Id...

"Id..."
(Id from Xenogears)

Not completely original, but rather a clean-up redraw of a sketch by Kunihiko Tanaka and then colored. Id is probably one of the more interesting "villains" from a video game, and the almost-bizarre choice of superhero-like spandex overlaid with armor seems to actually work so well (Not to mention his kickass Gear). A lot of guesswork went into the cleanup and coloring, but between the very few references out there, I'm confident that I got close to the intended design of his outfit down.
 
September 14, 2014
Micron pens, Sakura Pigma pens, Prismacolor Markers, colored pencils, and gel pens,
on 8.5x11" cardstock.

The Black Gear that Screams 'Death'

"The Black Gear that Screams 'Death'" (Disambiguated)
(Fei, Id and Weltall from Xenogears)

A complete redo of the Awakening, I redrew all three using more consistent references, as well as proper color charts to make sure the characters and Gear were as accurate as possible. The plan was to do a collage with these (as I did with the previous version), that will look like an old 90's anime LD jacket, which can be seen below.

August 7, 2013
Sakura Pigma pens, Prismacolor Markers, colored pencils, chalk pastels, and gel pens
on two 8.5x11" cardstocks.

  

"The Black Gear that Screams 'Death'"

August 8, 2013

Compiled on Photoshop 7.0
Left version: logos added | Right version: no logos

The Struggle Within

"The Struggle Within"
(Fei Fong Wong, Fei (young), Id, Karen, and Grahf from Xenogears)

Originally penned back in 2008 but lacked the ability to digitally color it (computer issues), this piece sat dormant for almost 5 years until I had finally had enough and colored it in my new traditional methods. I feel this would work well had I continued my attempted manga adaptation, but even standalone, it's one of my favorite pieces from recent.

May 13, 2013
Ink pens, Prismacolor markers, colored pencils, gel pens, and chalk pastels
on 11x17" cardstock

The Demon of Elru

"The Demon of Elru"
(Id and Weltall-Id from Xenogears)

The second one I did in the same style as Awakening. This one's aesthetics pleased me much more, with the back-lit Weltall-Id making a much more intimidating appearance than the Weltall's almost thoughtful look on the previous picture. Id, on the other hand, I did not pull off as well as I had hoped, in retrospect. And, once again, both suffer from lack of understanding their designs. Something that I can easily rectify with the Xenogears Perfect Works in my hands...

July 4, 2007
Micronpens and PainterClassic (Layering done in Photoshop 7.0)
1535x2000 pixels

Awakening

"Awakening"
(Fei Fong Wong, Weltall, and Id from Xenogears)

When I finally came around to doing Xenogears fan art, I had apparently had the concept in mind to do them in the style of Shukoh Murase's works for New Mobile Report Gundam Wing. Not a bad, thing, though,as the composition really compliment's the game's feel. I just wished I had better references when I did this, as aside from Fei, nothing else is quite right about this. I was extremely pleased with the shading I did on the Weltall, however, even if the colors aren't right...

June 30, 2007
Micron pens and Painter Classic (layering done in Photoshop 7.0)
1535x2000