She wrote fast, because stories gather their own urgency. The messenger’s coin was heavy and smelled faintly of the sea. Lin fingers hovered, trailing along the seam where the final stitch belonged. She thought of the chair that waited in the back room, empty because of a vow she had kept for years. She thought of the sparrows’ soft heads against her palm, of the map’s promise of a place where dark would not crouch at the window.
Designing costumes that reflect a character’s background or powers. Color theory to evoke specific emotions. 3. Lighting and Rendering Techniques