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

Model sheet for Lucas — **Lucas** the wise urban wizard

human male with silver hair, dark blue robes decorated with city map patterns, spectacles with small glowing runes, holding a wooden staff topped with a miniature lantern

Sounds calm and deliberate.

Model sheet for Mara — **Mara** the fiery street sorceress

human female with fiery red hair tied back, wearing a leather jacket with enchanted graffiti symbols, fingerless gloves and carrying a set of glowing throwing daggers

Sounds quick and sharp.

Model sheet for Elio — **Elio** the mysterious shadow mage

slender human male dressed in black from head to toe, including a hooded cloak that blends into shadows, pale skin with a silver tattoo on his neck, eyes faintly glowing violet

Sounds soft and whispering.

The setting

Background painting of A misty gothic city where three allied wizards guard its secrets. — **A misty gothic city where three allied wizards guard its secrets.**

A sprawling city of gothic and baroque architecture bathed in misty twilight, with narrow cobblestone streets winding between towering spires and shadowy alleyways. Soft glows from enchanted lanterns cast eerie pools of light, while ancient stone walls are overgrown with midnight-hued ivy and arcane runes faintly shimmer on enchanted surfaces.

midnight blue dusky purple smoky grey antique gold

The plan

Lucas siente una perturbación mágica y se encuentra con Mara en la plaza neblinosa.

intrigued and tense medium shot Lucas, Mara
Mara revela que los secretos mágicos están desapareciendo misteriosamente de sus hechizos.

worried and urgent close-up Lucas, Mara
Elio aparece desde la sombra y anuncia que ha detectado una figura oculta robando magia.

mysterious and alert long shot Lucas, Mara, Elio
Los tres reúnen sus poderes para rastrear al ladrón a través de la ciudad entre sombras y neblina.

determined and collaborative wide establishing shot Lucas, Mara, Elio
Encuentran indicios pero no al ladrón; la ciudad sigue en peligro misterioso.

unfinished and suspenseful medium shot Lucas, Mara, Elio

How it was made

Pictures drawn: 10
Words written: 1430
Generation steps: 18
Time to make: 5 min

Drawn in watercolour. Written in Spanish at level B2, for adult readers.

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