I did this using Corel Painter 12. I gave up on Painter a while back after upgrading to the newest version -- got too frustrated with the crashiness. This morning I decided to give it another go AFTER installing the latest update patch. Didn't crash on me (yay) but I still have to get used to the interface of version 12, which is quite different from 11. I did the colour of the dresses using the Real Watercolor brushes, which weren't nearly as laggy what I remember from the previous version. I changed my mind several times about the background, but ended up using the Digital Watercolor brush. 

Then I added the shadow on the wall to make it look as if both figures were flat paper cutouts, just for the fun of it.

The black ink outline was done with a variant of my favourite Drippy Pen brush.

Just finished reading THE YO-YO PROPHET by Karen Krossing, published by Orca Book Publishers and geared toward ages 12+. Now I have the urge to go out and learn some yo-yo tricks. :-) See my mini book review of The Yo-Yo Prophet in Inkygirl.

You can find out more about Karen Krossing and her book at: http://karenkrossing.com/books/the-yo-yo-prophet/

Felt like experimenting with silhouettes today.

Started the morning off with a cup of Indian tea; the tea bags were a gift from my friend Mahtab, and her book (THE TIFFIN) inspired this morning's sketch.

More about Mahtab Narsimhan: http://www.mahtabnarsimhan.com

The Profile Pic, in case you were wondering, is of my Mom, taken back in Japan before she came to Toronto to marry my father.

My mom died after a brief battle with cancer when she was a year older than I am now. Feels odd, thinking about that.

See my blog post from last year, My Mother.