Artwork

☽ Character Designs ☾

Isaac Hawthorne

isaac hawthorne's 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 designs

Joshua Atkin

joshua atkin's 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 designs

Jessie Simmons

jessie simmons' 2009, 2010, and 2011 designs

Madeline Wells

madeline wells' 2009, 2010, and 2011 designs

Leah Milton

leah milton's 2009, 2010, and 2011 designs

☽ Concept Art ☾

michael in his angel form chained up in the nightmare sand pit. his four arms are shackled, and there are chains around his chest and waits. his wings are being torn off, causing him to scream in agony

cairyx, using his caleb stone human form, walks in on luce within an art deco office. luce is covered in blood, as are the brick walls around him. cairyx looks mildly amused

luce looks through a church window, his long claws touching the glass as he hunches over. his face and claws are stained with blood. red light glows through the windows behind him

polaroid photograph of isaac and joshua in middle school, shortly after they first met. isaac is sticking his tongue out at the camera, while joshua's expression is neutral. joshua's eyes are weirdly reflective. curly text, implied to be written by kayleigh hawthorne, reads: 'izzy made a friend!'

joshua and madeline dance in front of blurred, glittering lights. joshua is wearing an ill-fitting, maroon tuxedo that isn't buttoned properly. madeline is wearing a pthalo green dress with black lace sleeves, and she has green eyeshadow and red lipstick. madeline looks happy, while joshua is stoic

joshua and isaac embrace each other after joshua escapes the nightmare sand pit. joshua faces the camera while isaac's back is turned. text on the bottom of the image styled after anime fansubs reads: 'Iz... zy? I... Wha...?'

isaac and joshua embrace each other after joshua escapes the nightmare sand pit. isaac faces the camera while joshua's back is turned. text on the bottom of the image styled after anime fansums reads: 'You're out. You'll be safe soon.'

joshua and madeline argue during the summer of 2008. joshua's face is obscured as he yells, while madeline looks at him with a desperate expression

madeline tries to comfort a distressed joshua during spring 2010. joshua covers his face with one hand, though hi gritted teeth and bloody tears are still visible. madeline holds his other hand, looking concerned

joshua celebrates mother's day with jessie some time in 2010. he places a boquet of pink roses on her coffee table along with a small, blue card. jessie is sitting on her couch, petting her ginger tabby cat sunny

the main cast except for jessie drawn over a photograph from the descanso gardens. leah trails at the back. isaac shields his eyes from the sun. joshua watches over madeline. he's wearing leah's beanie and some wayfarer sunglasses to hide his snake eyes and horns. madeline excitedly looks at the flowers with her nikon held at the ready.

joshua ties up his hair as he walks along the streets of rochester at dawn

isaac, leah, madeline, joshua, and jessie are all at the beach. jessie is holding an umbrella, joshua and madeline sit together on a floral blanket, and leah watched isaac venture into the waves

joshua and madeline lay on their apartment day bed, with madeline nestled on joshua's lap. they're sharing earbuds while madeline looks through songs on joshua's mp3 player

from left to right, madeline, jessie, joshua, isaac, and leah are walking down a city street, surrounded by trees with red and orange autumn leaves. a few raindrops are falling, which is catching the whole groups' attention. jessie is holding a closed umbrella and is holding her hand out to feel the rain

from left to right: joshua, madeline, isaac, jessie, and leah all stand around a coffee table in jessie's apartment. joshua and jessie stare out the frost-covered window at the snow outside

scrapbook stye illustration of isaac with an emphasis on the color yellow. isaac is topless, holding his knife and showing his scarred palm stained with blood drops. strips of text on the side read 'if you want, you can will it'

illustration of joshua in front of a black and red, frutiger metro stylized background. joshua's left sleeve is rolled up, showing the glowing sigil in his palm. two bubbles behind him show his past selves from 2009 and before his reversion. text on the far right reads 'Let's redefine what it means to heal'

illustrartion of leah with a vintage, scrapebook aesthetic. she's dressed in a feminine, newsboy style outfit. she's sitting on a window open to a wheat field. text on her right reads 'Scars are souvenirs you never lose. The past is never far'

For more Cut Down the Altar art, you can check out the cut down the altar tag on my Tumblr!