You will be warm again

I wanted to do a nice illustration of the dance sequence from Wind and Truth but every time I tried something, I didn't like it. Then I picked up Calvin and Hobbes and an idea struck me.

The weirdest part of drawing this was making Kaladin smile 😂

I pulled out the paints and inks for this! I wanted to capture the essence of Calvin and Hobbes as much as possible. I still need a lot of practice with traditional watercolors and gouaches. And the style was hard to emulate; Bill Watterson is truly a modern master.

I am by NO MEANS a professional artist, nor am I good at replicating styles, but it was such a fun idea. Luthadel is such a cool aesthetic.

CW: Slightly suggestive

The Final Empire read-through thumbnails 19 - 40 Vin bonding with Kelsier over Mare's drawing of a flower, talking to Marsh and Ham about Allomancy, rumors at Fellise and at balls, the secret army and the pewter drag (ending with Vin's hangover)

“Fashion?” Kaladin asked. He hadn’t intended to speak, but it came out anyway. “You’re spending the highstorm looking for new clothing?” Adolin snapped the book closed. “But you only wear uniforms,” Kaladin said, confused. “Do you need to be here, bridgeboy?” Adolin demanded. “Surely nobody is going to come for us during a highstorm, of all things.”

Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

I've just finished Wind and Truth and am having the Very Normal Reaction (TM) of drawing Kaladin and Adolin back from Words of Radiance.

Very happy with the way the watercolour effect plays into some more realism in this one! I’ve put together a mini brushset of what I used for this piece; check it out here!