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arinan ^___^ Since I feared the sum total wouldn't fit in one comment.
Jade is wearing "silk robes." So what style of robe is this? Robe covers such a broad range of possibilities I'm not sure exactly which style to draw. On the same topic how are they fastened? Do you have any specific colours or colour schemes in mind? And are they patterned, and if so, what type of pattern?
Everything the IG wears is somewhat Chinese-based in style. Jade tens to dress a bit more…prettily…than most. The colors of his robes range wildly. Patterns not as often, as many he’d consider them distracting. But simple patterns, leaves and stuff like that, he’d wear.
When you say "long, unbound hair," exactly how long is long? A rough estimate relative to the body would be useful here because I've seem "long" used to refer to anything from chest-length and down. Also, about the colour. It's stated that he has "gold-brown hair" which is nifty, but do you have any specific thoughts on what the undertones are? Is it more yellow gold based, or red gold? Is it a hazel brown, a more earthy brown, or some other brown? If you have a picture of the colour you were thinking of that's probaby be the easiest to work with. Not to mention I'm not sure how dark "gold-brown" should be. Also, what is the texture of his hair? I've been thinking straight, but now would be the time to correct me if I'm wrong.
His hair is about waist-length, and I always thought of honey when his hair came to mind – especially when the sun hits it and all the gold comes out. It’s completely straight
Just to double-check and clarify: Jade has pale skin, right? That's what i remember, but I haven't had time to go look up the description in Kidnapped. And again I'm wondering if you had a specific undertone/tint in mind. Often people with pale skin have either a pinkish, blueish, peach or slightly gold cast to it since no one is actually pure white and grey is terrible for shading if you want it to look alive.
I never had a terribly specific undertone in mind. You’re welcome to go whatever route you please, there, I’d trust an artist’s eye far more than my own.
You mention that Jade has his "long, sharp nails " and again I'm curious about specifics. Do you have any idea of about how long they are? Also, in later years they are painted, are they at his time too? And if so, what colour?
They’re painted at the ball. Jade has loved playing with his nails since he was a little kid and saw his mother doing hers. It’s not a fascination he ever explains to anyone, except he really does love and admire his mother – after their deaths he does it in part to remember her. They’d match his robes, and the color of those I’ll leave to you.
Moving on to background stuff.
What was Jade's position relative to his parents when they got shot?
I've been assuming they were shot from the from front meaning the bodies fell backwards, is this correct? And where were they shot, head, chest, multiple wounds?
He was standing right with them, probably next to his mother. I…uh…don’t offhand remember how I’d decided they were killed. Bloodily. Gory wanted everyone to think the deaths were political in nature. Probably to the head and or chest.
A quick description of the parents (hair colour, general body shape and height/size relative to Jade) and their clothing would be nifty as well.
Jade’s father was “distinguished looking” – he was the one who taught his sons how to fight though; he spent several years in the IG military and it shows in his build and manner. He was dressed in a tux, more or less. He has black hair and amber eyes. His mother has Jade’s hair and gray eyes. She was wearing a blue and silver gown that night; you can do whatever you want with that.
Oh, I nearly forgot. Footwear. What kind of shoes are they, and Jade wearing? I'm not sure this will be used, but it might.
Uh. Good question. I guess his mother would have been wearing heels of some sort. Really you can do whatever seems best.
Background. i doubt I'll do anythign detailed with this, but what is the basic setting and colour scheme? If it's a specific type of architecture that'd be useful too. Mm, and di you have any specific thoughts on the floor? Colour, type of flooring etc.
Since it’s an IG affair, the general color scheme is probably going to be blues and silver. Like I said before, the IG has always been loosely-chinese based in my head. I liked it for the old, powerful imperial feel. The dance floor would be wood, probably dark. The IG infinity symbol would be on wall hangings or something. Though it never comes up, most of the ceiling is glass.
This is kind of extra, but hey I might draw another picture.
Jade's height relative to Pyotr.
Pyotr is a few inches taller.
What style are the IG uniforms? And where is the "black and silver" on them distributed? I've been imagining mostly black with silver accents.
Actually, tygati did an awesome job of Petya in the uniform not to long ago. It’s here
arinan ^___^ Since I feared the sum total wouldn't fit in one comment.Jade is wearing "silk robes." So what style of robe is this? Robe covers such a broad range of possibilities I'm not sure exactly which style to draw. On the same topic how are they fastened? Do you have any specific colours or colour schemes in mind? And are they patterned, and if so, what type of pattern?
Everything the IG wears is somewhat Chinese-based in style. Jade tens to dress a bit more…prettily…than most. The colors of his robes range wildly. Patterns not as often, as many he’d consider them distracting. But simple patterns, leaves and stuff like that, he’d wear.
When you say "long, unbound hair," exactly how long is long? A rough estimate relative to the body would be useful here because I've seem "long" used to refer to anything from chest-length and down. Also, about the colour. It's stated that he has "gold-brown hair" which is nifty, but do you have any specific thoughts on what the undertones are? Is it more yellow gold based, or red gold? Is it a hazel brown, a more earthy brown, or some other brown? If you have a picture of the colour you were thinking of that's probaby be the easiest to work with. Not to mention I'm not sure how dark "gold-brown" should be. Also, what is the texture of his hair? I've been thinking straight, but now would be the time to correct me if I'm wrong.
His hair is about waist-length, and I always thought of honey when his hair came to mind – especially when the sun hits it and all the gold comes out. It’s completely straight
Just to double-check and clarify: Jade has pale skin, right? That's what i remember, but I haven't had time to go look up the description in Kidnapped. And again I'm wondering if you had a specific undertone/tint in mind. Often people with pale skin have either a pinkish, blueish, peach or slightly gold cast to it since no one is actually pure white and grey is terrible for shading if you want it to look alive.
I never had a terribly specific undertone in mind. You’re welcome to go whatever route you please, there, I’d trust an artist’s eye far more than my own.
You mention that Jade has his "long, sharp nails " and again I'm curious about specifics. Do you have any idea of about how long they are? Also, in later years they are painted, are they at his time too? And if so, what colour?
They’re painted at the ball. Jade has loved playing with his nails since he was a little kid and saw his mother doing hers. It’s not a fascination he ever explains to anyone, except he really does love and admire his mother – after their deaths he does it in part to remember her. They’d match his robes, and the color of those I’ll leave to you.
Moving on to background stuff.
What was Jade's position relative to his parents when they got shot?
I've been assuming they were shot from the from front meaning the bodies fell backwards, is this correct? And where were they shot, head, chest, multiple wounds?
He was standing right with them, probably next to his mother. I…uh…don’t offhand remember how I’d decided they were killed. Bloodily. Gory wanted everyone to think the deaths were political in nature. Probably to the head and or chest.
A quick description of the parents (hair colour, general body shape and height/size relative to Jade) and their clothing would be nifty as well.
Jade’s father was “distinguished looking” – he was the one who taught his sons how to fight though; he spent several years in the IG military and it shows in his build and manner. He was dressed in a tux, more or less. He has black hair and amber eyes. His mother has Jade’s hair and gray eyes. She was wearing a blue and silver gown that night; you can do whatever you want with that.
Oh, I nearly forgot. Footwear. What kind of shoes are they, and Jade wearing? I'm not sure this will be used, but it might.
Uh. Good question. I guess his mother would have been wearing heels of some sort. Really you can do whatever seems best.
Background. i doubt I'll do anythign detailed with this, but what is the basic setting and colour scheme? If it's a specific type of architecture that'd be useful too. Mm, and di you have any specific thoughts on the floor? Colour, type of flooring etc.
Since it’s an IG affair, the general color scheme is probably going to be blues and silver. Like I said before, the IG has always been loosely-chinese based in my head. I liked it for the old, powerful imperial feel. The dance floor would be wood, probably dark. The IG infinity symbol would be on wall hangings or something. Though it never comes up, most of the ceiling is glass.
This is kind of extra, but hey I might draw another picture.
Jade's height relative to Pyotr.
Pyotr is a few inches taller.
What style are the IG uniforms? And where is the "black and silver" on them distributed? I've been imagining mostly black with silver accents.
Actually, tygati did an awesome job of Petya in the uniform not to long ago. It’s here
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Date: 2007-01-20 05:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-20 07:19 pm (UTC)He's the main baddy in Kidnapped. Like how dare you not know every little thing I've ever written ^_~
Hungover at all? Your email this morning vastly amuzed me. Drunk goblins are verra verra cute.
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Date: 2007-01-21 03:59 am (UTC)Also, in case my rambling has not made it apparent, I am slightly inebriated as well this evening. But only enough to make me chatty, not enough to make me take home strange men. (Unlike other members of my party I could name this evening.) Anyway, what I'm saying is that you should catch me sometime on messenger when I am drunkish because it is hilarious. SMOOCHES.
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Date: 2007-01-20 05:24 pm (UTC)*ponderponder* Is it sad that I knew the answers to pretty much all of this already? >.>; *sheepish grin*
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Date: 2007-01-20 07:18 pm (UTC)Because, your Majesty, I wasn't really all that awake and I LIKE the viewscreen version *sticks tongue out at you*
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Date: 2007-01-21 12:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-21 03:26 am (UTC)Thannk you so very much.
Now i'm just confused on one thing: Are the IG colours blue and silver or black and silver. You mention blue and silver in your above reply, but in the story you wrote black and silver for the uniforms, but tygati used blue and silver...
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Date: 2007-01-21 03:28 am (UTC)Black and Silver it is for this particular setting.