Today, I used one of the finest pens from my set and that steered me from kawaii to chibi. Who knows, by the end of the week, I might be doing lifelike drawings… Well, as lifelike as anime gets anyhow! Inktober 2022 – Day 3 For today’s drawing, I decided to do an existing character from a show that I’m currently watching. I’m not going to say who or from what show though as I’d like to see if you can tell who it is. At least, that way I’ll know if it’s a successful depiction. If you can work…
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