Falke.
One of my friends describes this as having "The Burger Colour Palette". I think her halos look like macaroni... mmmm...
After my last print (HDWR) I realised I have to learn how to take things slow. I rushed that piece a bit because the manga ended and it's a series I love dearly. I just HAD to get it out of me, which became a roadblock when I found that I didn't know how to draw rainy environments and I got REALLY frustrated. So after that experience I'm not necessarily going slower but I guess I'm trying to temper my fervour and think things through when I encounter a problem.
First Falke piece! I was inspired by some portrait art by Aurahack where the subjects face is lit strangely by some enigmatic sources of light and I thought something like that would work well with Falke, and also I haven't really tried proper portrait art before. When I started this I was planning Falke to blend a bit more into the starry background, as if she is melding into the cosmos, but random "What if I add this?"s kept piling up and then this piece happened. It leaves me so conflicted whenever that happens. "I've abandoned the original amazing idea for an amazing realised graphic. I've done something good, but I didn't execute my original idea?" Maybe I'll circle back to that idea.
Nonetheless I love where this ended up. I wish I could've expanded upon the motif of her cracked eyes but nothing came to me. My favourite parts of this are the clouds that are in front of the back of her halo, and the delicious contrast... oh the delicious contrast...
Well, after this I want to make some daytime art. My best art recently has been the nighttime stuff (this, Elster Bathroom, Ara/Eule, and Star/Eule), and I think I'm lacking the skill to not hide things in a vignette.