Drawing in Photoshop CS4: The Lion Tamer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCF3VPwLHUU&feature=related
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So, after a good week or two of completely unproductive floundering, I had a random muse spike at 4 o clock in the morning and decided to run with it, and this was the result. I'm pretty proud of it to say the least. I suck heavily at humans, so to see one of my human drawings all the way through to completion was quite cool. It's been a long time since I've done that.

I'd also like to point out that the sketch of Ghost (the human figure at right) was done on paper. A lot of you silly Youtubers seem to think that all I do is straight up digital work, completely forgetting that half of my deviantart gallery was at least partly traditional work. Paper and pencil was my first love and will always be my preferred method of drawing. Just because I can't record it doesn't mean I don't do it.

Anyway, so there you have it. One of my rp characters and her (rather ill-mannered) pet Nemean Lion from my fantasy rp forum. They're rather random and pointless characters, but I rather enjoy them. I've had Ghost for quite some time so I'm attached to her somewhat. Not the best pic I've ever drawn of her but it works. I've done worse.

I really like the subtle only suggested illustrative quality of this image.
I am pleased. x3 It's 8:30 am and I have yet to sleep, but I am pleased nonetheless.

Song is "It's the Fear" by Within Temptation
I lay no claim to its production and have no intent to make a profit off of its use in this video.

The ref image you see of Ghost very briefly was made from an anime base downloaded from Deviantart.

Artwork and characters are (c) Avyris 2010
Completed image: http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/4679/liontamerweb.png

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