I love this so much! Definitely the coolest thing I've seen today...

Do you do the ink splotches first and then come up with what will go with it, or is it all planned out from the beginning? Either way, I love these images.

A rather undefined sketch happens to start it off and then I go in with the inking. The inking really isn't planned out too much but after getting the first few splats in I'll try and make the rest of it go together a bit.

Wow!! Looks amazing!!
I really love the deep feeling coming from this and the subtle details like the hand´s shadows ^^

Arphalia, your art never ceases to amaze me by it's apparent simplicity, using only a few colors, playing with black and white and the contrast, yet it conveys such emotion.
I remember one of the first pictures of yours that I saw, on VCL I think, of a vixen impaled on a pen of sort, with a gush of blood coming out the otehr end of the pen. It was so beautifully done, the pain and distress easily felt from the poor vixen-like character.
Please, never stop drawing/painting, you're too good at that, and your art adds a touch of beauty to our world.

Also, your website seems down. I clicked on the link for arphalia.com, but I get an error message...

I got in trouble in high school art class for doing pictures somewhat like this.....which makes me love these pictures of yours that much more! XD

This looks great! Very well done.

I was going to say, before reading your description, that she looks pulled down into the mire of whatever hardship is surrounding her. I love how there's a vague sadness, but mostly just a resignation to being pulled in, as if it's happened before and she knows that if she doesn't fight it, it'll end sooner and she can go on with her life.

Thanks for the business card!