Across the river

I'm working on a reboot of my comic series (scheduled for early 2015) and this is some practise artwork I've done to get a feel for the filters in Inkscape, a basic understanding of using realistic colours and some very early environmental (lighting etc) tests. It's also a remake of one of my first ever images of this character – albeit darker and more moody.

I was aiming to convey a sense of distance and loneliness in this image; not sure if I managed it, but I'm pretty happy with the way this one came out.