A few months ago I shared with you a drawing I made of a commissioned super-heroine, Dark Love. This one is the follow up featuring the same character. I put more detail into her design, making it more elegant and less of a traditional superhero garb. This time, too, her powers are less flashy.

The Sketch

It's rare that I draw with pencil on actual paper these days. This one clearly shows its age, especially with how smudged the drawing became after all those years. Her first design took inspiration from Rapunzel, the princess. While she still retains the look of royalty, I wanted her to appear more mature and less child-like.

The Line Art

I didn't spare any details with the intricate design of her outfit. I even included metal trimmings on her skirt to help weight it down. I wanted to retain balance between refined and alluring. She has the power of love, after all, but she's no succubus. Quite the contrary, she most definitely fights for the force of goodness.

The Flat Colors

She's not a powerpuff girl, that's for sure. I thought purple emphasized royalty well. I used two shades, one on each of of the spectrum. A dark blue-hued purple for her main garb and the lighter, more pink color for shines. Grey accent on her outfit does well to keep her neutral so that I could really show the aura and glow of her powers in the next stage of illustration.

The Finished Illustration

I believed I used Corel Painter Essentials when coloring Dark Hearts. Painting the background sans line art was a new thing for me at the time. By using soft brushes to make it blurry, I didn't worry too much about the details. I used color holds to apply highlights to her line art and really make her supernatural powers shine. This one stands out to me as being pretty different when compared to my other art, in the best way possible.