A past task in an inspiration group on dA was a scene with at least one character - I wanted to do something for this way earlier, but I never found the time/motivation.

And I combined it with a painting exercise. This time I tried to start out with dark blobs for the forms and overpainting them with a little colour (plus a limited palette).

I think I am happy with this.

The characters in this are Wim and Tristan - first I wanted to give Tristan a headstart in this, but I think it's more natural for Wim to walk ahead and wait for Tris - Wim is used to running and hiking and has the longer legs.

Inspiration and reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mumG3p3mb68 (Be warned, the music is beautiful and melancholic, but the video is quite gruesome.)