...the month of...

    

 

in two sizes..

 

 

 

 

 

The Story

of this character begins...

In the ancient land of Varrowyn..

where there was whispered a prophesy

  of a prince born beneath a blood-red moon...

 
 

His name was Xadrain and within his veins

flowed the curse of the wolf and the gift of flame.

 

Both predator and pyromancer, a prince who could burn an army

or tear it apart with claw and fang...

 

Rejected by both Wolves and Humans-

an Outcast Prince who uses his Unusual Gifts

in a Battle to rescue his City from a Horrific Enemy!

 

 

The Creator of this Story and this Character is:

 Samantha Burgess.

( also a long-standing Wee Peeple Doll Collector)

 

The Author and Illustrator, Samantha,

wanted Xadrain, her Character,

-always essentially rendered as an Illustration-

to be fashioned into

a three dimensional figure-

a Wee Peeple Doll Construction.

 

 

Enter: The Dollmaker

 

who took one look at those detailed Illustrations

and was certain

 

that she could not do justice to this character.

Her very words were:

Nope. No way. Definitely not.
 

 

Samantha, however,

a person of great Faith and Perseverance,

and a long-time Collector of Wee Peeple Dolls..

Assured the Dollmaker that she Could!

 

Not a Portrait, but a "Resemblance"!

 

Samantha then supportively cast a spell in the telling of

 this character's Back Story..

..an engaging Story which captivated the Dollmaker and

familiarized her with the character:

 So, finally the Dollmaker relented..

she said she would give it a try..

 

 

Fossil Hunting on Shannon's Birthday!

 

A Great Visit! The Dollmaker also got to see

Shannon and Chad's beautiful New Home

(and new fence and retaining wall!)

for the first time!

Congratulations to the Intrepid Homeowners!!

 

AND!

 

Maybe even more interesting than that!

was their little "Computer Den"

Where Shannon and Chad

retreat to create

their own Stories and Characters.

 

 

 

 

In her own words:

 

I create digital artwork using Krita on an XP-Pen 15.6 Pro tablet.

 I’ve been using Krita for about four years,

 after a D&D campaign inspired me

 to start drawing again in earnest..

 

 

Another player was illustrating our characters,

and with some enthusiastic encouragement from the entire group,

I took the leap into digital art.

 I’ve loved working in Krita since day one.

My process usually begins

with a loose concept sketch,

which I refine and ink before moving on to color.

 I build pieces in layers, starting with flat colors,

then adding shading and finishing details

 like glowing auras, lighting effects, and atmospheric touches.

 

A request for  Pumpkins..     The pumpkin sketch shown here was a quick study she used to demonstrate  layers, blending brushes, and color variation,  showing how flexible Krita can be  even in a simple piece.       And No Mess! No accidental smearing..   So that's how she does it! What a great Art Form!!

To observe how Shannon uses the Krita Art Program to achieve such Amazing Results, the Dollmaker said..   Ok, create something- right now- how about- 15 Smiling Pumpkins?   On one screen she pulled up  lots of pictures of Pumpkins for Reference and proceeded to draw the Requested Grouping. The colors were vibrant! Her hand was sure on the Tools. The Dollmaker was thrilled to watch her  fill in each detail, demonstrating how to use a wide variety of Tools and putting her own spin on the Idea.. (note the renegade pumpkins in there refusing to smile!)

 

The Dollmaker always learns something when she visits her daughter!

Every single time.