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Endai, an Online Graphic Novel

@endai-epic.bsky.social

The old gods fall silent as a new goddess rises to power. The toki, the link to the people's ancestral god, must now protect them from a dangerous future. https://endai-epic.com/book1/endai_sc1.html Violence, sexuality, and partial nudity. No AI.

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It’s a fun challenge when you have a feeling of a character in your head while writing, but not a clear image of how they look. Much exploration is required! 💚

12.11.2025 18:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Drawing in white and dark brown lines on a tan background depicting the head and shoulders of a creature that seems part big cat, part fox, with fluffy fur on its neck and chest. The creature looks to the left with dignity.

Drawing in white and dark brown lines on a tan background depicting the head and shoulders of a creature that seems part big cat, part fox, with fluffy fur on its neck and chest. The creature looks to the left with dignity.

Art #1168 “Suké”

Sketching today for my graphic novel, trying to find the character 💚

10.11.2025 04:25 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Image is of a quiet moment after a battle. A person sits on a bench next to the entrance to a home (which is a giant tree), and cleans a double-bladed weapon, his bare back to us. A pile of bloodied rags sits on the ground next to him, and in the distant, golden morning light illuminates layers of mist that linger before enormous trees, the tops of which are too high to be seen in this view.

Image is of a quiet moment after a battle. A person sits on a bench next to the entrance to a home (which is a giant tree), and cleans a double-bladed weapon, his bare back to us. A pile of bloodied rags sits on the ground next to him, and in the distant, golden morning light illuminates layers of mist that linger before enormous trees, the tops of which are too high to be seen in this view.

Art #1421 "Endai Concept Art, Scene 2: Cleaning Up"

I do some concept art before starting on each scene for Endai to explore mood, lighting, and possible camera angles. My graphic novel can be read here (free!): endai-epic.com
Made by a human.
#graphicnovel #conceptart #digitalpainting #digitalart

01.03.2025 02:00 — 👍 9    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
Morning in an expansive grassland, where massive trees once stood, and some still stand, though no longer living. Hedgerows crisscross the landscape, and the fields range from deep greens and browns in the foreground shadows through a rainbow of colors as they recede toward distant purple mountains. 4 cloaked figures are tiny in the foreground, and in the middle-distance, pieces of a fallen tree appear as though they've been made into homes or buildings. A path the figures follow leads them there.

Morning in an expansive grassland, where massive trees once stood, and some still stand, though no longer living. Hedgerows crisscross the landscape, and the fields range from deep greens and browns in the foreground shadows through a rainbow of colors as they recede toward distant purple mountains. 4 cloaked figures are tiny in the foreground, and in the middle-distance, pieces of a fallen tree appear as though they've been made into homes or buildings. A path the figures follow leads them there.

Art #1428 Artemaean Farmland Concept

Some concept art for Scene 2 of Endai, my online graphic novel. endai-epic.com

As always, painted by a human. 💚

#conceptart #graphicnovel #landscape #fantasyart #digitalpainting #digitalart

21.02.2025 21:40 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
A painting of a horse-sized dog like creature, painted in muted browns and tans and greens to resemble oil paintings of champion racehorses from past centuries. In the background, trees tower over the landscape, since this is the world of Endai, not Earth. :)

A painting of a horse-sized dog like creature, painted in muted browns and tans and greens to resemble oil paintings of champion racehorses from past centuries. In the background, trees tower over the landscape, since this is the world of Endai, not Earth. :)

Art #1431 "Classic Kinbeast"

Here's some concept art for my graphic novel, Endai ( endai-epic.com ) done in the style of those thoroughbred paintings from the 1800s or whenever. :D

As always with my art, painted by a human. 💚
#conceptart #digitalpainting #digitalart #creaturedesign #illustration

19.02.2025 03:57 — 👍 15    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
A painting of a landscape at sunrise. A rock angles out into the distance, covered in moss and supporting a crescent moon shaped smaller rock at its tip. It frames a crescent moon, and in the distance, a forested landscape and enormous mountains loom in the gentle morning light.

A painting of a landscape at sunrise. A rock angles out into the distance, covered in moss and supporting a crescent moon shaped smaller rock at its tip. It frames a crescent moon, and in the distance, a forested landscape and enormous mountains loom in the gentle morning light.

Art #1434 "Endai Concept: Rock of Islaad"

I changed it a bit in the final design for my graphic novel (put a temple there instead of a moon rock), but I still like the concept here. :)
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#graphicnovel #conceptart #fantasyart #digitalpainting #digitalart #digitalillustration

16.02.2025 04:55 — 👍 16    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
A digital painting of a toned, golden feather-haired man with long elven ears who is turned away from the camera and lit with warm light from behind as he lowers a teal blanket, revealing a nice butt.

A digital painting of a toned, golden feather-haired man with long elven ears who is turned away from the camera and lit with warm light from behind as he lowers a teal blanket, revealing a nice butt.

Art #1435 "Kinyada Pinup"

Happy Valentine's Day from Endai's pansexual loverboy 💖

My graphic novel (in which he appears)--> endai-epic.com

#pinup #pinupart #illustration #digitalpainting #digitalart #conceptart #butts

15.02.2025 02:45 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
A digital painting rendered in pale yellow and black. A femme-presenting character, centered in a medium shot and facing the viewer, smokes while pondering a game of chess, apparently both deeply engaged and vexed by the way the game progresses.

A digital painting rendered in pale yellow and black. A femme-presenting character, centered in a medium shot and facing the viewer, smokes while pondering a game of chess, apparently both deeply engaged and vexed by the way the game progresses.

Art #1437 "Planning"

So this is Highly Irregular, as I've generally been reluctant to share anything to do with @endai-epic.bsky.social, my graphic novel, except the novel itself.

Here is a character (the essence of one anyway) who you'll meet later.

#graphicnovel #conceptart #digitalpainting

13.02.2025 04:45 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
A painting of the head and neck an ox-like ruminant. It has a single horn that rises from the top of its skull, then splits to form two horns in a crescent moon shape. It looks a little uncertain to see you.

A painting of the head and neck an ox-like ruminant. It has a single horn that rises from the top of its skull, then splits to form two horns in a crescent moon shape. It looks a little uncertain to see you.

Art #1447 "Vinasi Bull"

In celebration of launching the latest scene for my graphic novel today, here's concept art for one of the critters from the first scene that I painted back in 2017.

Endai on Bluesky is here: bsky.app/profile/enda...

#creaturedesign #conceptart #digitalpainting

03.02.2025 02:48 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
Preview
Endai: Scene 9 An Online Graphic Novel

Scene 9: Longing & Lurking

After the party and the newcomers, Kinyada has new curiosities to satisfy...

Read the latest scene:
endai-epic.com/book1/endai_...

Or if you're new to Endai, start the story here:
endai-epic.com/book1/endai_...

#graphicnovel #onlinegraphicnovel #fantasystory #fantasy

03.02.2025 02:17 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

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