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Acrylic, colored ink, Sumi-e ink
I'm filing that Danny in the upper left corner under "I don't know how I did that." I'm not normally that good with anatomy, even when using a reference, which I did here. I like it enough I'm thinking of posting an up-close picture of it exclusively in my finished fanworks section.
This page was very much an excercise in color, specifically an attempt to get myself back into the groove of analogue mdeiums. Danny is acrylic washes, layered on top of each other as needed. Tucker is actually acrylic and ink, and a bit of a flub on my part, both in terms of his pencils and how I tried to color him in. Acrylic outline + Inked hatching was not the answer.
The portal down there, though unfinished, I'm actually pretty proud of. It's a piece that was initially outlined in ink, filled in with acrylic, given a final, finishing black inking, followed by several thin layers of colored ink on top of that. It doesn't really show in the photo, but I promise the colored ink does make a difference. It's transparent enough, especially when watered down, that it lets the acrylic layers shine through, while still upping the intensity and depth of the final piece.
My only real complaint is how involved it all is. It shouldn't come as a surprise, me knowing myself as I do, that the most ridiculous option is the one I gravitate towards, especially when 100% acrylic Danny is right there and looks fine. But that's another part of the pleasure of not being a professional, I suppose. I can allow myself the silliest option, and simply keep chasing it until I decide to do something else, instead.