The Lady of Evelyn Tirithiel

"The wind grew cold as I stepped forward through the icing snow, breaking through the most twisted branches I've ever seen. Then, I saw her. An elemental sorceress with the power to twist the elements around her, as if she were part of it. Her glare was ice cold, yet contained a warm feeling. I think I've seen her before..."

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After 1 week of intense painting, finally done. This painting is a journal of the past 6 months of my life. There are elements all over the image describing the bumps I've gone through this past year.
Anyway, as usual 100% Photoshop CS2 from scratch. The most difficult part was her hand. Painting a female hand realistically is the biggest, but funnest challenge. The next challenge was a technical one. This is the biggest painting I've done and it was stretching my computer to it's limits. Near the end, especially while working on the background, I couldn't work on small details anymore.