FanArt_ink.Kind

 MTGinktober regards Day 13, "Kind," starring The Wandering Emperor and Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful! 

 I have basically just been listening to music all month since I can't seriously concentrate on making illustrations while listening to spoken word--so no podcasts, unfortunately--but I wanted to make time to check out  today's quasi-final January 6th Committee Hearing, so I had to plan to go for something much simpler--a pretty tight close up with basic posing.  And as anticipated, it was impossible to draw and listen to such gripping speech, so our simplified approach came in clutch.

 Fun Facts:  This is both characters' debuts, but we have had Isamaru--who also appeared on a politically adjacent illustration, oddly enough.
 

 Easter Eggs: The background is a rainy take on the background from Omae, and as the final part of illustrating this, I literally signed this puppy on his elbow, though to help obscure the date a little better I used Japanese numbers, though no kanji.  The muzzle, lick, and expression were based on some photos of my fellow former Sky Higher, Brian Kibler and the late Shiro.

Reuxben