#demandred

[firefly-artwork]

I'm back after months of absence, with a new obsession ✨The Wheel of Time ✨

Close ups and rambling under the cut !

It's only lineart and flat colors because I wouldn't have the time to finish before next month if I decided to start the shading.

The clothes are neither book or era accurate, I know. I go with vibes more than accuracy.

I put much efforts into making Mat the more normal looking of the bunch. I imagine his hat with multicolor feather, but as I had to fit him in the color wheel, they are just light blue here.

The Forsaken deserve a modern design, with piercings, makeup, and tattoos. Unfortunately, because of that, Demandred ended up looking way better than all the others which wasn't planned. But since he looks good as he is, I don't want to change it.

It was weird drawing them looking so young because they look older in my head, but I had to remind myself that they are in their twenties in the books.

Taim looks very much like Demandred, I know, it's on purpose. In my head, he had short hair, but I couldn't find a haircut that suited him, so now he has long hair.

Isn't Elayne adorable? I'm really happy with the way she looks, both pretty and cute.

Gawyn suffer from being the first pair I drew, he looks too normal when he should be one of the prettiest.

I chose pink for Lanfear because it's the lightest color of the lot, so it matches her white better.

I couldn't come up with a design I liked for golden hawks in flight of the diadem of the first, so I just decided it would be golden feathers instead.

I know these armors are totally inaccurate, but I had to find a way to include yellow, otherwise it wouldn't have fit in the color wheel.

I'm angry and disappointed in myself because Galad isn't the most handsome man in this color wheel. I should have done better for my favorite character… He suffered from being the second pair I drew; I hadn't expected to put so much effort into it. If I had finished with him, I could have made sure he was the most beautiful. I promise, I'll do better next time.

And Dain doesn't look unhappy enough, another mistake on my part.

I haven't watched the show so it's book Siuan after her stilling. Of course, her lace matches with Moiraine's.

In my mind, balefire is blue. I was certain it had been described as blue at some point, but since I can't remember where, I think I made it up.

I was very uninspired for Aviendha despite how much I like her, I will have to come up with a new design someday.

Isn't Nynaeve angry pouty face adorable? I love drawing her braid.

Morgase is another design I'll have to rework; she doesn't look like what I had in mind, and since she was the last character I drew, I was running out of energy and didn't enough effort into her clothes.

Rand looks more brownish than red here, it's a mistake, on my drawing tablet it was more vibrant. Did you notice that Logain and Taim clothes copied the dragon on his clothes?

I'm glad I managed to fit 16 characters into this wheel, and 16 characters I love at that ! I think only Egwene is missing among my top ten.

[bubisabirthdayboy]

Which Muppets I Think Each Of The Forsaken From The Wheel Of Time Would Be

[thenotoriousscuttlecliff]

The thing about Wheel of Time is everyone in it is in an epic fantasy except the Forsaken, who are all in a workplace sitcom where everyone hates each other.

[kaiartx]

the forsaken visiting lews therins grave in the third age, colorized

[two-ponds-and-a-bowtie]

demandred having an inferiority complex towards lews therin but he should really have it against elan morin tedronai BECAUSE how do you lose the naeblis position to both ishamael AND moridin he was so excited to be the new leader before moridin showed up :(

[beyond-far-horizons]

Demandred: Fashion Icon

One of the little things I love about Demandred that I think gets missed amongst his more obvious physical and character traits is how stylish and fashion conscious he is.

Mesaana observes this in Lord of Chaos:

...for Demandred to step through, giving them each a small bow. He was all in dark gray today, with a little pale lace at his neck. He adapted easily to the fashions and fabrics of this Age.

But it's more subtly apparent in his POVs when you can see it alongside his intelligence and attention to detail such as in Winter's Heart when he's possibly the only one to pick up on Graendal's angreal ring due to its simplicity clashing with her lavish taste. We also get some wonderful sideswipes like one of my absolute favourites below against Osan'gar:

He [Osan'gar] was garbed like some ruler of this Age, in a coat so heavy with golden embroidery that it almost hid the red of the cloth, and boots fringed with golden tassels. There was enough white lace at his neck and wrists to clothe a child. The man had never known the meaning of excess.

Jordan is often criticised for his focus on fashion, but whilst I'd agree when the latter books focus on tertiary Aes Sedai POVs and other minor characters, I find his use of POV and style choice as well as judgement on others' fashion choices very interesting, especially on rereads. You can learn a lot about the characters as well as worldbuilding through them.

[Spoilers for the series and RJ notes: you can also see this in Taimendred too, the dragon thread/coat (the electric blue is clearly an AOL thread like Asmo's red before it) and the Black Tower uniforms - there's not just a deep understanding of how to train and organise such a set-up, but an understanding of how symbols and fashion reinforce it. Not that a Third ager couldn't have done that, but reading between the lines, it's another marker of what RJ initially intended and an interesting keyhole view into the character.]

[wot-tidbits]

The Forsaken by watereline

[queen-of-andor]

I'd like to see the forsaken isolated in a reality show, where everyone will try to make alliances but also betray everyone. And only one can win in the end.