This time, I used quite a different layer structure. It’s a little overengineered, but it works! It uses a bunch of Krita’s Clone and Erase layers. Clone layers are a unique feature of Krita, but I’m not so sure about the Erase blending mode. This is all required to have colored lineart. I made it so that lines are erased in the areas with more intense light. The downside of a complex layer structure is that given a pixel on an image, it’s hard to tell which layer contributes to it, and this increases the time to fix small mistakes, which I notice. I’m sure my approach is still not ideal, as I keep changing it literally every single time.

Also, I’ve noticed that Glory’s pose looks a bit stiff way too late. I saw it all the way through, but couldn’t name it exactly. I think she had a little more interesting expression on the sketch.

…And, I like how Google Translate roundtrips the title via Chinese to this:

“Such a romantic gaze from this mama horse 👀💕”