Okay, I know this is a bit of a foul for this week, but I am working on a ton of paintings all at the same time, and charcoal drawings, and concept art for other projects. It's a whirlwind of crazy this past week, but I will get it all done... or it will kill me. Either way, there's art on the way!

An art trade if you will.

Hopefully the few that came to see it actually learned a thing or two.

I took a vote a few days beforehand and let them just build up (unfortunately it was a small audience I suppose) and between some of the prospects, Samus managed to win out. Other awesome options were Luna Lovegood, LeeLoo (5th element), even Xena! (Which I want to do all of the ones that were asked, but in time I'm sure...) We went through my entire painting process - albeit quickly because it was for a lunch demo - it enhances my policy of 'teach what you've learned to others' that so many others passed onto me when I first started.

Hope that you enjoy this one, more to come soon.

Little bonus tutorial as well - to show the steps...

"Commissioned by Ashley" (I can't help it. I love doing work that she enjoys.)

This piece really took some serious concentration. Not only was it an attempt to see how far I've grown since I started, but this was just a challenge to everything that I've learned so far. Every spot on this piece has at least two separate types of brushes, most of the piece has quite a few more, but I learned a very valuable lesson since digital painting, and that's to make every spot have multiple brush strokes to help your eye stay interested.

Hope you enjoy.

Bonus tutorial:

Thanks for viewing, more soon!

Sorry that it was delayed from Saturday... but I hope it was worth it.

And the tutorial...

Another suggestion by Ashley. This is just so damn funny!

More soon.

I thought it would be fun to put an impressionist spin on a digital painting.