Sometimes I should just stop trying so hard; if the picture doesn't like me then it probably would never let me make it into what I want it to be. So much borderline-obsessive attention is given to painting many parts of this picture; I kept doing and redoing, changing and change again, adding and adding and adding more and more. But I guess sometimes I should just hold a bottle of paint, drop it on the canvas, and see how it goes.

[edit] nonetheless there are aspects of this picture that I like and I'm proud of, and I leanred quite a lot while doing this.[/edit]
[edit 2] oops i forgot to draw some stuff LOL [/edit]
[edit 3] armpit and whatnot [/edit]
[edit 4] water... are her clothes waterproof? I guess so[/edit]
[edit 5] fancypants stuff[/edit]


Done in Photoshop CS (since people keep asking) with a tablet.
many many hours between school spent. This began 1 month ago. the original abandoned attempt began in june.
This is Veloce Visrin, from my online manga, Blackbird. [link]
Wallpaper versions are available on my artsite, [link]