Shadowscapes - online fantasy manga

Omake, on this site at least, is the artwork done of the characters or setting that isn't actually set in the manga. For instance, traditional holiday pieces (Halloween, Christmas, etc.) are omake. Thumbnails are sorted by medium. Thumbnails with thick borders are newer pieces.

Pencil Concepts and Sketches

Planned concept for Easter that didn't quite pan out. Since Lieya is the female fanservice, I decided I'd dress her up as a sort of Playboy Bunny, but not. ::shrug:: She'll look better next year.

Another Easter idea that didn't make it to fruition. Aren't Lieya and Issar cute? Issar's hair looks different now....

Pencil Renders and Computer Coloring

Rriha all dressed up in a school uniform. She's undergone some slight design changes since this picture.

This is the same as the schoolgirl picture above, only with a background from a stock photo added. The photo was found at Minneapolis Phototour.

Yes, she's supposed to be insanely cute. I really like how this chibi came out, even if I don't like the other two I finished coloring. ::shrug:: This year, I hope to have a better set done, once I'm done with a quickie Thanksgiving pic. Rriha's Christmas theme was ornaments.

I don't like how Lieya or Kass (below) came out as much as I like Rriha, but I was still getting used to the concept of layer cging and chibi drawing, so it's understandable. Lieya's Christmas theme was jingle bells.

I like Kasseilia's dress, but her head came out too big. Her Christmas theme was holly.

I'd drawn a Caerd Cupid too, but he didn't make the cut for color-worthy, so Tanan here's the only chibi Cupid. I like how he came out, and I was trying something I'd seen with the eyes, hence the lack of lines on the iris/pupil. His butt is so pinchable....

Of course, since Lieya's the fanservice, I had to draw her in a Valentine's Day pinup in a sexy dress. I like how it came out, and her skin is warmer in this and subsequent cgs than it was in previous work.

So for this year's Halloween pic, since I didn't think I'd have time to do everyone in Halloween costumes, I picked three of the women of the group (I did it on too-small paper, or I would've included Sheirah too) and dressed them up for Halloween. Kasseilia is Death, Lieya is an angel, and Rriha is a pirate.

I liked how Rriha came out in the lineart for the Halloween picture (see above), but while I was working on the lineart I didn't like how Kass and Lieya came out, so I erased them from the picture in PSP and saved just Rriha into a separate file. I like the colored version of the Halloween pic with all three better than the lineart, incidentally enough. Since Rriha's a thief anyway, I figured the pirate look worked for her, and gave her a background with a bunch of different maps and the Jolly Roger from Captian "Calico" Jack's flag (historically accurate). This is the same Rriha used on the donation present wallpaper (check the Store link above).

Done for Christmas 2003. Like the Halloween picture, I didn't think I'd have enough time (or motivation) to do the entire 10-character main group in Christmas style, so I picked three of the male leads that you've met so far and dressed them up for Christmas. Tanan is, of course, the Christmas Angel. Kristoff's personality (and color scheme) lent himself to the Reindeer role, leaving Caerd with the role of Father Christmas. The colored pencils didn't cooperate too well on giving Caerd his two-tone eyes (his right eye is purple, while his left is brown. There is a reason for this, but I'm not telling).

Because I thought it would be a cute idea, and because I was trying to work out his coloring, I drew Prince Rhyn of the Sun Kingdom (you haven't met him yet, but you will soon) with a giant candy cane. Isn't he cute?

I painted the background of this picture to break in my new tablet last January, then felt like doodling a picture of Kogarashi (my online persona and insert character for Shadowscapes) running around with the tablet. I think it's cute. ^_^

I'd already done three of the main characters in Halloween costumes for last year, and couldn't think of anything overly creative for them this year, and I didn't want to use characters you haven't met yet, so it took me a while to think of what to draw. I finally decided on picking three of Delesaan's dieties to dress up. I wanted to draw Shadow (the goddess from the cover of the first book) in a witch costume. I've also wanted to color Chaos for a while, so I drew him as a mummy (I'd still get to color his hair, at least), and decided that if I've got Chaos in there, I'd have to draw Mortis, his main rival. And since she had to be wearing a far-too-cute-for-Death costume, I put her in a child-style pumpkin costume. They all have matching (for the most part) treat buckets, though Shadow's may be hard to make out (it's a cauldron). Of course, they all still have their staves (can't leave home without 'em), and you can't quite see it but Chaos is still wearing his half-mask. And that is indeed what his hair looks like, as close as I can get with a chibi colored with colored pencils.

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	Planned concept for Easter that didn't quite pan out. Since Lieya is the female fanservice, I decided I'd dress her up as a sort of Playboy Bunny, but not. ::shrug:: She'll look better next year.
	Another Easter idea that didn't make it to fruition. Aren't Lieya and Issar cute? Issar's hair looks different now....

	Rriha all dressed up in a school uniform. She's undergone some slight design changes since this picture.
	This is the same as the schoolgirl picture above, only with a background from a stock photo added. The photo was found at Minneapolis Phototour.
	Yes, she's supposed to be insanely cute. I really like how this chibi came out, even if I don't like the other two I finished coloring. ::shrug:: This year, I hope to have a better set done, once I'm done with a quickie Thanksgiving pic. Rriha's Christmas theme was ornaments.
	I don't like how Lieya or Kass (below) came out as much as I like Rriha, but I was still getting used to the concept of layer cging and chibi drawing, so it's understandable. Lieya's Christmas theme was jingle bells.
	I like Kasseilia's dress, but her head came out too big. Her Christmas theme was holly.
	I'd drawn a Caerd Cupid too, but he didn't make the cut for color-worthy, so Tanan here's the only chibi Cupid. I like how he came out, and I was trying something I'd seen with the eyes, hence the lack of lines on the iris/pupil. His butt is so pinchable....
	Of course, since Lieya's the fanservice, I had to draw her in a Valentine's Day pinup in a sexy dress. I like how it came out, and her skin is warmer in this and subsequent cgs than it was in previous work.
	So for this year's Halloween pic, since I didn't think I'd have time to do everyone in Halloween costumes, I picked three of the women of the group (I did it on too-small paper, or I would've included Sheirah too) and dressed them up for Halloween. Kasseilia is Death, Lieya is an angel, and Rriha is a pirate.
	I liked how Rriha came out in the lineart for the Halloween picture (see above), but while I was working on the lineart I didn't like how Kass and Lieya came out, so I erased them from the picture in PSP and saved just Rriha into a separate file. I like the colored version of the Halloween pic with all three better than the lineart, incidentally enough. Since Rriha's a thief anyway, I figured the pirate look worked for her, and gave her a background with a bunch of different maps and the Jolly Roger from Captian "Calico" Jack's flag (historically accurate). This is the same Rriha used on the donation present wallpaper (check the Store link above).
	Done for Christmas 2003. Like the Halloween picture, I didn't think I'd have enough time (or motivation) to do the entire 10-character main group in Christmas style, so I picked three of the male leads that you've met so far and dressed them up for Christmas. Tanan is, of course, the Christmas Angel. Kristoff's personality (and color scheme) lent himself to the Reindeer role, leaving Caerd with the role of Father Christmas. The colored pencils didn't cooperate too well on giving Caerd his two-tone eyes (his right eye is purple, while his left is brown. There is a reason for this, but I'm not telling).
	Because I thought it would be a cute idea, and because I was trying to work out his coloring, I drew Prince Rhyn of the Sun Kingdom (you haven't met him yet, but you will soon) with a giant candy cane. Isn't he cute?
	I painted the background of this picture to break in my new tablet last January, then felt like doodling a picture of Kogarashi (my online persona and insert character for Shadowscapes) running around with the tablet. I think it's cute. ^_^
	I'd already done three of the main characters in Halloween costumes for last year, and couldn't think of anything overly creative for them this year, and I didn't want to use characters you haven't met yet, so it took me a while to think of what to draw. I finally decided on picking three of Delesaan's dieties to dress up. I wanted to draw Shadow (the goddess from the cover of the first book) in a witch costume. I've also wanted to color Chaos for a while, so I drew him as a mummy (I'd still get to color his hair, at least), and decided that if I've got Chaos in there, I'd have to draw Mortis, his main rival. And since she had to be wearing a far-too-cute-for-Death costume, I put her in a child-style pumpkin costume. They all have matching (for the most part) treat buckets, though Shadow's may be hard to make out (it's a cauldron). Of course, they all still have their staves (can't leave home without 'em), and you can't quite see it but Chaos is still wearing his half-mask. And that is indeed what his hair looks like, as close as I can get with a chibi colored with colored pencils.