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Finally … Wesnoth comics is republished September 6, 2009

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Yep, finally … the updated version of the Wesnoth Comics is ready (with corrected license text and all)
My announcement on the Wesnoth Forum : http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=24337&p=382503#p382503

The Free comic PDF is available at http://stores.lulu.com/peileppeproduction

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Short Announcement July 7, 2009

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it’s official www.peileppe.com is now online

update to do list May 14, 2009

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This is getting a bit tricky to work on the project again – so I’m updating and posting my to do list

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hopefully I will find some time to work on it this week end

Another step in the character’s study May 11, 2009

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• What is your character’s name? Does the character have a nickname? Trisha, the Princess
• What is your character’s hair color? Eye color? brown, green / blue
• What kind of distinguishing facial features does your character have? long hair, and possibly a crown
• Does your character have a birthmark? Where is it? What about scars? How did he get them? no
• Who are your character’s friends and family? Who does she surround herself with? Who are the people your character is closest to? Who does he wish he were closest to?
king Tharnas (her father) ; General Kassidrin (her unofficial lover) ; Prince Dorumund (her official lover)
• Where was your character born? Where has she lived since then? Where does she call home? Tharnas Kingdom – and mostly the castle
• Where does your character go when he’s angry? back to her room
• What is her biggest fear? Who has she told this to? Who would she never tell this to? Why? to displease her father ; Kassidrin knows about it ; she will not tell Dormund – but he knows it implicitely
• Does she have a secret? she’s secretly in love with Kassidrin ; and would refuse to marry Dormund
• What makes your character laugh out loud? her messenger Luxia (the flying pixie)
• When has your character been in love? Had a broken heart? just now
• What is in your character’s refrigerator right now? On her bedroom floor? On her nightstand? In her garbage can? the castle’s kitchen
• Look at your character’s feet. Describe what you see there. Does he wear dress shoes, gym shoes, or none at all? Is he in socks that are ratty and full of holes? Or is he wearing a pair of blue and gold slippers knitted by his grandmother? medieval shoes or boots
• When your character thinks of her childhood kitchen, what smell does she associate with it? Sauerkraut? Oatmeal cookies? Paint? Why is that smell so resonant for her? hot bread, milk,
• Your character is doing intense spring cleaning. What is easy for her to throw out? What is difficult for her to part with? Why? difficult to part > her dresses, all clothes
• It’s Saturday at noon. What is your character doing? Give details. If he’s eating breakfast, what exactly does he eat? If she’s stretching out in her backyard to sun, what kind of blanket or towel does she lie on?
writing poetry ; discussing with Luxia the magic pixie ; eating apples and fruits ; singing in the palace’s garden
• What is one strong memory that has stuck with your character from childhood? Why is it so powerful and lasting?
when her mother died ; when the king gave her crown
• Your character is getting ready for a night out. Where is she going? What does she wear? Who will she be with?
to the palace dancing room ; going to the ball ; princess’s dress with pearl and diamonds

Okay, so … Who’s the hero ? May 10, 2009

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I had to put aside the project for a while, and returning to it now – I suddenly realized there was no obvious hero in this story. Basically Dormund is the “bad guy”, Kassidrin is the “knight in the shiny armor” and Trisha the “princess” with very limited option because of her rank. 

Then I thought I could totally make a smart move in turning Dormund into an even darker character (possibly a vampire, …) – the messenger that Trisha is sending as well ; becomes a key character, and the idea was to have a magical creature – I will have to think about this … 

Anyway about the hero’s question – it would make sense that it would be Trisha -

King Tharnas Fortress May 1, 2009

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Questions April 29, 2009

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So far, so good : the story is starting to make sense, the characters are starting to get in shape.

On a technical point of view though I’m quite confused on the page size to use, the resolution to work with and so on. I selected for the 2 draft pages “A4 format” (which I believe is something like below) :

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8.3 x 11.70 inches (which is 210×297 mm or 2490×3510 pixels) – the problem is that the file size are getting enormous and I really wonder how the comic artists (the real one ;) ) can handle those files – see for yourself : 

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that’s more than 50 MB for a almost empty draft !

Anyway I reduced the draft into 700 pixels wide and put the text in font 15 and 18 – and it’s enough to get an overview 

I also have many questions on the process because using ArtRage (even with the use of stencil) isn’t an easy application to handle the structure of a comic page – I mean with the frame and all – and there is no text tool (my hand writing is so bad – you wouldn’t even be able to read the title ;) )  I found on Roza’s page – some answers to this – I guess drawing each frame separately then import them into an application (maybe inkscape, maybe Gimp) then arrange them and add the text, could be the way…

And the last thing I don’t really feel comfortable with is what to keep afterward (only the final .psd ? or all the drafts in between) – How to handle the versioning of the drafts ? if it makes sense to keep them anyway ? As an example, I’m trying to find the svg source for a page I published a year ago … I only found the jpg – which is useless and this is so annoying !

Draft : Page 2 April 29, 2009

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The Prince Dormund appears upset he looks in disdain in a nearby direction

D:

  • You are a filthy bastard !
  • How dare you take her from me ?!
  • You’re a disgrace and a cheat, I will put your life to misery

K:

  • Trisha is not one of your property, she doesn’t belong to you
  • She loves me and I love her

D: 

  • Is that so ?! the Princess and I 
  • … I believe were engaged by law
  • Engagement she broke because of you and you will pay for this !
  • Mark my word.

K:

  • I’m not afraid of you !
  • and the engagement you’re mentioning was made by your parents, you don’t  love her.

D: 

  • Love has nothing to do with this
  • We ARE engaged, that’s all that counts
  • This is a matter of being faithful to our word

K:

  • I can’t argue with you
  • Trisha is not be a puppet, she doesn’t want this engagement

D:

  • I won’t waste my time with you … you can go
  • but beware its a long road  and there is many danger

K :

  • I can take care of myself, don’t worry
  • I’ve seen many battles …

First Draft : Page Layout 1 April 29, 2009

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It starts in the forest

  • In a kingdom far, far away ; where there were no fancy creature but human
  • except pixies ! 
  • And Pixies, but there were mainly human
  • except troll too !
  • Yes, there were some trolls, but we don’t want to talk too much about them since they were a bit gross and stupid really
  • Anyway in this kingdom, mainly populated by human, (even though there were some other creatures) … But when you think of it , even in human you could find difference in their brand.

Short Script v2 April 27, 2009

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Here’s the new script 

1. Meeting in the wood

  • Kassidrin and Dormund meet in the forest
  • Dormund is threatening Kassidrin
  • Kassidrin defends himself
  • Dormund makes a promise to defeat Kassidrin and get Trisha back

 

2. Introducing the romantic Princess Trisha

  • Trisha is sad and thinking about Kassidrin
  • King Tharnas is asking Trisha to visit Dormund
  • Trisha is not in the mood and send a messenger to Kassidrin
  • messenger fly in the city sky

 

3. The Prince is cooking something bad

  • Dormund is back at his kingdom
  • Dormund is make a unfair judgement based on unfair law he created
  • Dormund ask a meeting with some spies
  • Dormund setup a trap for Kassidrin

 

4. Building the trap

  • Spies are contacting Orc or whatever evil foe (mercenaries)
  • Orcs are preparing an assault on Kassidrin fortress
  • Orcs ask for a reward – something special from Dormund
  • The spies return to Dormund

 

5. Trisha disappears

  • Trisha is talking with her father – she doesn’t want to marry Dormund
  • King Tharnas explains that Dormund is noble and Kassidrin isn’t – that’s simple as that
  • Trisha return in her room – but some spies kidnap her
  • Later King Tharnas found Trisha’s room empty and a message explaining that Kassidrin has kidnapped her

 

6. Dormund cheats, lies and steal

  • Dormund comes to visit King Tharnas and explains he wants to join 2 kingdoms
  • King Tharnas told him that Kassidrin has kidnapped Trisha
  • Dormund told King Tharnas that Kassidrin is making alliance with the Orcs
  • Dormund offers to bring back Trisha if King Tharnas accept to marry them whatever the cost

 

7. The King is fooled

  • King Tharnas accepts – he’s now convinced that Kassidrin is a bad guy and Dormund is a good reliable asset
  • King Tharnas is sending his own elite troops to fight against Kassidrin
  • Dormund is offering to lead them and to bring K’s head
  • While Dormund is in the forest he discusses with the spies 

 

8. Kassidrin under siege

  • Kassidrin is receiving alarming news from his scout – that Orcs are preparing battle
  • Kassidrin is also receiving news that Trisha has been kidnapped
  • Kassidrin has no choice but to surrender to the Orc otherwise Trisha will be executed
  • Kassidrin accepts and his held prisoner

 

9. The Messenger can pass

  • While Kassidrin is in prison the messenger arrives and deliver the letter from 2-3
  • Kassidrin asks the messenger to find Trisha and return to him
  • The messenger find Trisha in the Orc camp
  • the messenger brings back Kassidrin news to Trisha

 

10. The Great Escape

  • Trisha and the messenger find a way to escape
  • Dormund arrives at the camp and ask that Kassidrin is brought to him 
  • Dormund is judging Kassidrin for treason, and other unfair charges he’s making up
  • Kassidrin is silently listening while the jury is getting excited by the coming execution

 

11. The Great Entrance

  • Trisha is making an entrance during the judgement
  • Dormund is totally surprised and lost control and asks the Orc to kill Trisha
  • King Tharnas’s Elite troops defends Trisha against the Orc
  • the messenger set Kassidrin free and he joins the fight

 

12. Happy Ending

  • Kassidrin defeats the Orc and bring Dormund as a prisoner
  • King Tharnas who was on his way to Kassidrin’s fortress condemn Dormund 
  • King Tharnas is celebrating Trisha and Kassidrin’s wedding
  • The End