The Minaret of Ibn Tulun in Cairo, Egypt, done in pens.

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8 points Hot-Inevitable-7340

I scrolled to this && audibly just went: "Woah, that's fucking cool."

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3 points FallenLordCypher

I'm glad you like it! Thank you!

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1 points Hot-Inevitable-7340

Who are some of your favourite artists??

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7 points Boddlack

This is great! May I ask what fineliners you are using?

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6 points FallenLordCypher

I used Staedtler's pigment liners 0.05 and 0.1 for the Minaret and Pilot Gel pens G-3 0.38 (black one for the background, red for the figures).

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2 points Boddlack

Thanks!

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4 points SoSuccessful

This is beautiful. Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but did you just literally draw a million "dots" to get that background? How long did that take?

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8 points FallenLordCypher

Yeah I literally dotted the entire background one by one, each dot as close to each other as possible without it turning into a mess hahahahah it took a few days...

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2 points SoSuccessful

Are you serious or being sarcastic? Lol I can't tell..

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3 points FallenLordCypher

https://preview.redd.it/8kk1c5z8ll8g1.jpeg?width=6144&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3d16511740e3f2a2362270444754343f6e9f06f5

Yeah I'm being serious hahahahaha this is a pic of when it was in the process

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3 points SepticPeptides

Wow, this made me stop and instantly spin a Dune like story in my head. Have you ever thought about being an illustrator for historical/Ted-ed channels/book art covering historical/esoteric topics?

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3 points FallenLordCypher

You're not the first to mention book art coverings to me, I'm very interested in delving into that, just need to check where to find clients and how to get into that sort of work! I'm glad you appreciate my work! ☺️

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2 points SepticPeptides

I have seen TedEd Youtube channel leaves some email links on their channel or video descriptions for this kind of work. And for finding more such avenues maybe check with ChatGPT. Good luck! You have talent and hope it finds the right platform soon.

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1 points FallenLordCypher

Thanks for the tip! I'll check it out!

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3 points zAlatheiaz

So beautiful! I love that sharp detailed look

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1 points FallenLordCypher

thank youu

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2 points Oldtimer_ZA_

Gorgeous.

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1 points FallenLordCypher

thank you! ☺️

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2 points Lumpy-Specialist-484

Amazing, must have took a long time with all of the dots.

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1 points FallenLordCypher

Thanks! It did take quite a while

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2 points DistractedChiroptera

That looks beautiful. And a little spooky. Great work!

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1 points FallenLordCypher

Thank you!

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2 points Wasted-Daylight

That’s amazing. And a great use of minimal color to make what’s actually there pop. It’s honestly very beautiful and compelling.

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2 points FallenLordCypher

Thank you!

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2 points Wasted-Daylight

Your welcome. Really, it’s an awesome drawing. I’m jealous of your skill. I’d love to see more.

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2 points FallenLordCypher

I'm definitely planning on making a continuation of this series. This is basically the second part to one of my earlier works.

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1 points Wasted-Daylight

Sounds awesome. It really is great. I’m excited to see your next.

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2 points scrummyplummy

Oh HELL yes. Reminds me of fantasia

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1 points FallenLordCypher

Glad you like it! 🥹

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2 points Astroshishir96

In a word - Nice 👌🏻

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1 points FallenLordCypher

Thank you very much!

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2 points Astroshishir96

You're Welcome

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1 points Hearing-Fearless

Ya know, I really liked this before you added the background & had the post saved, but WITH the moon & sky it’s just so polished looking! Love this!

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1 points Responsible-Rich343

This is stunning, The contrast with the moon and the red accents pulls your eye in immediately, Super atmospheric

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1 points I_is_C_

Splendid

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1 points Valtiel_

Love the ambiance. Also, the shading is so regular :O

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