#omniaa gods and goddesses

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A little portrait/colour study of Lanone, goddess of Science and Logic! This is how she appears to the people of Alanthro, one of the human cultures in my stories.

Just a bit of backstory: Alanthro is an island country inspired by bits and pieces of Japan’s Heian Period. Because the ocean is such a big part of the Alanthro’s culture, the people naturally project ocean themes onto the gods and goddesses. So for Lanone, her eyes are like the sun on the ocean, and her colours are reminiscent of the sea.

Reference photo: Waiting by Erwin Olaf

#this one came out looking way better than i expected #even with the reference photo #now i feel like making a series out of these studies loll #art #my art #ocs #my ocs #omniaa ocs #gods and goddesses #omniaa gods and goddesses #omniaa pantheon #original character #original characters #goddesses #omniaa goddesses #colour study #portrait study #hopefully i can get good at realistic portraits in time for next year's OC banner loll

[arlenianchronicles]

After my 10 OCs portrait project, I decided to do something for my stories’ prophets! I put them in order based on when they appear in Omniaa’s timeline; here are the first three and their respective patrons:

Haenyras, known as the First Prophet, whose duty was to guide the three kindreds (humans, elves, and dwarves) through their first contact. He was chosen by Syrinen, god of Balance and Morality.

Notarah, a dwarven architect, who took a large part in settling the conflicts brewing within his people, and helped pave the way towards a new future. He was chosen by Lanone, goddess of Science and Logic.

Hamehtan, the Desert Prince, who was born during the golden age of his people and, witnessing oncoming wars, fought to bring peace between the desert kingdoms. He was chosen by Jevere, god of the Four Elements. 

The second batch of prophets will be up once I finish them! :D

#reason why there's two versions of each portrait #is because i was originally going to do the first version #but i forgot while drawing and did the second version first #by that point i was like eh now i want to do both loll #art #my art #ocs #my ocs #original character #original characters #fantasy #illustration #portraits #gods and goddesses #prophets #the portraits turned out more colourful than i expected loll #my friend mentioned that lanone's portrait is modern-ish #which i think fits her given that she's the science-y one XDDD #and as for the objects they're holding #haenyras has a necklace that the elves and dwarves made for him #notarah's holding some blueprints for his current (or next) prophet #and hamehtan has a flask of something cuz he's into alchemy #which portrait do you like best? :DDD

[worldofomniaa]

I thought I’d post the completed prophet project! Here are the nine prophets of Omniaa and their patrons, including the Dark Goddess and her First Demon.

You can find more tidbits on the individual prophets here: part 1, part 2, and part 3.

#finally another portrait series finished! #i'm really happy with how these turned out #especially the gods and goddesses #i'm glad i got to pin down their original forms hahaa #art #my art #ocs #original character #original characters #prophets #omniaa prophets #omniaa pantheon #omniaa gods and goddesses #gods and goddesses #my ocs #elves #dwarves #i wanted to convey the difference in how the patrons see their prophets #versus how valienne sees herself and sedire #she takes up a heck ton of room while sedire is small #while the others are pretty much on equal proportions so to speak XDD #equal footing and all

[worldofomniaa]

What’s this? Another prophet portrait?? Close, but not quite! Halfway through drawing my prophet series, I had an idea to include the Dark Goddess, Valienne!

I mentioned in another post that Valienne never chose a prophet because she believed she didn’t need one. However, she does have Sedire, the First Demon of Omniaa, her greatest creation and closest servant. Valienne proudly (and rather arrogantly) holds him as greater than her siblings’ prophets, but if we were to look at it objectively ... She’s kinda right loll ^^;;;

This is due to Sedire having received all his power from Valienne. Meanwhile, the other prophets were gifted by their patrons specifically to deal with the conflicts at hand. For example, Deamala’s healing ability wouldn’t do much against him in a fight loll

So far, the only prophets that have gone up against him are Athel and Rune (at different time periods too), and I must say that they were in bad situations at the time ^^;;; But aside from that, I think the prophets most likely to do him some damage would be Athel (certain magical abilities) and Aurelydan (enhanced bard power).

#i debated on whether to give sedire pointed or rounded ears #cuz with pointy ears he looks like a vampire #but rounded ears makes him look like evil aang lmaoo #art #my art #ocs #my ocs #omniaa ocs #omniaa gods and goddesses #omniaa pantheon #dark goddess #demon #demon oc #portraits #i went with rounded ears because valienne used humans as a model #just to experiment with what she can create and all that #so sedire likely wasn't meant to be evil in the beginning #but things went south and he followed his creator to the bitter end #i also imagine that he has the ability to change form #cuz yknow then i can give him lots of designs hahaa

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Esmenaa, goddess of Healing, as she’d appear to the Torda, another human culture from my stories! The Torda are inspired by the Middle East (I haven’t nailed the specific countries yet, but that’s the general gist of it).

In Omniaa, the Torda are situated in the desert, so this version of Esmenaa has a sandy palette. However, there can be different interpretations even within one culture, so I think Esmemaa would be pictured with an oasis theme as well XDD

Reference photo: Sobhita Dhulipala photographed by Arjun Kamath

#fun fact: prophet hamehtan is a tordan #art #my art #ocs #my ocs #omniaa ocs #gods and goddesses #goddesses #omniaa gods and goddesses #omniaa goddesses #omniaa pantheon #portrait #portrait study #colour study #original characters #original character #fantasy #illustration #one time i drew him with his patron god jevere #(who is also esmenaa's brother!) #i drew jevere with an oasis-themed otherworldy form #cuz i imagine that's how hamehtan envisioned him at one point #the concept is that omniaa's pantheon changes their forms #based on the culture/people they're appearing to #or how those people envision them #so even within a culture there can be many different versions XDDD

[worldofomniaa]

Throwback Thursday to that time in 2016 when I drew a portrait series of Omniaa’s gods and goddesses for the first time EXCEPT ONE GOSHDAMMIT.

Whelp thank goodness for my recent prophet series loll But still! I wish I’d finished that last portrait siiigh It’s supposed to be Cadran; I remember not knowing what to do for his pose, plus I wasn’t sure about his design, so I gave up ^^;;;

In order, they are: Xanor, Mariphena, Thalinos, Esmenaa, Jevere, Fenorea, Syrinen, Lanone, cADraN, and Valienne.

#they're all siblings too #and none of them have spouses loll #art #my art #ocs #my ocs #omniaa pantheon #omniaa gods and goddesses #original character #original characters #throwback #throwback thursday #gods and goddesses #family #siblings #old art #ngl i really like how i drew the glowy stuff #and how intricate their crowns are XDD #esmenaa is one of my favourites here because of how i drew her face #lanone also because of her hair #i also find it cool to look at their old designs #they're quite colourful hahaa #which old portrait is your favourite? XDD

[worldofomniaa]

Another portrait/colour study! Here’s Fenorea, goddess of Flora and Fauna, as she appears to the Sun-Beings (one of my non-human peoples)! As you can probably guess, the sun plays a big part in Sun-Being culture, so they’d imagine Fenorea with such elements -- in this case, sunlight shines through her hair like dappled light through a forest canopy or vines.

Reference photo (I couldn’t find the original creator; if you know who it is, please let me know!)

#man her hair was a tough one loll #the reference photo has the lady's hair covered #so i had to use my imagination here XDD #art #my art #ocs #my ocs #original character #original characters #omniaa ocs #omniaa pantheon #omniaa gods and goddesses #goddesses #omniaa goddesses #sunlight #whelp i guess this is really becoming a series now ^^;;;

[worldofomniaa]

I wanted to try my hand at a different pose this time, and also give one of the gods a shot XDD So here’s Cadran, god of Magic and creator of the elves, as he’s seen by the High Elves!

Reference photo (I tried looking for the model, but I wasn’t able to find him; if you know who he is, please let me know so I can add proper credits!)

#at first i thought that i should draw him as though he's cast in gold #but i actually like these colours better XDD #you kinda get that golden look anyways! #art #my art #ocs #my ocs #omniaa ocs #omniaa gods and goddesses #omniaa gods #omniaa pantheon #gods and goddesses #gods #pantheon #original character #original characters #portrait #portrait study #colour study #man this face angle was lots of fun to draw #the hair could be better #but my main focus was his face

[worldofomniaa]

Throwback to an old drawing of angry Aurelydan! This one is quite sketchy; I wanted to focus on practicing with colour/lighting rather than stress about making it a polished piece. The colours aren’t as vibrant as I’d like, and the face anatomy is a bit off, but! It’s all part of the learning experience! :DDD

#man it's about time that i drew an oc in this style #aside from my oc gods and goddesses loll #art #my art #original character #original characters #ocs #my ocs #omniaa ocs #portrait #study #portrait study #colour study #redraw #redraw 2021 #i think i drew his mouth a bit awkward #i'm very unpracticed in drawing angry open mouths loll #one day i'll get them right!

[arlenianchronicles]

The last three prophets of my prophet project! Here we have:

Aurelydan, Prince Imperial of the Melodian Empire, who saw the downfall of the emperor and led his people to a new country. He was chosen by Xanor, god of Imagination.

Deamala, an ambassador’s assistant, who used her patron’s gifts to heal others from a great plague. She was chosen by Esmenaa, goddess of Healing.

Rune, an orphan town girl, who was born during an invasion on her homeland and later strove to reclaim it from the invaders. She was chosen by Mariphena, goddess of Light, Love, and Life, and Creator of humans.

Despite there being ten deities of Omniaa, there are only nine prophets because the Dark Goddess, Valienne, believed she didn’t need one.

Thus concludes my prophet portrait series!! I’m so happy I finished it hahaa And thank y’all for putting up with all my OC art! :'’’’’D

#it's always such a nice feeling when you finish a big project #i wonder what's next after this? #art #my art #ocs #my ocs #original character #original characters #portraits #prophets #pantheon #gods and goddesses #synesthesia #herbs #light #and now for the prophets' objects: #aurelydan is holding his baton #(it's like a wand but in the shape of a conductor's baton loll) #deamala is holding a vase / water pitcher #and rune is holding a crown #i think my favourite portraits are lanone thalinos cadran and esmenaa #they're just so colourful (tho they all are hahaa) #i'm especially happy with cadran and esmenaa's compositions #and syrinen's especially (that balance theme was a bit tough to capture!) #also i imagine that esmenaa is made up of primordial healing herbs XDDD #for xanor i was trying to go for a synesthesia look #i'm not sure if i pulled it off but ah well ^^;;;