character concept from 2010

Portrait commission #8. I have quite a few of these in progress at once, so I hope nobody minds that I am finishing them a bit out of order.

This is ~alienarose's character Minstrel Mandy. I really don't have much to say about it, beyond the fact that I don't draw blonde hair often at all. Finally getting back into drawing again after being sick.

A side note: I almost put '05 in my signature.

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Print uploaded with permission.

Character is the property of

Holy Cleric kinda piece!

First attempt using watercolor approach. See the complete WIP here: [link]
I really enjoy painting this one...

Commission done for:


About Torea Sterling:

Torea is a devout follower of the Battle Maiden, one of the aspects of the goddess Andromeda. As such, she is a virtuous warrior priest that fights on behalf of those who cannot do so for themselves to make the world a better place.

Clad in sturdy armor, with ornate epaulets (Shoulder Guards) that resemble winged angels with their wings wrapped protectively over her upper chest and back. Plate armor covers her upper chest back, and legs. Her sword is a straight bladed weapon, simple and functional, with glowing runes along the blade. The cross guard has a diamond shaped sapphire set into the hilt where it meets the blade, and the cross guard is simple, functional and swept forward.

She wears a small ivory amulet of her goddess’ holy symbol that she wears around her neck on a fine silver chain.

Torea keeps her hair well groomed, and falls to just between her shoulder blades. She keeps the hair at her temples braided and tied back, keeping it from covering her face. Her eyes are a bright aqua color and often show her determination as well as her zest for life.

Torea is headstrong and determined, often taking charge with the first plan offered without thinking about her actions. Torea places a lot of value in her friends, and would literally lay down her life to defend them.

I wanted to work on painting some original characters again but then I realized I already had some decent ones started--it's just a couple years ago I didn't really know how to push them farther so I just called them "finished sketches" and left them alone.

So this is me revisiting an old piece for fun...


Not saying it's super-polished or anything now (couldn't really find any good clothes references for what I wanted ) but I thought it made for an interesting contrast. ^^

12/26/12: he is still changing!! xD

This time my friend Rita)
Done in photoshop cs5, used some photo references for bg

I'm vkontakte [link]

Commission for

ORIGINAL:


Dravidian King


PhotoshopCS3: 8ish hours
Tatsu Hon Seyun©Avery Dunlap

Tutorial > [link]

Thanks for viewing, have a nice day

Click Here to download the high-res process psd!

Here's the result of today's livestream, a fairly quick character illustration, around 4 hours. Since it ended up turning in to kind of a demo, I'm posting the process psd so you can check out the steps I typically use to make a piece. I use the same process for more finished paintings, just with more time in the thumbnail and painting stages.

Thanks to everyone for stopping by, and if you missed it keep an eye on dA cause I'll update when the next one happens.

Comission numbah two, the lovely Tyra for *Quete-de-l-Aube!

Had a lot of fun on this one, especially the hair.

Cheerio!