Belgarath (From "The Belgariad" - David Eddings) Concept. CAP Work.
EDIT: This is how I
initially pictured Belgarath when reading the book, going back and looking at
the text, I've just noticed wild inconsistencies between my version and how he
is described.
Also I thought it might be helpful If you had a sample of the text, so:
"The storyteller, who seemed not to have a proper name as other men do, was a thoroughly disreputable old man. The knees of his hose were patched and his mismatched shoes were out at the toes. His long-sleeved woolen tunic was belted about the waist with a piece of rope, and his hood, a curious garment not normally worn in that part of Sendaria and one which Garion thought quite fine with its loosely fitting yoke covering shoulders, back and chest, was spotted and soiled with spilled food and drink. "
Also I thought it might be helpful If you had a sample of the text, so:
"The storyteller, who seemed not to have a proper name as other men do, was a thoroughly disreputable old man. The knees of his hose were patched and his mismatched shoes were out at the toes. His long-sleeved woolen tunic was belted about the waist with a piece of rope, and his hood, a curious garment not normally worn in that part of Sendaria and one which Garion thought quite fine with its loosely fitting yoke covering shoulders, back and chest, was spotted and soiled with spilled food and drink. "
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TEXT CONTINUED:
"Only his full cloak seemed relatively new. The old storyteller's white hair was cropped quite close, as was his beard. His face was strong, with a kind of angularity to it, and his features provided no clue to his background. He did not resemble Arend nor Cherek, Algar nor Drasnian, Rivan nor Tolnedran, but seemed rather to derive from some racial stock long since forgotten. His eyes were a deep and merry blue, forever young and forever full of mischief."
"Only his full cloak seemed relatively new. The old storyteller's white hair was cropped quite close, as was his beard. His face was strong, with a kind of angularity to it, and his features provided no clue to his background. He did not resemble Arend nor Cherek, Algar nor Drasnian, Rivan nor Tolnedran, but seemed rather to derive from some racial stock long since forgotten. His eyes were a deep and merry blue, forever young and forever full of mischief."
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He looks really
cool! I especially like the thoughtful expression you managed in the left hand
sketch, maybe try and use that for the full figure as well? It's a really neat
design though :) Only thing that I thought of when reading the text was that
he's missing his cloak, but of course he could have taken it off. Good luck!
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It looks like a
fantastic starting point, but I agree with some inconsistencies between the
text and your original version. I think you have everything from the waist down
spot on but at the moment he seems a bit too...homeless? for me anyway. Whilst
I really like the overall shape of the facial sketch on the left he seems
tired, quite unlike the forever young mischievous man the text describes. Maybe
a more smug expression would do the trick? Just thoughts :) Your concept skills
are very very nice though, keep it up!
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@Kevin Mckenna I really agree, Its because in my head I was using descriptions that are
also in the rest of the book as well-- but I do really wanna pin down a concept
for the introductory description for my illustrations so you're 100% right.
Thanks for taking the time to leave feedback too :3
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@Julia Nilsson Yea, it's cause I was basing it on what I saw in my head after reading
the whole book and not looking back at the initial description till after -
oops! :P And I am gonna go back and add that cloak in so thanks for pointing it
out!! I need to add in what other people who read the text are imagining too so
the feedback is really helpful.
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