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Birdsong
I’m drawing a lot of wagons this week, by drawing, I mean tracing. Using models in Google Sketchup I’m composing the shots and figuring out where the wagons are and how they’re situated so I can do the best job placing them into the scene that I can. And it is a huge time suck. I really had no idea. This time last week I already had the entire week done and scheduled, ready to post. So of course I thought of this great thing to do the next week! Wow. Time management, it is for sure my kryptonite.
Begging your pardon, but this does not seem to be a time management mistake, or a mistake at all, but an experiment in search of perfection. But, if there is a mistake, perhaps it is in seeking perfect wagons, which would not exist in reality. Real wagons would be slightly, or hugely, unbalanced and asymmetrical, flawed by life and making this or that patch or accommodation to better keep out the rain or wind or sun, or hold a little bit more bedding or water or a few more people. They would show the scars of time and the road.
On the other hand, though, they do look good, like new cars before the accumulation of junk food wrappers, dust and dings takes its toll. You can practically smell the new.
Whew, all that detail sounds like work to me. I like to think Merunga runs a tight ship, repair and refurbishment is the order of the day. However, showing the scars of exposure and does bring a couple of story possibilities to life.
You’re welcome.