Step in the Right direction.

...for those of you who dont know...during the last Month or so I have begun using digital media to produce images/ illustrations.

I have always been blown away by digital Video game character art, comics etc. and had always wondered how they did it and how I could achieve that level in my own work.

Well I am finally uncovering the mystery and feel like Im taking a step in the right direction.

The image I have produced is entitled

'Queen of Peace'. It depicts a young girl whom is dressed in '

Gothic Lolita'-esc attire and is making a 'Peace- sign' gesture.

The image began its life as a sketch, which was scanned into Photoshop and thereafter digitally manipulated. I personally find it the easiest and most satisfying way to go about it.

I worked at 300 DPI on an A3 canvas as I thought it made the most sense in terms of good print quality. I mostly used the brush tool on a low opacitity, building up form layer by layer.

This is 'Queen of Peace' (below) as of this moment. It took me roughly two and half hours to reach this point.