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Shallan’s Sketchbook Part IV (Cultivationspren)
Cultivationspren! (Image here)
First thought on seeing the page is, "Why no Mayalaran?!" I guess it makes sense to not feature a personal connection like that in a scholarly work, especially if Adolin might object, but still. It would be nice to get her picture.
At the same time, these living spren are great to see. That upper left portrait looks like it could definitely be Wyndle, even though the one in the bottom left corner is supposed to be closer to his physical realm appearance. (It’s a little goofier than I was imagining for him.)
The crystals are more prominent in their hair (and in the physical realm manifestations) than I pictured. Also, what’s going on with that spiky thing between the two full-body portraits? Is that a less-common physical realm form? Or is it a close up of something? I can’t tell.
The crystals are supposed to be perfectly clear, but with lots of reflections. I’m wondering if those are meant to be bright light / lens flare reflections or faceted mirror reflections with lots of tiny images.
I really like their clothing, both in style and in the subtle patterning of the cloth.
That the interweaving of the vines is so fine as to be barely visible to the human eye is unexpected, especially with the physical realm descriptions but also with the more prominent corded vines making up the faces here. Seeing the smooth texture of the hands, though, I’m led to believe that the heads and faces are a special case.