Dark Isabelle

This probably took a lot longer to make than it looks. I started with an ink drawing which I scanned and further inked digitally until I could get the shadows and stuff to a point where I could be satisfied with them. I work entirely too slow.

This is my design of a character conceived by Thweatted. I was inspired to draw her again after seeing Doodlibop's awesome rendition of her, so I actually referenced her's rather than my own drawings to make this. I liked the way she drew the clothing better.

It's easy to call this look the Frank Miller noir style, but he's really not who I'm aspiring for when I try this heavy shadow stuff. My personal favorite artist to work like this is Al Williamson, who managed to absolutly perfect this look in his later years. His black-and-white transposition is so clean and describes form so perfectly that it boggles my mind. I really like Tim Bradstreet for this too.