Things were so chaotic over the last three weeks that I got very little accomplished in the “normal life” category. The first part of December was spent recovering from bronchitis, and then the multiple Christmas celebrations struck. All good stuff.

But finding quiet to edit has been an extreme sport, my own writing work has been essentially nonexistent, and I’m still very fatigued. For mental therapy, I resorted to drawing fictional characters — something Steve Rzasa has been doing as well lately as a visualization/description-writing exercise. Mine was more of a “how far can I push these art tools with what skillset I have” exercise.

Anyway, here’s a no-good troublemaker from my ancient historical tales.

Base sketch: traditional media, 2B and 8B graphite. Colouring and additional details: digital using GIMP software and Wacom Bamboo Pen Tablet.