#thefourgods doodles! Top left: Zhen, Gen’s servant when he serves as Crown Prince. Top right: Yang, Gen’s oldest brother who is one of the many dukes of the kingdom. Bottom left: Song Daiyu, the lead courtesan of heaven’s Flower House. Daiyu was actually designed by my CP. Bottom right: Ling Huojin, Fengge’s older brother and chief of the Fenghuang tribe. Yay for side characters! #writerslife #characterdesign
A bit of a #beforeandafter and #throwbackthursday, on the left is a drawing of Fengge I did in 2011, when I was beginning to take #thefourgods seriously as a piece of writing. On the right is a drawing of Fengge I did this morning in pencil. His design and wardrobe have changed to mirror his affiliation with southern China and to display more of the Fenghuang culture shown in the book. He’s also no longer the protagonist, but plays a crucial role in the story. #characterdesign #writerslife #fenghuang
A more detailed drawing of Gen. I based his clothing off of a lot of traditional garb seen on Xuanwu. #thefourgods #characterdesign #xuanwu
Last moodboard for #thefourgods and this one is for Longwei, the dragon of the Si Ling and bossman of the group. #amwriting #amediting #moodboard #qinglong
Next moodboard for #thefourgods is for Chonglin, the qilin of the Si Ling. #amediting #amwriting #moodboard #qilin
Next moodboard for #thefourgods is Fengge, the Fenghuang of the group and southern guardian in the Si Ling. #amediting #amwriting #moodboard #zhuque #fenghuang
I decided to start doing moodboards for #thefourgods to promote my characters to my readers. First up is Gen, hero of Book 1. #amediting #amwriting #moodboard #xuanwu
Gen doodles. Finally, the protagonist of #thefourgods Book 1. XP A glimpse of him in his princely garb and how his hair looks when not pulled back in a topknot. #characterdesign #writerslife #xuanwu
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