Mandala
I had the idea while I was in a train for Paris in late November 2023. I was trying to find new ways to play with my favorite topic of the time: human, cats, skeletons. The initial concept was « a mandala of cats » to which I added a Mary pose for the character. The second sketch was made on A2 paper. On the topic of Night on Bald Mountain, check its amazing concept art by by Bill Tytla . The sketch was then left untouched for a few months, as a lot of details felt wrong and I didn't know how to approach the inking. More than ever, I felt the gigantic hair strands were going too far from the initial idea and were too distracting. I started iterating on the sketch using a tablet. I did several tests: removing hair from the body, removing most strands, and more. The A2 paper sheet was then scanned by a professional, retouched to remove imperfections and add contrast, and a black background with a white outline.
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