Inktober Day 5

[bunn]

Inktober Day 4: prompt: Chicken
And in that very moment, away behind in some courtyard of the City, a cock crowed. Shrill and clear he crowed, recking nothing of wizardry or war, welcoming only the morning that in the sky far above the shadows of death was coming with the dawn. And as if in answer there came from far away another note. Horns, horns, horns. In dark Mindolluin’s sides they dimly echoed. Great horns of the North wildly blowing. Rohan had come at last.

I still think this was a really good idea, even if I did execute it far too quickly so the horses are all kind of in the wrong places and there isn't enough emphasis on the horns.   I may count this one as a preliminary sketch & re-draw it sometime.

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[bunn.livejournal.com]

If I redraw it, I shall move Central Horse Guy left a bit and make him and his horn bigger and more foregroundy. I think that would do it.

I was slightly discombobulated that the cock, which came out very flowing and quickly when I sketched him on other paper, came out rather stiff and blobby when I put him on the ink-painting paper I wanted to use, and I didn't pencil him but went straight to ink, so I was committed. Well, committed unless I wanted to re-do it, which I didn't have time for...