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Bryony Capper (goodlight) wrote in finnigans_rpg,

Bryony nodded her agreement. "I think that's been the hardest thing," she admitted. "Letting people look at my work as part of my apprenticeship. I know it's helpful to get comments from people who're more practiced and more objective but..." But it still hurt. The first time Braith had criticised one of her sketches, Bryony had spent the evening crying in her room and been unable to look at that particular piece again for weeks. It was a flaw she knew she needed to work on, but she didn't really know how. "It's not really stupid. Braith and Dean don't need to practice anymore, so they mostly do commissions or their own work they're going to sell." She knew that drawing a variety of body types was important, but was quite happy not to be used for that particular reason. "I don't know any other apprentices, and only a couple of people who just sketch for fun."

Bryony looked dubiously at Genie's beer as she pushed it across the table, but it would be rude to refuse. "People keep saying it's an acquired taste," she said, almost apologetically. She didn't mention that she sometimes wondered why she should want to spend time acquiring a taste for something she didn't naturally like. As far as society was concerned, that was exactly what she should do. Her expression brightened when Genie mentioned potions. "I like potions," she said. "I spend a lot of my time right now practicing with the different potions Braith uses. The recipes aren't as set as they were in school, and because people paint differently they need potions to act in different ways. I have a lot of notes." She kept careful records for Dean, Braith and herself so she could always (try) to whip up a potion that behaved accordingly. "For example, when I paint I use a lot of watercolours, so I have to use less water in my potions or they'll get diluted and the canvas will get saturated."