Big N Tall Shopping

So happy to have made this! It's been on the idea list for years, came from a simple day dream that connects with the many mini adventures of Pearllight giving Toa a tour of Earth and having a little fun along the way.

This is what I imagine myself doing with a few of the Toa Nuva at a Big and Tall clothing store. What better place to take them shopping, right? 

I settled with this basic version of no text to leave you guessing, and then went ahead to make the one with text.

I can see myself doing this, getting the Toa to try on graphic Ts that match up with their elements, Pohatu's words implying Pearl didn't tell them what the shirts say, her deviousness evident as she happily holds up a green shirt for Lewa, with words of choice to match him. Maybe he'll get some girls that way. ;P Probably what he'll say later. Tahu is the one who's confused most, puzzled by the wearing of clothes and stretching the nit in his fingers.

Just wait, aftermath events could be Lewa attempting to squeeze himself into a dress shirt. Shield your eyes and discourage any form of posing from the spirit of air.

For the curious, the wall words were added for interest, they say "We Sell Graphic Tees".

I can only say I wish to speed up in drawing, something like this doesn't feel like it should take 7 hours of work.

First Forest Kiss

This scene is from Life of Lewa chapter 15, "First Forest Kiss". Love is blatantly canon in this dimension.

It's not often I do scenes of affection like this, but this moment is very important in the story, and I find it to be rather cute. It's Lewa's first kiss, so it's true, Lewa finally gets the lady.

I'm pleased with the semi realistic feel to this scene, makes a fun faux scifi romance novel cover. :P

Pearllight Origins Book Cover- Version 3

 I've been thinking back on Pearllight Origins and the book cover itself. Some of you may have remembered the previous two versions of this on the post Pearllight Origins Book Cover. There I explained general details about the fan fiction and mentioned I was considering a more official cover at some point.

The basic cover above may be it, despite it not being hand painted or drawn in style.  It's a bit simpler, excludes some things, extends others, and is more on the gray side. I started off with experimenting to make it look like a pencil drawing, and settled with different options as I went.

The previous main cover shown left remains an interesting concept I suppose, but in some ways seems to be missing a certain feel.

In the newer cover I made it more gloomy, which relates to how I've been feeling recently, kind of cool how that happens. I had to exclude the Makuta hands and eyes since the placement of characters didn't leave room for that, and I didn't want to take away from the simplicity of the cover as a whole. I figure the grayness of the image implies a semi menacing feel to it despite the exclusion of Teridax symbolism.

I'll also note that I adjusted height of the characters, making Gali more accurate in size compared to Pearl.

So far I think the third version tops its relatives.

Vine Dancing

"Vine Dance" Scenes from Life of Lewa chapter 15 "First Forest Kiss". These scenes could also apply to chapter 14 "Confronting Toxins", but I find it holds better to ch 15, right before a big moment.

On a sunny day Venimbus and Lewa dance together through the trees, Venimbus of the jungle, Lewa of the air, two harmonious elements together, dancing through the sky by the vine of the forest.

The sunbeams and movement of this picture pleases me, displaying exactly what I imagine as I write the scenes in Life of Lewa.

 I went ahead and made a second version of Vine dance since I had a slightly different angle of the photo, a more teasing version where they seem more drawn to each other. This version is made to serve as a small poster or joke romance novel cover that could end up in a future photo somewhere in the background. I made two versions of course, one with and without text.

For what it's worth, to add some extra flair to the cover, I made my own vine brush and added it over the letters. Sadly you can't tell unless you get close.

A bit of trivia. Vine dancing in Life of Lewa came from the inspiring, enchanting, and beautiful art form of Aerial ballet performed in several Cirque Du Soleil shows. Below is one video that has inspired me most as of today.

Night of Ice Opera

 "Night of Ice Opera". A scene of Frona on stage doing her final song in Life of Lewa ch 13 "Night of Ice Opera". Lewa takes Venimbus on a date to the Ice Opera House to watch the Opera "She Came From the Sky", sung by the talented Frona Glasgel.

The scene and name of this mythical opera are a few random ideas. "She Came From the Sky" sounded interesting, and was placed in the story for certain reasons of symbolism and foreshadowing. I thought about making the scene of just Frona singing, but decided to add Gelu in the background since he's an actor at the opera house, and as it goes, most operas have depressing aspects to them, ones pertaining to death usually. I figured the extra details gave "She Came From the Sky" a bit more meaning and interest, bringing up questions of why Frona is holding a blade, is the man of the story dead or in a coma, what's going on in this scene?

 "Frona's Song" A close up scene of just Frona singing.

Here's some fun trivia, the scene is composed of different fabrics, a robe, a few rods, foam board, cardboard, and Christmas ornaments.

"Cold Sleep". So you can have a better view of the resting Gelu in the background.

Sharing Recipes

 "Sharing Recipes" a section in Life of Lewa chapter 12, "Flight of the Seasons". This scene takes place in Lewa's tree house where he and Venimbus share recipes each week during November. In this moment Lewa shows how to make stuffed fruit, Venimbus taking notes.

I did one other scene with a clean floor (love that scrapbook paper). But I settled on keeping Lewa's bedding in the picture since he comes across as the kind of guy to have a cluttered home just as my story implies.

The window view was great, this is when digital editing is a best friend. Slipped that in there and it makes me want to wake up in Lewa's tree house every morning just for the view.

Mastering the Headdress

 "Mastering the Headdress". This is a scene from the section "Mastering the Headdress" in Life of Lewa chapter 12, "Flight of the Seasons".

Venimbus had just finished showing Lewa how to craft his own headdress complete with gukko feathers, and he poses playfully.

 Again I tried out two different angles, finding they could both work for a comic page.

 Again it's a simplified part of the scene that took place in the chapter, with some added dialogue not mentioned or included in the actual chapter, including the part about Lewa flirting.