Week 8 - #1

This week was all about continuing with making my manuscript pages. I started by painting in the illustration on page two where the main character, Thomas Rhymer kisses the fairy queen after meeting her for the first time in the woods. This is probably the illustration that is the least stylized toward a proper historical manuscript, but I felt that a close shot would better serve the audience. I feel that emotion often gets lost in the illustrations of manuscripts because the characters always are shown with their entire body in perspective. Having the characters stand right next to each other would probably not allow for the audience to see them as kissing. I needed to get this point across through visuals because the text of the manuscript is not really meant to be read. I wanted to tell the story visually above all else.