Ronska (art trade)

Ref photo: https://www.dreamstime.com/angry-husky-dog-close-up-photo-image295329070

Oc ref: https://artfight.net/character/8360295.ronska

Art trade with someone on Instagram.

The original oc has much larger scars covering more of their face and body, but I asked the artist for permission to make them smaller since I don't feel as comfortable as before drawing characters with very large scars; with some luck, I remember how to paint them realistically.

I showed the drawing to my dad and he said it's like a gothic portrait of a husky. I don't know what it means, but I really liked it.

I feel it's pretty obvious I was heavily inspired by Gveanel's style, especially in composition; she's an artist I admire a lot ^^"

I created the metal effect through photo manipulation, since I still struggle to paint it realistically.