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Description Edit: Beka is now added to the set.

And I have finished them!

Above are bookmarks of the heroines of four Tortall series: Song of the Lioness, The Immortals, Protector of the Small, Trickster, and Provost's Dog books. Their respective heroines: Alanna, Daine, Keladry, Aly, and Beka.

Once I finally got working on these ladies, it did not take me too long to color and set them up. Given they're a set, they have similar components with only mild changes. The animal silhouettes in the inner backgrounds are the animals mainly associated with the characters. The inner background color is also (at least for Alanna and Daine) are the color associated with the character. As Alanna and Daine's magic shows up in Violet and Orange (respectively).

Beka, Kel, and Aly's colors were not quite so clear cut. In truth, I sort of just ended up choosing colors separate from the others and looked well together. Aly's at least has more of an island feel to it. Kel's I only came up with her green background, having a sort of a forest feel to it, so perhaps representing her time out in the field surrounded by forest? So yeah. Beka's colors are the gray-blue to reference her eyes, while the more muddy inside color is to reference a little how she works in the lower city.

But other all, I'm very happy with how they have all turned out.

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Characters are property of their authoress, Tamora Pierce. I'm merely a humble artist trying to capture them.

The Sketch: [link]
Line Art and Colored: [link]
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Comments: 15

BugzAttack [2014-07-04 05:02:00 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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luthiantelemnar [2012-01-20 21:34:39 +0000 UTC]

Love it!

But since Daine is a wild mage, does her magic really have a color............ I never noticed a color, and I've red the book three times, but I might have just missed something.......


Great job!

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cha29 In reply to luthiantelemnar [2012-01-21 04:32:16 +0000 UTC]

I remember orange being referenced to her wild mage magic. I could be wrong as it's been a while--now--since I've read her books. However, that's the color I recall for her, and you're the first to question it -- and my memory can be faulty, considering I completely forgot that Aly's gift had a color, and another commenter reminded me of that. Although, if I am wrong, I'll not change these as I do like how the colors came together ^^

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BottledAwesome In reply to cha29 [2012-07-15 21:21:16 +0000 UTC]

*Gives Cheesy Smile* I know that this conversation thing is kinda outdated but i'm pretty sure that here gift was described as cooper... or it was the wild magic that she could see in the animals, but it's the same type so i declare it to be cooper!!!

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xXTheFireCatXx In reply to BottledAwesome [2012-08-28 07:21:14 +0000 UTC]

It was stated as copper a few times. I believe that in Emperor Mage she actually comments on the color of the new "trick" not being the same color as her gift.

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rainshinewarrior [2011-01-06 23:58:14 +0000 UTC]

i love it but I believe in the trickster Tamora says Aly's Gift/Sight is Green

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Nanyoky [2010-12-12 01:30:31 +0000 UTC]

most definitely using these! <3

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CarolineCherry [2010-07-15 04:48:44 +0000 UTC]

Love the animals in the background!!

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RebekaCooper [2010-05-23 00:22:08 +0000 UTC]

AWESOME!!! More Tamy fans the better...my friends think I'm just plain weird!

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BellonaGrimm In reply to RebekaCooper [2011-12-09 04:05:00 +0000 UTC]

My friends thought I was too, then I made them read the books. Now they can't remember why they thought I was odd.

Love the bookmarks, but shouldn't Kel be Protector of the Small? Even the chamber called her that.

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Ticonda [2009-11-06 04:49:12 +0000 UTC]

I like them! The backgrounds are really cool too.

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NikkiFlinn [2009-09-09 12:51:12 +0000 UTC]

I think you did a great job!

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RangerofAnor [2009-05-30 19:35:22 +0000 UTC]

green works for Kel anyway. She's spent four years in it xD

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Maseiya [2009-04-24 22:01:18 +0000 UTC]

Really wonderful ^^

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GillyPerkyGoth [2009-04-03 18:12:36 +0000 UTC]

Oh hell yes! This is awesome! I cna see how much work you put into it^^ Magnificent^^

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