When I’m not writing,
most of my other activities also involve sitting down, staring at a
screen [or possibly a page]. In an exciting divergence, I decided to,
just casually, try sitting down and drawing some stuff.
This is my effort of
the exterior of Nagoya Castle (the original drawing is in the
Unofficial Samurai Manual, which I reviewed here).
Fairly
pleased with how it turned out. The distinctive curving slope of the
stone base is tricky (and I should stress the more slanted tiles on
the second highest roof is deliberate rather than cock-up). It’s a
pretty simple drawing, using single point perspective.
I should stress I wasn't intending to draw anything beyond the wall, the green is just there to avoid a big blank gap.
As
well as the curving stone base (which helps to make it
earthquake-resistant) a difference between this and the English/Welsh
castles I saw as a child is that the upper parts (here whitewashed)
are largely wooden. That’s partly a function of time, earlier
British castles being entirely wooden, but I’m not sure if castles
in the Far East ever became almost totally stone.
Never
going to try doing my own cover art or illustrating my own books, but
if I can improve I might try drawing bits and pieces for readers to
enjoy, or for promotional nonsense. Speaking of which, here’s a
picture, with Egyptian style and Greek colouring, of the heroic Dog
battling a monster in The Adventures of Sir Edric.
And, as it was today
announced there’ll be a Witcher 3 Game of the Year (GOTY) edition
out on 30 August with all DLC on-disc, here’s Triss Merigold
looking thrilled at the prospect of once again being passed over in
favour of Yen.
Thaddeus
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