Unraveled
I hereby present you my contribution to week 6 of the Ineffable Prompt-A-Thon by @ineffablyruined: a digital painting that has consumed my soul for the past week like the bookshop fire consumed Crowley's hopes and dreams:
I tried my best with the facial expression, but I wasn't able to capture the same level of heartbrokenness as David Tennant, lol:
I spent an absolutely ungodly amount of time making this beast; I lost track at some point, but it was for sure over 100 hours. Thank you @snognes for bearing with me and cheering me on every time I shared progress pics via DM:
Also, kudos (and Eccles cakes) to @confusedtoadsworld and @ineffably-queer-book-lover who were able to identify the scene just from the angle in this earlier WIP post.
This is the most complex piece I've ever attempted, and what blows my mind the most is that this is a 100% vector illustration. No brushes were used. It's all a bunch of shapes and blobs with colors and gradients and the occasional Gaussian blur. Don't believe me? I'll add a slightly cursed image as proof below the cut:
