I wanted to take a moment with this artwork to express my gratitude to everyone who commented and showed support after I reposted last week the email asking me to erase the relation between these two characters from my comic for homophobic reasons ( https://framapiaf.org/@davidrevoy/114024633213361982 ).
I was overwhelmed by your amount of responses, but in a good way.
Thanks for all this support against hate and intolerance. This only strengthens my motivation to continue in this way with more artworks like that.
The high resolution and the source layered Krita file is available here: https://www.peppercarrot.com/en/viewer/artworks__2025-02-24_Shichimi-and-Torreya_by-David-Revoy.html
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I filmed the making of while testing on
Linux the XpPen Deco 01v3, a budget medium sized screenless tablet, I drew this one with that. The timelapse will be part of the hardware review on the channel (soon, stay tuned!).
Here are two early WIP; the sketch and a pass with better line weight:
@davidrevoy I'm very interested, cause in need of changing my now very old tablet… can't wait for the review !
@davidrevoy thank you! That’s marvellous!
@davidrevoy You also fixed the left hand in the second sketch, right? (or rather the sleeve)
@ArneBab yes, I still have this bad reflex of drawing open sleeve even when the gravity should close them.
@davidrevoy I'm always so impressed with you and other artists that can take some simple lines and turn it into something so beautiful and detailed! kudos!
@davidrevoy Awesome! Can't wait! Been trying to pick a budget tablet to get started with. Gave up trying to draw with the mouse.