Cecilia

So… last time, I promised I'd do a scene from the book. In all fairness, I did start one. I can't tell you what it is because I'm still planning to post it. But I started it in June, and when I opened the Photoshop document to finish it this evening, I realized it was all wrong and I need to re-draw a head and that will be a gigantic pain.

In the meantime, I have a sketch for your enjoyment! Cecilia never actually appears in the book, but she's Char's younger sister, and he mentions her a couple of times. She is two years younger than Char, making her exactly Ella's age.

Anyway, there's next to no information about her in the book (except that she may be musically inclined (p. 178) and that Char is protective of her (p. 179)), so I made up a character for her. My Cecilia is much less serious than Char, being free of the "first-in-line" responsibilities, so she's a little spoiled, very energetic, and talkative. I imagine she and Ella would be close friends once Ella moved into the castle.

Char's little sister is either modest and reserved or an amped-up version of Ella. For reasons that should be obvious, I'm going with the latter…

(As always, right–click and "Open in new window" for full size.)

One day, I'll get the steadiness of hand necessary to draw smooth, flowy lines. And I'm thinking I will clean this one up in Photoshop, although I don't know if I need to color it.

Next time, I promise (and by "promise" I mean "hope") I'll post the scene. It's more work than usual because it involves (minimal) scenery. Blech.