#redbills

Fierce Encounter; Life and Death in the Australian Bush. Written by H. D. Williamson. Illustrated by William Cooper. 1970.

Leofard reference sheet.

During one of her travels across Eorzea, Delen got tangled in an adventure with Leofard and his Redbills. She chose to fight for their side, and as thanks for her contribution she was granted a Manacutter of her own and an invitation to join the band of Sky Pirates permanently. She refused, she couldn't commit to something like that, which Leofard would, of course, understand. From that day forward she could however consider herself a friend of the Redbills.

A Gift from The Redbills

This started as a sketch done while waiting at the doctor’s office, but I’ve had this idea rolling around in my head for a few weeks now after finishing Tataru’s Grand Endeavor. The Redbills have come to mean so much to me -- I’m glad I was able to do this quest with Jon, and so many moments had us jumping up from our computers and running around the house screaming! The writing is absolutely AMAZING. So I was inspired to ask the question: What if we had taken up Leofard’s offer to bestow a gift at the end of the quest. (In the quest, we politely asked for something for Tataru, but you can tell Leofard is pretty annoyed with this answer and wants you to be selfish for once!) I think what Seishin (and Styrnrael) would want would be a portrait from Duremert. That idea was ringing in my head ever since so this week I finally had a chance to bring that vision to life!  There are SO many tiny details in this so please zoom in! Probably my favorite element is the wanted poster (which is pinned to the wall with a tiny missile dart a la Howl’s Moving Castle style.) Process shots -- One note about these is that Tataru was the missing ingredient. I love how she came out in the final piece and how each character kind of evolved throughout the process.