Complex City / Inktober 2026 – Contraption

Whether all that contraption was necessary just to play that video recording, or whether he was doing it to impress me, I would never know. The truth is that neither of us knew exactly what that tape was. But at least I should have known, at least me; of course, now it’s too late to regret it.

Thumbnail Sketch

The thumbnail already provided my overall purpose for this scene; I didn’t have to change it since I had imagined it this way already, almost noir.

Middle Sketch

When polishing the middle sketch, I had to give shape to all the equipment, the contraption, that was going to be powering the monitor and the scene itself. I had to work a bit to make it look like a lot of junk, but at the same time an interconnection between multiple and diverse devices.

Final Pencil Sketch

When doing the final pencil, I realized there was a great opportunity for adding symbolism. The window at the back was the source of truth, but it was blocked, so the only remaining source of truth, represented by the light, was the video monitor where the tape would play.