Some drafts

I'm jumping the gun a bit, as these locations will only come into play in Chapter 3, but hey. I felt like it.

Without References 2: Fire Emblem

It didn't turn out that great, but hey, it was fun. And that's the point. Well, experimentation is the point, but-

Also, my current 7-day plan for drawing seems to be:
Days 1-5: Draw nothing
Day 6: Draw a bunch of art
Day 8: Upload said art; apologize for not drawing more; repeat.

So sorry about that.

Nebulas

 

I was messing around in MSD4. *shrug*

Without References 1: Farscape

So I had a thought: I kinda like working with pen, completely without any other materials or drawing references, so I'm going to start a little experiment. Without References will be whatever I want to draw, as long as I only use a pen to do it, without looking at anything other than the page in front of me.
I also reserve the right to call said drawing a complete and total failure--as I did with two of the sketches in the middle.
I actually think this turned out alright... Durka's head is wonky, Chiana's hair is wrong, and Scorpius could be better, but hey. I'm normally so dependent on references that I'm still calling this a win. :P
...
I'm humming then 1812 Overture again. Damn you, Farscape! 

Loneliness is an Empty Pod

Yeah... not really sure where this came from.

Redesigned armor

I was looking through some of my old concept art, and decided I really didn't like some of my armor designs... so I redesigned this particular one.

New American Syndicate

 Let me explain this one a little:
About a year ago, when I was writing Under Stars, I was also still getting into EVE Online. I think I may be somewhat atypical among EVE players, in that I was recruited into a corporation (read: guild) almost instantly, and stayed with it for over a year.
That corporation was the New American Syndicate: a bunch of wussy carebears that I still love dearly. :3 Anyway, since I was trying to come up with story ideas, I thought that maybe I could include some of my NASY friends in Under Stars. I got their permission, and drew some brief sketches of their avatars.
That was... a long time ago. I'm still not sure what role NASY will play in the story, or when they will appear. You can spot traces of them in chapter 1, if you're really looking, but it will still be a while before they make a proper entrance.

ANYWAY, that's who these folks are. I'm up there too, actually-- top left. :P Truth be told, this is a little awkward now. I haven't talked to most of these guys in a while, and a few of them have completely changed their avatars. But I'm sticking with the way we used to be, because this is how I remember them.
Oh, and that ship there? I sorta regret drawing it now. It's the same class as the Thunder Bay--the ship that Under Stars is set on--but it's been modified a bit. However, it still seems dumb to give a separate group an important ship that's just like the Thunder...



 Well, I said I regretted it, so... I erased it! And I made room for the other 2 guys whose avatars I'm borrowing, whom I couldn't fit on the page before due to spacing problems.



EDIT: I realized how smudged up the lower picture is, so I took the trouble of cleaning it up digitally, and posted the result here: http://0mni42.deviantart.com/art/More-NASY-303233753