It Was Worth It

After I did this picture, I ended up getting in touch with the lovely lady named Nadia who appeared in the original photo, and have since been working on new paintings using photos she has kindly provided me.
The first one can be seen below:



I'm not entirely happy with this one - which is in no way a slight against Nadia - as the shadows in the original kind of washed out the details of her face, and I was forced to try to compensate using my questionable talents. Still, it's not bad, and is worth sharing, I think.
However, I felt like I had something to make up for when I approached the next painting, so I devoted a lot of time and a lot of effort into making it as perfect as possible:


(From a photo by April Belle Photos)

I think I did okay, and that the effort was worth it. How about you?

I Had To Do It (So I Did)

While browsing photo sites online, I stumbled upon the galleries of April Belle Photos. There were a bunch of great photos, but one of them in particular made me think, "I have to draw this."



So I did, and the result is above.
It really was a great photo of a really beautiful woman, so me wanting to draw it was pretty much a no-brainer.
Check out her galleries - though be advised that some of the photos are NSFWish; there are also pictures of pets, if, unlike me, that's your thing - and, if you live in the area, hire her to take photos for you (or your pets).
You can also go to her page on Facebook and become a fan (like I did).
(If you go to her Facebook page, you can see where she posted a copy of this picture and you can "Like" it and thereby drive up my Facebook...er...credits? Karma? Okay, so it probably won't do anything tangible for me, or for you, for that matter, but it will feed my ego and give you a warm, fuzzy feeling inside. And who doesn't like having a warm, fuzzy feeling inside? You don't? Oh.)