03-17-2016, 08:08 PM
Hey guys, I'm finally joining the partyarty!
Alright, so, I'm lame af and haven't seen much of GoT at all, however I do remember someone explaining all the different Houses to me, which at the time was super cool and inspired the hell outta me (House Greyjoy's sigil and motto of "We Do Not Sow" is just... ah! So bloody good!). Thus, I couldn't resist picking option 1, giving me the chance to get real detective for the challenge and build House Negrea from the ground up ahah.
I've been researching plenty in the GoT Wikia - mostly about House sigils and how members/bastards wear their heraldry; basically, I've pulled most of my inspiration for this project from looking×reading about the meaning behind House mottos, emblems etc.
I won't bother with creating a legit back story for my Illustration, due to almost complete lack of knowledge. So instead, I'll just include my thought processes. Might be all over the place, because it's mostly idea dumping for myself to see all my ideas laid out in one place. You have been warned.
A little background thought process for the beetle sigil × about inspiration:
I remember reading about how the Ancient Egyptians revered the dung beetle (aka the scarab beetle). Something along the lines of how the slaves who built the pyramids often observed the beetle and it's raw determination of poop ball rolling :D (legit, a ball of dung weight 250x the weight of the beetle, really cool stuff!)
Also, the Egyptians compared the beetle to one of their gods, Khepri, a God that "came into being via nothingness", because they believed the beetle to be of only the male gender lol (no need to go into details here, but it's also über en fuego) other than that, they considered the poop balls which the insect rolled around to be symbolic of the sun... and yknow how Ancient Egyptians worshipped the sun ;) so I've noted that and am trying to incorporate this idea into my rough designs and final illus in some way.
I also pulled inspiration from the Dothraki. I liked the idea that they're nomads and aren't really seen by the other Houses. They sorta just do their own thing. They're like the Spartans of Westeros; teaching their young to become a proficient marskmen from the age of 4; able to fire a bow and arrow from horseback like lil bosses. Crazy stuff @_@. Also, warpaint.
But yeah! I know that for option 1, I've gotta stay in the limitations of Medieval Europe... however, there's nothing wrong in pulling inspiration from an ancient civilisation! lel I'll make it subtle, I swer.
I just wanna get the sigil, motto and ethos to work in unison in the final illus, even if I'm not including say the motto in the final piece... I still want there to be an indication of the motto. Because I reckon it's hella cool if the Negreans were like polar opposites of the uh "Winter Is Coming" folk ... the Starks?
So I researched and found out that the (oh dagz forgive me if I have this wrong lmao) Starks don't use "Winter is Coming" on their banners, etc. as it's more of a word of warning that is uttered in conversation and all that, as opposed to other House mottos like Tyrell's "Growing Strong", which can be seen on embroidery and banners, etc.
So then, I like to think the Negreans would use "Spring is Coming" as a counteract to the Winterfell saying. Perhaps as trolls ahaha. Like, imagine if everyone was all serious with the "Winter..." saying, but then an unsuspecting Negrean, came on over, refilled someone's flagon with some wine, and with a smile, said "Spring is coming :)". lmao
Anyways, I like the idea of an unassuming enemy. Yknow, like how Buddhist monks look pleasant and whatnot... nek minnit, one finger push ups!
So perhaps noone in Westeros knows of the true power that lies within the peaceful Negreans...
For this reason, I'm planning to situate House Negrea on soil that no other House member has been/seen... and if anyone does happen to "stumble " upon the Negreans turf... well, it'll be a visit to remember... or not AHAHA
Alriiiiight yas yas, I'm getting carried away ~
But my imagination is running on all fours. I can't help it.
I imagine the Negreans to be grateful for the land they inhabit. They give back what they take. (like what the Nile River was to the Ancient Egyptians. They worshipped the river for its everlasting sustenance)
But ya, the idea that they're chill, they're Zen, when they're on their land and out in nature... but when crossed... the Negrean are some of the most knowledgable, fierce and unrelenting fighters in all of Westeros.
... I mean, if I were a lowly peon in Westeros... I'd respect the land tenfold, just to be safe and avoid getting on a Negrean's bad-side O_O
Anyway, here's a couple of sketches. Really just tryna flesh out who's gonna be in the final illustration. Think of these as studies and getting ideas out.
sigil. wanted to keep similar to other House designs, hence the front on design. 3rd design = yas,
then moved onto to colour schemes for banner (+ overall look of illustration) - I dig the final 2:
testing to see if sigil design + colour scheme worked in unison with other Houses in GoT by adding my banners to this premade banner thing I found on the Googs:
exploring last two with mood sketches.
trying to figure out the characters more while doing this... I'm visualising what I want more and more as I flesh these out
more thinking blep blop
and some heraldry ideas
More to come! This is just a little of the research stage.
I didn't want to just rush into the thumbnailing stage/illustration without fleshing my ideas out.
Alright, so, I'm lame af and haven't seen much of GoT at all, however I do remember someone explaining all the different Houses to me, which at the time was super cool and inspired the hell outta me (House Greyjoy's sigil and motto of "We Do Not Sow" is just... ah! So bloody good!). Thus, I couldn't resist picking option 1, giving me the chance to get real detective for the challenge and build House Negrea from the ground up ahah.
I've been researching plenty in the GoT Wikia - mostly about House sigils and how members/bastards wear their heraldry; basically, I've pulled most of my inspiration for this project from looking×reading about the meaning behind House mottos, emblems etc.
I won't bother with creating a legit back story for my Illustration, due to almost complete lack of knowledge. So instead, I'll just include my thought processes. Might be all over the place, because it's mostly idea dumping for myself to see all my ideas laid out in one place. You have been warned.
A little background thought process for the beetle sigil × about inspiration:
I remember reading about how the Ancient Egyptians revered the dung beetle (aka the scarab beetle). Something along the lines of how the slaves who built the pyramids often observed the beetle and it's raw determination of poop ball rolling :D (legit, a ball of dung weight 250x the weight of the beetle, really cool stuff!)
Also, the Egyptians compared the beetle to one of their gods, Khepri, a God that "came into being via nothingness", because they believed the beetle to be of only the male gender lol (no need to go into details here, but it's also über en fuego) other than that, they considered the poop balls which the insect rolled around to be symbolic of the sun... and yknow how Ancient Egyptians worshipped the sun ;) so I've noted that and am trying to incorporate this idea into my rough designs and final illus in some way.
I also pulled inspiration from the Dothraki. I liked the idea that they're nomads and aren't really seen by the other Houses. They sorta just do their own thing. They're like the Spartans of Westeros; teaching their young to become a proficient marskmen from the age of 4; able to fire a bow and arrow from horseback like lil bosses. Crazy stuff @_@. Also, warpaint.
But yeah! I know that for option 1, I've gotta stay in the limitations of Medieval Europe... however, there's nothing wrong in pulling inspiration from an ancient civilisation! lel I'll make it subtle, I swer.
I just wanna get the sigil, motto and ethos to work in unison in the final illus, even if I'm not including say the motto in the final piece... I still want there to be an indication of the motto. Because I reckon it's hella cool if the Negreans were like polar opposites of the uh "Winter Is Coming" folk ... the Starks?
So I researched and found out that the (oh dagz forgive me if I have this wrong lmao) Starks don't use "Winter is Coming" on their banners, etc. as it's more of a word of warning that is uttered in conversation and all that, as opposed to other House mottos like Tyrell's "Growing Strong", which can be seen on embroidery and banners, etc.
So then, I like to think the Negreans would use "Spring is Coming" as a counteract to the Winterfell saying. Perhaps as trolls ahaha. Like, imagine if everyone was all serious with the "Winter..." saying, but then an unsuspecting Negrean, came on over, refilled someone's flagon with some wine, and with a smile, said "Spring is coming :)". lmao
Anyways, I like the idea of an unassuming enemy. Yknow, like how Buddhist monks look pleasant and whatnot... nek minnit, one finger push ups!
So perhaps noone in Westeros knows of the true power that lies within the peaceful Negreans...
For this reason, I'm planning to situate House Negrea on soil that no other House member has been/seen... and if anyone does happen to "stumble " upon the Negreans turf... well, it'll be a visit to remember... or not AHAHA
Alriiiiight yas yas, I'm getting carried away ~
But my imagination is running on all fours. I can't help it.
I imagine the Negreans to be grateful for the land they inhabit. They give back what they take. (like what the Nile River was to the Ancient Egyptians. They worshipped the river for its everlasting sustenance)
But ya, the idea that they're chill, they're Zen, when they're on their land and out in nature... but when crossed... the Negrean are some of the most knowledgable, fierce and unrelenting fighters in all of Westeros.
... I mean, if I were a lowly peon in Westeros... I'd respect the land tenfold, just to be safe and avoid getting on a Negrean's bad-side O_O
Anyway, here's a couple of sketches. Really just tryna flesh out who's gonna be in the final illustration. Think of these as studies and getting ideas out.
sigil. wanted to keep similar to other House designs, hence the front on design. 3rd design = yas,
then moved onto to colour schemes for banner (+ overall look of illustration) - I dig the final 2:
testing to see if sigil design + colour scheme worked in unison with other Houses in GoT by adding my banners to this premade banner thing I found on the Googs:
exploring last two with mood sketches.
trying to figure out the characters more while doing this... I'm visualising what I want more and more as I flesh these out
more thinking blep blop
and some heraldry ideas
More to come! This is just a little of the research stage.
I didn't want to just rush into the thumbnailing stage/illustration without fleshing my ideas out.
sketchbook | pg 52
"Not a single thing in this world isn't in the process of becoming something else."
I'll be back - it's an odyssey, after all
"Not a single thing in this world isn't in the process of becoming something else."
I'll be back - it's an odyssey, after all
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