Hurricanes and Character Visuals

I hope all of you on the East coast have survived Irene with minimal damage. We lost power for a little over 12 hours, but the house and property sustained no more damage than a few downed branches. Many in my area are still without power, including my part-time job. It could have been much worse, and I am incredibly thankful that everyone I know made it through safely. I am thankful, too, for neighbors with power that let us store out freezer food for awhile, and lent ice to keep our perishables edible.

On an entirely different note, I meant to post the rest of this earlier, but of course the power outages made it difficult. I wonder sometimes if people had trouble picturing Makya, because he is such a strange character. He was one of the characters I made long before Corruption, so I did a few drawings of him. Human anatomy is not my strong point, but sometimes ideas require more than just words, and need to come down on paper in different ways.

So here is the crazy silver-haired priest:

You know what I think I love most about Makya? His lack of eyebrows. I'm not entirely sure why, but I've always found it both amusing and fitting.

At some point soon I would like to sketch out the Corruption uniform, as at some point in the future I would like to make it. One day when the book becomes popular (haha), I would love to parade around a convention and have the uniform recognized. Poor Israel could use a hug, anyway.

As soon as the power outages in Maryland have all been taken care of, I have a special treat for readers in mind. Hope everyone is doing well in Irene's wake!