Some small details for a character learning sword fighting for the first time:
- sore wrists
- blisters on hands
- every movement opens you up to be hit
- they will hit the tops of their arm and own sides with the sword while learning
- there is a primal sixth sense when you know you’re being toyed with
And, for your typically nonviolent characters.
You don’t aim for the swords. You aim for the person holding the sword.
It sounds so obvious but needs to be accepted. Actively. When holding a sword you have to understand you’re attacking another person. Even to block you have to aim your blocks at the other person or they won’t be strong enough to actually protect yourself.
If I had a nickel for every time a danmei had a good white/light green character with an “evil” dark color/red character as their husband, I would have— a lot of damn nickels. Why does this keep happening??
These panels are so so cool to me going in skyward sword
Professor Owlan LOVES plants. His side quest is that he wants Sky to bring a plant from the surface for him to study. Link brings a live and sentient Kikwi, and he loves his new plant friend lol. His bedroom is also covered in plants.
'Collecting exotic plants is my passion!'
Jojo drew professor Owlan with his outfit, in his typical standing pose, and plants on the blackboard, indicating he was teaching about his passion for plants. It's such a cool level of detail!
And then there's Sky's panel
I love Zelda's appearance, and Sky's typical tunic embroidery. If we go in the lecture hall in game, looking at where the bookshelves are, Sky was sitting in the back. Of course lol.
The splotches on the wall behind his head match, plus the bookshelf and floor pattern. Based on the perspective, he even was sitting directly on a bench in a spot for two people so he and Zelda could sit together.
I think seeing this stuff directly appear from in the game is super cool. The level of detail is incredible and I love seeing it.
Art photos are by Jojo @linkeduniverse au :D from update Entrance pt.3