My entry for the "Coloring Book Challenge" contest over at More info here.
Now this is different, isn't it?
I didn't set out with something like this in mind at all. I was redoing the entire lineart with the pen tool (I just couldn't have worked with that ugly low res one, no) and I tried a different setting for the brush that gave me something that looked kind of sumi-e-esque to me. Kind of, you know, compared to what I usually do. I liked it too much to start over so I ended up taking inspiration from the sumi-e-inspired style used for the Okami video game.
I know I probably focused too much on the lineart (but that's the best part!!) while the colouring itself isn't that elaborate, but I hope I'll get points for originality and effort... Trust me, the colouring had me right out of my comfort zone; I don't do things like that! I'm usually all about perfect shapes and curves made with the pen tool, but this time I only used a brush. And it was awesome.
Original colouring page: [link] Inspiration: [link] (Okami official artwork)
Please click on "Download Image" for full view!!
It's already on tumblr: [link] Please reblog instead of reposting
If you don't know which one to choose and you have enough time, you can do both! I'm thinking about maybe trying for another one myself…