Gloomy with a chance of torrential rain

Another piece from an art stream on my Twitch channel. All I started with was a random figure pose that seemed a bit boring and stiff, and then it turned into this — a goth weather girl?

I wanted to draw an elaborate gothic outfit, because I love the subculture, and they’re fun to design. And recently I’d been playing around with some brushes in Procreate to create some dry, streaky effects — what better way to convey some pouring rain?

The best part of just drawing like this is that I don’t have to think about it too much or justify any decisions; I get to see where inspiration takes me. My favourite part of this piece? The stocking pattern! I used one of Procreate’s build-in brushes to do something unexpected.