Inktober day 7 Alchemy

Still a day behind, but whatever... ^^ I actually had a lot of fun with this - I drew it this morning just before our group meeting at work, so I had to be very fast. The character is from one of my stories, she's called Mirainn (pronounced Mee-run) and she's actually an alchemist, so it was kind of obvious I'd draw her for this prompt.

I noticed something interesting: when I mix the white and the black ink, I get a cold (!) grey - I didn't expect that because it's a warm white and a warm black, but obviously, particle shapes and their interactions with light ware a complex topic. Anyway, I tried to use this to portray cold, almost blue-ish light on a warm background...

Inktober day 8 Tower from Below

Not even an attempt to be tidy - but at least I'm not behind anymore. XD Birdie was fun. (Perspective, what's that? LOL) Also, I think the grey marker is finally empty, which is kind of annoying - I mean, I already ordered two more (hoping they will last me to the end of the month), but it will also be a few days until they arrive.

Braid Tutorial Thingy

This is for aliax_alexandre! (Of course I'll be happy if it's also useful for someone else.) So, uh, this is a step-by-step tutorial how I draw braids, using only black and white ink on brown paper. Basically, this is how it goes:



1) Draw a zigzag line
2) Elongate the ends of that line
3) Draw the general shape of the braid
4) Add some shading
5) Add some general untidiness
6) Add highlights