Description

It started out as a simple excercise to see if I could use color and composision to draw the viewer's attention to a single spot immediately, then lead them around the picture and back. I have no idea if I accomplished it. I also tried to make the black outline work, and have no idea if I accomplished THAT, either.

And of course, since this is me we're talking about, it got out of hand rather quickly. So. Much. Detail.

This was also the first image I made where the focus was on how it would look on a wall, and not how it would look on a monitor. There's a metric ton of detail and texture work I had to put into it to get it to look good at the print level. Most of that was subtle stuff. Check the larger view, as it comes through a bit better.

Technical stuff: Photoshop+wacom tablet, as well as a DAZ|Studio render as a reference for the face. I will admit I did wind up having to trace the outline for the face. Took about a week, and was pure fun.

HEAVY critiques and feedback is much desired. This was an exparament with composision and color, and I'd like to know how close I got to my goal.

To those of you inclined to critique, what was the first thing your eyes were drawn to in the picture? That'll let me know how close I came.