This is my concept for the cover of book 5 of Destiny Knights. Done for their art contest on Gaia. It features (top) Sabin and Weigraff, (bottom) Cyrus, Destiny, and Duo.
I'll reiterate one points I've mentioned in one of the previous (in-progress) postings: Destiny usually uses a bow, but in one instance she used a dagger to scar Weigraff and I wanted this to be symbolic of that -- "This dagger took your blood once, and it's coming for you again."
I took a bit of dramatic license with the energy effects on the swords because I think it just looks ridiculous and awesome and wouldn't you want to buy something with that on the cover?
I also chose not to put Sabin's helmet on because I wanted him to appear as visually distinct as Weigraff, not look somehow like an anonymous helmeted swordsman.
In any event, I'm very happy with how this turned out, I think it exceeded my intentions for it. There are some problems, but the contest deadline is literally hours away and I'm satisfied with it. I hope you are, too!
I can't take all credit -- I just tried to follow the character reffs. They were good to work from! I mean, you never see me drawing armor most of the time because I just had zero experience with it. Drawing these guys I learned quite a bit and I might attempt it on my own now. I really liked for the armors were similar and yet each had its own quirks!
Also: *glomphug*