[Roughs] Riev the Blood Beryl (FIRE EMBLEM) (Patreon)

Riev was the first character I had in mind when I spontaneously decided to contribute a character group illustration for the upcoming anniversary of The Sacred Stones. I eventually concluded that it might be easier to focus on a few characters, and for some reason I had the urge to draw the villain generals versus their respective rival characters. While not officially declared as rivals, I often considered their special bonus dialogues in the fights as a main aspect, to let them face each other in the composition.

I'm honestly not sure if I can pull it through with my awfully stuffed schedule, but with my new speedy brush strokes I'm willing enough to try it out.

Here you can also see a very rough draft of the upcoming composition. The cover illustration for the game Persona 3 Portable was the main inspiration for it. Just planning this made me realize how difficult and challenging it is, to create a balanced composition where each character is clearly visible while the main character(s) is still the main focus.