### Phew!!!

There's nothing quite like squeaking in just under the wire... I've had this habit since I was a school kid, of pulling something together at the very last minute. I suppose it means I work well under pressure. And, actually, that I like to work on something until I'm satisfied, which sometimes means cutting it way too damn close. And with the deadline for entries into this round of the [Trial by Comics contest](https://steemit.com/trialbycomics/@kommienezuspadt/trial-by-comics-winners-for-pencils-and-new-fundamental-theme-announced) ticking ever closer (about an hour from now) I am breathing a pretty big sigh of relief. lol 

## Post edited 02/26 to add some detail shots.

![crop](https://i.imgur.com/JlKYffc.jpg)


This week the theme was open, we just needed to show our inking skillz. And since I've been working toward redoing an old comic book, I thought it was the perfect time to crank out a new pic of a couple of the main characters. I may rename them, but previously they were known as "Lelia", an Earth elemental, and "Gwyn", a Fire elemental. Be on the lookout for plenty more drawings of these ladies, as well as the other characters, as I re-work the comic.

Here's a look at the sketch:
![sketch](https://i.imgur.com/E4YtDy2.jpg)

The start of the outline:
![start](https://i.imgur.com/sbu7kNs.jpg)

A little more ink:
![half](https://i.imgur.com/2Kqjxus.jpg?1)

And the finished product:
![inked](https://i.imgur.com/doHITEx.jpg?1)

Drawn on 11"x17" "paper for pens", with HB pencil, and Micron pens. Oh, and a bit of Sharpie to fill in the cave, since I didn't have all night. lol 

I actually had a lot of fun with this... I think it's the first time I've sat and done a proper comic book ink job, complete with crosshatching. It was sort of meditative in a way. Looking forward to doing more of these!

Here's a couple of close-up/detail shots:

![faces](https://i.imgur.com/oBxw9Mw.jpg)

![feetnrock](https://i.imgur.com/8mDcIFk.jpg)

Hope you like it!

#### Have a great weekend!

## Megan