Utada Hikaru

Based off this image:[link]

i'm happy with how this turned out :] i wasn't expecting much from this work. it was intended to be a practice piece to help me learn anatomy, shading, and realism painting. I've been trying to do realism without references, which failed miserably i'm horrible at shading. I cheated a little bit with the colors by just cloning the colors that appeared in the original. towards the end i got more confident in choosing colors and started to experiment on my own (like the hair (which is brown because i started with a black background) and the scarf/clothes thing). This is probably the best digital work i've done so far and hopefully after i practice more with references, i'll be able to paint realism free-handed! :]

time: about 3 hrs
tools: PS CS4, bamboo fun tablet

ps, HAPPY NEW YEAR