A very original process here, as I started with the background, the bamboos, right after the sketch. I don't remember why, as I usually always perform the background after the characters.
The fun fact about this panel and the two previous ones from page 7 is I didn't intend to have any leaf here, no messy stuff in the background to keep the eye focus on the faces. BUT some people told me it was weird, too white, comparing to the previous pages. So I finally draw more background to mix with the panels. The page 7 has two flavors, hehe!
What's all the more funny, is you won't be seeing much more backround, nor bamboos in the incoming pages, or some other kind, hem hem, it's gonna be very intimate & close, hehehe!
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