A Rise In Fall

This is my entry for 's “Four Seasons” contest.

It is the illustration for my Saiunkoku Monogatari fanfic Shooting Autumn Leaves ... [link]
Saiunkoku Monogatari and its characters belong to Sai Yukino.

Materials : watercolour pencils and pigment-ink pens

References:
Nude back ... this drawing by ... [link]
, which I discovered much later was based on 's photo ...

Tutorial on skin-tone ... [link]

Their relationship through the seasons ...
Spring ... Summer ...
... Autumn ... Winter