Teen Ink

Painting the armor took the longest. I did each section at a time, and worked from midtones to darks and then to highlights. The apple was fun to do though because I got myself a real apple to look at and...(more »)

Painting the armor took the longest. I did each section at a time, and worked from midtones to darks and then to highlights. The apple was fun to do though because I got myself a real apple to look at and I ate it after ;D I wasn't sure what I was going to put in the woman's hand at first. I was thinking a glowing ball of fire, or a brain, or someone else's head (hehe) but I figured I'd keep it simple. Plus, having the apple made the tree in the background work. I'm hoping it has a concept quality to it. I tried to make it pretty realistic. Photoshop Cs3, Tablet, 21 hours.« read less