Playfighting might be a bit complicated anyway though as those wings looks positively lethal by themselves! Them coupled with the notion that Eli has a parasite brings my mind wandering to Starcraft Mutalisks. :p (Oh yeah, btw that picture took a full 10 minutes to load at least. That's what you get for getting relatively cheap connection at the ass-end of the world)covenant6452 wrote:http://www.sleepingdragon.me/wingedEliferalOskar.jpg
This is the drawing with wings I referred to. I have them growing out of Eli's back but I'm not sure I like them or will draw them this way in the future. The only good thing is that it leaves their hands free to slap at each other when they playfight in flight.
Oh yes, welcome to the board!
GizWeasel wrote: I'm glad to see that someone is working on a drawing of Eli at the pool.
SInce I am no artist, I thought maybe one of you talented individuals might like to try sketching an idea that I have. However, I see it as a lenticular, or morphing, or animated, or 2-part, or picture hidden in a picture, maybe tough to describe.
Eli appears as an angel over the pool. Maybe in silhouette as to have a 'glow', angel wings, arms reaching out to comfort you, rescue you....
but looking closer, (lighting change, perspective change) it is Eli with vampire wings, teeth, claws, and arms reaching out to rip your head off!
Maybe the main view angle looking up at Eli could be the "angelic" looking one. While the more sinister truth is reflected by a windowpane or water perhaps..? Not sure how you would do something like what you describe.
Thanks, I pretty much held my hand in front of my face and drew it.PeteMork wrote:
Well, you've certainly inspired me! As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. The expression on her face is in stark contrast to the sinister appearance of her wings. I love the way you have positioned her hand. Beautifully done!
Here's my attempt to describe what you've drawn so perfectly.
http://let-the-right-one-in.com/fancont ... the-outing
The description is at the end of the chapter.
At first my head exploded seeing how much you already wrote, then I checked the post date. You're saying that you edited your story? If so, cool.
I'm at chapter 3 now and I like it so far, well done!About wings vs no wings; I've considered it, but to me it just seemed way too magical. JAL has tried to provide pseudoscience to partly justify something like a vampire creature and I wouldn't want to destroy that. The rule about having to be let in already kind of bends that I think. If she can mold her hands and feet to murder tools then wings seems OK to me, as opposed to possessing anti-gravity glands.
Now if Eli would be considered a magical creature I would be ok with it. There's both some nice images popping up in my head imagining Eli flying either way.
Then you could say that who cares how Eli flies, she just do and that's not really an important part of the story, as its about isolation, friendship, love, morality etc. But hey, that's the way I am.
Objectivity aside, I'm biased to wings. :p
About the claws, well, I thought she would carry people with her feet/talons. I did base them loosely on bat feet though, not sure if bats use them for anything other than hanging around.
