Here's where you'll find sketches, work-in-progress, cover art, filler images, out of sequence strips, character designs, and more. Please read the Terms of Use if you would like to use any of these images.

Sketchbooks:

• black & white
• colour

Aena

• ae.jpg -- extended portrait; full colour; white background [first CG-coloured sketch]
• aena_bio.gif -- partial figure; full colour [figure drawn with technical pens, coloured with Photoshop]
• aena3_sketch.gif --extended portrait; resting head on crossed arms; white background [hand drawn in pencil]
• aena4.jpg -- standing partial figure; white background; full colour [hand drawn in pencil, re-traced and coloured with Illustrator]
• aena4_sketch.gif -- standing full figure; cute pose with hands clasped in front; white background [hand drawn in pencil]
• aena5_dwg.gif -- side view; seated figure; white background [hand drawn in pencil]
• aena6.jpg -- slightly larger version of aena4.jpg
• aena8.jpg -- larger version of aena4.jpg
• aena8_dwg.gif -- posing full figure with wings; with shade and detail; white background [hand drawn in pencil]
• aena_charsketch001.jpg -- partial figure; line art [hand drawn with technical pens]
• aena-head1.gif -- head; three-quarter view; line art [hand drawn with technical pens]
• aena-pensketch1.jpg -- seated figure; white background [hand drawn with blue pen]
• aena_pinup-card001.jpg -- character card; partial figure; full colour [figure drawn with technical pens, coloured with Photoshop]
• aena-portrait-big_39.gif -- large portrait; full colour; transparent background; 39% of original size [drawn and inked by hand, re-traced and coloured with Illustrator and Photoshop]
• aena-poster_work.jpg -- partial figure; white background [hand drawn in pencil]
• aena-witch600w.jpg -- partial figure; Aena in a witch costume levitating a jack-o'-lantern [hand drawn in pencil]
• aena-witch_crop800w.jpg -- cropped close-up of aena-witch600w.jpg
• aena-witch_final.jpg -- partial figure; Aena in a witch costume levitating a jack-o'-lantern; full colour [hand drawn in pencil; re-traced and coloured with Illustrator]
• waitress1.gif -- posing full figure; wearing diner waitress uniform (blue and white striped shirt, pink miniskirt, and white apron); holding tray of fast food items (burger, fries, and soda); transparent background [hand drawn in pencil, coloured with Photoshop]

Alshina

• alshina_bio.jpg -- portrait; bookshelves in background, inside Kinzaki Books; full colour [hand drawn with technical pens, coloured with Photoshop]
• alshina_charsketch001.jpg -- partial figure; line art [hand drawn with technical pens]

Barudo

• bar_bio.gif -- extended portrait [hand drawn in pencil; flat colour added with Photoshop]

Kasha

• kasha_bio.gif -- partial figure; full colour [figure drawn with technical pens, coloured with Photoshop]
• kasha_charsketch001.jpg -- partial figure; line art [hand drawn with technical pens]
• kasha-chibi1_sketch.gif -- full figure; chibi version; in training gear; white background [hand drawn in pencil]
• kasha_pinup-card001.jpg -- character card; partial figure; full colour [figure drawn with technical pens, coloured with Photoshop]

Koru

• koru_sketch1.jpg -- partial figure [hand drawn in pencil]
• koru_young_sketch.jpg -- partial figure [hand drawn in pencil]

Zalanda

• blonde_strapless-dress_dwg.gif -- full figure of a woman who looks like Zalanda (this drawing pre-dates the creation of the character); wearing strapless dress and long gloves; with shading and detail [hand drawn in pencil]
• zal_bio.gif -- partial figure; full colour [figure drawn with technical pens, coloured with Photoshop]
• zalanda_charsketch001.jpg -- partial figure; line art [hand drawn with technical pens]
• zalanda-chibi1_sketch.gif -- full figure; chibi version; white background [hand drawn in pencil]
• zalanda_pinup-card001.jpg -- character card; partial figure; full colour [figure drawn with technical pens, coloured with Photoshop]

Multiple Characters

• aena-alsh1_sketch.gif -- Aena and Alshina standing back to back; full figures; white background [hand drawn in pencil]
• bar-zal_couple-dwg_01.jpg -- Barudo and Zalanda; line art [hand drawn with technical pens]
• kiss400.jpg -- Alshina and Koru kissing; profile views; extended portraits; pink background with hearts [hand drawn in pencil, re-traced and coloured in Illustrator, hearts created in Illustrator]
• kiss_ink4.jpg -- larger version of kiss400.jpg
• xmas400.jpg -- Barudo and Zalanda in festive outfits; partial figures; winter background scene with reindeer [hand drawn in pencil, re-traced and coloured in Illustrator, snow and trees created in Illustrator]
• xmas_ink9.jpg -- larger version of xmas400.jpg, scaled down from print dimensions

Secondary Characters

• mazai_dwg01.jpg -- Mazai character design, white background [hand drawn in pencil]
• xico_dwg01.jpg -- Xico character design, white background [hand drawn with technical pens]

Cover Art

• gc-cvr1.jpg -- cover art idea sketch; Aena and Alshina full standing figures, back-to-back, holding hands; cloudy sky background; hand-lettered title [hand drawn in pencil]
• gc-cvr2.jpg -- cover art idea sketch; large Aena portrait with chibi winged Alshina on shoulder; with chibi versions of Kasha, Zalanda, and Suko; shaded background; hand-lettered title[hand drawn in pencil]
• gc-cvr3.jpg -- cover art idea sketch; large Aena portrait on left; partial figure of Kasha in background with hair flowing around her, performing a spell, with beams of light around her hands; blank background; roughly hand-rendered title [hand drawn in pencil]
• gc-cvr4.jpg -- cover art idea sketch; partial figure of Aena in front centre, looking cute and giggling; extended portrait of Alshina on left; partial figure of Suko on right; partial figure of Zalanda in profile view preparing to shoot an arrow; scribbled background; handwritten title [hand drawn in pencil]
• gc-cvr5.jpg -- cover art idea sketch; partial figures; Alshina and Suko on left; Aena in front centre; Zalanda behind on right holding an arrow; Kasha in back on right holding one hand out in front, with her hair flowing to the side; scribbled background; handwritten title [hand drawn in pencil]
• greencorner1.jpg -- final cover art for book #1; based on gc-cvr2.jpg ; with forest background; hand lettered title floating in forest tree-tops [pen and ink, erased pencil under-drawing, on cold press board, original 9" x 12"]

Pencilled Pages from Act 1: The Bookshop

• page one
• page two
• page three
• page four
• page five
• page six (version 1)
• page seven (version 1)

Inking Progress Pages from Act 1: The Bookshop

page one

• aena_ch1_line-ink.jpg -- initial line work of Aena, limited filled greys
• ch1-p1_bg_ink.jpg -- initial background line work
• ch1-p1_ink1.jpg -- Aena in flat greys, limited shading; in front of background
• ch1-p1_ink2.jpg -- more shading added to Aena; limited shading added to background
• ch1-p1_ink3.jpg -- shading of Aena completed; shading and detail of background completed
• ch1-p1_ink3large.jpg -- larger version of ch1-p1_ink3.jpg
• ch1-p1_bg_ink2.jpg -- larger version of background, not cut to printable area; bleeds are visible (the parts that get cut off of the page in print)

page two

• ch1-p2_aenac-flat.jpg -- flat colour of Aena for the first panel
• ch1-p2_inkc-flat.jpg -- added flat colour of Aena in second panel; flat background colour laid in both panels
• ch1-p2_inkc2.jpg -- Aena and book shaded in second panel; flat background colour changed in first panel
• ch1-p2_inkc3.jpg -- shading added to Aena in first panel
• ch1-p2_inkc4.jpg -- shading completed for Aena in first panel
• ch1-p2_inkc5.jpg -- colour background added to first panel

• ch1-p3_ink1.jpg -- background in greys for top panel and second panel; Alshina line work with limited greys for second panel; dialogue balloon placed
• ch1-p3_ink2.jpg -- partial Alshina line work with limited greys for final panel; top background adjusted; dialogue balloon adjusted
• ch1-p3_ink3.jpg -- flat colour and limited colour detail added to Alshina in panel two; line work completed and flat colour added to Alshina in panel three; desk with books added and coloured for panel three
• ch1-p3_ink4.jpg -- shading added to Alshina in panel two
• ch1-p3_ink4_crop.jpg -- closer, larger view of Alshina and background from panel two
• ch1-p3_ink4b.jpg -- shading added to background in panel two
• ch1-p3_ink4b_crop.jpg -- closer, larger view of Alshina and background from panel two
• ch1-p3_ink5.jpg -- shading added to Alshina in panel three; detail added to books in panel three
• ch1-p3_ink6.jpg -- grey figure of Alshina carrying books added to panel one
• ch1-p3_final.jpg -- shading added to Alshina in panel one; poster and shading added to background of panel one
• ch1-p3b_final.jpg -- height of desk adjusted in panel one; dialogue balloon adjusted

• ch1-p4_ink1.jpg -- background for panel two in partial colour; coloured desk placed for panel one; shelving unit for panel one partially drawn; dialogue balloon placed
• ch1-p4_ink2.jpg -- dialogue balloons adjusted; partial colour and more books added to shelving unit in panel one; desk adjusted in panel one; panel two background moved; desk in panel two adjusted
• ch1-p4_ink2bg.jpg -- ch1-p4_ink2.jpg without the dialogue balloons
• ch1-p4_ink3.jpg -- remaining books added to shelving unit in panel one; bottom of shelving units adjusted in panels one and two; desk moved in panels one and two
• ch1-p4_ink4.jpg -- depth added to remaining books on shelving unit in panel one
• ch1-p4_ink5.jpg -- line work of Alshina holding book with limited colour details added to panel one; background and dialogue balloon for panel one moved slightly
• ch1-p4_ink6.jpg -- lengths of Alshina's sleeves adjusted in panel one; length of one of Alshina's arms adjusted in panel one; poster coloured; book moved slightly in panel one
• ch1-p4_ink7.jpg -- flat colour and some shading added to Alshina in panel one, book moved slightly in panel one
• ch1-p4_ink7bg.jpg -- closer, larger view of background from panel two
• ch1-p4_ink8.jpg -- ribbons and more shading added to Alshina in panel one
• ch1-p4_ink9.jpg -- shading completed for Alshina in panel one; flat colour background added to panel one
• ch1-p4_ink10.jpg -- line work and flat colour of Aena and Alshina added to panel three; dialogue balloons adjusted accordingly
• ch1-p4_ink11.jpg -- shading added to Aena and Alshina in panel three
• ch1-p4_ink12.jpg -- shading completed for Aena and Alshina in panel three; line work and flat grey of Aena added to panel two
• ch1-p4_final.jpg -- shading added to Aena in panel two; line work and shaded grey of Alshina added to panel two; final dialogue balloon position adjusted

Special Art

• aena-witch600w.jpg -- partial figure; Aena in a witch costume levitating a jack-o'-lantern [hand drawn in pencil]
• aena-witch_crop800w.jpg -- cropped close-up of aena-witch600w.jpg
• aena-witch_final.jpg -- partial figure; Aena in a witch costume levitating a jack-o'-lantern; full colour [hand drawn in pencil; re-traced and coloured with Illustrator]

• xmas400.jpg -- Barudo and Zalanda in festive outfits; partial figures; winter background scene with reindeer [hand drawn in pencil, re-traced and coloured in Illustrator, snow and trees created in Illustrator]
• xmas_ink9.jpg -- larger version of xmas400.jpg, scaled down from print dimensions
• xmas_1024x768.jpg -- This desktop version (1024 x 768 pixels) is only publicly available for download from the files section of the Midori Forest Google group. You may request another size, specifying your screen dimensions, by sending a message to the Midori Forest Google group. Please indicate that you want the winter holiday special.

• kiss400.jpg -- Alshina and Koru kissing; profile views; extended portraits; pink background with hearts [hand drawn in pencil, re-traced and coloured in Illustrator, hearts created in Illustrator]
• kiss_ink4.jpg -- larger version of kiss400.jpg
• A desktop version is available on request. You may request a desktop version of this special, specifying your screen dimensions, by sending a message to the Midori Forest Google group. Please indicate that you want the Valentine holiday special.

Sketchbooks

Start at the beginning, on page 1, or just jump right in to look at sketches and drawings. All images are displayed on separate pages, sketchbook style.

Please note that sketchbooks only include some of the images available in the gallery. If you like this presentation, please send a message to the Midori Forest Google group indicating that you'd like to see more images in the sketchbooks, and I will do my best to add pages more frequently.

colour:

• page 1
• page 2
• page 3