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I have a feeling that at some point we'll learn where the shattered plains came from (how they cam to exist, geologically speaking), since I doubt it will end up being that it just happened naturally.  So I suspect that when we learn what made them, our understanding of what they look like will improve somewhat.

For now though, in terms of sizing and spacing of the plateaus, the image in the book gives a pretty good idea I think.


I have a couple theories of my own about where they did come from... We'll see if I guessed right in the future!

You know what would be REALLY cool that I would be interested in seeing (if you find time after doing this project) would be a view of Elantris from atop one of the walls looking in.  (You should pick up that book if you haven't read it.)

Oooh... I want more Elantris fanart now...  I've never been much good at cityscapes, personally, but I think that book is (or would be, rather) so visually glorious.
That's one of the reasons it has my highest vote of "Sanderson book to be made into a movie."  Which is probably a discussion for a different thread.

I feel that the HP movies were in part ruined (not that I don't like them.  I just think they could have been much better) because they started the movies before the books were over.  The same thing would happen with TWoK.  There's too much that may or may not be important, and some of that would get cut out.  So sadly, until the series is over it would be silly.

Elantris, on the other hand, would be great now...

It's also worth remembering that while the parshendi look primitive, their weapons are very finely made.

I can't wait to find out the reasons behind all that sort of thing...  The history of the parshendi/parshmen.  I'm almost finished with  my second time through the book, it's great to see what I notice this time around.

With the shardbearer holding his sword behind his head and Kaladin just standing there with his knife there isn't much action to show.

Not sure how 'true to source' it is, but when I picture that scene I see the Shardbearer swinging is sword low (and in a slight crouch in order to do so) with Kaldadin jumping over the blade and thrusting is knife forward into the Shardbearer's eye.  Also I picture the knife in Kaldadin's left hand as he was holding a spear in his right, but again I don't know how true to source that is.  I would sketch something up for you, but (A) I am horrible with computer art and (B) my camera is on the fritz.  Also I don't partiuclarly like the idea of sharing my art with the whole world as I don't feel I am as good at it as most of my friends seem to think I am (though some of them are very good at it).

I read the scene about a dozen times, trying to figure out how to make it look.  I'm pretty sure that, in a technical sense, my drawing is completely accurate, except that Kaladin should have a helmet on.  However, just because everything I did is right, doesn't mean it couldn't be *more* right another way. 
"The Shardbearer brought his weapon around as Kaladin skidded to a stop and flung his arm to the side,slamming the spearhead right in the Shardbearer‘s visor slit." 
If he skidded to a stop, I'm assuming his feet are planted as he attacks.  The shardbearer hasn't yet swung, and is about to as he takes the spear point to the eye.  I don't remember any specifications of which hand he should be holding it with, I was just thinking that if he threw the knife right handed (may or may not be true) he would have had at least his right hand free to snag the falling spearhead.
However, although I'm happy with the technical details and perhaps the accuracy of the drawing, there's a lot I'd like to be better :/

My first Way of Kings art:


I'm not perfectly happy with it, but close enough!
Shardplate is a beast to draw, and I can't say I think I'm really that great at it, since I rarely if ever draw plate armor.

There are a couple other things I'm not thrilled with either, but I think I got it pretty much how I wanted.  So there it is!

So as a person of no artistic talent i was hoping someone might create a couple scenes from WoK that i found cool. The first is the scene when Kaladin jumps the bridge as it is being pushed across the gap that leads to dalinar. The second scene is the one in which kaladin kills the shardbearer in the flashback.

I started working on that second scene a while ago.  I liked what I did of Kaladin, but hated my drawing of the shardplate armor.  I didn't take enough time on it and it looked terrible.  So I'll probly finish Kaladin and post that part, then start over with the whole thing to make it look better.  But I really want to do that scene!

Vin vs a Koloss.
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