Here we are folks - the post The Folk of the Air era. I poured my heart into this piece as a send off to the series, as it truly was a treat to experience from start to finish. ❄️ I’m not sure if it was apparent in the illustration I did for The Wicked King,
“Self Reflection”, but I had meant to make it a ‘zoomed out’ version of
the cover (the crown falling into the watery depths). I played with the
idea of wondering where the crown would land; would Cardan let it fall
onto Jude, or stay in his place to take it for her? Could he move at
all? ❄️ I took a similar approach here with this piece. If “Self
Reflection” was themed around falling, then this is about separating;
splitting; severing. ❄️ *Puts away thesaurus* ❄️ Can I say
that I really don’t enjoy clothing/armor design? 😔 To me its detail is
as tedious as washing a car with a toothbrush. I’m more interested in
the emotions of the characters and scene, but I felt I avoided it so
often, that I gave my girl Jude the attention she deserved for this one.
I took a study of Alan Lee’s inspirational design work (LOTR) to spin
Holly’s very helpful and elaborate descriptions of fashion into a fun
Queen Mab inspired design.
❄️ I have more scenes I want to draw soon,
directly from the text. So many feelings, so little time. 😣 I’m
excited for Holly’s next book and series, but I hope this ever-expanding
Holly-verse has a chance to revisit these characters again!
