It's been so long!

Haven't updated in awhile, first because of summer class and then because I was recovering from summer class. Been working on a digital piece for an art contest. I haven't decided if I'll actually enter it or not. The test print I did of it indicates that it needs more highlights and some of the greens need to be blurred more. It also needs to be scuffed up a bit, especially around the edges. I oscillate between loving it and hating it.

Slither

Inspired by Illustration Friday. This week's topic is "slither."

This is Kukulkan. I admit he didn't turn out as slithery as planned. He was a winged snake in Mayan mythology who was sometimes associated with the sun, fire, visions, and the rain god.

This piece was done entirely in Photoshop, with a stylus. I've been trying to do digital pieces that look like my old colored pencil drawings (a few pictures are in the post just before this one). I'm getting closer, but I'm not there yet. I think I'm on to something with the multiple layers of translucent color, though.