Bound By String

""As soon as I cross the Bond into his consciousness, I’m swarmed by his thoughts and battered by his emotions. They tangle together and yank at my own, forming knots that intertwine my individuality with his. Suddenly, it’s like there’s no difference between Auburn Dasher and Sapire Knight. "

--DAYDREAMER: Warm Shadows

It isn't often that I draw things related to my book, which I'm currently in the process of rewriting. It's quite the change from when I was younger, before I entered high school, where I only drew the characters and scenes from my book. Then I was introduced to roleplaying and found myself so enraptured by those characters and writings that I became unable to set aside the time to draw things other than those. That's not a bad thing, it's what I enjoy, but it's never a bad idea to spice things up from time to time. With that in mind, I've produced this. 

Believe it or not, the lineart I used for this piece is actually a few months old, although I'm not sure precisely how many months exactly. It's funny though because I actually created this piece based off another WIP (as seen below) that I abandoned years ago, then, after lining the sketch, I abandoned this piece as well. 

I started this piece some time during my Freshman/Sophomore year, I think.

As you can see, there's quite a difference in the original concept as well as style. Initially, I attempted to create a very conflicted composition, but in the rework it evolved into something much more fluid and compassionate. 

The lighting and color scheme gave me a hard time, but amazingly I actually never got frustrated by them at all. It was interestingly enjoyable, which is refreshing given how little I've been enjoying my work lately. All in all, I feel that this was a good change of pace and I'm glad I finished this work in progress.