Yalb & Shallan arrive in Kharbranth

Yalb and Shallan It's been a long week so this picture took a bit longer to complete. As mentioned I'm slowly working my way back through the #StormlightArchive books by @brandsanderson . This is still very early in the way of kings where Shallan makes it the Karbranth to meet her new mentor Jasnah Kholin. I imagined Kharbranth as a Mediterranean port town similar in style to Croatia or east Italy. With a mix of Mediterranean plants and saturated warm colours. Of course the plants here are very different to ours so I only wanted to imply a bit of greenery rather than to try and unpack what a crem covered tree might look like. Yalb is a character I really like, he is cheeky, charming and a bit of a chancer. He seems to have a very good heart and a bit of a soft spot for Shallan. Naturally I wanted him to embody that flirty and cheeky side, whilst also getting across that he is still a really quite young gangly sailor who still has a lot of filling out to do. Shallan in this image is still a rustic country girl travelling for the first time, so I wanted her dress to be a bit more carefree than how she is often depicted. Almost classical Greek style. Long, flowy and loose. The pattern was sort of inspired by the shattered plains with small segments getting bigger as you go further. A small nod to what comes later. I know this post is getting quite long so I'll finally say that I'm loving doing patterns in these drawings, particularly in the clothes. For some reason the world of Roshar has always seemed very intricate and pattern-like simply because the story itself talks about patterns often. In the shapes the spren makes, the landscapes, and the glyphs, etc. So why not the clothes as well. Anyway, I hope you like it.