Verdant Alley
At first, the lineart for this piece was pretty much all of similar width, but it seemed kinda off. At some point, while waiting for a wash to dry, I ran across an urban sketch that I found particularly interesting, so I looked for what made it stand out from the rest. What I found was that the outline of foreground elements was quite thicker than the rest of the linework. I decided I'd try it in this piece and it resolved a few composition problems I had. I'll definitively try to make it part of my future work.
Verdant Alley
"A small alleyway
Made of concrete and cement
At the base of a mountain,
The last point
Between an isle of nature
And the city surrounding it.
The further in,
The more trees grow on the lands around,
The more grass breaks through the pavement,
And the bumpier the path becomes
Until it turns into a trail.
There,
When nothing but spirits
Are left to wander,
The spot of verdant life
That was left alone
Will slowly expand
And under the weight of each steps it takes,
The ground will crack
To let peaceful beings
Sprout through."