One Dark Autumn by Lindowyn on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

I must have lost my mind attempting to paint this. Yep...I submitted an actual deviation that wasn't a photomanipulation or a photograph.

Seriously, my hand is going to fall off and I'm so tired I'm welcoming this little hand rebellion because I can't actually blame it.

Hokay:

I used a photograph and painted over it to make the background because I'm not brave enough to try my own completely yet BUT--It is my own photo, and I took it for this purpose. I can't paint for crap.

The figure was referenced from another photo, the rest of that set (if you are interested) can be found in my stock account. This particular image is not posted. However, the figure itself was referenced ONLY. Not a paintover.

The embroidery was referenced from Elrond's sash from the LOTR movies. This character is an OC from our LOTR roleplaying game. His name is Firen, which is made to mean "Dark Autumn", hence the title.

Thanks so much to =joannastar, =cryingsorceress and *TheArcher777 for all the crits along the way to help.

Photoshop 7: About 12 hours total.
Print does not bear watermark.

Will probably go back later and correct any nitpicky things I find along the way, but for now I'm content enough. (even though my hand is not)

Details of face available here:[link]

Trust me, the details are worth viewing.