Art for Loyalty Fallen Book 2

[dollyt8]

Loyalty Fallen is a serialized fantasy novel that you can read for free at loyaltyfallen.com. The first volume is already published, and the second volume will be serialized there starting on November 5th. This thread will include all of the artworks I've created for the second volume, and to avoid spamming anyone, I'll also add future artworks for the novel to this same thread. I have one in progress and several more concepts in mind, so there will be plenty! Also at some point I want to create a separate thread for artworks related to my many other fantasy stories and characters.

At this point, I had started to be able to find a more consistent style. While there are some errors in these images and one in particular has some issues, I'm pretty proud of how most of them turned out.

1. Battling a Screlagor

In this image, Ren, Kathryn's bodyguard, battles a Screlagor. A Screlagor is a massive dragon, native to Tephraya, the desert kingdom. Screlagors are nearly impossible to kill. They burrow underground with the help of their massive front clwas, and as they travel through the sand, they naturally pick up a lot of static electricity that can then be discharged through the “stinger” on their tails.

Screlagors are one of Tephraya’s best defenses against foreign invaders, despite their small number, as their appearance, fast speed, lightning attacks, and lunging charge make them formidable and terrifying opponents. Their hide is extremely tough and thick as well.

2. Don't Look at Me - Kathryn and Ren

This is the image I'm least happy about. The settings were off when I created it, and the resolution was too low, so I wasn't able to add as much detail in the faces as I would have liked. The windows in the background also look off. Still, it was suitably dramatic and emotional.

3. Kathryn of Tephraya

After being banished from her own country, Iridalys, Kathryn flees to the desert kingdom of Tephraya and finds herself facing new threats and a tyrannical king.

4. Chance - AKA best character

Chance is my favorite character in Loyalty Fallen and possibly my favorite that I've ever created. He's a proud agent of chaos and loves stirring up trouble. Still, he's surprisingly empathetic and can give some pretty good advice. He's also a spy, a former slave, and secretly a Navinorian sapphire mage.

5. Zafiyah

Zafiyah is Chance's love interest in the story. She is a Tephrayan noblewoman who is contending with a cruel mother who wants to marry her off to the first nobleman in sight. Zafiyah has a strong sense of humor and immense loyalty. She starts out with a crush on Ren before she unnexpectedly falls in love with Chance with her whole heart.

I'd love to hear thoughts, criticism, or which one is your favorite. For me personally, I love Battling a Screlagor and, of course, Chance. Is it unhealthy to have a crush on your own character?

 

[pmmg]

I mean, who could turn down purple eyes like that...Zafiyah.

Unhealthy? I dont know. But I'd not let that affect that bad things that might happen to them in the story.

 

[SwiftieDaughterOfAthena13]

These are so good! I've got to admit, "Don't Look At Me" is my favorite because of the strong emotion that it depicts!
I would say, that it's not unhealthy to have a crush on your own character, but I may be biased, since I, too, have had crushes on my own characters!
(Also, great job on Kathryn! She looks gorgeous!)

 

[dollyt8]

I mean, who could turn down purple eyes like that...Zafiyah.

Unhealthy? I dont know. But I'd not let that affect that bad things that might happen to them in the story.

I spent so much time on her eyes and I ended up really happy with how they turned out, so thanks!

Definitely; Chance doesn't get a pass. The poor fellow is going to go through plenty of stuff before the story is over.

These are so good! I've got to admit, "Don't Look At Me" is my favorite because of the strong emotion that it depicts!
I would say, that it's not unhealthy to have a crush on your own character, but I may be biased, since I, too, have had crushes on my own characters!
(Also, great job on Kathryn! She looks gorgeous!)

Glad you liked it! That's the first time Ren has cried since he was ten years old, so I wanted it to be extra emotional.

Bias or no bias, I'll gladly accept the conclusion.

Thanks so much!

 

[dollyt8]

Here are two others I forgot to include.
1. Sir Leonard Droy / The blind warden

In Iridalys, anyone who practices magic has the potential to become a Warden with proper training. Warden is a military position. In the case of Leonard Droy, he was a Warden in the first war. However, he ended up injuring his leg severely and eventually going mostly (but not entirely) blind from overusing a particular type of opal magic. Now, he's extremely depressed and can't actually do magic anymore. He also wears black all the time in an ongoing protest of the draft. I didn't love how this one turned out (especially the facial proportions), but I figured I'd share it anyway. In this image, Leonard is looking up mockingly at someone who is trying to tell him he should stop drinking.

2. Haim / The Blood Wolf

This is actually an older image, and I would probably change some things if I were to redo it. Haim is the leader of the slave rebellion, but this shows him shortly after he escaped slavery in the first place. By Loyalty Fallen Book 2, he is absurdly powerful and such an incredible fighter that the king of Tephraya has created a yearly contest just to find someone who might be able to fight him. He's also a ruby mage, and like most ruby mages, he has a strong smell of blood on him at all times; hence the Blood Wolf.