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Published: 2018-02-05 06:47:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 600; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 0
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HEYYY OKAY, so I read Mary Stewert's Merlin Trilogy and wow it was amazing. I would definitely recommend it, though it's a very hefty read.Now, I'm going to be honest, I like books more than anime and cartoons, always have loved them. And when I love something, I like to draw it. Problem is, drawing things from books is one of the hardest things to do. Much frustration ensues. Also, there's the fact that fandoms for books are usually very very small or non existent. So there's that. AND that's caused by; in part, that everyone has a different interpretations and versions of the characters, I doubt many people are going to have the same image of Merlin that I do, since I often throw out character descriptions for my preferred idea of the character. (also they're very animu).
But I digress, here's my image of Merlin from the trilogy, in an actual scene in the book. I don't want to spoil but...Merlin had a pig and was very delirious. It was weird. Arthur was very confused. I realize that this is not exactly the best introduction to Merlin but...this is the scene I really wanted to draw so. XD
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I KNOW RIGHT, MERLIN'S THE CUTEST.
Or were you talking about the pig? Either way.
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Uhuhuhu~ I suppose so
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I really love the background. I bet it was a real pain to do lol.
Also I agree about the part with different interpretations. Whenever I read books, the character looks way different in my head than they probably actually should. And if there's a movie adaptation and I look at the character there, I'll be like, "whOOAA, THIS IS NOT WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE AT ALL!"
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Thank you! It was, mostly that front tree and figuring out the planes and stuff.
Right! I have this funny habit of making characters look way younger than they are, like Thomas from the Maze Runner. In my head he looked like 13, even though he was 16. (So you might imagine that I was quite horrified at movie Thomas, who looks like 20 something.) Anyway, I usually make up an image that I think suits my expectations and views on a character the best, Merlin's a smart, not super physical magician, so it seemed right to make him somewhat elfish in terms of stature and features. I'd love to be able to draw more book characters and scenes sometime.
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Oh wow! creative! : D I would imagine the designs based on their personality/background too.
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Yeah! Especially since characters are rarely described in the start of the book, so you just have to make up an image based on context and predisposition, and it just sort of sticks.
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