2006/08/13: Oh boy has this page been delayed. Partly because of the time I'm devoting to another comic project and partly because of the Drunk Duck server move. Anyway, it's now up again. Here is a new character, a bard. His name will be revealed in later pages and is not important at this time.
There are a couple of things that slowed me down in finishing this page. The first is the vihuela de mano variant (as in the medieval guitar) used by the bard in this page. I had to research which guitar-type instrument would be appropriate for the setting. I was about to settle for the Lute but I don't like the 90 degree angled pegbox on it.
The second problem was the horses pulling the carriage. I'm not sure how two horses are actually tied to a carriage and how their reins are tied to the horses. I had to look at different reference photos. I hope I got them right. I also had to again draw horses and what their correct leg placements should be, etc.
I would also want to add a note regarding the song sung by the bard. It is obvious to most that it is the song Scarborough Fair made popular by Simon and Garfunkel. What not a lot of people know is that it is actually a traditional English ballad. Of course, Lovaria isn't actually set in the medieval times of our world but I figured it was a song that could have existed there as well.
Another little tidbit is that Scarborough Fair is a type of riddle song often used by women and men while courting. Most have answer verses, but this song doesn't, or if it did they have been lost.
^_^ I know this partly because I've spent quite a bit of time trying to solve the riddle.
Geejay at 4:47PM, Aug. 17, 2006
Hey thanks, bro. And a happy birthday to you. :D
Ringjo at 9:14AM, Aug. 17, 2006
Just signed in! Like I said in your blog... pretty nice page! ^_^
Brigid at 1:13PM, Aug. 15, 2006
^_^ My Dad is a human encyclopedia. And we have a collection of folk songs with commentary.
Geejay at 10:18PM, Aug. 14, 2006
Hi Brigid. Cool. I don't think I've read that part about the song. :)
Brigid at 6:25PM, Aug. 14, 2006
Another little tidbit is that Scarborough Fair is a type of riddle song often used by women and men while courting. Most have answer verses, but this song doesn't, or if it did they have been lost. ^_^ I know this partly because I've spent quite a bit of time trying to solve the riddle.