The Christmas season is here and I’ve dug out all the Christmas music that I could get my hands on to listen to. I think the music is my favorite part of the holiday. I mean, yeah the presents are nice, too—giving and receiving and all that good stuff—but you can listen to the music all month! Can’t open presents until at least the 24th. 😛

It’s Iccari with several of the friends he has before his journey began. From left to right: Turi, Iccari, Namko, and Marus. Turi was featured in last week’s Sketchbook Monday #48.

It’s the noble thief, Garret! It’s been awhile since I’ve sketched him.

Iccari again, this time in a slightly different style than usual. Notice the sword on his back? He can’t lift metal! What’s that doing there?

This is Turi, a character in Iccari’s story and one of his closest friends. Looks like he’s been a little beat up. His journey is not as bright and happy as Iccari’s, it seems.

I was especially sick yesterday so today it’s another case of the Sketchbook Tuesday Blues. However, as I seem to have been extra-productive last week, I have a whopping ten sketches to share! That’s a record, mind you; twice the most we’ve ever had up to this point. So let’s get right to it, shall we?

This is Leon, from a game idea I’ll probably never get around to making. Story of my life, eh?

Not a lot to see here, but I was playing around with drawing hair. The outline on his eyes are much, much too thick…

I doodled this up while just messing around. I don’t know why, but I think this style is cute. I think I might use it for something one day, but likely not anytime soon.

I love this kid’s expression here.

An assortment of sketches for test sprite designs.

A concept sketch for the kid in My Brother without his cap (which he may or may not actually wear in the actual animation).

And here’s the part where he misses his train! Poor kid…

And now for an assortment of heroes and villians! We begin with Jessie—drawn in a very different style—and the egnimatic villian, Warlord Keaton. Just who or what is behind that mask?

Next up is Iccari and ????. If I ever finish Iccari’s story, I’ll have to put it somewhere for everyone to see. Don’t worry, I’m working on it!

Finally, there’s Glenn and his nemesis, Xavier. They were both featured in Sketchbook Monday #36 some months back.

Sorry about last week. I’m still getting back into the groove of things after all, it seems.

Another development sketch of the boy from last week. He’s coming along, I guess.

And the EXTREME version of said character. Isn’t it awesome? And EXTREME? It’s not? Oh. Well, I tried. 🙁

Great googley moogle! It’s alive again! Heh–probably thought this would never come back, didn’t you? 🙂

A cowgirl. Despite my native Texan background, I’m not into westerns and cowboys and such, but I felt like drawing this one day. I think the power was still out at the time, but this might have been after that…

Character design for our upcoming animated project. Said project has a full, complete animatic so chances are you’ll actually get to see this one finished for a change. 😛

Missed two Sketchbook Mondays in a row because, to be honest, there was nothing to show! Also, last Monday was Labor Day, and I didn’t feel like doing anything. 😛 Despite a cold that won’t go away, I can’t stand missing three Sketchbook Mondays in a row. Not that anyone actually reads these things. 🙁

This is some random, generic girl I sketched this morning just to have something to show this week. How pathetic of me! :/

And… a kid hatching out of an egg. Yeah, we’re just as confused as you are, kid. 🙁

Last week was not a good week for my art, I guess. This week isn’t turning out so well in that regard, either. :/

As you can see, I don’t have a lot to show. This girl looks pretty good, though, I suppose…

Looks like she doesn’t feel too well. Maybe she needs something to eat?

Oh, wow! What’s this? Sketchbook Monday is on time? It’s unheard of! There’s not supposed to be anything here until the last minute!

Aren’t they cute? Aren’t they very cute? Well… I think so. I’ll have to find something to use them for! The one on the left is a girl, and the one on the right is a boy. They seem to like pretending that they are heroic warriors.

And here they are again, with a bit more polish–and feet.

Iccari, yet again. At one point in his journey, he is given a wooden practice sword as a gift. Under a curse that prevents him from even lifting anything made out of metal, he practices hard using this wooden sword in hopes that one day he can lift the curse.

Gym shorts! 😀