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Rowan Rides Through Pellaris

Updated: Jan 17, 2023

Scene:

Pellaris, Book One: The Messenger From Myris Dar.


Rowan 's first experience of the northern city of Pellaris is filled with depth. She is curious about the place the Seers of Danum received visions of, yet also feels the heavy weight of her duty as a messenger and emissary for her people.


Uncertain of the welcome she will receive, she feels her difference from the Pellarians keenly.


She has been traveling for a long time, enduring great hardship to get to the Northern city in Pellar, to finally deliver the message she has been charged with.


Rowan Riding Through Pellaris fantasy drawing of a woman on horseback by Kindrie Grove
Rowan Riding Through Pellaris
Final illustration:

With a touch of color...


I have brought in Poppy Red as well as Orange Yellow with the white. I chose not to complete the background, making Rowan and her horse more substantial in the foreground. I still have a few details to finish and might at some point create an oil painting of it.


Rowan Riding Through Pellaris process drawing by Kindrie Grove
Rowan Riding Through Pellaris, process detail

Rowan Riding Through Pellaris, detail by Kindrie Grove
Rowan Riding Through Pellaris, process detail

Rowan Riding Through Pellaris, early process by Kindrie grove
Rowan Riding Through Pellaris, early process

Black and White vs Colour.

There is a fine line between the subtle and delicate texture and tones of a black and white drawing versus the colour version. I love both, and striking a balance between them can be a challenge. With a few exceptions, I have tried to keep the illustrations within the grayscale range, with only small accent colours.


I will be honest, sometimes I am disappointed with the piece once the colour goes in.


Photoshop to the rescue!


Thankfully, it is a simple thing in this digital age to alter the drawings back to the B&W version with a few small adjustments. Here is the final drawing with the colour removed.


What do you think? Which one do you prefer?


Rowan Riding Through Pellaris, B & W version by Kindrie Grove
Rowan Riding Through Pellaris, B & W version

Drawing Time and Materials:

  • 10 hours

  • Graphite, H, 2B, regular and Pitt Matt.

  • Prismacolor: Poppy Red, White, Yellow Orange and a touch of Apple Green

  • Toned Gray Strathmore mixed media paper.


Rowan Riding Through Pellaris, early process by Kindrie Grove
Rowan Riding Through Pellaris, early process

I hope you enjoyed exploring this illustration with me.







This Drawing is from a scene in Book One,

The Messenger From Myris Dar


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