The Edge of the Silver Sea: Character Art Activity

Character Art Activity Sheets

When you meet a new character in a book, do you immediately start to form a picture in your head or what they look like? Do they often look like you or someone you know?

One of the great things about characters in books is that different readers will interpret the author’s words in their own way to created a totally unique picture of what that character looks like! We have a great example of this from Alex Mullarky‘s latest fantasy adventure novel The Edge of the Silver Sea. Check out these two illustrations of main character Blair Zielinski:

By Ramune Kregzdyte from the cover illustration

By Tine Van de Velde

Both artists had a similar brief to work from, but have come up with two very different images of Blair!

Download our Character Art Activity sheets and have a go at drawing YOUR interpretation of Blair! Or find out more about the characters from The Edge of the Silver Sea in this guest post by Alex Mullarky.

We’d love to see what you come up with! Share your work on social media and tag us @DiscoverKelpies and Alex Mullarky @saesteorra.

About the Book

“An island all alone at the edge of the silver sea. In a place like this, anything could happen…”

Forced to move to the remote island of Roscoe, Blair Zielinski is determined to get back to her old life. Then one of the island’s darkly magical fey folk offers her an irresistible deal.

As she unravels the island’s secrets and makes new friends, both human and otherworldly, Blair discovers that a promise to the fey cannot be broken. Can Blair save the wild isle that she’s come to call home?