Snow by Night

Diane here again to bring you Naty’s colors for Jassart’s redesign. Those clothes look like a bit of an upgrade… and show that Jassart has also discarded the matching sashes of his crew.

On Friday we’ll be posting some headshots of Jassart by Julie, and then next week we’ll present Snow-by-Night’s redesign!

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Hello, everyone, web-alchemist Diane here reporting in for duty while Eric’s away! Continuing our previews of Julie and Naty’s redesign for the main cast, today I bring you a sketch of Jassart. You may notice the fire has left its mark.

(Is this pose ‘Phantom of the Opera’ enough for you, Dargor?)

I’ve also rearranged the preview pages so that now each image is on a separate page connected to the Journal post, so you can continue to leave comments on the previews until we come off hiatus.

As with last week’s sneak peek, I’ll post Naty’s colors for Jassart on Wednesday and some headshots by Julie on Friday. Next week, you get to see our titular character’s redesign! I know I’ve been missing Snow-by-Night. Do you think the fire’s changed her, too?

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Our third preview of Blaise are his headshots. Julie is great with expressions and she captured the bewildered Blaise nicely.

I’m out of town next week so Diane will be handling all the updates for me while I’m gone. She’ll be bringing you the glory that is post-fire Jassart!

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Naty developed the color design for Blaise’s new look. He’s styling the latest in voyageur garb for his upcoming adventures.

Animazement is coming up on May 23-25. Diane and I will be making the trek down to Raleigh. Come by and see us. We’re at table B04 in the Artist Alley.

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Wait, I’m posting during a hiatus? I don’t think I’m hiatusing right. But I had some art I wanted to share with you. It’s Julie’s take on Blaise as he’ll be appearing in Chapter 9. Naty has worked up some colors for the redesigned Blaise which we’ll be posting on Wednesday.

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Jassart ventures into cellar to look for Henriette’s hidden cache on Birds of a Feather page 6. He gives the cellar a tossing of a lifetime. To see how well all this searching goes for Jassart, please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.

The Art Contest concluded on Saturday night, and we have a winner. Congratulations to Laura Chilson for her fine piece of Blaise with the alchemical seal. My thanks to all the artists who submitted pieces to our art contest. I’ll be in touch this week regarding the prizes. Also, my thanks to everyone who voted. We’ll be moving all the submissions over to our Extras page this week.

This weekend is AwesomeCon! I’ll be there at booth 347. I’m participating in the World Building panel on Friday at 4 p.m. and Creative Collaborations on Sunday at 2 p.m. We’ll be hanging out next to our good friends Julie and Amanda of Ianua. Because I will be at Awesomecon, there is no Almanac entry this Friday. Also, this coming Sunday is Easter and we will not be posting a page update next Monday.

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Blaise watches from a safe distance on Chapter 8 Page 28. Things have gone terribly wrong. All he has left are the two amethysts that were Snow-by-Night’s eyes. And with that we end Chapter 8.

On Wednesday, we’re beginning Birds of a Feather, the vignette for Chapter 8. For this story, we’re going back in time by two years to see how Blaise and Jassart met. As an incredibly special treat, our guest artists for the vignette are Shazzbaa of Runewriters and Steph Stober of Final Arcanum. To see a preview of their take on Jassart and Mathilde, please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.

Art Contest news! We’ve made it through the qualifier round so I’m pleased to announce the Elite 8.

1. Laura Chilson (82 votes)
2. Rein Eire (49 votes)
3. Zyyren (19 votes)
4. Amasugiru (16 votes)
5. Delphina (14 votes)
6. Monica (13 votes)
7. Luke Yerpe (9 votes)
8. Reba (5 votes)

Using the vote tallies, I’ve created the bracket below. The voting is now up. So vote for your favorite today. You can vote once a day through Saturday at midnight.

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This week’s Almanac entry are the final three of the planetary metals – mercury, silver, and gold. These are the three most mysterious and noble of the metals.

Interesting fact. Silver was widely believed to be a barrier to disease in Europe. That is why silver was the metal of choice for plates and tableware. Silver was so ubiquitous in tableware that today utensils are called silverware even when they aren’t made of silver. Modern scientific research is backing up this faith in the value of silver for health. Silver does have some anti-microbial properties. Anti-bacterial creams are better at fighting bacteria, but I can’t eat off of that. Maybe I should go dig out my grandmother’s old silverware and start eating off of that…

Art Contest qualifier round ends Saturday night at midnight. Get your votes in to get your favorite pieces to the next round.

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