Hey guys! Been a long time since I visited, so I thought I'd drop in and share a couple of things that I've done. I've recently converted to drawing digitally, and here are my first two completely 100% digital illustrations:



The first one is Makena, a fictional Hawaiian demigoddess of my own creation who descends from the Opelu-nui-kauhaalilo line of Hawaiian chiefs and commoners. I do not know if Opelu-nui-kauhaalilo existed, but he is said to be the son of Pele and Kamapua'a.

Makena will one day grace the pages of a comic book.



The second is Pele. This one is actually a test sample for Stephen Smirl, from Big Dog Inks. I believe that he writes and draws Island Tales. This is not my design, and is based more on the version Pele that is shown in the Island Tales comic book. Kamapua'a and Pele were lovers, and after he left her, Pele would sing love chants to get him to come home, but her chants were in vain. So with that in mind, I free-styled this one: I drew Pele lying on her back pining for Kamapua'a, hoping for the day that he would return to her.

I will be adding backgrounds to this one.