WORK STAGES on a 2009 pin-up for the RPG EXALTED! (Patreon)

Still dragging that seemingly endless g-d Marvel script to the finish line this morning, so I have only 10 minutes or so for another Patreon post; luckily, stumbled across some old files that, as far as I can recall, have never been posted here before.

After doing three or so cover illos for the fantasy RPG Exalted, I did a few more B&W interior illos for the franchise, though I have no idea in which sourcebook they might have appeared. I was assigned an illo featuring the character "Lady of Darkness," as seen in this montage of reference art by miscellaneous Exalted artists:

So I worked up a rough sketch:

...and, after that was approved by the art director, went on to draw the finished piece on a ledger-sized piece of linen-finish cardstock:

 ...as the "linen"-pattern shading indicates. No idea where the hell I got that 11" X 17" cardstock, BTW; must've ordered that from a specialty paper store in the 90s, as that's certainly not something you're gonna find at Staples (unlike letter-size linen-finish cardstock).

A decent piece overall, though I started losing track of her figure proportions due to having to draw "Lady" at a much larger original size than I was accustomed to working in. Certainly worked out better than the other Exalted interior illo I drew in 2009, an honest-to-God "furry chica" image that I'll someday trot out here when I'm again desperate for a quick post.

And now, back to trying to straighten out a bajillion g-d wee details in a 65 to 70-page script, folks!

NEXT TIME ON THIS HERE PATREON: No g-d idea, folks, but something should be going up on Wednesday!