Fine Art (sage field)

Fine art is a sage field available to bards, serving as an set of abilities that weaves together aesthetic beauty and arcane energies. Rooted deeply in the world's history, these art forms reflect the soul of civilizations, tell tales of ancient wars, and often hold latent magics waiting to be unlocked.

Harnessing the ancient techniques passed down through millennia, bards are able to express evocative images that may someday be powerful enough to bend the very fabric of reality. Journeys to examine and experience art can take a bard across realms and continents, allowing them to witness the evolution of art, from the primitive cave paintings of ancient tribes to the grandiose sculptures of imperial capitals. They observe the intricate tapestries that narrate epic battles, the delicate dance forms that tell stories of love and loss, and the melodious tunes that have brought solace to countless souls.

The field includes the following sage studies:

• Drawing (sage study): the means of making an image using pencil, pen and ink, charcoal, pastels and a variety of applied techniques to capture visual appearance on a flat surface. Includes arts relating to draughting.

• Painting (sage study): the practice of applying pigment suspended in a binding agent (paint) to a surface such as paper, canvas or a wall. Combines aspects of drawing with composition and other aesthetic considerations.

• Printmaking (sage study): a means of creating a means of printing paper through the use of woodcuts, line engravings, etching, lithography and silkscreening, with extensive experience in print layout and pamphleteering, as well as the machine used to perform the art form.

• Sculpture (sage study): the carving and shaping of three-dimension figures in stone, metals, ceramics, wood and other materials, central to the devotion of religion, beauty and the agony and passion of humanoid emotion.

See Bard Sage Abilities