Chiyo - Autumn Garb

Just decided to draw Chiyo in a kimono-type thing...I'm really no expert in Japanese traditional clothing, so I daren't call it a kimono proper, much less a traditional kimono, but there you have it. And yeah, I can't draw. I know. (For all those who care: she's wearing gloves, but white/light colored ones...I didn't forget)

This started out as just a sketch that I was going to ink and color...if i felt like it...but I sorta like the contrast of dark ink and pencil flat-colors.

Oh, yeah, this has a direct relation to a project I'm working on, in secret, involving Chiyo. No more hints than that, other than what you see in the drawing.

Last note: I categorized this as a traditional work, since all the work was done on paper. The only thing I did on the comp was add the border so it wouldn't look as much like a sketch. If you dA people want me to reclassify it for something as trivial as that, I will...

Originally submitted on May 29, 2008.