Tag: Procreate

Zacharias the Zombie Boy – Reviving an Old Character Design

Years ago, I created a young hero named Zacharias — the Zombie Boy. I recently found my original drawing and decided to ink and colour it with Procreate. Here’s a look at his family, supporting characters, and a small taste of his backstory (almost a Greek tragedy).

Many years ago, I had many ideas for my own superheroes. One of them was Zacharias (Ζαχαρίας) – the Zombie Boy.

I found the original drawing I had done of him, and I decided to ink and colour it with Procreate.

The Original Drawing


Family & Supporting Characters

The following drawings feature his family and some supporting characters.

Zacharias, his cat and grandmother before and after, I finally have an origin for the grandmother.
  • Zacharias, his cat, and his grandmother – before and after. I finally have an origin story for the grandmother.
  • Zacharias’ mother
  • Zacharias’ father

The parents are shown as I originally thought of them. I will keep the father close to his original design, but I will change the mother completely.

Zaharias Mother
Zaharias Father

A young boy and girl – Zacharias meets them. Possible supporting characters. I’m still thinking about how they can fit into the story.

A young boy and girl Zaharias meet

I also found the original plot for the comic book, but I have developed some twists and built a better background on what led Zacharias to become a zombie.

Here’s a small summary of how his story begins:

“Zacharias was a greedy, pampered boy who became a zombie. One day, his grandmother — just as she was going to give him a tender kiss on the cheek — decided instead to nibble on it. She was a zombie too, but not fully formed. Realising what she had done, she fled. Leaving poor Zacharias with a new greed… a zombie’s greed. Almost a Greek tragedy.”

Stay tuned for more on his story.

Sparkling Bird

You can say it is a close cousin of the Phoenix.

Around it’s head it always has a halo and the feathers are radiant and the colours make them look like flames!

As it flies it spreads glitter and light.

It appears in the darkest moments guiding you and giving hope, motivation, light heartiness and joy.

It is a sparkling bird which does not have a name yet….but soon it will have a choice which will bond it with someone for the rest of its life.