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Jasmine replied to the topic Character Castle 2.0 in the forum Fantasy Writers 5 years ago
Oof, me too! Like, a lot! I usually sketch with pencils, then photograph or scan my drawings and color them digitally. I guess I just like the feel of paper and pencil XD And it feels a lot ‘looser’ because I have more room than on my small drawing tablet. And I usually have a bunch of structure lines beforehand, so that means I erase even more XDOoooooo, that’s cool! So you can do a little normal, a little digital! I like the feel of the pencil too, it just feels more satisfying.
It’s awesome! I love how you used light and shadow and the flow of her cloak!Wow, thank you! I needed a lot of practice before I learned how to draw capes. I think I figured it out by seeing a picture of the mandalorian. XD
I usually sketch traditionally, but I sometimes draw digitally as well. I almost always color digitally though. I love having all the colors at my disposal and all the different stuff I can do on there. Now and then I try to color traditionally and immediately remember why I don’t do that XDIt is nice to have all the different settings, but whenever I need to switch the size or color, I need to tap “settings” then “colors” then chose the right shade of red, then exit out and draw. I prefer to just grab the pencil, XD. I tried drawing one picture digitally then went back to pencil and paper. I’ve discovered different “settings” with my regular pencil, like pressing harder to get a darker line, or twisting it slightly to get a thinner line. I haven’t tried a lot of color though, I guess that part is easier to do digitally.
Gwendolyn
Liorah froze at my warning look, the tunnel swept her feet out from under her and she toppled over with a yelp, Ferran barely catching her. I winced as the yelp echoed back down the tunnel.
“Thanks,” Liorah whispered.
“No use being quiet now,” Ferran said, “You already warned whatever is ahead.”
They shuffled over and looked out the exit,
“Follow the light, I suppose,” Liorah said.
“Monsters or traps?” Ferran said,
“Neither?” Liorah asked,
“I wish,” I said, peering out the tunnel.
“Doesn’t look like there are doors for monsters, so it’s probably traps.” Ferran said,
“One way to find out,” Liorah replied, and marched boldly towards the room. Ferran held her back and I raised my eyebrows. Brave, but maybe not the best idea.
“Don’t be stupid,” Ferran snapped. Liorah shook him off.
“Then what?” She said, sounding annoyed.
Azar bounded towards the room and I reached for her, “Azar, come!” I said, trying to stop her. The dog ignored me and jumped onto the tiles. She howled and bounded back towards the tunnel, ears back and tail between her legs. I winced for her as Ferran scooped her up, stroking her head.
“Now we know one thing. Don’t step on the tiles.” Ferran said,
“Then how do we get across?” Liorah asked, exasperated.
Brin leaped from my shoulder and flew across the room, landing on the opposite end and looking back at us as if to see if we where coming.
“Thanks for the help, Brin,” I said dryly, “If only we could fly.”
Then I noticed a feather drifting down from where she had flown. The feather settled on a black tile and a wisp of smoke appeared above it. A moment later the feather burst into flames. I winced again. The tiles where black and white, about one square foot each. The white tiles where few and far between. I tore a scrap off my tattered cloak and split it in two, dropping one piece on a black tile and one on a white tile. The one on the black tile went up in flames and the one on the white tile seemed normal.
I jumped onto a white tile, wheeling my arms to keep my balance, standing on one foot. Nothing happened, so I jumped to the next. They seemed to get farther apart the farther I went. Great.
“Don’t fall,” I called over my shoulder.
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