Production notes
Every story starts as a cast and a setting. Those are drawn once, then used as reference for every picture in the story, so the characters stay themselves from beginning to end.
The cast
Alan the brave knight
Human male with short brown hair, medium build, wearing silver armour with a red crest, carries a broad sword
Sounds steady and confident.
Ella the clever lady knight
Human female with long blonde hair in a braid, slim build, wearing light blue chainmail and a small shield with a lion emblem
Sounds clear and thoughtful.
Jorik the loyal squire
Young human male with curly black hair, small build, wearing simple leather armour and carrying a wooden training sword
Sounds eager and youthful.
Gwen the wise castle healer
Middle-aged human female with grey hair tied in a bun, wearing a green robe with herbal pouches and round spectacles
Sounds calm and gentle.
The setting
A battered castle harbouring grimdark knights and their support.
A sprawling stone fortress under a slate-grey sky, its towering walls scarred from battle, with flickering torchlight casting long, harsh shadows along damp corridors and a bloodstained courtyard cloaked in mist.
charcoal grey blood red muted brown ashen white
The plan
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The castle feels cold and strange. Alan sees many knights are sick.
worried and cold wide establishing shot Alan
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Ella and Jorik find the castle healer Gwen working fast.
busy and worried medium shot Ella, Jorik, Gwen
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The sickness spreads and knights lose strength. Alan feels weak.
tense and dark close-up Alan
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Gwen finds a rare herb in the castle garden. She gives medicine.
hopeful medium shot Gwen, Jorik
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The knights slowly get better and the castle feels alive again.
relieved and warm long shot Alan, Ella, Jorik, Gwen
How it was made
- Pictures drawn
- 11
- Words written
- 634
- Generation steps
- 19
- Time to make
- 5 min
Drawn in crayon. Written in English at level A2, for teen readers.