Sceneries and backgrounds tend to be a meditative time for me, and I usually like to take them slow. It's interesting for me to watch people going about their lives, doing things that are so ordinary yet undeniably human.

the backgrounds and designs of Metropolis are so facinating to me. The Zones, the buildings, the colors and movement and mess, they would be something I'd draw to let my mind wander. This is a scene from a fanfiction I'm writing called "semi-sweet". Kenichi takes Rock to the Metropolis anual Japanese-American street fair, and here they share a traditional ramen meal, rightly so for a cold day. I had fun hinting on the difference of cultures, Rock being so American with his beer, ash-tray, and completely abandoning the idea of chopsticks. Where as Kenichi goes all out with his green tea, his soy sauce, and his chopsticks. It's beautiful to see two people share in one's culture, and yet they look distraught and sad. Metropolis certainly isn't a happy place, and I tried my best to bring this out.

Absolutely no alterations were made on the computer.

Title is a play off of a song by Sarah Brightman

ball point pen, mech. pencil

2nd entry for the contest