8. Harimad Sol

This sketch was an idea of what the clothes Harry wears in The Blue Sword  would look like. It is also the first appearance of actual eyes! 

I did not feel confident enough to draw cats paws or horses, thus the lack of feet on the cat and the very faint outlines of horses in the back.

I have to admit this is not my favorite sketch, so I don't have much else to say about it. I did experiment with a different way of scanning and processing it in gimp, which worked out better for this particular sketch. Well, on to the next one!

6. Rooftop

I don't have a ton to say about this one. I sketched this around the first time I read The Blue Sword and The Hero and The Crown, and I think started liking cats after reading those books. Thus my attempt at a cat on the roof. I don't know that cats really lay like that, but oh well. I think this girl was also supposed to be a misfit/tomboy like the girls in McKinley's books (thus her presence on the roof of the castle). Her lack of face makes it hard to know why she is up there. Is she on the roof to escape? To enjoy the stars? To ponder? Maybe she is waiting for someone. What do you think?