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.

ink n' pixels

Just a ink drawing I touched up in photoshop. Bottom's the raw scan.

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...

rated R

Another painting I did today for practice. Didn't feel like finishing it, so don't mind the half-assed hand & shirt. Women seem to be the favored subjects for my practice sessions, This is good.


Gotta keep movin...

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

need a new sketchbook...

It feels good to jump back into using analog mediums again...

Update again, this time with some character concepts  for Ultima as well as some random doodling. More to come...

back to basics part II

A little practice session of much needed anatomy study. 
And as always, 'practice makes perfect you better.


Bonus, here's a character design request I did awhile ago...

still undecided...

A character design that I'm not content with just yet. I plan on redoing this guy's design from the ground up. Though his outfit will stay somewhat the same, the finalized concept will be quite the contrast. By then I'll be sure to reveal his whole identity (full name & all.)


Here's an earlier sketch of his initial design that I posted not to long ago...

sword & shield of the night

Here again with yet another character I'm designing for my personal project dubbed "Rebuild Ultima Project". The character in question plays a vital role in one of the stories and is one of my current favs, for several reasons. One of them being that he somewhat serves as a homage to two of my most favorite artists: Yoshitaka Amano & Yoji Shinkawa.


His name has yet to be decided, but for the time being I gave him the nick name "Caliga"(Latin for Darkness.) The unit code name pertains to him and his comrade companion, who I will show shortly. 


The bottom pic is how he looked before he adopted the full body prosthetic armour. His design is not by any means final, neither is the scenario for the story he's in.