This has easily been my most labor intensive drawing. They don’t usually take me anywhere near this long. But I like how this came out.
You’ve got all the fine details in the elaborate costumes of the ati-atihan dancers. The vibrant green giving electric jungle. The beads and feathers. The thundering drums that carry through an entire town.
One of the most revealing things about a culture is what it celebrates.
The energy in Iloilo around the Dinagyang festival was electric. The electricity was sporadic.
Hala Bira
