Three in my Kino no Tabi Novel Frontispiece Illustration series, not to be confused with the Kino no Tabi Novel Chapter Illustration series (which uses chapter illustration artwork; the frontispieces are 1-3 page stories overlaid on color inserts that come with each novel.) This one features artwork from Novel 5 Frontispiece, "At that time -- BLUE ROSE". The premise of this short chapter is that Kino visits a young prince amidst a garden of roses. The prince begs Kino to take him with her on her journeys, but Kino refuses. Many years later when the prince has become a benificent king, he remarks, "Now I understand." I was just fascinated by the swirls on the king's throne and his retainer's robe. So much so that I used it to fill in the background, which is otherwise plain brown in the original illustration (I had tried to incorporate the rose garden from the other page in this frontispiece, but the two styles didn't meld at ALL.) Textures because I haven't done a vexture in a really long time, and it keeps the image from being too flat.
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