Ula vs. Tentais

Based on chapter 13 of my indie comic, SaGia, this drawing features two of my characters: Ula and her rival, Tentais. I've been mostly drawing Jikiru and Haido, so I decided to take a break from those two and wanted to draw someone different. After looking at some Toriyama illustrations on Wednesday and getting inspired, I felt the drawing mood come back and started this drawing on Thursday 10/30.

For this drawing, I decided to take the digital watercolor approach. I had some Ken Sugimori brushes I found online in Procreate, so I used those. First, I sketched the idea in my sketchbook. I pictured a serious looking Ula coming up to her rival, while Tentais is big in a square next to her while being behind a dark background, smiling. She originally was going to show her teeth, but I changed it to an open mouth.

After finishing that in my sketchbook, I took a photo of my sketchbook drawing on my iPad and transferred that to Procreate. I lowered the opacity and traced and adjusted using a G-Pen. When I started Tentais, halfway, I changed the G-Pen to the Studio Pen brush (the left side of her helmet is drawn using a G-Pen; the rest uses a Studio Pen brush). After finishing my ink lines, I made a new layer at the bottom and started using the Sugimori brushes. I used a wash brush for the colors.

I thought this would take me two days to complete, but this actually took me one day to complete. I draw really fast. I'm proud with how this drawing came out. Will I do more like this with the Sugimori brushes? Absolutely! I love using watercolor. It has that old school feel and charm to it that I like. I'm considering making this a print in the future.

Date started and completed: 10/30/25