This was created for a comic called Warrior Nun Areala. I’ve never actually read it, but I recall being on a radio show, and the person interviewing me sort of ambushed me over the content of an issue of the series. I think I did a pretty good job defending the rights of cartoonists on the program, but I have no idea what this book is about. I think I did this pinup later just to annoy the radio host.
This picture was inspired solely by the title of the book and main character design.
Watercolor and colored pencil. The original art is long gone. This was scanned from a fifteen-year-old-copy, which is why the skin tones look particularly blotchy.
Funky anatomy aside, one thing I really like about this piece is the feathers. Each one is drawn by hand, with each feather composed of 4-6 different strokes of colored pencil, one on top of the other. This is a very tedious process, but the result is glossy and iridescent. It’s worth the effort.
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