#jca tarakudo

"Demon Sorcerer of Fire turned beast or not, I'll light you up just as easily."

When you are dealing with projects done for an AU of an existing title, be it a book or a movie, one needs to know the context of changes done in that AU in order to fully appreciate a published work. Hence why it is advised to upload said works in a correct order. Which I certainly am not doing when it comes to a Jackie Chan Adventures fandom, hah (khm). But I will give all needed information with future updates.

I will admit, this work was partially created for a reason to see Tarakudo in such a pose (look at that almost manic glee in his eyes). But what can I say, I enjoy putting characters in different scenarios and see if such situations would work or not.

“My savior… Most cherished thing… I shall be your armor… And you - my temple, Worthy of devoted guard.”

This's one of the older WIPs I have in my album and a first truly mixed media picture I have finished in years (making sketches on paper as a base for future fully colored pieces do not count). A scene is somewhat "AU-ish" but it still represents the tone of events of JCA story it's taken from. Events where an OC Jiao has to face the consequences of decisions she made in hopes of aiding her newfound family. And Tarakudo, being a true gentleman that he is, doesn't shy from making a clear demonstration of mistakes a woman made.

Original image can be found below the cut. I was surprisingly satisfied by my experiment with a "coloring technique" I used here - adding hues and shadows by drawing lines with pens instead of markers (coloring by hatching if you will). It is not a perfect result by any means, but certainly smt which suits my style of drawing (if you look at my gallery, you'll get what I mean). I'll definitely try to use this technique more in the future.