Big spoilers for ROTR!
I gotta say that Queen Lilliam is a very interesting villain whom I think we need to know more about even before we call her a villain. She is very calculating, vain (very much reminds me of Petalcloud), and greedy and I very much want to learn more about her past. Why does she exactly hate Rahikki so much? Sure, she and Rayella weren’t exactly friends, but it was Lilliam who supposedly “assassinated” Rayella so it would be Rahikki to hold a grudge against Lilliam (which he does) and not vice-versa. So what happened here for her to hate him so much? And why is she so against I’Lenna being friends with Rahikki? (Sorry for my ranting. XD)
So of course, I had to draw her. (Whenever I have questions about a certain character, I always want to draw them for some random reason)
So here is everyone’s favorite queen! (Yes, I am being sarcastic here)
For this, I used my trusty Prismacolor pencils, which are my favorite pencils in this world. And I really like how her face turned out. In the beginning it looked really strange because I messed up on her lips, but after I fixed them, she looks regal, imposing, skeptical, and fearless.
And here is my concept sketch:
I really the position of Mahrsan’s wing, but Lilliam looks like a giant in this!!! Only when I had started laying in the color, I realized just how tall she was. If she was standing, she would probably be taller than Marshan..... And by the way, in that hand that strangely looks like bird claws, she is holding a whip.
7 DAYS TILL THROUGH THE UNTAMED SKY IS OUT!!! SQUEEEEEEE
Lillian didn't want her firstborn hanging out with Rhakki b/c of feud between their families. I also speculated that she feared that I'llenna and Rhakki would plot to overthrow her if they became friends. In the books Lillian was shown to express fear of losing her throne which she evidentually does!
it is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wonderful
WOW! Cats, this is awesome!! You're style is so BEAUTIFUL! It looks lifelike, but also like it would be in a HIGH QUALITY animated movie or TV Show! Keep up the good work! Your art is amazing!
I can't believe you got JLA to reply!! Holy hoof beats!! That's so awesome!!!!!!! Love the pic, too, btw X)
FOR THE LOVE OF POOR PETE WHO DROWNED IN A LAKE HOW HAVE I NOT SEEN THIS BEFORE?!?!?!?!?!?! DANG NABBIT YOU NOTIFICATIONS THAT WOULDN’T WORK FOR MORE THAN A FEW MONTHS XXDDDDD THIS IS SO BRILLIANT!!! ;O
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH DEEP BREATH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH DEEP BREATH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Calms down enough to talk normally IT HAS BEEEEEEEEEEEEN SHIPPED TO MY LIBRARY I JUST NEED YO WAIT TILLLLL IT GETS THERE DEEP BREATH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I can't wait till my library gets ROTR all checked in and bar-coded and get the plastic cover on and stuff. BUT I AM SOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!
Also, thank you for sharing the concept sketch for all the artists on this site. I love how you help and support one another's art and writing :) Jennifer
Hi! I hope you're all enjoying ROTR #2! This drawing of Lilliam is amazing!!! May I share it? Jennifer
Hey Cats? Could you give me tips on highlighting and shading? Blending?
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Mahrsan is like that black dragon in Inheritance Cycle.
I AM SPEECHLESS......LIKE I LITERALLY HAVE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE HOW AMAZING THAT IS!!!!!
I wish I was that amazing at drawing.
Cannot relate X)
quick question do you use the Blender Prismacolor pencil?
That is no joke THE BEST drawing I have ever seen.
Thanks everyone!!!!! 😊😁
Holy carp. Those are great!! Even the concept design is better than I could do in that style.
And to answer your ranty questions (in my opinion, I'm not sure if it's exactly correct), Lilliam detests Rahkki and Brauk because she fears them. There's an important difference between fearing them and being afraid of them, I should point out. she isn't afraid of them, if it came to a confrontation, she'd definitely win – she has warriors at her beck and call. But (here comes the uncertain part) we're lead to believe that Lilliam is a usurper, correct? If it were revealed that Rahkki and Brauk are actually princes of the Fifth Clan, Lilliam would fall from power. She's too greedy to let that happen, it seems. She's probably not crazy about I'Lenna and Rahkki together because of exactly that: it would make the reveal of Rahkki's inheritance a lot simpler, which, as I said earlier, she doesn't want.
I don't know if that made any sense, and I may be completely wrong in everything I just said. But I hope it helps.
Holy Pegasus, you did a FANTASTIC job on those Cats