Linus Smallprint

@ellette-giselle

Do you think the one with Sabina at the grave could be worked in as her memory/recap when she’s in the bedroom, or does it seem out of place.

Let me reread this.

I think this is fine. There is no harm in including an illustration of a flashback. I’ve seen it done before, such as in North! Or be Eaten when Podo is telling his ta…[Read more]

@rae

That is the BEST pronunciation guide I’ve ever seen! lol

*Bows* Thank you! I do what I can…

@whalekeeper

Awesome! Thanks!

@loopylin

I was trying to show how weird it was that the green that I was using was actually orange on the color wheel, lol

It looked kind of like an orange on my computer screen, but when I was looking at it on my phone, I could see what you meant.

I do like your art style. Is this a character from one of your WIPs?

@ellette-giselle

These look fine as well, finished or not.

Which scene is Joseph and Eric from?

I think that version of Beric does work better.

Also, I think I like the second wedding option better.

@keilah-h

Thank you for your ideas! Maybe one day, I will actually come up with another race.

hares (do those count as an edible animals to you and are thus off the list? If so ignore that suggestion

They might. In book 2, some characters will be travelling and will have to hunt for some food. Since deer is off the menu, hares, or other…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle

Ah. No, I don’t tend to do that.

Okay. It did take some time to get used to, but it has helped me improve my drawing a bit.

I can send a few sketches I started last night. Some are finished while some are still in the outline stage.

Sure!

@ellette-giselle

Thanks! I will start posting things on here probably on Monday, Febuary 3. My goal is to get through all of this in a month so I can start writing the first draft in March.

@whalekeeper

Do you have a plan for the front cover? (Ignore this question if you’re swamped with thoughts for the illustrations XD)

Still trying to figure that out. This is what I am currently using, and I may do something similar to this in the end (with a background, coloured, and fully developed of course. I still need to learn and practice d…[Read more]

@keilah-h

Hold on. I have it saved somewhere. It’s the same as in the document I sent you a while back:

Ah, found it:

Africa (Sahvahnah)
Lions (Lyens)
Arctic
Slot open
Asia
Slot open
Australia (Zimbwania)
Australian Water Dragons (Gorbs)
Central America
Slot open
Europe
Slot open
Slot open
Oceans
Slot open
North America (New Sahvahnah)
Deer…

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@ellette-giselle

This is the manikin I mention. He is helpful for posing, but not as flexible as I would prefer him to be:

@ellette-giselle

I’m not sure what you mean by outline. I do young sketches, see if I like the drawing, and then move from there.

Basically a simple form of the drawing I use to decide where things will all go and to help me get the proportions right. It’s useful because if I make a mistake here, for example, make the arms to long, or draw the h…[Read more]

@keilah-h

have you thought of a chameleon race or are you gonna stick to the lizards all being Australian water dragons?

I don’t know. I still haven’t thought of any more races other than the ones that are already in there, except possibly a horse-like one. So I still have seven out of thirteen slots open.

@theducktator

Forgot your tag in the previous post

@whalekeeper

Bro, the art is super good. You’re dedicated and it clearly shows; well done.

Thank you!

Ooh, nice! His cowl is cool!

Thanks! After I drew the first two full-body references, I looked at him and thought ‘he really needs something around his neck’. His cowl is the only part of his clothing that I’m settled on.

@loopylin

That piece of artwork you have there looks cool. Is that a sheep in wolf’s clothing? Do you have the finished version?

@keilah-h

Your art does look good. I’m a little thrown off because the picture you took of it is a little tilted, but they do look balanced when I tilt my head to match.

Iskyagus (how do you pronounce that anyway?? lol)

Here is my expertly made pronunciation guide:

Why’s he have antlers on his shoulders and not his head? Was that part of w…

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@ellette-giselle

I do not like full body illustrations. They are so difficult! Legs are awful! At least I can normally hide them on girls because of skirts and dresses. But Guys….. ugh. So hard to do.

Fair point. I struggle with legs often as well. I’ve been getting better recently.

Do you outline your drawings first? This has helped me improve m…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle

Have a few minutes to give some brief comments in a break in my class. I may have more to say later.

I tend to like illustrations that show the full body. Many of yours are close-ups of the upper torso. But that is a preference, so don’t worry about that. Overall these are fine!

I like the horse. He’s chillin.

Another…[Read more]