Hello there. It’s time for a new illustrated costume party here on The Secret Knots Patreon, or, in other words, a round of thematic portraits. And now it’s the turn of magicians, sorcerers and witches.
As some previous portrait games, and being the rpg fan that I am, I’ve narrowed down the inspiration sources to a few CHARACTER CLASSES:
1. Classic fantasy wizard: (Merlin, Morgan le Fey, Tolkien’s Istari, 70’s D&D art)
2. Magic School Teacher Wizard
3. Modern dark witches and sorcerers (Charmed, Buffy, Chilling Tales of Sabrina)
Fairy Tale witches and warlocks (Grimm brothers’ stories, Disney, Oz Witches)
I’m listing these as a general reference or aesthetic inspiration, but keep in mind that Earthquake Critic patrons are offered special customizations to their portraits, and those may include being drawn as some specific character from the sources above, or somewhere else.
My idea is to make the portraits black and white, with a symbol in the background. The symbol might be one that you choose, a mystical looking design, a single letter from your name, or any other arcane looking icon. If you don’t have anything in mind, I can improvise something.
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This game is open to Patreon tiers 3+.
As usual, feel free to edit your pledge just for this month if you want in.
For the Earthquake Critic tier, there are customizations available, such as:
A ‘familiar’, meaning, an animal companion that’s bound to your magic abilities. A cat, a dog, a snake or a raven, but it can also be a mythic creature (small): a homunculus, a tiny gargoyle, an imp, a little ghost.
A human companion, who may also be a wizard / witch. Some ideas: they can be at your side, looking at you from a crystal orb, trapped in a mirror, or in a background portrait. (Your old mentor? The predecessor you stole your powers from?) In this case, there is no symbol, or it may be in your robes or in a book.
A different mage type, not specified in the 4 basic classes, a specific fiction character, or one that you design yourself.
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To ask for your portrait, please email with the subject Wizards, including a photo reference (or remind me of a picture you’ve sent before) and your chosen Character Class. Email address is gemeloperverso@gmail.com.
Please keep in mind, I may use some portraits in a social media post to promote my Patreon. Feel free to let me know if you want to opt out of that, it’s ok.
Leave comments or questions below if you want, and thanks!
Juan
