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[s-stark]

My work schedule is so hectic. ): Haven't had as much time as I'd like. Progress for the day:

[s-stark]

May or may not keep working on this throughout the night. Definitely getting sick and not feelin great lol.

[sanguine]

Looks awesome. I love the purple-black gradients going on. Super spooky!

[malcom]

I like this so far as well. If I had to recommend something, it would be to try adding more of the cloth wraps that you had in the earlier sketches. If you add some markings on the cloth wraps, it could give the character a sense of wonder. Like maybe, the wraps suppress her full powers or something. Just a suggestion. Keep up the good work.

[s-stark]

@sanguine thank you! Definitely trying to give it that spooky wonder.

@malcom I will definitely be adding more cloth wraps, I got fixated on fleshing out some of the other details lol. I also really like your suggestion and will play around with it. I feel like it'd work well with the concept I had overall, thanks!

[mdashow]

Very creepy design so far! The head feels a bit small - unless that was your intention? - and the body and limbs could use some more muscle definition, but it's early and I'm sure you'll get to that. Good start on the flowing cloth and smoke. Good luck with it all!

[jonathan-barker]

Oh gosh. Nightmare fuel. D:

[jonatan-moonchild]

Creepiness with a slight touch of elegance - I like that combination :).
Keep it up!

Regards
Jonatan

[mr_dessin]

That is getting really interesting @s-stark !
Can't wait to see the full artwork nightmare power 10

Oh and I don't know why...but I see him/her wearing a hat (or something flowing ?) above his/her head ...Maybe link to the red crystal (?) on the forehead.

[s-stark]

@mdashow Thanks! The head is intentionally as is but I will be working on a bit more definition all around.

@jonathan-barker Yes muahahaha! Creatures to haunt dreams. >:]

@jonatan-moonchild Thank you! I had planned for something a bit different initially but I'm happy it's coming off as creepy with a smidge of elegance.

@mr_dessin Hoping to produce more nightmare fuel soon; tomorrow's my first day off in like 7 days and I've been feelin it. D: Also I might play around with adding something more flowing on top, just not sure what I want to go for yet lol.

[s-stark]

Hopefully more progress tomorrow~

Quick idea for the illustration. Suuuuper rough.

[s-stark]

Same kinda idea but changed some things around/fleshed it out a bit more. Will probably just proceed with this.

Also figured it'd be a good idea to give context, this was my idea initially:
At the depths of nearly unreachable planes shrouded in darkness, the originators slept. Now awakened to turn the tides in the war against light and dark. Spewing darkness, they mold souls acquired in their innumerable lifespan into unfathomable creatures.

[s-stark]

Not sure if I'm sold on the style or colour of the markings necessarily but I'll be playing with it. Also will be redesigning the smokey blob monster; just decided to leave it out for rn.

[s-stark]

Going to try to work on this a little more tonight but need to rest my hand/wrist. ^^

[mr_dessin]

Don't hurt you please !
I really get that feeling...like probably many artists do...

You certainly already heard about it...but essential oils (not sure if that's the good translation ^^') could help too about some trouble with hand/wrist.

[s-stark]

@mr_dessin As I get older I have to take more frequent breaks haha. I do a lot of typing for work so my hands/wrists often hurt from that too. I actually haven't looked into that but I'll try it! I'll take any relief at this point.

Not a whooole lot of progress. Will slowly increase image size as it gets more fleshed out for more details. ^^

[Anatomic]

this looks awesome! loving the bandages an the pose

[evehartman]

I love the originality of your design, she is as dark as she is creepy! Your concept for the illustration is great as well, only at the moment my first attention is drawn towards the devilish figure in the middle, which is quite a shame, since your character is so interesting

[s-stark]

@morganpaints Thank you!
@evehartman Thanks! I agree about the illustration. I had initially just been trying to get the middle character drawn out but the lines are too dark. Plan to have him more subdued and want the focus to go from bottom left up to top right. We shall see if I manage to get the values down lol.

[s-stark]

Wasn't happy with the colours so far, just went back to gray scale to work some more of it out.