A giant x tiny interaction. I liked drawing these characters and turned them into a small story.
Digital grayscale sketch emulating a pencil texture and a grainy paper. A man holds a mermaid close to his chest. She is only a few foot tall and leans against his body, her tail cascading from his arms and hands. The mermaid wears no clothing and has a side braid, plus small flowers and dots on her hair and pointy ears. The man wears a hat and a clear-colored shirt with rolled-up sleeves. His face is in shadow, barely visible. There is a rectangular shape around both characters. It has five-line musical staff and notes, like a song framing the characters.
Chew accidentally cuts his hand. Yara comes to help, forgets that the sight of blood may trigger her curse. Chew is afraid (but also… charmed, interested, looking respectfully.)
A black and white drawing emulating inks and pencil. A tense man with a goatee and short, curly dark hair holds his glasses on one hand while his left hand is being handled by a woman whose face is obscured by her short, wavy white hair. Her back is facing us, and the man watches her expression. They both wear trousers, and she wears a short tunic while he hears a buttoned up shirt. The hand that the woman is treating is bleeding — dark droplets drip from the man’s fingers.
Cleaned-up symbols and frames for decoration.
