“Wise words from savage mouths,” said Pel, softly. She eased up with the roughness of her fingertips. The rain threshed over the tent roof. The cooling embers gave away a little more of their ruddy light and deep soft shadows grew. “I was a happy child. My home is away in the east, past the…
Illustration 012 (updates Thursdays) (kinda)
Just another sketch from the sketchbook this week. Apologies for the lateness too. The newborn, just four weeks old today, and some visiting family have been occupying time. This is my ‘faces in rocks’ page of sketches, which was a companion to the ‘faces in trees’ I posted earlier. Both sets of sketches were intended to…
Fair Upon the Tor #21 (updates Mondays)
It was difficult to find a mental path back to her cosy sphere of relaxation, with the biloko standing there, hissing their small sad noises. She supposed that she could have told them to be quiet, and maybe they would even have obeyed her, but the thought of giving them commands made her feel damp…
Illustration 011 (updates Thursday)
Just another random sketch. An entrance to a dweough stronghold. The above is the pencil sketch scanned and cleaned up a little. I’ve used the multiply function on a duplicated layer on the second image. Maybe improved the image? Maybe not? Hm. Alright, I guess.
Fair Upon the Tor #20 (updates Mondays)
Dapplegrim stirred. “H’m. Caewen? Couldn’t you just say what you have to say to one of these others? Any of them will do, and then they can talk at the moot, and we’re all done. Then we could up hooves and leave. I don’t like being around so many magicians.” He shook himself, and a…
Illustration 010 (updates Thursdays)
Just a quick drawing from the pages of the sketch book. The top image is the original colours, red oil pastel pencil on paper. The bottom image is cleaned up by setting to greyscale, then using the Photoshop levels tool to clear away the grey murk, duplicating a layer, and setting the layer to multiply. A…
Just quickly
I’m running around a bit like mad at the moment. I’ll scan something and get it online for the weekly illustration as soon as I’ve a chance. Should be tomorrow at the latest.
Fair Upon the Tor #19 (updates Mondays)
Caewen gave into a mass of unpleasant thoughts as she returned, going via the market, and eventually, back to Samarkarantha’s tent. She stumped through the cold, muddy grass, feeling each heavy tread of her feet. The thickness of storm-cloud that had been lying over the world was finally deciding to give up some of its…
Thoughts on what to think aloud
I’ve been thinking about what sorts of things I’d like to discuss here. Although, like everyone, I have political views, I don’t feel this is the forum to air them. Although I have a life and people in my life, I want to be careful about how much of that is brought out and waved…
Illustration 009 (updates Thursdays)
I decided I wanted an opening illustration and realised that the pieces I have so far are a little bit into the story. So, here are the two rooks flying over the hills and glens of the lands south of the Snowy Mountains. The red tinted illustration is the original done with an ochre coloured oil-based…