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I stumbled upon Seph-Hunter's interpretation of this project [link] and thought it sounded like a cool idea (the premise is to pick a book, flip to page 100, and draw it as a comic). It's been a while since I've done a full comic and it seemed a good practice excuse before I start my Doctor Who comic hahaha.Grabbed for my Wheel of Time books fervently wishing for a Mat chapter, and lo and behold, the first book I pick up hits the spot perfectly. THANKS SHADOW RISING.
In this scene, Mat comes to the sad realisation he's staying in Tear for the hot chicks. He also acts like a jerk (which is a common trait for like the first four books, lol). I love me some Mat but it's totally true.
Behold the inconsistencies in Mat's face from panel to panel! lolololol. His three-legged stool is tiny :[
CHRIST, DIALOGUE SCENES HAVE SO MUCH TEXT. HAND GESTURES EVERYWHERE. Some panels are a bit naff but I saw this more as a paneling and pacing excercise than perfecting artwork.
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I love it *__* both Thom and Mat are perfect, especially Mat's expressions (and he's soooo sexy here xD )
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hey! just wanted to let you know this was featured last Friday on the Fan Art Friday blog on the front page of Dragonmount.com (a Wheel of Time fan community): [link]
Sorry about the delay in letting you know ... I didn't have Internet most of the weekend ... and then I forgot ... *wince*
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Haha no worries. And thanks so much for the feature! @W@
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Mmmmmf, it is a beautifully done page - I love it. X3 MAT IS SO CUTE.
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Wth I commented on this. Curse you, dA |:
ANYWAY. This project things sounds neat, I should try it 8D
I don't know this book, but the characters look great and the expressions are perfect! <3
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I happen to be in the middle of The Shadow Rising (for what has to be the fifth or sixth time) so this scene is nice and fresh in m memory, and you drew it quite nicely. Mat and Thom are definitely two of my favorite characters (we need more Thom in the next book, which we are likely to get, all things considering...) and the drawings you did are some of the best ones I've seen. Love the way Mat looks when talking about the girls and about ready to describe the roundest...heh heh
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Thank you~
Ploughing through another re-read? 
Oh yeah, I'm a fan of those two as well, they have a refreshing quality about them. Towers of Midnight is gonna be so epic!
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I really, really like this, the flow and layout is great. Of course more detail could be added to background and clothing and such, but you've captured the overall mood of the scene.
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Thanks!
Haha, backgrounds and details have never been my forte, but I'm glad I got the atmosphere across
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Ooh, very nice work with the body language and expressions.! Haha, and Mat... his ridiculousness never gets old.
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Thank you~
Haha yessss, I think as the books progressed Mat's ridiculousness became more and more a welcome comic relief. EPIC BAD SHIT IS HAPPENING, WE NEED A MAT CHAPTER, STAT!
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Haha I think I would die if I tried, just one page took this long. AND ALL THE BOOKS ARE LIKE 800 PAGES
It would be fun to do more scenes though.
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Well the 90% clothing and landscape descriptions would certainly be easier in an comic
You should do more
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Haha yes. Good old Jordan descriptiveness.
Turns out I really couldn't stop at one, so I've started making the second half of Chapter 24 into a comic 
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*excited*
Kind of strange that you don't find a description of the clothes immediately
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UHHHH I HOPE I DO IT JUSTICE.
Yeah I was initially baffled as to why I couldn't find it; it's because it's in an earlier chapter (the gathering in the heart of the Stone) and never mentioned again. Because the locations jump around things get a bit disconnected in my head, haha.
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He is wearing the same things almost all the time anyways
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Lol, awesome strip. I love the mannerisms and hand gestures you used.
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good work! The best book of the Wheel of Time. I like how put in plenty of variety in the flow of the scene. it makes all the dialogue seem relevant and interesting. for just panelling and pacing, it's excellent.
*cough* Dr *cough* Who...
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Thanks~
I agree, Shadow Rising was one of the best. I think it was the last WoT book to have that sense of mystery and wonder. Latter books had their moments but they started to get into more real-world-shit and politicking.
BACK TO WRITING SOME KIND OF WHO SCRIPT I GUESS...
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This is great, I love the seventh and eighth panels.
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Thanks~
Haha yes, that sequence is one of my favourite bits of this page. FUN WITH HAND GESTURES
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I quite like this one! It shows a good depth of facial expressions, and how important they are for giving an emotional mood to the words being spoken. It can really change the whole tone of the dialogue.
I really like this page 100 idea, and think I'm going to give it a try myself. I always want to practice comiking, and this sounds like the perfect practice.
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Thanks!
Yeah, dialogue/conversation scenes are like that, they make you focus on character gesture and expression more. It wasn't until the second bottom row that any character movement was explicitly mentioned in the book.
This project is great fun for practice
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I've honestly never tried to draw a dialogue scene, other than the one or two speech bubbles variety.
But you carried it off beautifully.
I'll add this to my list of projects to do, I'd like to do it soon.
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