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September 25, 2013
Cadsuane Melaidhrin by ~Jieroque
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SPOILERS if you haven't read WINTER'S HEART!!!
I've always wanted to paint that scenario in Winter's Heart where Rand was being protected as he did his thing, but the cut scenes make it quite hard to compose into a single piece, even for the imagination.
Anyway, I gave it a try, and came up with the main person providing protection, Cadsuane.
Here she's using one of her ornaments to help her while she keeps a shield up, while using another to detect the One Power being used. I suppose most ornaments were in 'full gear' during the battle, but I wanted to highlight the two she used the most during the time, the shrike and the swallow. (Yes, they don't glow, but I wanted to show them 'active') By the way, you can also call her Cadsuane Squarepants - I'm not a fan of divided riding skirts, but I discovered that light passing through her legs gave her a ... stronger stance.
Also, I imagined the 'beacon' of saidar would be something focused, like Nynaeve shining like the round sun. The 'inconceivable amount' is such a convenient measure for RJ - inconvenient for artists! So to add some drama, I made the light bigger, taller and denser, like something you would see even if you're on the other side of the mountains - if you could channel.
Tried a new color scheme, so that I veer away from my usual brown. Oh, and Far Madding golden hand earrings!
I've always wanted to paint that scenario in Winter's Heart where Rand was being protected as he did his thing, but the cut scenes make it quite hard to compose into a single piece, even for the imagination.
Anyway, I gave it a try, and came up with the main person providing protection, Cadsuane.
Here she's using one of her ornaments to help her while she keeps a shield up, while using another to detect the One Power being used. I suppose most ornaments were in 'full gear' during the battle, but I wanted to highlight the two she used the most during the time, the shrike and the swallow. (Yes, they don't glow, but I wanted to show them 'active') By the way, you can also call her Cadsuane Squarepants - I'm not a fan of divided riding skirts, but I discovered that light passing through her legs gave her a ... stronger stance.
Also, I imagined the 'beacon' of saidar would be something focused, like Nynaeve shining like the round sun. The 'inconceivable amount' is such a convenient measure for RJ - inconvenient for artists! So to add some drama, I made the light bigger, taller and denser, like something you would see even if you're on the other side of the mountains - if you could channel.
Tried a new color scheme, so that I veer away from my usual brown. Oh, and Far Madding golden hand earrings!
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Didn't think about the huge beam being Saidar when I first saw the picture - I thought it was one of the those, straight, massive lines of lightning the Forsaken loosed against her shield.
Awesome picture! Just like how I'd imagine Cadsuane.
Awesome picture! Just like how I'd imagine Cadsuane.