damned blue vixen

**PEOPLE WHO READ THE DESCRIPTION GET A COOKIE**

I did this a few weeks ago as a thank you for a very nice fellow overseas who ordered a very large (and expensive) number of prints from me, some of which were custom matted. As you can guess, the lion's share of what he ordered was Krystal. I'm posting it now, a couple of weeks later, because I wanted him to get the print with the rest of his order as a surprise. If he saw it online, it would ruin the surprise a little.

I see all of these artists do some really amazing shit with Photoshop, with colors and blending so smooth and creamy. I really want to be able to do that, but I've never really been able to achieve the effect in a satisfactory way with that particular program. I did a lot of playing with this one though, on a technical level, and I think I figured out a solid method to work on that might eventually get me there. I'm pretty happy with the shading and highlighting, although there is always room for improvement. :3

Speaking of improvement, critique is very extremely welcome, but please no whining. Whining is 'omg i dont like her color blu' or 'omg her eyes r a different color' or 'omg u dru her staff wrong lol', all of which I've heard at one point or another during the drawing/coloring process. Please don't be discouraged from commenting, though - I love feedback! I just happen to get a lot of unhelpful gripes on Krystal pictures that can be demotivating.

And for those of you who read this, here is your cookie. I've made three desktops - one for 4:3 (standard), 16:9, and 16:10 (both widescreen). Enjoy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/gerbilfat/art/krystaldesktopstandard43.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/gerbilfat/art/krystaldesktopwidescreen169.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/gerbilfat/art/krystaldesktopwidescreen1610.jpg

Details: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/gerbilfat/art/krystaldetails.jpg

Lineart is on 11"x14" bristol, color in Photoshop 7.