My Drawings

Multi-purpose chapter

I swear this will be the last bonus chapter in this book or my name isn't Saithe Vivana (it isn't, actually, but whatever haha). Also, I will address seven topics here, thus, multi-purpose, and thus, it will be quite long. The last point is quite important though, so if you don't want to read all the previous waffle, skip straight to point 7.

1. Name Origin Challenge
I got tagged by 2 people, SleepyOtakuTato and theNaNa525 so I guess I have no choice but to do it. And seeing as I'm kinda being wound up terribly by work, I need a break XD

So, how I got this name, huh..? It was basically derived from the Constallion language that I invented, and it has a backstory to it.

Saithe means 'Red Demon', where, 'Sa' stands for Red and 'Ithe' stands for Demon. Combining these two gave 'Saithe'. As for Vivana, it translates into 'Fiery spirit', where 'vivaa' means Spirit and 'ferghana' means Fire. I only took the 'na' from 'ferghana' though, and the combination gives 'Vivana'.

So my name (or rather, her name) literally means 'The Red Demon with a Fiery Spirit'.

This name wasn't given to her by her parents though. They were long dead before she even grew up. She was given a name, or more aptly put, made into thinking that her name was Saithe Vivana, by the Overlord himself (who is main badass of the story). She has no idea what the real meaning of her name is, until she transformed into a Phantasma in front of Tazzin, and merged her mind with Girnak's. Before that, she had a vague idea that her name would have some sort of meaning along the lines of 'Fiery Rebel' (which would suit her because she is one XD).

From the start, the Overlord was already planning to turn her into a demon for his own uses, therefore naming her as such. He knew the power of names, and how people would live up to them. For example, my main character's name, Loania, means 'Warrior', and throughout the story, she turned from an average, battle-avoidant sea corsair into a fearsome fighter. Therefore, the Overlord knew that somehow, Saithe will eventually turn into what her name suggests - a Red Demon who will never back down from a conflict or hardship, and he was right. Literally.

Thus, in the storyline, she is eternally under the illusion that she had lived a normal life (if you can call being part of an assassination and rebel group as normal) and was given a normal name by her normal parents... which is actually quite an understatement, because her whole life was a lie.
And to tell any more would be spoilers XD

And why I took her name as my pen name... Because I feel her personality reflects the inner me - I want to break free, to be different, to have courage to do something big. Yet, I couldn't do so. Maybe not yet, but someday. She is one of the characters that I can relate to most, and one can say that she was created based off of my inner personality.
A character that is based off of my outer personality would be Tazzin Epsilon - brooding, always thinking, silent and quiet, and stays calm in all situations. I think these two characters are my favourites because they are actually a balance between the two extremes, which I possess. But I didn't take Tazzin's name here because... Her name has a pretty awful meaning to it, and it wasn't given to her by her parents as well. But that's a story for another day.
It all sounds pretty simple, and I'm not sure whether I got the message through, (or if you are even still reading this long, useless essay) but yeah. Her name gives me a sense of courage, weird as it sounds ^^

I guess I have to tag some people now, so...

Ralder (Just because you and I are crazy XD XD XDDDD)

blackmoonwolf101 (Because you are my dear Wolfie XD)

Jadenite_12 (I know you're very busy now, but when its over, I hope you can find a bit of time to do this. It's kinda fun.)

2. I apologise for the delay
@PistolBANGUrDead I am still working on your request, don't worry about it, its just that I barely have time to open my laptop and seeing as I'm doing it digitally, well..... I hope I can have it done by the end of November though. Sorry for the long wait...

3. This is unbelievable...
I cannot believe it... My book has reached 60k reads and 8k votes!! I thank everyone who has contributed to this amount and I am really happy and glad that you all like my art. It means a lot to me :') I love you all, thanks for showing me that I can do it, and giving me confidence ^^

4. Contest entry
The drawing is actually just a real quick, messy pencil sketch based on my emotion the night I drew it. Its my OC Annabelle Lucy going into werewolf rampage mode, and she looks like she just killed someone. Lol. I later gave it a red tint to give it atmosphere. This is my entry for TheFallOutBoyPhoenix 's art contest, I hope I'm not too late ^~^""

5. I have rediscovered my DeviantArt account
Yes, I do have one. I made it last year I think, and then I left it dead until I recently found it again. Unfortunately, there's nothing much there... maybe just one painting that you guys haven't seen before.. But for those interested in seeing nothing, my account name is Slynke Epsilon, and my profile picture is Saithe pointing a sword in your face. Yeah.

6. Feel free to PM me for any tips ^^
I have been getting comments from some people asking me to teach them to draw, and if any of you want some tips, go ahead and PM me. I'll reply as soon as possible ^^

7. Opinion?
There were some requests to make a drawing tutorial book for anime/beasts, so I've been wondering, do you guys want me to do one next year? I think I should be able to, but warning : Even next year, I will still be very busy, so it will come as slow updates. I am thinking also of making a book dedicated to drawing fantasy beasts, and I will make it in the form of a tutorial cum bestiary (A book containing information about beasts). I don't know if you guys would want that though, so I want some opinions. Tutorial books will be made separately from the next drawing book, so as not to confuse things. And just saying, I find the idea of making a tutorial interesting, something new to try out, but if its too tedious and time consuming, I may discontinue it.
So should I make :
A) Drawing Book 2 and Anime Tutorial only
B) Drawing Book 2 and Bestiary only
C) Drawing Book 2, Anime Tutorial and Bestiary (all three)
D) Drawing Book 2 only (no tutorial)

I appreciate any feedback from you guys about this ^^

And that should be it. If you have read all the points, thank you *bows* ^^
I shall see you in the last chapter with the OC request.

~SaitheVivana (Red Demon)