Dana Amundsen

Oak and Suren

Date: 02/23/23
Tags: #holly black , #books

A portrait of Oak Greenbriar in ink and screentones. A portrait of Suren in ink and screentones.

I sketched these portraits of Oak and Suren in my sketchbook and I wanted to do something with them. I had a few different ideas and aborted attempts at coloring them or compositing them into an illustration together, but ultimately I decided to just give them a manga vibe with screentones. I’m having fun experimenting with them and I think it compliments the simply lineart well.

See the sketches without screentones and read more about my thoughts on the book below the read more.

The line art for the finished piece.

I am a huge fan of Holly Black’s books, and I snatched up a copy of The Stolen Heir as soon as I could from my public library. The book was too short! I didn’t realize it was going to be a two part series. I read it so quickly and then I was sad it was over. I don’t think that anyone could ever supplant Jude and Cardan as my OTP but I do enjoy Wren and Oak and I am very curious to see how their story turns out. I love feral monster girls and pretty princes.

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