Picture Challenge: Character Portrait
Yay, I got the Scanner to work, so we have a picture with a WHITE back ground.

To get my subject I went to the wizards.com boards. They have an art section where occasionally some one will post a request. It’s almost a dead board, which is sad because there are some good artists, and a few of the requesters have neat ideas. I was torn between two requests; I went with this one because the guy asking for a changeling rogue was a little rude.

Now about the actual picture: I am so proud of it. I think it is the best I have done so far. Granted that isn’t saying much, but I still have warm fuzzies. The requester asked for back hair and black robes. OY! I didn’t realize what a pain that was going to be. Luckily I read Dominic Deegan and knew to make white lines in the solid black outfit. Those white lines are a lot harder to do than I thought.

The fabric actually has folds in it this time. I can’t take all the credit for the folds; I used a source picture in a catalogue to help me figure out where they should go.

I have a character for whom I need a portrait - an elf sidhe scholar, from Dragon Magazine class acts. (341, IIRC.) She's tall and thin, very pale with raven-black hair, and wears thin, flowing black robes. She carries a staff made out of three sticks twisted together with a crystal in the end. Her animal companion is a wolf, but I don't care much if it's in the picture. This is for a game I'm participating in, and possibly as an avatar on the Plothook boards.

Some descriptive words to keep in mind could be: mysterious, otherworldly, fey, ephemeral (figuratively speaking), and mystical. She can be in a static pose, perhaps in a woodland environment, or just on a blank background.

Thank you [very much] in advance!

Next weeks challenge is to make a journal icon to use for your Art Challenge posts.