Beyond the Veil, Through the Fold (2023)

Drawn to a distant echo seeking an audience with them, the "Abyssal One," from beyond the veil and through the fold, appears before the protagonists at the edge of the Valley of the Crystalsmiths.

This was the original vision, the full concept idea, when I first illustrated "Valley of the Crystalsmiths." At the time, I did not have a full idea of what the creature looked like so I decided to split it into two parts: the background first, and the creature + protagonists second.

I had drawn each part separately; the environment as its own piece, and a separate concept drawing for the creature. In this illustration, I combined both ideas with the addition of the three protagonists I currently have in mind giving a fuller picture with more visual context. I guess you can say this is actually part of a three part series; the final drawing being this one.

I drew this as a visual for a personal project of mine.

Below are the first sketches and visualizations before finalizing the drawing.

Cleaned up the lines and added our heroes...

Sketching phase figuring out the angle, size, and pose of the creature in relation to the environment and shape of the "fold" in the world it emerges from.