A Storm's Lullaby Page 86

Thank you, Charles ^^ There's something very satisfying in creating an atmosphere using colours and shades. I love it. I always make sure there's at least one special thing on each page, other than obligatory cliffhanger or "hook". There are few things on this page; one of them is Thistle helping Lu break her hoof gnawing/sucking habit. Or Thistle half-joking that Tempest is acting like Lulu, tantrums included ^^

Poor Thistle. It would seem she has 2 ponies to look after. "You did what you could. So please stop blaming yourself. Focus on what you can do now." I will admit that I read that both in my internal-imagined Thistle-voice, and in dSana's voice. I really heard YOU in that one. For you and Thistle both have the voice of wisdom and reason. This really is a beautiful page. And there is so much going on. Looking at Lullaby is both cute & sad. She's still gnawing on her hoof, an indication of the pain she's in. (or is it more of a stress thing?) Then there's her face. Again, it is during her time of sleep, when you expect to see someone at peace, that you really see the effects of what she is going through. Lullaby does not look peaceful when she sleeps. She looks weary, stressed, and frail. When you see this in a child... Well... You're not supposed to see this in a child. It seems profound and telling. Such a simple, subtle thing: the way someone looks when they sleep. Yet it can say volumes. Especially when it is a child. Then there's Thistle. Thistle herself seems to ever-so-slightly be showing the beginnings of weariness. She's been through a lot too, they all have. Yet she does not falter in her diligence. She fills the role of the nurturer well. And Tempest, the adult who still has a bit of growing up to do. Her frustrations, she still has not learned to effectively handle herself. She's still making the same fundamental mistakes. Poor Thistle. She's been through so much herself, but she is still trying to make everything work. But she has a damaged filly and a broken mare she is trying to work with. There's always so much you can identify with and relate to. In pages like this, there's a little something for everyone. I was going to say something to the degree of "The last x pages have been so epic", but honestly, I can't actually pick a number. As I flip back through old pages, I am reminded how impossible it is to pick a subset. Because they're ALL epic. Each page has its unique reason, the unique thing that makes that page interesting. But they're all great gems. Your work with the glows and the shadows is truly out of this world. This is definitely one of those pages where it is NOT JUST another few panes in a comic. Each image is a work of art unto itself. The glows, the shadows, and the subtle shifts in color really give it that phenomenal, out-of-this world quality. There's so much to enjoy.

You can keep the tough and stoic face only for so long.

Myrkin