I've been working on a character piece for Theuderic, the father of Merowing. He hasn't shown up yet in the Saint Goblin comic, and he won't for a while but I wanted to draw him so I could officialize his design. In the story, he wields a great sword called Gladius Imperatoria, which Merowing's sword, the Heliand, is an imperfect replica. Theuderic will lead a group of soldiers known as the Trustis. Unlike the King's Twelve Peers, the Trustis are not paladins. They are more like rogue warriors.

I probably won't be done with this piece for a while. Unlike the 2 hr marker drawings from my sketchbook, full artwork can take me over a week to finish. I was going to make a digital watercolor background for it, but now I'm thinking I might leave it blank or hand draw a separate one. My dad got me a new set of watercolor pens, maybe I'll use those?

To be honest, his character design has become my favorite so far. Used to be Ebbo, but Theuderic's outfit is way more fun to draw! Next I'll try to draw a cute girl character instead of another swordsman.