This work was primarily a study on painteresque lighting, where it later had a story attached. A powerdynamic interpretation of popular Baldur's Gate 3 pairing 'durgetash', aka The Dark Urge (a customizeable player character) and Enver Gortash.
The finished piece, focusing on how the lights
The first sketch, outlining the idea; subjects weren't yet solidified
The first idea was to have Gortash (right) clothed to tell a powerdynamic. Decided to make it more subtle.