My boyfriend, who plays Silvan in my game, suggested that I bring a shirtless man to A-kon in an attempt to sell based on sex appeal. Naturally, he suggested the ever-modest Silvan, and given that I enjoy drawing Silvan, it was a pretty natural choice.

I actually really, really, really like how this one turned out. It's not perfect and it would probably be better if I hadn't rushed it, but I'm really proud of the slightly thrown together background. I actually had the lighting scheme in mind before I began coloring his body, which I think shows because the shading and lighting are consistently done and consistently colored.

I had to add his necklace last-minute because I forgot to sketch it. It's a gift from Mena, his not-girlfriend.

Comparing this to some old drawings I did of shirtless males, I think I have improved significantly. I got my boyfriend to pose for me and then I did some tweaking to make the body look more like Silvan. Boys are hard to draw! But it was fun.

I hope SOMEBODY else likes this picture as much as I do. It's so colorful! But it only got a couple of comments at A-kon. I think next time I might put the original out because people are more drawn to originals and then they look at the prints and like them.