Inktober day 13 A Game Begins

[eller]

With the prompt "A Game Begins", it was clear I'd draw something involving chess! Here, two characters from one of my stories are just starting one of their games. Anhai, my favorite demon general, is losing against his sort-of-girlfriend Yora. I mean, they've only played one move so far, but Anhai is totally losing. :D I've just noticed that I draw Yora-playing-chess a lot (here's another pic of her) and that most other pics I have of her are NSFW stuff involving her and Anhai. (And no, I haven't posted that anywhere, and I don't intend to.) Anyway... This was fun. I like how the light turned out.

Comments

[shadaras]

The shiny light you so enjoy is a fun contrast to the severity of her wings! :) Also, the chessboard itself looks really beautifully rendered.

[eller]

The chessboard is sort of scribbly, but untidiness often looks like detail. XD And of course this needed shiny, sparkly light - for maximum contrast :D

[shadaras]

Even if it's scribbly, it looks like it's in perspective with itself, and that's the bit that I find more impressive :)

[eller]

....it does? I have to admit I wasn't actively paying attention to perspective, I just needed the chessboard like that as a visual "bridge" between the characters. I would have drawn a completely wrong perspective, too, if it made the composition better... Priorities, LOL

[shadaras]

It looks like it to me, at least! :)

Those priorities make sense to me, though I often prefer if both composition and perspective can be good...

[eller]

Sure, ideally everything is correct, composition, lighting, perspective, anatomy and all. But if I have to make a choice (which actually happens quite frequently) the composition is the last thing I'll sacrifice. Because small inaccuracies can be forgiven as artistic license or style, but if the composition is bad, the whole picture is bad, no matter how correct it is. (Which is why drawings copied 1:1 from photos often don't look professional although they're technically not wrong...)

[shadaras]

Makes sense! And yes, that definitely makes sense; so long as the image as a whole coheres, everything works out in the end. :)

[eller]

Exactly. :3

[dhampyresa]

I love how you do light so much!

[yhlee]

I love the angle you've inked this from! Really great. :D

[eller]

Thank you! It was supposed to look like someone is watching the game over Anhai's shoulder, from above... If that worked, I'm glad.

[eller]

Thank you! :D

[amberdreams]

The lighting has turned out well indeed!

[eller]

Thanks! :D

[mific]

yes, the lighting's excellent, and I like the perspective, too.

[eller]

Thank you! :D