FOOLISH SAMURAI!!!

Was thinking of doing some background studies for the SJ comic's style and realized I'd never drawn an Aku City nightclub before, so naturally I ended up drawing Mira in one lol.

Ngl these studies helped a lot. Like I learned to focus more on the energy of a pose than perfect lines and use a limited palette to point the focus and use lighting color as a mood maker instead of stressing over whether it makes sense.

I started this as "I want to draw Mira in casual clothes" but I wanted it to have a story+emotion, so I went with what felt most fitting for her, tired, guard down, and lost in thought.

I just love how goofy he looks in the comics lol

Wanted to draw Demongo in the comic's style. I noticed Andy Suriano (the artist) used tree bark like empty lines to break up Aku's pitch black parts, so I added them to Demongo too. But instead of Aku's evil ent look, I went for more of a talking scarecrow vibe.

Rereading the 2014-2015 SJ comic series got me wondering how Mira would look in that style, so I drew this as an art style study.

studying the art style of old sj comics