#tuareg

The “mosaic” comparison might come across as confusing or even difficult to interpret? This one of the ways/things I, and my OC Lluna compare his face and markings to.

Mosaics are made of broken up pieces, and unless measured to the millimeter when you want everything to fall mathematically and geometrically precise, they can be mismatched or unequal (Lluna thinks of the older mosaics she has seen around, which are a little broken or missing pieces, for example). BUT together, whether broken or old or not, they create something uniquely beautiful. He is beautiful 🩵💛💜

as promised, dedicated to @bathroom-mold who reminded me with a comment on another post that I had tried to draw this last year, but left it on hiatus because the attempt just wasn’t working. And now my Apple Pencil nib broke so I can’t continue digital art until I get replacements :( . But I am super happy with how the lower panel turned out now! Especially the mask!! Not so happy with Lluna, but I do like some details about it. I pointed out on discord that the oil lamp I added was just floating. @naleii jokingly suggested that Safiyyah might be holding it on her head lolllll I loved that so I decided to draw the ears 😭💕 @aurianavaloria suggested the curtains for the background to make my life easier than adding a bunch of details like architecture and furniture instead xD but without leaving it a bland background either!

The hanging things are a flame lamp and an incense dispenser, based on Moroccan ones I have in my home. There is Tamasheq writing on Lluna’s tagelmust which will be explained in the following chapter, out soon I hope.

I don’t currently have tumblr and some other apps installed due to storage limitations in my phone. So I am inactive for that and other reasons uwu

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