In a haze of smoke
Today, I'm showing you the process of how I created an illustration for Chapter Ten of Doug Karr's fantastic novel Dwelling.
"Hey, can I buy a cigarette off you guys?"
The yuppie was trying for casual but only managing mild abrasiveness. Dorian greeted the stiff's handful of change with a huge phony grin, then took a slow, satisfying drag.
The process of creating a drawing for Chapter 10 of Dwelling
After sketching the image out in pencil areas were masked off with tape, before applying layers of inks, building up mid to dark tones.
The masking tape was then removed and the lines and details were applied with a dip pen and drawing ink. Ink was splattered and sprayed onto the paper using an old toothbrush.
My playlist
While creating this piece I listened to tracks from the Arctic Monkeys, The Specials and the White Stripes.
"Let me ask you something, friend," Dorian said, "If you walked out your front door every Friday night and found droves of guys dressed just like me crowding your picket fence, or picking fights with your doorman, would you sell me a cigarette?"
You can read the 10th chapter of Doug Karr's novel Dwelling now!
