File Size: 178 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Touga, Prince of Amber, standing in front of an unlit fireplace, his face reflected by the mirror above it. His sword stands next to him at the side of the fireplace, and he holds a red rose and a goblet of red wine in his hands. His smile is self-assured. His emblem is, of course, a stylized red rose.
File Size: 150 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Touga's Trump Card, as painted by Corrine, Princess of Amber.
File Size: 170 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long:
"You say you don't like the things I've done
You say you don't like what I've become
When you look into the mirror, tell me what you see
When you see yourself then you'll see me..."
Corrine of Amber confronts a 'might have been' in the Hall of Mirrors, inspired by "A Fistful of Finndos". Or is Darako, Princess of Avalon, just a side of Corrine that we have yet to see?
File Size: 301 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: The Terrapin Corps gives Richard "Pocky" Kim a full sendoff in this picture, my going-away present to him that has -finally- been colored!
File Size: 75 k
Done in: Bryce 4 and Photoshop
Long: The Rose Duelling Arena, 5 stories above Castle Amber, where friendly and not-so-friendly matches end up taking place, surrounded by a crenelated wall to hopefully prevent duellists and spectators from falling over the edge. A detailed stylized rose mosaic in pink and white covers the surface of the arena.
File Size: 139 k
Done in: Ink, Bryce 4, and Photoshop
Long: Mikage Souji, the last of the five Children of the Elements, stands in the middle of the Rose Duelling Arena in the sky above Castle Amber, one hand holding his rapier blade, the other lifted to show off the Black Rose Signet the shines in the sunlight, resting on his ring finger. His sigil is a black rose, framed in pink.
File Size: 117 k
Done in: Ink, Bryce 4, and Photoshop
Long: The Trump card of Mikage, Prince of Amber, painted by Corrine.
File Size: 135 k
Done in: Bryce 4
Long: The Rose Duelling Arena soars above the clouds of Amber, its stairway fading into the distance, as the sunlight highlights the last steps of the arena and the large rose mosaic that makes up the majority of its surface. (this is something of a work in progress, which will be revised in the future.)
File Size: 69 k
Done in: Photoshop
Long: The Adjusted League, Unimpeachable, tests out the workings of their roof-based Xolchapulse Cannons in a rare twilight display over downtown Boston.
File Size: 82 k
Done in: Pencil
Long: Angelica Frances Moyer, sporting an Arisia Lens T-shirt beneath her robes, carrying home her purchases from the convention's Dealer's Room.
File Size: 28 k
Done in: Pencil
Long: Corrine, Princess of Amber, tying back her hair in preparation to kick butt and take names.
File Size: 193 k
Done in: Ink, Bryce 4, and Photoshop
Long: The Green Knight of Arden, living avatar and protector of the Wood Pattern hidden within the depths of the true forest at the heart of reality. He sits atop a brown war-horse, clad in his deep green plate armor, his double-bladed forestry axe resting behind his saddle. His emblem is, of course, a stylized representation of the Wood Pattern.
File Size: 137 k
Done in: Ink, Bryce 4, and Photoshop
Long: The Trump card of the Green Knight of Arden, painted by Corrine after meeting that august personage.
File Size: 1390 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Miki, Prince of Amber, musician and trump artist, sits at his writing desk in the middle of his musical conservatory in Castle Amber, working on his next performance piece and timing the minutes as they go by. A blue rose sits within a vase, and his rapier rests against his desk. His sigil is a stylized royal blue rose.
File Size: 137 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: The Trump card of Miki, Prince of Amber, as painted by Corrine.
File Size: 112 k
Done in: Pencil and Photoshop
Long: What do you do after a long day's battle against impossible odds, and manage to claim a nexus of incredible elemental power? Well, if you're Corrine of Amber and Ember, and Juri of Avalon, you show off the really keen T-shirts commemorating your accomplishments. pf33r th13r l33t w4rf4r3 sk1llz!
File Size: 172 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Corrine, Queen of Ember, showing that one can be a monarch and still be ready to kick butt.
File Size: 194 k
Done in: Bryce 4
Long: A rendering of a section of the Corona, the great Fire-Forest of Ember, the analouge of The Forest of Arden in Amber.
File Size: 271 k
Done in: Ink, Bryce 4, and Photoshop
Long: The Red Knight of Ember, the living avatar and protector of the Fire Pattern of Ember, consort and lover of the Queen, stands proudly within the depths of the great Fire-Forest of the Corona, clad in his red cape and red plate armor, his broadsword standing point-down in front of him. His symbol, of course, is a representation of the Fire Pattern.
File Size: 117 k
Done in: Ink, Bryce 4, and Photoshop
Long: The Trump card of the Red Knight, as painted by Corrine's daughter, Gabrielle.
File Size: 137 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Kanna, biological daughter of Corrine I, Queen of Ember, depicted in her standard outfit with a cocky grin and giving a thumbs-up towards the viewer. Her large weighted staff is slung on her back. Her sigil is a red shield with the Pyricorn of Ember embossed upon it.
File Size: 159 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: The Trump card of Kanna, as painted by her big 'sister', Gabrielle.
File Size: 103 k
Done in: Ballpoint Pen and Photoshop
Long: A somewhat Elseworlds pic, Philip and Aerianne of the Terrapin Corps enjoy a japanese steakhouse meal with Corrine and Juri of Avalon. Aerianne and Corrine are definitely getting along, while Juri looks quietly bemused, and Philip just looks apprehensive...
File Size: 246 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Gideon of Avalon shows to Juri of Avalon, Corrine of Amber/Ember, and Shizumaru of Amber -his- contribution to the assault of the Keep of the Five Worlds : the marvellous Chibi-Cthulhu! Juri, unfortuantely, is not particularly amused....
File Size: 83 k
Done in: Pencil and Photoshop
Long: Corrine of Amber and Ember and Juri of Avalon, drawing a moment's comfort from one another before heading to bed for the night with their respective lovers.
File Size: 167 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Hiko, Princess of Amber and the new Warden of Arden, getting a good night's sleep in the Arden Forest Stronghold, holding a plushie of her lover, the Green Knight, close and safe.
File Size: 231 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Juri of Avalon, Gideon of Avalon, Corrine of Amber, and Roderick of Gumi-Amber, dealing with the events they've become a part of in their own special way.
File Size: 131 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Juri of Avalon, posed provocatively in a dress conjured by her boyfriend, Roderick of Gumi-Amber, and ready to show him a -very- good night...
File Size: 86 k
Done in: Pencil
Long: Rough drafts of Ishmael of House Hendrake (the Man with the Cunning Plan), and Rose of Amber (the Happy Fun Logrus Chick!).
File Size: 116 k
Done in: Pencil
Long: Rough Drafts of Rhianna (Shapeshifting Scientist Girl) and Katsura (Dour Samurai Dude), and an unintentionally superdeformed Tempest (Abyssal Submarine)
File Size: 158 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Most people would agree that having an sister is a handful... but in Kanna of Ember's case, this tends to be a literal statement, as she tries to keep her smaller older sister Gabrielle (all seven of them) in line.
File Size: 147 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Kanna, clad in an ankle-length turquoise and gold-trimmed Cathayan dress with matching headband, proving to all that she can look damn feminine if she wants to.
File Size: 158 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Tylor of Amber, admiral of Amber's navies, standing and saluting (or shading his eyes) something offscreen while holding a flute of champaign in his left hand and blissfully unaware of the rope that's looped around his right foot. His sigil is a golden ship atop a steady sea and a clear sky, flanked by two anchors.
File Size: 120 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Tylor standing on the deck of a sailing ship, a golden sail and a large anchod visible in the background. This trump was painted by Corrine.
File Size: 81 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Yuriko, one of the surviving children of Queen Moire of Rebma, clad in Rebman Naval Wear of blue and green trimmed with silver, saluting someone to the right. Her emblem is a blue dolphin leaping towards a silver star.
File Size: 123 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Corrine's trump of Yuriko of Rebma, depicting her standing on the main deck of one of Rebma's underwater naval ships, a pod of dolphins visible through the portholes in the background, the ship's steering wheel awaiting her control.
File Size: 203 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: King Gendo of Amber, sitting in the great mahogany throne of Amber atop the dias at one end of the Great Hall of Castle Amber, a large flag with the white unicorn rampant on a green field hanging behind him. The seven-pointed silver crown of Amber rests atop his brow, and he regards the viewer with a penetrating gaze behind his tinted glasses. The Patternblade 'Justice' rests against the chair on Gendo's left side, and a marionette that looks suspiciously like Touga hangs off the right arm of the throne. His symbol, of course, as well as that of Amber, is the white unicorn on a green field.
File Size: 159 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: The trump of King Gendo of Amber, as painted by Corrine.
File Size: 99 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Tylor of Amber, standing atop the dias in the Great Hall of Castle Amber, saluting the viewer clad in his best white dress uniform, even though he wears the emblems of Amber kingship, the seven-pointed silver crown of Amber atop his head, and the Jewel of Judgement hanging around his neck. As king, his symbol is now the White Unicorn.
File Size: 157 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Corrine's Trump card of King Tylor, painted soon after his investiure as King of Amber.
File Size: 191 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Moriya, Prince of Amber, son of Shizumaru and Rimururu, shown within his quarters in the Keep of the Five Worlds, the Golden Tree visible outside his window. He enjoys a quiet moment writing poetry, taking time out from his other profession, that of a master swordsman. His emblem is a silvery crescent moon.
File Size: 145 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Corrine's Trump card of one of her favorite nephews, Moriya.
File Size: 155 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Clad in grey plate armor and wielding a greatsword and a watery shield, Lucien stands atop a rocky bluff above a choppy sea, even though the sky is clear. A newcomer to Amber, Lucien was raised in an Authurian shadow, awaiting the day he could come to the One True City to claim his birthrights from his father, Derith. His emblem is a silvery narwhal on a blue field.
File Size: 115 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: The trump card of Lucien, as painted by Corrine.
File Size: 166k k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Gabrielle, Corrine's daughter and Fire Pattern/Trump/Sorcery construct, shown here in her grown-up aspect, clad in solid ruby armor. She wields a flaming glaive in her left hand, while her right hand holds a trump gate showing a far-off tropical shore. Bright flaming wings fold along her back, slightly transluscent and showing the shores of Ember beyond.
File Size: 176 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Gabrielle's trump of herself.
File Size: 150 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Catherine, Corrine's assistant, secretary, and Regent, stands in her offices in Castle Ember, the sky clear and tangerine colored behind her. She regards the viewer calmly, clad in an orange gown with silver and red trim, having summoned a spectral Pyricorn in her right palm. Her emblem is a red pyricorn trimmed in black.
File Size: 147 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Gabrielle's trump of Catherine, one of the first that she ever painted.
File Size: 88 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Ramon, son of Nanami and Prince of Amber, resident Tough Guy for his generation, trainer of Kanna, and friend of Shaft. He stands smiling, clad in yellow top and black pants. His emblem, although it is hard to see, is the Tarot Card for 'strength'.
File Size: 145 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Corrine's Trump card of Ramon, showing him within a sparsely-furnished martial arts dojo.
File Size: 174 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Mia Ausa stands calmly within her laboritory within Castle Ember's Silver Spire, the left side of the card hot with the flames and steam apparatus common to the castle, the right side cooled with the cryogenic cylinders needed for her ice-based magical experiments. A burst of flame and a small snowstorm are magically suspended in bottles behind her. Mia's emblem is a stylized representation of the Silver Spire, bisecting stylized representations of an ice floe and a bonfire.
File Size: 151 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: The trump card of Mia Ausa, as painted by Gabrielle.
File Size: 205 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: "Professor" Fuyutsuki, drawer of the Primal Pattern, resident sage, complete and utter loon. He's shown within his labs deep in the heart of Castle Amber, wearing the PatternFez and playing with two of his favorite puppets -- which happen to resemble the Unicorn and the Serpent. A wide variety of interesting reading material, as well as toys, are spread out on the bookshelves behind him. His sigil is the white unicorn, Rampant.
File Size: 157 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Corrine's Trump card of Fuyutsuki, painted sometime after the Annadil Crisis.
File Size: 181 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Makoto, resident prankster and prince of Amber, shown running across the ramparts as a result of one of his practical jokes gone awry chases after him. This was the LAST of the TAMD elders that I needed to draw, hooray! ^_^ His emblem is the white unicorn.
File Size: 120 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Corrine's Trump card of her younger half-brother, Makoto.
File Size: 168 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Misaki, Royal Bodyguard and one of Corrine's closest friends, is shown standing in one of the hallways of Castle Ember, in profile in front of a painting of three Jyurian trees while holding her ironwood staff. Her emblem is a large Jyurian tree flanked by two smaller ones.
File Size: 151 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: The trump card of Misaki, as painted by Gabrielle.
File Size: 144 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: One of the youngest and shyest of the Princesses of Amber, the daughter of Nagisa is caught here in an embarrased moment, having just been complimented on the spread of punch, cookies, and elemental cupcakes she has prepared for the Summer Festival picnic. Her emblem is a ladle and spatula, crossed over a skillet.
File Size: 117 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Corrine's trump of Shinobu Minor.
File Size: 178 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: In one of those twists that catch parents and families off-guard, Shinobu Minor ended up having one of those 'growth spurts' that caused her to spend 40 years in House Aesir of Chaos in a few days, growing up among the Valkyrie and killing frost giants, like the one pictured behind her in this image. Her emblem has changed, revealing her doubled heritage as both Chaosian and Amberite, daughter of the houses of Rebma and Ember.
File Size: 151 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Gabrielle's trump of Shinobu Minor, her adult daughter.
File Size: 78 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Utena Tenjou, expartiate Cepherian and weilder of The Thorn of the Rose, shown here wearing the Worcester Preperatory Institute's summerweight boys uniform.
File Size: 59 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Kaitlyn Hutchins, up-and-coming composer and wielder of [], shown here wearing the Worcester Preparatory Institute's summerweight girls uniform.
File Size: 97 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Shiori Juri Tsuchiya of Ember, future daughter of Kanna and Ruka (if she has anything to say about it), shown here standing defiantly in violet tank top and white naval pants, holding a hand-and-a-half sword in her right hand. Her emblem is the rising sun bisected by the ocean waves.
File Size: 108 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Juri Arisugawa, symbolizing a major change in her life by choosing a new uniform -- that of the Worcester Preperatory Institute.
File Size: 96 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Lian, one of Kanna's best friends, and artifacer supreme, leaning against her blue-and-red shadow spinner. Lian is clad in tight blue jeans and shirt with a red leather flight jacket over it, holding a blue Pattern baseball cap in her right hand. Her emblem is the red-and-blue representation of Mechanus. Click here for a full-width shot of the shadow spinner and its hangar.
File Size: 123 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: The trump card of Lian, as painted by Gabrielle.
File Size: 168 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Shiori's trump card, painted by Gabrielle and showing her on the deck of an Amberite sailing ship.
File Size: 136 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Michelle, daughter of Saionji, playing the violin in the music conservatory of Castle Amber. Her emblem is a violin set over a sea-green rose.
File Size: 168 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Michelle's trump card, as painted by Corrine.
File Size: 125 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Kanna, ready to show her longtime paramour Ruka Tsuchiya a very good night, wearing strategically-placed rainbow-hued Akashan silkworm veils.
File Size: 323 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Sumire Kanzaki, heir to Kanzaki Enterprises, Ambassador to Amber from Ember, and recently-revealed daughter of Drake and Nabiki, shown here in one of her family's foundries in Ember on a metal gantry in front of a massive smelting process. She's clad in her customary violet lipunese kimono decorated with plum blossoms. Her personal emblem is a metal gear wreathed in flames.
File Size: 257 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Gabrielle's trump card of Sumire Kanzaki.
File Size: 138 k
Done in: Ink, Photoshop, and Bryce 4
Long: Morgan, child of Hiko and the Green Knight, clad in two-tone green armor atop a hilltop in Forest Arden, the mountains of Kolvir visible in the distance. Right hand resting atop one of the few tree stumps in Arden, Morgan's gauntleted hand rests atop the sword Tyreein, Morgan's companion in the search for Hiko's mother (and Morgan's grandmother), Juri. Morgan's personal emblem is the sword, Tyreein.
File Size: 108 k
Done in: Ink, Photoshop, and Bryce 4
Long: Corrine's trump of Morgan.
File Size: 106 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Moonshade, the illegitimate daughter of Shaft and Nienna, goddess of the Valar, clad in hunting leathers and weilding the Sword of the Valar forged by Aule himself. She is, as usual, ready to beat the snot out of someone. Her sigil is a crescent moon.
File Size: 154 k
Done in: Ink, Photoshop, and Bryce 4
Long: The trump of Moonshade, as painted by Corrine, showing the Forest of Arden in the background.
File Size: 148 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Corrine, Princess of Amber, in the arms of her newfound love, the Red Knight of Ember, on the first night of her reign as Queen of Ember in her royal suites. (An alternative title for this piece was "Knight Takes Queen", but it was thought up after the image was finished...).
File Size: 139 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Nausicaa, daughter of Mikage, stands among the clouds atop her glider, Mehve, accompanied by her fox-squirell companion, Teto. A cloud hangs in the background, and gives the impression of a giant pair of wings behind her. A curled dragon in flight is her personal sigil.
File Size: 104 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Corrine's trump of Nausicaa.
File Size: 177 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Jacqueline, daughter of Shaft and Kasumi, sits on her bed in Castle Amber, surrounded by plushies and photos of her parents as she experiments with a magical spell. Her emblem, oddly appropriate given the circumstances, is a combined comedy/tragedy mask.
File Size: 152 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop.
Long: Corrine's trump of Jacqueline.
File Size: 200 k
Done in: Ink, Photoshop, and Bryce 4
Long: Eowyn Arisugawa, the Commander of the Palace Guard of Castle Ember, stands in front of the partially-open main gates of the courtyard with her arms crossed, blocking the way to all who may try to harm those within. Her sigil is one of the towers of Castle Ember, crossed with a rapier and main-gauche.
File Size: 178 k
Done in: Ink, Photoshop, and Bryce 4
Long: Gabrielle's trump of Eowyn.
File Size: 204 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Johann of Pariseau works on a painting of Queen Corrine in his offices as the Castellan of Castle Ember, the walls covered with notices, schedules, and maps of the castle and duty rosters. His emblem is Castle Ember itself, crossed with a longsword and paintbrush.
File Size: 166 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Gabrielle's trump of Johann.
File Size: 201 k
Done in: Ink, Photoshop, and Bryce 4
Long: Corrine, former Warden of Arden and now Queen of Ember, takes her favorite nephew and his paramour (Shizumaru of Amber and Rimururu of Frostspire) on a tour of the Mother of All Forests, Arden. Shizumaru carries a picnic basket, while Rimururu rides on Corrine's shoulders, taking in the sights.
File Size: 106 k
Done in: Photoshop and Bryce 4
Long: The edge of a clearing in Forest Arden, the Kolvir mountain range barely visible in the background.
File Size: 99 k
Done in: Photoshop and Bryce 4
Long: Corrine's trump of Forest Arden.
File Size: 161 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Kyouichi Saionji, breakfast-shift operator of the WPI Grille, on the job. He finds the hat humiliating, but at least hairnets are no longer necessary in the 25th century... .
File Size: 144 k
Done in: Photoshop
Long: Here we see Juri and Kaitlyn, walking on the Champs Elysˇes on that magical Friday night in Paris, the penultimate evening of The Rose that Blooms in the City of Light.
File Size: 122 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long:From Duelists of the Rose; Utena, getting through a rough patch with the help of her faithful servant, Tiny Robo. (Title and general setting inspired by Fred Gallagher.)
File Size: 321 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Beowulf Kohl, son of Wakaba, explorer, archeologist, and kicker of much butt when need be, takes a moment to reflect on one of his favorite pastimes (Golden-Age radio and cinema) while hanging out in an ancient, hieroglyph-painted room. His emblem is an open book with a rolled up explorer's whip behind it.
File Size: 166 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: The trump card of Beowulf, as painted by Corrine.
File Size: 254 k
Done in: Ink and Photoshop
Long: Catalina de la Vega and Corrine of Amber take some time out in one of Cat's many rooms in her Austin mansion to make sure that Huggin and Munnin, Cat's two black panthers, get the loving treatment they deserve.
