This piece was done for the TRDL R3 Illustration Jam, the subject being NOIR, in honor of our fallen friend Vlad Fiks, a regular fixture on the R3 Forum and frequent TRDL collaborator. I wanted to do a piece that reminded me of him. He was always one of the biggest supporters of my old timey, stylized work under the TRDL banner. If I drew a vintagy pin-up or a scene from another period, he was first in line to comment. I miss him and can only hope that he would have enjoyed this illustration as well…

Process notes:

Original pencils:

Color progress:

This shows how much of the piece was digital. Vlad’s silhouette was hand drawn, not shown here. Also, you can see I changed her expression and gaze to meet him.

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You can see this illustration herein the TRDL Tribute Gallery.

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