The Monthly Daily » MAY: Seventh Sanctum

May Theme: Seventh Sanctum

The last few months of dailies have all required minimal-to-serious research each and every day. It’s been fun, but it’s time to be a little bit inventive again. This time around, all I’m taking from the great, wild internets is a prompt.

Seventh Sanctum is an idea generator. It generates ideas – random characters, species, and so forth of all different kinds. For the month of May, I’ll be rolling up a new random character every day, from one of the various generators, and drawing it – it’s that simple! (Full disclosure: I was planning to do this in July – y’know, the 7th month of the year – but have decided to reshuffle my vague yearly plan a little. Because.)

May 1: General Person – Regular – Female

This lady reminds you of a precise clock. She has beady brown eyes. Her fine, straight, brown hair is worn in a style that reminds you of a crown. She is tall and has an amazonian build. Her skin is china-white. She has a small nose and prominent cheekbones. Her wardrobe is severe. – (Generator)
I [...]

May 2: General Person – Regular – Male

This guy makes you think of a vicious barracuda. He has round eyes the color of beyrl. His silky, wavy, black hair is worn in a style that reminds you of a helmet. He is very short and has a masculine build. His skin is light-colored. He has thick eyebrows and a pointed chin. His [...]

May 3: General Person – Anime – Female

This contemplative woman has round eyes the color of bleached bone. Her fine, wavy, green hair is worn in a style that reminds you of a strange headdress. She has a feminine build. Her skin is black. She has bushy eyebrows. Her wardrobe is sexy and uncomplicated, with a lot of white and black. – [...]

May 4: General Person – Anime – Male

“This man reminds you of a deadly eel. He has deep-set eyes the color of ripe lemons. His thick, straight, midnight black hair is worn in a style that reminds you of a lion’s mane. He is short and has an athletic build. His skin is pale. He has a domed forehead and a crooked [...]

May 5: Deity

This goddess of history takes the form of a mature woman. She has a leggy build. Her large eyes are green. She has dark skin. Her outfit is that of a painter, incorporates octagon designs, and it is mostly lemon-yellow in color. She also wears a ring. She carries a poisoned dagger. She can speed [...]

May 6: Vampire

This hateful female vampire has round black eyes. Her fine, straight, neck-length hair is the color of burning flames, and is worn in a precise style. She is tall and has an hourglass build. Her skin is deeply-tanned. Her finger and toenails can extend into claws. She has necromantic powers. She susbists on human flesh [...]

May 7: Villain – Mad Scientist

This lazy man of science is motivated by unrequited love. He uses botany in his schemes, always engaging in blackmail of financial leaders to achieve his goals. He is looking for love. – (Generator)
Yeah, he doesn’t look too villainous. I just found the description hilarious. He’s like a botanical Doctor Horrible, except less [...]

May 8: Villain – Evil Magic-User

This scatterbrained magic-user is driven by fear. He uses illusions in his plots, always corrupting other magic-users to achieve his goals. He can see invisible entities. – (Generator)
I dunno, I don’t think this one works too well to the description. To be fair, I was away from the computer and working from a faint [...]

May 9: Villain – Supervillain

This cheerful super-criminal has cold powers, and is spurred onward by religious fanaticism. She is always engaging in blackmail of business leaders to achieve her goals. She is considered the best in her profession. – (Generator)
Hey, I see “cheerful” and “fanatic” and “villain”, and my logical endpoint is “batshit crazy”.

May 10: – Quick – Sci Fi – Specific, Starship Crews

The bullying stellar cartographer – (Generator)
The full generator name would be more like “Quick Character – Science Fiction – Specific, Starship Crews”, but that is TOO LONG.
After several days of drawing crap that I hated, I’m BACK IN BUSINESS. Also, I have CAUGHT UP and am NO LONGER A DAY BEHIND (see next post). [...]

May 11: Quick – Sci Fi – Specific, Non-Starship

The striking artificial life form who belongs to a secret organization. – (Generator)
It’s been a really long time since I’ve tried something like this, and the first time ever trying to digipaint in Photoshop CS5. While some of the wet-brush stuff is taking some getting used to, basically, I think I’m in love. [...]

May 12: Quick – RPG – Dungeons & Dragons

The unathletic Sorcerer. – (Generator)
This seemed appropriate, since I was going to be playing D&D today, so I wrote this one down and sketched it out while we played. I like her a lot! I don’t see any reason why there couldn’t be a chubby caster. I mean, you’ve got magic. [...]

May 13: Quick – Fantasy – General

The tireless, mean-spirited princess with a peculiar affinity for magic. – (Generator)
‘Cause I haven’t done watercolour in a while! (Although man, I wish hot press was cheaper, so I could do this on real watercolour paper instead of in my sketchbook. Don’t get me wrong; Bateman sketchbooks take watercolour better than any other [...]

May 14: Fantasy Crossbreed

The cunning female half-Wyvern martial artist looking for love. She has a lithe build. She appears human – but those who interact with her keep getting the impression that she isn’t human. – (Generator)
Tried to keep the shading to a minimum today, as I loved the energy of the sketch and didn’t want to overwork [...]

May 15: Fangirl Fantasy

The wise and collected angel. His amber hair always gets into his eyes.. His azure eyes have a mirrorlike quality to them. He has perfect teeth. His right eye is covered in an eyepatch – discussing this will lead to many discoveries about his past. – (Generator)

No, seriously, that’s the name of the generator. [...]

May 16: Bishotron

In trying to describe this man, “prima donna” is the best term you can think of. His round eyes are the color of smoke. He has short, wavy hair the exact color of burning flames. His physical form is rather athletic. – (Generator)
Bishounen were a big thing back in my anime days (known mostly [...]

May 17: Harry Potter Character

This lazy girl is a Hufflepuff. She has large brown eyes. Her thick, straight, coffee-colored hair is worn in a style that reminds you of a gush of water. Her skin is china-white. She has a domed forehead and wide feet. Her unusually short wand is practical, made of cottonwood, and has a core [...]

May 18: Anthropomorphic Animal

The worldwise male anthropomorphic Owl. – (Generator)
Anthro bores me, but owls are awesome.

May 19: Dragonling – Type 2

This gentle female dragonling has wide, slit-pupiled, orange eyes. Her silky, straight, black hair is worn in a style that reminds you of a cascading waterfall. She is short and has a wide-hipped build. Her skin is light-colored. Her head has some odd reptilian features. Her teeth are sharp and reptilian. She has clawlike hands [...]

May 20: Fantasy Race

The race of dwarves. They are green-skinned and have six eyes. They have an affinity for mountain ranges. They are famous for their black market and dangerous poisons. They know deep secrets about the universe. They worship a single hermaphroditic deity who works with a host of created sub-deities that are also worshiped. They believe [...]

May 21: Alien Race

The tiny, blue-skinned race. They have a radar-like sense. This race has tentacular limbs. By necessity, they are a race of inventors. When severely hurt, they enter a regenerative trance. They interbreed easily with other species. Their economy is dependent on one technology: botany. They are adept at justifying their actions no matter what. They [...]

May 22: Super Ninja

(Generator)
I managed to lose the description for this one to an ill-timed reboot, but the bits I remember: female, green curly hair, white eyes, fights with a polearm, back tattoos, and sees ghosts or fights with ghosts or something else ghost-related.

May 23: Quick – Modern – General

The sickly, worldwise, distant doctor. – (Generator)
Day behind again – and for the same reason as last time! Fell into the TV Tropes hole again. It DOES that!
I really hate this one. Don’t look at it! Look elsewhere!

May 24: Quick – Fantasy – Specific

The poised, detached rat-catcher. – (Generator)
Still a day behind. Don’t want to fall into endless “I’ll catch up tomorrow”-ness like last time, but… *sigh* I’ll catch up tomorrow.

May 25: Supervillain Theme

The resurrected strongman – (Generator)
“Resurrected” may not quite equal “Frankenstein’s monster zombie thing” but I couldn’t shake this image.

May 26: Superhero/Villain Name

Emerald Karma – (Generator)
This particular name made me think of sort of the bastard child of a Green Lantern and a Buddhist monk.
Probably going to be a day behind until the last day of the month, alas. Also! I’m going to be off at Anime North for the next few days. I’ve [...]

May 27: Quick – Sci-fi – General

The young, melancholy, antisocial engineer who is actually an alien entity. – (Generator)
And now, a series of posts in quick succession as I fill in the missing bits and finish up the month! Anime North (which was crazy-fun, by the way) may have done a number on my schedule, and some of these weren’t [...]

May 28: Catgirl

This playful catgirl has round, blue eyes. She has long, luxurious, straight, yellow hair worn in an informal style. Her fur is yellow. She has a busty figure. Her ears are pointed and wide-set. Her fashion preferences are best described as “french maid.” She walks in a very sensual manner. – (Generator)
Anime post the first! [...]

May 29: Magical Girl

This hateful magical girl has round blue eyes. Her very short, curly, luxurious hair is the color of an overcast sky, and is worn in a carefully-crafted style. She has a wide-hipped figure. She has demon powers that are invoked by sheer willpower. Her uniform is red and white, and it is essentially a policewoman’s [...]

May 30: Magical Knight

This innocent magic knight has slanted blue eyes. His neck-length, straight, silky hair is the color of yellowed ivory, and is worn in an elegant style. He has an athletic build. He has unholy powers that are focused through a pair of armbands. His outfit is mostly black and orange, and it looks like a [...]

May 31: History Scrambler

Beatrix Potter – Vampire – (Generator)
Aaaand here, the month finishes! I left this generator ’til last because there were so many awesome possibilities, but in the end I went with this one because it’s so thoroughly absurd. Other possibilities left by the wayside – “Alfred Hitchcock – Alien Invader”, “Marilyn Monroe – Robot [...]