Shadows are also used to show implicitly that she's deceitful and in control like she's covered by a veil and her intentions are not like it seems like
Makima is shown with shadows obscuring her face often. It gives her this uncanny feeling, like something is wrong without ever making her look blatantly evil. Like she’s smiling but it never reaches her eyes.
Last night, I've dreamed of going on X and I came across of a drawing of Reze sleeping in the cafe. I don't know how my mind could created this honestly. Now I feel obligated to draw it now that I know that it's not an artist who drew it lol
Reze gets labeled a manic pixie dream girl, but that persona is a mask for someone who feels broken and unworthy of connection. She plays the person she thinks others will love because she doesn’t think the real her is enough. That’s what makes Reze so human.
When I don't succed to draw my favorite characters as good as I would, I can feel a physical pain going through my whole body and I wonder how, with just my hands and a pen, could have possibly created such an abomination. That why practice is important