Throat Punch.
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" I'll kill you, you foul swine."Ninae threatened, cautiously backing away from him and the bed. Jared smirked. "If yer gonna talk like a b*tch. then ya oughta take it like a b*tch. Get on the bed and turn around."
NInae stayed put, balling her fists so tightly that even her short nails dug into her flesh.
"Turn around and bend over." he commanded, gripping his belt. Ninae did not budge, at which point he drew the belt and cracked it towards her direction. She dodged it, then punched him hard in his throat, feeling strength again in her fists. He stumbled back, bending over as he wheezed for air.
Another cinematic panel for my illustrated novel: Caldyra. <3
Finished piece.
The rough composition sketch I settled for.
Clean line-planning
Blocking in the main lighting composition.
Blocking in the base color palette.
Creating depth in the dark tones and bright tones. Keeping the values pretty close within those two groups.
Some more rendering and detailing.
With some final touches like cleaning up the edge work, adding smaller details to make it look interesting and adding story elements I initially forgot to put back in there. Finished!