Slade

The fourth and last request from Comic in the Kingdom of Ivalice Discord server. Slade is the patriarch of this little family of four.

I actually drew Slade before I started working on Spade, actually. When I learned they were father and son, I was already drawing Spade in such a way that he inherited some traits from his dad, like the eyes and eyebrows. Then I just stayed on that course and became more proactive in keeping the genetics consistent in some way.

That wraps it up for Comic's requests! I have to say, drawing the four of them was a lovely exercise in ensuring characters match certain traits of their parents... Even though I admittedly spent a lot more time focusing on shaping the noses. 😅

Diamond

The third of four requests from Comic in the Kingdom of Ivalice Discord server. This is Diamond, Spade's sister and Shade's daughter.

Her sprite was basically a female Chemist wearing Reis' dress. I tried to draw her in such a way that she would basically look like a slimmer, shorter-haired Shade in her youth. Before I confirmed that she was Shade's daughter, she actually had a much sharper jaw than she does now.

Shade

The second of four requests from Comic in the Kingdom of Ivalice Discord server. This is Shade, Spade's mom who's coping with the loss of her husband.

Considering this was someone supposedly in her forties, I tried to make her look more like that age by adding a few lines and wrinkles to her face. I think drawing Peitha so often has helped me feel rather comfortable trying to draw faces affected by aging.

Since I'm drawing Spade and his family, I'm also trying to practice drawing people that have genetic features passed down/inherited from their parents. That said, I tried to draw in such a way that Shade would have physical features her children would inherit (I'm still working on her daughter as we speak).