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 Leo — **Leo** the wise knight

a tall human male with silver hair, wearing a dark blue cloak and shining steel armour, a bright blue plume on his helmet

Sounds calm and measured.

Model sheet for Rosa — **Rosa** the fierce knight

a medium-height human female with reddish-brown hair tied back, wearing red leather armour with a lion emblem on her chestplate

Sounds strong and confident.

Model sheet for Niko — **Niko** the young squire

a slender teenage boy with short black hair, dressed in simple beige tunic and brown trousers, carrying a wooden practice sword

Sounds eager and youthful.

Model sheet for Bran — **Bran** the loyal guard

a broad-shouldered human male with dark skin and a shaved head, clad in heavy black plate armour with a broad axe at his side

Sounds deep and steady.

The setting

Background painting of A rugged hilltop castle under stormy skies, home to four protectors. — **A rugged hilltop castle under stormy skies, home to four protectors.**

An ancient stone castle perched atop a rugged hill, bathed in the golden light of a fading sun. The crumbling grey walls are entwined with ivy, with banners fluttering in a brisk wind. Narrow arrow slits gaze over windswept moorlands stretching to the horizon under a vast, stormy sky.

grey deep green rust orange stormy blue

The plan

Leo, Rosa, Niko, et Bran castra circumdant, cum nubes nigrantes celeriter se coalescant.

urgent and tense wide establishing shot Leo, Rosa, Niko, Bran
Rosa videt claustrum frangere propter fortem ventum et nuntiat hostes appropinquare; omnes parant ad defendendum.

worried and active medium shot Rosa, Leo, Bran, Niko
Venti irati insanire videntur, muri ruere incipiunt; Leo ordinem dat, Rosa et Bran pugnant pro castris, Niko curas habet sed manet.

chaotic and determined close-up Leo, Rosa, Bran, Niko
Leo invenit viam ad claustrum reparandum, Rosa et Bran securitatem tuentur, Niko auxilium fert cum lapides portas firmat.

hopeful and busy medium shot Leo, Rosa, Bran, Niko
Post magnam tempestatem et pugnam, omnes victores stant sub caeruleo caelo, castra salva et fortissima.

relieved and proud long shot Leo, Rosa, Bran, Niko

How it was made

Pictures drawn: 11
Words written: 804
Generation steps: 19
Time to make: 6 min

Drawn in noir. Written in Latin at level , for teen readers.

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