K. C. noire

To cut a long story short, I drew this for an obnoxious little mustachioed bastard who really likes naming things and screaming where millions can hear him. I had a fun time watching him enjoy/get frustrated over The Evil Within. Also, his motivational videos had a huge - no, I would even say, cosmically revelational - impact on me. _{(Not the kind of revelation when you recognize the myseries of the universe, but rather that you suddenly start recognizing your own damn bullshit and just facepalm so hard at yourself that it goes through the axis of the earth.)} It was a difficult time that eventually came to an end. It's complicated. It got better.

It's strange how the stupidest thing like a video on the internet can give you the kick on the ass that you just needed to gravitate towards the right direction. I felt like in some kind of implicit way, he had a hand _{or boot} in this. A birthday gift just happened to be relevant at that time. So this is what I painted.

I sent it to an email address that he used to use a long time ago, without really expecting that he would see it. I don't think he did. It was a long shot. Nevertheless I thought I would make this public after all... hoped that other fans of the game than the Markimoo might also appreciate this.

I love how Ruvik dropped by to wave hi.

Drawing this was extremely challenging, as except for a rough initial sketch, it has completely been drawn on the computer, a highly unusual thing of me. I originally wanted to make a full-color digital painting with shading and all. I don't even know where these noir vibes were coming from, but I immediately loved it and went along with the flow instead of my original plans.

Strangely enough, in a way, this picture became my own motivational poster. “Don’t give up that light.” Just this line, completely taken out of context, means a lot to me personally and stands for a lot of things I have experienced and hope to become. Since then, I have been pondering whether or not it is hopelessly egoistic to have your own drawing hung on your wall. Opinions are welcome.

And if you, the one reading this, just somehow happen to be the one, the King, I just wanted to say: Thank you. And don't give up that light.