Really haven't had much time to do anything other than work, work, work. I get asked to participate in people's personal contests every now and then, but I'm usually forced to decline just because I've been so busy lately.

However, a relative lull at work these past couple weeks and my lack of creating digital illustration-type art in what seems like forever,gave me the opportunity, energy, and motivation to take a crack at MasterOfZen 's contest (which you can read about here).

The contest in a nutshell was to illustrate one of MasterOfZen's OC's with an emphasis on a particular emotion of your choosing.

The character I chose was Lifebane and the emotion I went with was: ardent The idea is that she's fiercely and intensely focused while practicing her energy-enhanced martial arts.

I originally wanted to have her blowing up a punching bag with her kick (which would've been fuggin' jawsome), but I ran out of time. :( (Sad)

There's never enough time in this world...

Anyhow, hope you kids like. I know it's been a while. :) (Smile)

Pencil: 3 hours
Photoshop: 15 hours