ultima update: 2.17.12

It's been quite sometime since I've posted any updates from my Ultima Novella project.

In the past couple months, there have been some shifts in the ways I'll be approaching project. Nothing's written in stone as of yet, but some interesting seeds have been planted.

Speaking of changes. The central characters for the first story of the world have gone under some design changes. Here's a (rather old) concept sketch of Lupus. Also peep Marcellus and him near their set wheels.  Everything progressing gradually, but in a better direction for sure. 

sketch session 6.2.18

Cuspis + Leebo

the night returns

I featured Caliga on here a few times before. This is a concept painting of him I did from last year.  The painting itself is pretty large, so I only managed to get a proper scan of it until recently. 


Until I feel more confident in what I have for this project, things regarding it will cook slower, which in the end is for the better I suppose.

caliga the guilty part.II

Another concept illustration of Caliga, a bit more abstract this time. This was done traditionally in paint & inks on paper (with some touch-ups in photoshop.)  

That being said, this was more or less an attempt to get a good vibe of the mysterious Caliga from the Efflixi story.There was more to the painting itself actually, but I decided to go with this composition in the end. 


Next time you see him he'll be in a more presentable fashion, and he wont be alone :)  

for he is the reclaimer

Back again with another Ultima update. Featuring Lupus from the Ultima Efflixi tale. This was a interesting piece to do. 


This was actually painted traditionally, then altered and finished in Photoshop.


The illustration itself is sorta symbolic for the narrative. With Lupus (and his companions) playing a major role in the transpiring 'series' of events that take place.  

cuspis update

I present to you, the final design for the young Cuspis. I managed to tweak him a few details farther since when I last shown him. 


Now he seems more appropriate to his classy (albeit shady) background. Cuspis was the first of the main characters in Ultima Novella to have a popped into my head. This sketch is still missing a few final details tho. 


Of course this is but one of his appearances, 
as the characters will change clothing throughout the narrative. I'm holding off giving descriptive back stories until I feel more confident. 


More to come, slowly but sure surely anyways. 

Below is an earlier drawing of him...

Ultima Novella detailed

Well here we are, this is my personal project, and this is my long term experiment. Hell I'd go as far as calling this my magnus opus 
(but let's not jump the gun.) 


Ultima Novella in a sense is quite a lot of things. Tho essentially it's a reboot of an old comic that I worked on when I was younger. Unfortunately, I never managed to truly see it through...until now. 
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『Ultima Novella: Permissi Inhaero Una is the collective name of a series of stories made under the "Ultima" label. Permissi Inhaero Una 

(which means "Let Us Cling Together" in Latin) is nevertheless a project consisted of several individual tales set within one world. 


Many of these tales will take place at different time periods, with each having its own genuine plot and characters respectively.
In general these tales share a common underlining mythos, but individually will echo their own themes and ideals.


Many of these tales will vary in presentation and concept. Some will be one shot stories, while others may expand over several volumes. 

Even so, these stories work off one another both directly and indirectly, or in some cases not at all. 

I call this my 'long term experiment' for a good reason. As I plan to have these tales told across multiple mediums. Utilizing the graphic novel, animation, the written novel format, and with due time even the video game medium.  

Kicking off this project are 2 interwoven tales, one of which is called 
Ultima EFFLIXI (with Lupus severing as its protagonist.)』 

『Ulitma EFFLIXI is the second tale to be featured from the project. Set in a contemporary Jorde, circa 1588 MR.

A pseudo-modern setting, where in which the many nations of Jorde are undergoing a huge cultural shift. An era where where Magic and Science have coalesced as one into a prominent religion.
These are the chronicles of a new era, the Magie Renaissance.』

(Efflixi is Latin for: 'to tear apart, to dismantle, or destroy')


More updates to come, as things progress.

even more ink

More sketches, Some earlier concepts of Lupus, his final design isn't too far off from these. 

And some random shaded one just for the hell of it...

ink for blood

Some recent ink illustrations for my personal project, Ultima Novella. Featuring Caliga, the Guilty from one of the tales in the project. 
More to come