r/eulalia

Just an update to say this is still going on! I added a ton of new things to record which led me back to Book One all over again. Overall completion is around 50% though I also intend to fold the data into graphs and charts with more variety than dishes at a mid-Summer feast! I’ll also do an interactive quiz to share my findings in a fun way

Which book has the most dibbuns?
Which character is the deadliest?
Which book has the most insults?
How many species are in the series?
Which book has the most species?

This and about 100 other trivia questions are on their way! I’ll put up more full data sheets when I have a few lore books completed

(Special thanks to Audible and kindle for helping me roll through the books word by word)

Hi everyone! I posted this to the other Redwall sub and got some wonderful responses there. Would love to see if folks here at Eulalia feel the same or any different. Sorry if you already saw this!

As I wait for the manuscript edit to come back, my illustrator and I have been working on the all-important book cover. One of the core principles for Capyhero is to have everything be hand made and give absolutely no chance of ai generated writing or art. Nick (the project's illustrator) is a traditional artist and is doing all of Capyhero's 100+ illustrations in fountain ink. In that vein, we'd like the book cover to also be created through traditional methods.

Nick has been brushing up on his painting skills as we plan the front cover. Here's a practice piece (gouache paint) of Jake, the Piper, a minor character from the book.

I’m loving the natural brush strokes and handling of lighting and fur rendering. It’s been great to see this and imagine our main protagonist, Capy, receiving similar treatment for the cover as well.

How do folks here feel about traditionally painted book covers versus the much more common digitally illustrated covers these days? And especially fans of Redwall, does this practice painting speak to you? I'm certainly happy to evoke that type of nostalgia with Capyhero.

But part of me worries about how book covers these days are super vibrant, graphic, and have heavy contrasting elements. Would a traditionally painted cover not be attention-grabbing enough? If you were to see a book at a bookstore with a cover like this, would you be interested or would your eyes just pass over it because all the books next to it are "louder"?

And what do folks here think of this practice piece of Jake, the Piper? Nick and I are quite fond of him 😄

Thanks for reading!

The great recording project continues! (Sorry for photo quality they’re not screenshots)

Let's make a Redwall Vermin!

Practicing for Capyhero. Could a traditionally painted book cover still work today?