I recently finished a new illustration with characters I’ve only shown in passing at some point. I wanted to talk a little more about them here, and even show off the process video for this illustration.

Twin Phenomical of the skies, Nephelle

Nephelle is a “Phenomical,” a lesser god of nature. These nature lesser gods aren’t exclusive to any single world or parallel of a world; they can either carry out their roles in any world or have another version of themselves in other parallels of a single world. There can be an endless number of phenomicals, but the ones I introduce are significant enough in their roles that they need a little more than just a visual representation.

Nephelle and her sister, Aella, are protectors of the skies aided by their guardians, Misty and Breeze respectively. I don’t have an image of Breeze, but Misty is in the new wallpaper I’ve painted.

The Process Video

I mentioned earlier that I recorded a process video for this artwork. I also managed to pull up the original concept of the artwork as well as the new thumbnail and sketch.

I had a lot of fun with this piece but it proved to be a challenge once I got to the rendering part of the process. I definitely want to practice more so I don’t get cold feet when it comes to rendering an illustration…. I guess that’s what this blog and my YouTube channel are for!

Until Next Time!