Thanks, folks! I'm glad you're digging it.
Inkthinker.
1 - As far as I have come to notice there is no Ashfall at night, it is never mentioned in the book, and I believe many people on here have discussed the fact that it doesn't come at night.
I hadn't noticed, actually... but I counter with mists now coming during the day. It's weak, but I'll go with it.
Mostly I just wanted to include both ash and mist in the same drawing. All things considered, I wonder if mist would stretch up to the point that it obscures all but the uppermost towers of Luthadel anyhow. I can't recall if Sanderson ever said one way or another.
2 - I know she is a Mistborn, but look at where her center of gravity would be. . . her positioning is quite odd in this picture and that makes it very hard to be believable.
Ahhhhh... she's in mid-movement, just stepping but not standing on the spire? Nah... I got nothin'. Mea maxima culpa. I went through a couple roughs with Vin standing in different ways, but decided on this because I liked the sense of motion.
3 - I know drawing in this style is very hard, and I was never very good at it, but why is her cloak black?
Ah, now this one I have a good answer for: because silhouettes are easier to deal with in B&W than hatch or pure contour. You can hide a world of sin in a silhouette, and part of my exercises in general lately involve seeing what I can do with solids rather than contours.
I would give it a 9/10 though, it is very well drawn, if it hadn't been for the inconsistencies I would have given it a 10. (I'm sorry, I'm very critical.)
Pshaw. Ain't no needs to apologize. As I said, this is what I do... if I couldn't take the heat, I wouldn't scrub the pans.
As per the Steel Inquisitor. I don't actually remember if there was a description of their robes, but I've always imagined them differently. Now however, I don't think I'll be able to imagine them in any way other than the way you have embodied them. Excellent work. The only thing that I found odd is the huge cuffs on the gloves. I mean it looks amazing, but not sure I buy into that, but it is possible.
All in all, I'd have to give this one a 10/10.
Thanks! The glove cuff honestly doesn't make much sense, except to make him look bulkier and heavier than ever. I originally had the wrist and bicep cuffs engraved with Allomantic symbols (like the symbol for "Steel" on his belt) but then realized that A)Inquisitors use Hemalurgy, not Allomancy and 2)wouldn't be smart to have big metal bracers on when fighting Allomancers.
On a second round (presuming I do another, which is almost certain since there's a new book coming out and I expect LOTS of Steel Inquisitors in it) I'll probably try something different with the costume. But the heads, the nails, the build... I'm happy with that, and I'll run with it until the canon tells me different.
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