tanabatazaka - 2026, March 5th

Character(s): Renko, Maribel
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Description

"tanabatazaka" is a drawing of Renko on a windy and cloudy day in a bamboo forest. Behind her back is a door, leading to the backdoor world Maribel is in, her back turned as well.

Motive

I wanted to draw something for Taboo Japan Disentanglement, and also have hair flying in the wind because it seemed like an interesting task. As usual, I wanted to experiment with my style again, especially with a more realistic style, along with a new outline style.

Process

Because of the proportions and perspective being quite different from what I am used to, I spent a lot of time tweaking the sketch, and even then I spent more time retweaking the proportions while blocking out the colors. Once I got most of the stuff finalized, most of the drawing had already been done, and as such I started working on the more intricate shading parts and the patterns on their clothes, while also adding in the outlines. After that, I put together a quick background and applied a lot of fog.