Chinchilla (photo) study

Great horned owl (photo) study

So...you may be wondering what a chinchilla and a great horned owl have in common.  Well, I can't tell you just yet, but you'll find out soon! ;)

Made a few edits to "Margot l'escargot" to try to make it pop a bit more.  Also added detail pics on the gallery, so check it out!  Will post up a progress pic of the "Leviathan Queen" soon...

...aaaaaand VOILÀ!  Second version of my beloved "Swamp Elder" complete.

 Process

(I had two critiques to help out with this one.)

Final

"Margot l'escargot était une collectionneuse passionnée de libellules."

I learned so much about composition on this piece--it was a long, arduous and very educational experience.  I would like to thank Dan and Trevor from the Crimson Daggers for their excellent critiques!

The beginning of VERSION TWO!  Awww, yeah... :P

I added a bit of texture to the base color to give it a more tangible, paper appearance (as well as using a brush with the same texture), and I'm really liking it. As you can see, I'm approaching this a lot like a drawing with watercolor.  I have a very good feeling about this.

Here is the latest for "Origin"!

None of the panels are really finished, except maybe the first one. Trying to lay everything out in a harmonious manner is turning out to be quite the trick! For a close-up view of the panels, please check out the blog via the website (Blogger's Fancybox picture viewer doesn't seem to allow zoom-ins, but this viewer is disabled through the site).