One of my favorite genres is fantasy and this piece is the beginning of a long story I am developing. Fredrick Alterna is a character that I made up as the king of the humans and the founder of the Alterna Kingdom. Alongside two others Fredrick conquered a continent that used to be the home of the demon kingdom. This is a picture of him when he first arrives on the continent and is still unaware of the treacheries that are soon to come. I plan to later draw the other three founders of the Alferia in the future. The reason that I am planning to draw these characters is to help visualize the founders when or if I end up writing a story for Alferia.
Sylvia Iacarus 2023 Graphite 12” x 9"
There once was a princess who disliked how royalty treated those who were less than them. She signed a contract with the goddess of the forest and gained enhanced vision and the ability to talk to the forest. I made this piece as part of my story telling enjoyment, Sylvia is one of the three founders of Alferia the continent that I made up. The world this is made up in is a fantasy genre based in a sort of medieval age. There is magic in this world but only the truly strong can use it and you typically have to become an apprentice of a god to learn how to use it. This all ties into my enjoyment of fantasy and storytelling.
The Cry of Burn Out 2023 Graphite 5” x 6”
I recently went to a state competition for E-Sports playing a game called Rainbow Six Siege. After my experience there playing for around 14 hours straight and an eight week season prior to that I was feeling really burnt out on the game. The feeling of burn out was something that I really hated and I wanted to show that in my next piece so I changed what I was planning to do for my third project and made a character crying smoke when all they could see is repetition symbolized by the words “AGAIN” in their eye. This piece wasn’t like my normal artwork but I felt it really symbolized who I was at the moment and showed part of the pain I was feeling. I don’t typically show off my emotions but this unfamiliar feeling of burnout was new to me and I had a strong hatred for it.