A Sketchbook Jungle

(A big thank you to @inspectorcrayon for this one; he was kind enough to take the time to provide a lot of extremely helpful feedback when I struggled with the anatomy here!)

Pattern: Color Dive by Anna Maria

Viking dresses by Savelyeva Ekaterina

All of these colours can be obtained from vegetable dyes, producing different shades depending on what mordant (colour fixative - alum, different metal filings, different vinegars) was used. See here and here for examples.

Apparently, they can tell from the chemical composition that the colours wouldn’t be mixed with black or white to mute them, but be used in their brightest form. Bright yellow and red was achieved with expensive dyes (orpiment and cinnabar) and was thus fashionable. (Source in Danish)

Available as a fanzine in Swedish with a translation note  here.

twin seals

Tried out an @inspectorcrayon brush, this is their project LSRQ's main character Carmen in a witch uniform

Wasn't going to post this publicly but this is a heartwarming piece I did two months ago of my and @inspectorcrayon's girls

I think about this a lot.

may I add also “butt dial” vs “booty call” vs “bottom text”