SO.

So.

IT’S BEEN A WHILE!

Yep.

AND BOOK 4 IS READY.

Yep.

AND IT’S 2017.

Yep.

SO…

Here.  I’ve been working–

WAIT, WAIT, IF YOU DID STUFF, I NEED TO SHOW MY PREP WORK FIRST.

*sigh* Fine.

OKAY SO I DID A LOT OF PASTING STUFF TOGETHER THIS TIME, AND I THINK I’M REALLY GETTING BETTER AT IT, BUT I AM STILL BASICALLY JUST TRACING THINGS WHEN IT COMES TO ART SO IT’S JUST FOR REFERENCE.  SO HERE ARE THE FINALS:

I SHOWED THESE BEFORE, ELSEWHERE, AAAAGES AGO.

Yes dear.

SO WHAT DO WE HAVE NOW?

Well, you know I had nearly no time for it previously, what with…issues.  So we’re still not very far.  But I made use of your mock-ups to work on the background, and I’ve started color-blocking the figures and deciding what has to be adjusted in their poses.

NEAT!  HER ARM LOOKS AWFUL SHORT THO–

Yes, it looks like that in your picture too.  It’s just perspective.  I’ll be working on it.

OH, KAY!  AND HIS UNIFORM COLOR, I DUNNO ABOUT IT, I’M WORRIED HE’LL LOOK LIKE A CONDIMENT TABLE…

These are just base colors, dear.  That is the lightest light color, excepting possible extreme highlights.  Also you designed it.

OH.  KAY!  AND WHERE DID MORGWI’S HEAD GO?

Who knows?  He’s a sneaky peeking god.

TRUE!

I also have those portraits — still not quite finished.  The facial studies for the two leads:

OH!  I HAVE SOME COMMENTS!

Yes dear.  Taking notes.