![LEGSTH.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmS6y3B9FuUPc4sorNJHvWTzrphwxmcbkwsXqv8yvQkRRJ/LEGSTH.png) ## Illustrations for Doug Karr's novel Dwelling I was thrilled when @dougkarr sent me the manuscript for his novel [Dwelling](https://steemit.com/story/@dougkarr/dwelling-the-novel-chapter-one). I printed off the first few pages and eagerly began to scribble my ideas across the text. The more I read, the more visual pictures formed in my mind, and I hoped to capture some of these images through my ink drawings. I made a few examples of portraits in different illustrative styles and sent them to Doug. I suggested 'slightly dirty paper (coffee stained/ ink splatter) with ink drawings (characters/scenes) in a dark style', and the more I read of the novel the more this seemed the right way to go. We agreed on the style. Keen to get to work on the illustrations I pulled out my drawing inks and dip pen, then I sat down at my drawing desk ready to create my first set of drawings for the novel [Dwelling](https://steemit.com/story/@dougkarr/dwelling-the-novel-chapter-one). ![6inkmarks.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdpF8aYs9R3fci6qXTNasTXViFNNchhsvYsCpApHNRm14/6inkmarks.png) >She ruffled through old vertical files, the photographic evidence of her existence. A frenzied leap boosted her onto a chair. She fished the forgotten space above her closet. It had to be here somewhere. _@dougkarr Dwelling -[CHAPTER ONE The Tenement](https://steemit.com/story/@dougkarr/dwelling-the-novel-chapter-one)_ ## Drawing Mioko ![Feb1829.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTj36VGZyuj2FkkeEKPY1eNA5up7yuSYzxedVxP5m9afH/Feb1829.jpg) The image of one of the novels characters Mioko standing on a chair. Sketched out in pencil then drawing ink applied with a dip pen. ![Feb1830.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQEm4VuCpY4jYEbffG9QbGvUtoRsCCZMuFSKmxe3TzQqc/Feb1830.jpg) Layers of water and ink are built up with a brush to suggest areas of shadow and light. The background is painted with darker ink tones to make the forefront stand out. ![Feb1831.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmYQbiW8dKMkJsojzBtmYGfC4EonMENmknpn378ivGCR9q/Feb1831.jpg) >Mioko moved frantically about her apartment, her milky legs covered in Japanese horimono tattoos. _@dougkarr Dwelling -[CHAPTER ONE The Tenement](https://steemit.com/story/@dougkarr/dwelling-the-novel-chapter-one)_ ![3inkmarks.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbg5niK1EnFpCPoay5RXxmZByjaZeJ6t2JhAw1ExVyE35/3inkmarks.png) https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://i.imgur.com/YQzfktS.jpg ### 'Mioko's legs' -Ink on paper ![7inkmarks.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSxvPexvGsLeUK2CBv7EzAw1jTQmQsqEDnN4EXGwFWtFy/7inkmarks.png) ### You can read the 1st chapter of Doug Karr's novel [Dwelling](https://steemit.com/story/@dougkarr/dwelling-the-novel-chapter-one) now! https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://i.imgur.com/NzwIzKc.jpg ### Have a great day and Steem on! https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmcKuWXao9FhfKgkY4ZXq6puoYsBFnECYTv1bRo7cuXs79/image.png ### [Redbubble shop](https://www.redbubble.com/people/opheliafu/shop?asc=u)

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