I wasn’t gonna do one of these because I’m not so great at being clever and romantic, but seeing all the excellent V-day cards around the net got the better of me. <3 Have a great day!
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Last one! Some more long-term planning. Abbie will run into these guys down the road. Hah, there are quite a few uniforms in this world, and I’m not the greatest at designing them. But I enjoy playing around with them all the same.
Well, that was fun! January was super intense and I’m really glad it’s over. Next week we’ll get this show back on the road. Thanks for hanging in there, everyone!
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Ahaha these sketches sure are a little random. I was warming up and trying to churn out as many ideas as possible at the same time. Some of these are actual characters who will be making actual appearances at some point in time, others are just experiments.
Fergus is buddies with Rolf and Nat. His basic design, along with Rolf’s, has survived from the very first drafts of chapter one that I ever did, years and years ago.
Silhouette line-ups help me sort out character designs. Here’s Rolf and his crew – I threw Abbie and Jaime in for scale. You can click on the image to make it larger!
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Let’s look at some upcoming baddies. Like this guy.
And her.
When drawing more villainous characters I often think back to Tite Kubo’s designs in Bleach. He finds interesting ways to split the face into a really creepy grin (and of course that’s what looking villainous is all about).
And also some quick weapon sketches. These aren’t final at all, I’m just trying to get a feel for the possibilities…
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It’s the between chapter break, which means it’s time to pull back the curtain and offer a little peek at MFK’s inner workings. If you’ve got questions, feel free to ask, and I’ll do my best to answer. 
To start things off, I took some time to look at the story’s direction as a whole and revisit some larger details about the world. I’m not going to say that things won’t change down the road, but here’s a bit of background info as it currently stands. :3
Here we have a rough draft of the Rojardinian calendar, which references seasonal changes, the cardinal elements, the chief religion of the world, and the humor system, all of which form the foundation of the laws that govern Rojardin (pardon my scribbly handwriting). Think of humoralism as a mix of bloodtype and Zodiac. The time of year you’re born determines the color of your humor, which also influences your elemental affinity and personality. Parapsi are bound to the system more strictly than other humans; one’s humor can also have an effect on one’s range of abilities.
The map has been a work in progress since… forever. And to be honest I’m still playing around with it. I have a general idea of where certain cities and landmarks need to be, but there’s some wiggle room in exactly how they’re laid out.
Below I actually try to make it look like a map. And look at that, true to Jaime’s word, Little Marigold is not on it. Whoops! But don’t worry, I know where it is (kinda).
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I’m sorry guys. Still wrestling with this project at work, but I think the battle’s about over now? Can’t say what the week will bring, but I’m gonna be working super hard to bring you the next MFK update next Monday! Stay tuned~.
