I am at a loss for words on how beautiful this is O_O;

Thank you! :) This piece was actually accepted into Ballistic Publishings fantasy art book, Exotique 2. Very excited about that. :D

It's awesome. How much time does it take to you? I mean, it's very detailed, and there are researches in poses.

Well, time actually varies. I can take anywhere from a week to a month. It really just depends on how much detail I or my client wants in the piece. But generally it usually takes about a week or two. Thanks for viewing :)

I'll guess around 35 to 40 hours or so. Not really sure because I don't just work on one piece at a time, I usually do multiple pieces at the same time (work on one for a while then switch to another and then back to the first, etc.)

I see one of us have been consistantly going to life drawing classes, or at least constantly studying anatomy books. For shame on us all for not following these simple crucial steps to keep up our work. *bow his head in shame*

Well it is a briliant piece but as LZeringue asked how long did it take to do this piece (for me sketch to completion) and out of curiousity did you use the pen tool(aka path tool, or Beize tool)?

too bad there is no more hint of a background to get a better understanding on where she is.

Beautiful still.

Thanks for the kind words, hyspin. I actually plan on doing much more to this piece, but I quickly tired of working on it and moved on to other work. I do that alot so it's a little more difficult to gauge how many actual hours I really spend on any given piece. But I estimate that I did this one for a total of about 35 or 40 hours or so.

But yeah, still more to do on this piece so the background is planned, along with a few other adjustments.

Amazing textures. Love the pose and the atmosphere.

Thank you! :D

gorgeous piece.. but for some reason the way she's holding her staff-thing seems awkward... *puzzled as to why I'm getting such an impression*

Because you're a hard one to fool visually. lol! Yes, what many people don't know is that this piece isn't "actually" finished yet, although it seems complete.

The reason her staff is throwing you off is because technically (according to her hand grip)it should be pointing in the same direction as the broken chain on her wrist (which flows almost across her backside), but positioning it that way would reveal her breasts. The breasts are no prob for me, but I had to consider the "kiddie" factor on some of the sites I wanted to post this piece. Anyway, I still have quite a bit more to do on this once I am motivated to work on it again. Thanks for viewing and good eye you have.

ah, that explains that then :)

Wicked colors!! You fucking *RAWK*

heh heh. Thanks, ArseMaus! :)

Fantastic lighting and atmosphere.

Thank you, AgroAntirrhopus! :D Still more to do on this one.

amazingly good

Turned out nicely! Glad to see more people like Brom!
He's going to be doing cover art for
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