[ One day, Mel will find a folder waiting for her, though there’s a note left on the top— ]
I’m sorry that I missed you, since I wanted to deliver these personally, but alas~ We’re both just woefully busy, aren’t we? But, as promised, a selection of the Hollows of New Eridu. There is no rush with this, of course. You’re exceptionally kind to have offered in the first place.
Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions (or are just curious about the Hollows!).
[ And inside that folder is indeed a collection of drawings, sketches, and other conceptual pieces, but it’s immediately clear why Hugo had struggled to describe what the Hollows visually looked like as well as the bizarre horror that they invoke.
They’re a void that eats the city around them. They’re a towering part of the skyline. There’s even one where no city is present, just strange towers that Hugo also reflects like auroras... And that’s clearly the beauty of them he’d described. The colors that surround the bubbles are vibrant, and he goes through a few mediums to try and convey it. Pencil, pastel, anything colorful enough to convey their strange beauty.
(And, as a detail of the scenery that Hugo clearly hadn’t focused on because of how it’s a quicker scrawl compared to the rest, the phenomenon is clearly far-reaching. The shadows even cover the moon in a scene that includes the night sky.)
There’s also one drawing that’s different from the rest, and it includes a note to contextualize it. This is by far the most detailed and less impressionistic, and it shows that Hugo does have a talent for architectural drawing. However, the architecture is all wrong. The note simply says: “I felt like I should include a sense of what’s inside them. This is the first Hollow I went into, and this view will always be with me.” ]
[ Well, Hugo's right about one thing: the Hollows are both incredibly beautiful and exceedingly dangerous, even in pictures drawn by memory. It reminds her of a dark sun, an eclipse of ethereal night. And for the inside to look as devastated as it does? She can't tell if it's meant to be a mirror of what exists outside of the Hollows, if it's meant to be a perfect mimicry but for its ruin. And if it is... Is there significance to it, like a prophecy? Something that was meant to be or something avoided?
In a week's time, Hugo will find two wrapped sketchpads: one that is smaller, meant for charcoal, and another that has thicker paper for watercolor. In each she's tried to replicate what he sees. The charcoal focuses more on the architecture, the broken pieces of buildings and even the line of the Hollows as they reflect on the sky. The paintings are to get the colors correct, to try and capture the way the light plays off of the eclipsed dark.
A note is with it: ]
Some preliminary work. You're right in that there is a distinct beauty to them, even if the sight you've drawn almost feels harrowing. I'd be curious to know more of what the buildings within mean.
If you have changes or critique, send them back, and I'll continue to work. ~MM
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I’m sorry that I missed you, since I wanted to deliver these personally, but alas~ We’re both just woefully busy, aren’t we? But, as promised, a selection of the Hollows of New Eridu. There is no rush with this, of course. You’re exceptionally kind to have offered in the first place.
Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions (or are just curious about the Hollows!).
[ And inside that folder is indeed a collection of drawings, sketches, and other conceptual pieces, but it’s immediately clear why Hugo had struggled to describe what the Hollows visually looked like as well as the bizarre horror that they invoke.
They’re a void that eats the city around them. They’re a towering part of the skyline. There’s even one where no city is present, just strange towers that Hugo also reflects like auroras... And that’s clearly the beauty of them he’d described. The colors that surround the bubbles are vibrant, and he goes through a few mediums to try and convey it. Pencil, pastel, anything colorful enough to convey their strange beauty.
(And, as a detail of the scenery that Hugo clearly hadn’t focused on because of how it’s a quicker scrawl compared to the rest, the phenomenon is clearly far-reaching. The shadows even cover the moon in a scene that includes the night sky.)
There’s also one drawing that’s different from the rest, and it includes a note to contextualize it. This is by far the most detailed and less impressionistic, and it shows that Hugo does have a talent for architectural drawing. However, the architecture is all wrong. The note simply says: “I felt like I should include a sense of what’s inside them. This is the first Hollow I went into, and this view will always be with me.” ]
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In a week's time, Hugo will find two wrapped sketchpads: one that is smaller, meant for charcoal, and another that has thicker paper for watercolor. In each she's tried to replicate what he sees. The charcoal focuses more on the architecture, the broken pieces of buildings and even the line of the Hollows as they reflect on the sky. The paintings are to get the colors correct, to try and capture the way the light plays off of the eclipsed dark.
A note is with it: ]
Some preliminary work. You're right in that there is a distinct beauty to them, even if the sight you've drawn almost feels harrowing. I'd be curious to know more of what the buildings within mean.
If you have changes or critique, send them back, and I'll continue to work.
~MM