The first series of pictures I've commissioned that are based on an external source, rather than just on my own character designs. These pictures have been drawn to illustrate a traditional English folk-song, "Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight", which appears on Steeleye Span's album "Time". I've always admired the way that Scale can interpret fantasy themes in such a naturalistic and credible fashion, and have always felt that this particular song was a very good candidate for a set of furry pictures - so here it is. :)
Readers of "New Horizons" may recall Mary Hanson-Roberts'
excellent illustration of a similar song, "The Outlandish
Knight", which appears in Issue 2 of that magazine - but
such coincidences are often found in the field of folk music, and
any other resemblances between the two projects are entirely
coincidental.
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Verse 1 (500 x 713 x 256 - 100k) |  |
Verse 2 (500 x 711 x 256 - 103k) |
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Verse 3 (500 x 712 x 256 - 108k) |  |
Verse 4 (500 x 715 x 256 - 104k) |
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Verse 5 (500 x 715 x 256 - 98k) |  |
Verse 6 (500 x 715 x 256 - 108k) |
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Verse 7 (500 x 713 x 256 - 104k) |  |
Steeleye's Lyrics |
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The Original Lyrics - Child #4 |
All images Drawn by and Copyright © Alessio "Scale" Scalerandi
Lyrics traditional.
Copyright © 2000, J Allen
Revised -- 20/12/2002
URL: http://www.tevildo.com/Isabel.htm