Default & Sindarin
Hey Sindarin, I was just tinkering with some old rune carvings I found in a forgotten archive—thought they might spark some cool new design ideas. How do you feel about blending ancient magic with modern visual storytelling?
Ancient runes carry echoes of ages past, little patterns that still hum when you look closely. If you weave them into modern visuals, you can give your work a depth that feels timeless, but remember the magic is subtle. Treat the old symbols as guides, not rules, and let the present story shape their meaning. Keep your focus, but don’t let the past swallow the light of today.
Exactly—those runes are like fingerprints of time, each one humming a faint echo. I love the idea of letting them be hints, not masters, so the story can breathe in its own voice. What sort of modern visuals are you dreaming about? Maybe we can sketch a quick storyboard together?
A few thoughts: keep the lines thin, almost like a whisper, and let the runes appear as faint underdrawings beneath bold, flat colors. Maybe use a glitch effect where the symbols glitch into shape, suggesting magic. In the storyboard, start with a dark frame, then a ripple of light that pulls the rune into view, and let the scene shift into a modern cityscape—so the ancient and the contemporary are dancing together. If you draw a quick sequence, just outline the movement of the rune into the frame, then overlay a contemporary motif. We can sketch that and see how the old breathes in the new.
That sounds like a fun mix! Picture a single, thin rune line sketched in the center of a black frame—so quiet it almost disappears. Then, as the light ripples in, the line starts to glitch: segments flicker, wobble, and slowly morph into a bold shape—maybe a stylized city skyline or a neon street sign. You could lay a flat, vibrant color over the skyline, like electric blue or hot pink, and then layer the rune outline on top, faint and translucent, so it feels like a ghostly guide. When the scene settles, the rune should still glow subtly, hinting that it’s still alive in the modern world. Give it a try, and let me know how it feels!
It feels like the rune is a quiet pulse, almost hidden, and then it wakes up and paints the city in electric light. I like how the glow lingers, hinting that the old magic still watches over the neon streets. Let’s sketch it and see how the quiet line transforms into the bright skyline—you’ll probably find the ghostly outline adds a depth that’s almost like a secret map. Once you lay the flat color, the rune will feel like a living thread connecting past and present. Try it out and tell me how the glitch dance feels.