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greerwatson) wrote2022-06-27 01:26 am
greerwatson) wrote2022-06-27 01:26 am
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Website Update - FK Fic Fest 2022
I've been pretty remiss over the past few years in writing about the new pages on my website. However, I recently added the page for "Limner", the story I wrote for this year's ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
fkficfest. We got nine stories, all of them good'uns. Check them out!
"Limner" is set in a monastery in the thirteenth century; and I wanted the design to reflect this.
For the main background, I decided to use a graphic of ceramic tiles somewhat resembling those one might find in a medieval building. I found that I had to tweak the original, since it didn't display properly: the edges mated up all right, but the shading on the red-brown areas hadn't been blended properly and left lines where the graphic repeated across and down the page. I fixed that by flipping it multiple times and joining the whole thing together: the result is four times the size of the original, but "tiles" properly.
Then, instead of my usual central panel with a fancy border, I decided to use a sort of triptych design with panels of coloured church-style windows on either side of the story. This meant that I had to be careful when specifying the size of all the sections (and I haven't tried it out on different browsers); but I hope it works okay.
At the top, I added a picture of partly ground pigment. I got it from Wikimedia Commons, and then wiped out the background in the photo. I think I got it pretty well, especially since it's been scaled down quite a bit. The protagonist is a monk illuminating a manuscript; and the process is sketched in as the story progresses. I was lucky enough to find a picture in which the heap of pigment is red (like the demon the monk is painting). Almost the entire pile is in the photo; so I only had to shift a few grains around to get it to look right.
The monk is never named in the story. In fact,brightknightie contacted me to check if this was an accidental omission. However, I assured her it was deliberate: I wanted readers to figure it out as they read. She was very careful not to let the secret out! :) Comments on AO3 suggest that the stratagem was effective.
fkficfest. We got nine stories, all of them good'uns. Check them out!"Limner" is set in a monastery in the thirteenth century; and I wanted the design to reflect this.
For the main background, I decided to use a graphic of ceramic tiles somewhat resembling those one might find in a medieval building. I found that I had to tweak the original, since it didn't display properly: the edges mated up all right, but the shading on the red-brown areas hadn't been blended properly and left lines where the graphic repeated across and down the page. I fixed that by flipping it multiple times and joining the whole thing together: the result is four times the size of the original, but "tiles" properly.
Then, instead of my usual central panel with a fancy border, I decided to use a sort of triptych design with panels of coloured church-style windows on either side of the story. This meant that I had to be careful when specifying the size of all the sections (and I haven't tried it out on different browsers); but I hope it works okay.
At the top, I added a picture of partly ground pigment. I got it from Wikimedia Commons, and then wiped out the background in the photo. I think I got it pretty well, especially since it's been scaled down quite a bit. The protagonist is a monk illuminating a manuscript; and the process is sketched in as the story progresses. I was lucky enough to find a picture in which the heap of pigment is red (like the demon the monk is painting). Almost the entire pile is in the photo; so I only had to shift a few grains around to get it to look right.
The monk is never named in the story. In fact,
brightknightie contacted me to check if this was an accidental omission. However, I assured her it was deliberate: I wanted readers to figure it out as they read. She was very careful not to let the secret out! :) Comments on AO3 suggest that the stratagem was effective.