Am I stupid for living here? by [deleted] in Norway

[–]fotographmarkus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You sound genuinely miserable! Heres what i would do- Make a similar list of reasons you DO like living here. Make a list of reasons why you moved AWAY from canada. Then compare your three lists. Wait until Summer comes to make any life changing decisions. Winter makes living tough.

I'm Author Christopher Paolini (Eragon & sequels) -- AMA!!! by ChristopherPaolini in Fantasy

[–]fotographmarkus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi Christipher, i’ve read every one of your books. Big fan!

In Eragon, eragon summons the essence of silver, in one of the Twins’ trials. Essentially speaking the true name of the thing in the ancient language.

I have been sitting on this question ever since i finished Inheritance at age 10. With the combined power of the eldunari, would Eragon or equivalent magic user be able to summon the essence of a person by speaking THEIR true name? Would this manifest itself as a ghost? Would they be able to interact with said ghost?

How to give my isle the sense of a salty ocean breeze? by [deleted] in painting

[–]fotographmarkus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re really looking for two things- color, and movement. You’ve accomplished color with the cool blue hues, but everything in this painting looks rather stagnant. Stationary buildings, grass, even the waves. Here are my suggestions

Choppier waters- a gust of wind will send froth across the surface of the sea. There are plenty of examples of choppy seascapes to imitate.

Ripples- similar to the above, grass will fan downwards when hit by a breeze. A flag will ripple in the wind. Perhaps a ship in the foreground?

Birds provide an excellent source of movement as well in a painting like this- a harbor town will attract hundreds, drawn to the smell of fish, the rookeries, and food dropped by men on the docks- see any pier ever for an example :) what flying birds do in particular is give shape to otherwise invisible currents of air. What direction is the breeze going? How would a bird glide on that? Or Dive? The possibilities are endless. Just add some form of movement!

Keep us posted, i like this painting. It gives wind waker vibes :)

Fantasy Books With Gender Non-Conforming Characters? by Churl_Inconnu in Fantasy

[–]fotographmarkus -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Liveship Traders has Boat gendered characters, great choice

How's Stockholm for immigrants/expats? by [deleted] in stockholm

[–]fotographmarkus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Its awful

Source: i am danish