tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095252879492157665.post3740642131166817400..comments2023-09-21T06:56:30.956-04:00Comments on Call of the Creator: Fantasy Writing from a Christian Worldview: Half Baked: A Creative's Biggest FearRebeccaPMinorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06433599770860270767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095252879492157665.post-63584394819857307222013-02-20T21:07:28.710-05:002013-02-20T21:07:28.710-05:00True enough, the analogy isn't water-tight. I ...True enough, the analogy isn't water-tight. I can accept that smidge of critique, since that's what I've been after of late. :) And it is true, I think we artists can fall into stereotypes when we're working with demi-humans, whether elves or dwarves or other fantasy folk. I like to think my elves take a slight departure from the usual path in my allowances for them (especially Vinyanel) to be more visceral than the lofty immortal brand of elf seen in other places.<br /><br />Thanks so much for dropping in, Bainespal!RebeccaPMinorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06433599770860270767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095252879492157665.post-24458278031575534082013-02-20T16:59:09.607-05:002013-02-20T16:59:09.607-05:00The problem with your analogy is that the "ra...The problem with your analogy is that the "raw materials" of the sketch were physical, exterior things, but what you call the "raw materials of fiction" are internal -- the author's skill.<br /><br />I think it must be difficult to depict elves, because they all tend to look more or less the same. The sketch does seem to illustrate Vinyanel's character -- maybe the diagonal cast to it, his features and brows, I don't know. The details like the chainmail look great.Bainespalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02036151461448619765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095252879492157665.post-68226647081978727542013-02-20T14:42:36.880-05:002013-02-20T14:42:36.880-05:00Thanks so much, Kat! It's definitely an ongoin...Thanks so much, Kat! It's definitely an ongoing journey, that's for certain.RebeccaPMinorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06433599770860270767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095252879492157665.post-9589662590368599732013-02-20T13:01:46.887-05:002013-02-20T13:01:46.887-05:00Love the image, love your writing. No doubt you...Love the image, love your writing. No doubt you'll someday be on that shelf and deservedly so :).Kat Heckenbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17690721679155795038noreply@blogger.com