Rune

Page 4, Jalina’s tent. The shirtless guy hanging out with Jalina should give you the impression that Justin is probably right about her. Rune’s dialogue packs a lot of information into three sentences. We find out that Rune is royalty, that he’s the heir to the throne, that Jalina saved his life, and that he’s been hiding his identity. From Jalina’s reaction to his revelation, we expect things are not going to go well for him.

A note about pronunciation: Rune’s House is Beowald, pronounced \ˈbā-ə-ˌwȯld\  (derived from “Beowulf” and “wald,” the German word for forest). Valheigh is pronounced \val-ˈhī\ (derived from “high valley”).

Art notes… As with page one, I’m not happy with the background landscape because it’s featureless and doesn’t provide enough contrast for the characters. I also had a lot of difficulty with the lighting in panel two. Lighting is one of the most difficult aspects of 3D art, and the pwToon shader had its own challenges with respect to light sources in the scene.

Jalina is played by Amelia (morphs, textures, and hair) from the talented artist Adam Thwaites. I used the character set without any modifications because I thought Amelia was perfect for the part.