Mark Kamibaya

@ethryndal Poor dishcloths. I’ve tried doing less detailed drawings, and they always end up looking terrible. 😛 However, I am a perfectionist in everything else. The birthday ribbons need to be in a perfect pattern. Library books also must be in perfect order, organized. My music playlists are all organized alphabetically… (I have nearly a…[Read more]

@Dragon-Snapper Ha! Yeah, my sketches always end up turning into something gloriously detailed also. Funny thing is, I’m only a perfectionist when it comes to my art or my drawing. Folding dishcloths? Eh, who cares about them… 🙂

@Dragon-Snapper Ha! Yeah, my sketches always end up turning into something gloriously detailed also. Funny thing is, I’m only a perfectionist when it comes to my art or my drawing. Folding dishcloths? Eh, who cares about them… 🙂

@jenali Well, if you use the ‘R’s as Gandalf does, then it can be a villain sounding name. I guess it does depend on how one says it. @ethryndal
Huh…I never veer to one letter over the other, but I do tend to be very picky in my names. It can take me more than an hour just to find a suiting name for a character, and lots of internets searching. 😛

@Jenali I am blown away by the fact that you like the exact three letters I do. May I say that you have very good taste? 🙂

And I agree about R. (Probably because I have a character named Rodyn 🙂 ) It’s a pretty strong sounding letter, which is why it works well for villains, but I personally like heroes named with an R as well. Just think of…[Read more]

@ethryndal Hah, are you a perfectionist too? Whenever I try sketching, I always hop straight to the details.
@rachelle … *Mission Impossible themesong plays in the background as I look at your beautiful picture*

@ethryndal Hah, are you a perfectionist too? Whenever I try sketching, I always hop straight to the details.
@rachelle … *Mission Impossible themesong plays in the background as I look at your beautiful picture*

@rachelle *spits out drink* IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL! I love the hope it inspires! That’s the neat thing about art (and really, writing as well), how you can invoke such emotion in your viewers.

Also, you have a really good grasp of lighting. 🙂 Good job on that.

Oh, and I totally understand about the whole “technical mechanics” thing, because I’m…[Read more]

@rachelle *spits out drink* IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL! I love the hope it inspires! That’s the neat thing about art (and really, writing as well), how you can invoke such emotion in your viewers.

Also, you have a really good grasp of lighting. 🙂 Good job on that.

Oh, and I totally understand about the whole “technical mechanics” thing, because I’m…[Read more]

So, what about hero’s names? What do you guys think would go into a hero’s naming? (letters and sounds and such) (Ah, the English language) 😛
I particularly think that L is a good hero letter, but what else?

@aratrea @graciegirl And this is why it’s a good thing we’re Christians, because otherwise, we could very easily become villains. We know their ways a little too well… XD

@Aratrea wonderful. 😀 And yes… I love those kinds of characters too. *coughs**glances around**lowers voice* Don’t tell anyone… but… he’s my favorite. *grins*

@jenali Looks like a good basic setup there that you’ll be able to develop after video 6.

Haha, yeah, that’s a tricky issue. We’ll be addressing that more in a couple videos later on in the course–one on writing non-protagonist major characters, and one on weaving multiple themes together into one story. I will say that it normally works best…[Read more]

@kate-flournoy Looks good! I like how the reaction sequence for the second scene makes it look like the king’s EiL is going to lead to disaster. Characters that stick to the right course of action despite opposition and seeming-defeat are awesome.

@audrey-caylin Ah–thanks for catching that! It should be fixed now. 🙂

@anna-brie Oh. xD Okay, yeah, I was thinking about The Land of Elyon series by Patrick Carman. So something completely different.

Yes, having multiple main characters definitely complicates things. We’ll be tackling that in a video later in the series–I’m actually scripting that lesson this week! So if you have any specific questions on having…[Read more]

@graciegirl @ethryndal I once had an extended google session on how long it takes to actually strangle someone (apparently it takes a full three minutes =P), what the proper techniques of strangulation are, and how long someone would be able to hear you if you were taunting them while strangling them…

…so yeah. Google may not trust me anymore. =P

@graciegirl Let me guess… “How long would a poisoned arrow to the shoulder take to infect someone?” “is it possible for people spontaneously combust?” “What are the effects of falling from two-hundred feet into the ocean?” “How long does it take to drown?” XD

@graciegirl Fiction writing is a great justification for making rather odd purchases. 😉

@Aratrea Oh, another question I’ve been wondering about. The disillusionment arc. No one seems to cover it fully. Even in the Character Arc book, it wasn’t as fully explained as some of the others. It would be very helpful to hear a point by point progression of a disillusionment arc with the same sort of EiL diagrams you’ve been using for the…[Read more]