Good news, I think the pine trees are working.

First layer of brownish black in the hair, which will not _remain_ the same color as his robes.

Alright, here we go.

Gonna call it here for the day, as I have, alas, other things I need to get done.

That bit with the mice! 😭 Also, the way the narrative handled and dealt with obsession was just... Never seen a novel do that so deftly.

Trying something new with how I apply color, no idea if it's gonna give good results.

Oh my god yess it's so good. Just a stunningly beautiful novel.

Will I fuck this up? Only time will tell!

LibreOffice (the still-maintained open source successor to Open Office) for a word processor that lives on your computer; for internet-based, I know @psiten.bsky.social was testing an online alternative to gdocs that was ai-bullshit free.

I have an infinite capacity to hear people say they like my art, so thank you!!