I am so bad at the digital stuff still. I mean my pencil work is still not where I want it to be, but the digital drawing from scratch is insane. It just doesn’t feel as tactile still. Also, the digital versions suffer the same issue with faces not being right as I do with pencil drawings. Sigh.
But I will continue to practice aaaah.
Did I mention how hard it is to draw frizzy wavy hair? I feel like i have to shake my hand all funny to achieve it XD
Because who doesn’t love a good pirate love story XD
After reading Robin Hobb, I felt like I should read the Death Gate Cycle series again. Another set that I really enjoyed. I find the Weis + Hickman combo the most enjoyable, better than Weis’ solo works. Haven’t read Secret of the Dragon yet so that should be interesting!
I am still missing the first book though, so I’ll have to hope I manage to randomly find it so I can start the re-read!
Captain Odara and her first mate, Commander Peln.
Gosh beards are hard to draw. I also hate this because I don’t think I have the heights right; Odara is meant to be shorter and I’m pretty sure Odara’s floating with the way I’ve drawn them here.
But hey it was my first attempt at a bearded character and I gotta say, googling “hipster beard” has an interesting wikihow.
9 books later, I think this is the first time I’ve re-read a book series from start to finish in one go. It’s actually amazing, the first book I read was Fool’s Fate, and I didn’t really end up reading the books in order the first time, but I’m amazed that Fool’s Fate captivated me and prompted me to read the rest of the books. Then, after reading Assassin’s Fate, I was determined to re-read the series from start to finish, and I’m so glad I did.
It’s always interesting to see what I remember and what I didn’t notice before, I loved so many quotes from the series and it was great to hear them again. I realised that the story is actually extremely violent, which I think I knew before but it’s just that everyone has such a hard and sad life. What really blew me away this time around is that Fitz is so normal. I remember thinking at points that he was far too angsty and some of it was annoying, but now I realise, he’s no one special. He’s not a powerful protagonist. He’s just an ordinary person in extraordinary circumstances. I remember thinking the Fool was amazing, suave and sharp tongued, but now I realise he’s even worse than Fitz. Always unsure, betraying Fitz, relying on hope, it’s just that we don’t hear his thoughts. And yet even on this read through, I read the series for the Fool because he is so cool ;_;
I find it even more fascinating that the book is written in first person, and being able to get all the information through the first person is mind boggling!
And seeing how much of the story influenced ideas and characters for my own story. Snowfleur, the world of Athelere, MoonEye, that Ristrel resurrects dragons just to kill them all…
I may even re-read a third time at some point. It’s just such an epic journey, with such a fitting ending.
It feels good to back into my creative phase.
