Finally finished! This piece has been in the works for months now, it seems. I finally found the time to finish it up.

Detail Shots:
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The Original Sketch was commissioned by ~cyberfox007 and can be seen here:
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The background was a bit of a challenge. At first I wanted to just fo a plain subdued gradient because I had soent so much time with the details of the shading in the clothing and hair etc., I didn't want anything overpowering. But I really felt that it needed something else.

I was inspired by older Japanese prints. I chose one in particular. I have to give them full credit for the linework.. I changed the colours quite a bit, but it is heavily based on this image by Utagawa Hiroshige. The image: [link]

I also used some nifty textures from CGTextures.com, all free and very helpful, and a large variety as well.

I will have large scale prints of this available at both Anime North and Anthrocon. (12 x 18 or 11 x 17 whichever works out better!)

Thanks for looking <3