#maite comic

Maite style tests (for the comic I may or may not make, don’t hold your breath).

I wasn’t totally a fan of the dark mark under the nose simplification I had been trying, so I may try bringing back drawing nostrils as lines.

This was a quick test for a potential webtoon or tapas format for my Maite project. I don't yet have a computer fit for art, but I downloaded FireAlpaca to the laptop I am borrowing. The "linework" was sketched on plain paper.

I am going back and forth on using some of the raunchier dialogue I've written for the project (If I make it at all). The setting I have in mind, inspired by the Mediterranean during the late Bronze Age is a bit darker than some of the materials I've previously written.

Within the story, Maite is a fugitive traveling alongside a phoenician-greek noble: Lykao. To protect her identity, Maite usually dresses as a man who most people assume was castrated. Her and Lykao's odd buisiness partnership often draws inquiry wherever they travel.

Another style test for the Maite project. The protagonists are struggling with taking down a monster.

I drew this titan portrait for the Maite Project while still living in Ireland, but I procrastinated on posting this until now. Generally, the outdoor light of overcast days are best for photographing artwork, but there aren't as many back in the US.

Also, I put down my sketchbook for a bit and had to find it again.

It's noteworthy that the Maite Project is not meant to accurately tell the story of Greek mythology, as I want the setting to be in a version of the late Bronze Age with fantasy elements. Therefore, significant changes to the Greek pantheon have been made in the story for narrative purposes, including things such as physical appearances of the deities.

Next Deity design for the Maite Project. This one was also drawn while I was still living overseas.