful girl is looking for the magic stone at the heart of the Reptar's sacred tree. She needs the stone to save her brother from vampirism. Her mission is not easy because danger lurks around every corner.

When she approaches a swamp, she meets Xavier, a gentle soul trapped in the body of a monster; his current look is the result of the mad experiments of a man named Scholar who once held him captive. Xavier and his sentient shadow accompany her on her mission. Xavier is an extremely unhappy monster. Colby and Xavier need to work together to overcome evil. With this outline of the story, I can begin working on my first attempts.

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Concepts and Sketches

First Corrections

I would like to enrich my palette to add more contrast to the scene. I change the lighting and correct its operation on characters. Sometimes I add lines, which can help me establish appropriate lighting.

 

Xavier

I start my work on the characters. I chose Xavier’s character first because he requires more work from me and I need to make him interesting to the viewer.

 

 

 

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