I wanted to capture the feeling of emptiness and loneliness. One effective way was to have the background setting show a desolate graveyard in which the character is sitting. I wanted the focus to be on him and how he felt by having the background mainly in black & white, with the colored leaves to guide the viewer to the character.
When on Twitter recently I saw one of the most creepy Jesters someone had posted. Gave me the idea to draw this weird guy, of course it wouldnt be my signature illustration without a weapon on his hand.
Illustration-- same mediums I always use, pen, and photoshop. I didnt do much cross-hatching on this one because I wanted the viewers focus to go to the sunset in the background.