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Danii of the Icere, from Kresley Cole's 'Untouchable', from the Immortals After Dark series.

Omigosh, SO much detail got lost in the scanning, more than any of the other watercolors ;__; Sad!

I had a lot of fun painting this! Tried some new techniques and played with textures and lifting. Overall I just wanted it to feel cold and maybe even eerie.

I've recently been commissioned to do a bunch of portraits, and since that actually pays MONIES, Ill probably take a small break from IAD to finish those. Garreth will come first, tho, as I have someone interested in paying for that once it's done :3

OH! Also got a little Gena Showalter love in there for you guys ;)

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Awesome!! I liked this book!
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~waltzinghippie Apr 5, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks! I really did too :)
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Love the attention to detail with her :) wonderful work :D
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~waltzinghippie Mar 15, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks so much! :)
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=obsessedkitten Mar 7, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
Oooh I love these colours. And I love the little ice blocks in the forground!!
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~waltzinghippie Mar 10, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks, hun! The colors were really relaxing to work with :)
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Looks great!

Lol, she's reading romance novels by Gena Showalter.
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~waltzinghippie Mar 10, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Haha she totally is! Thanks :)
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I already gushed a little about this on Facebook but I'll gush a little more here gladly! :love:

Danii's character quirks were really endearing and amusing to me (yes, I've peeked again at an excerpt on Cole's site, awhile back actually, lol). I liked that she had scads of romance novels lined up in her room because she was really repressed! I like that you included the novels there and its awesome that it happens to be the author featured in that same double novel. Nice touch!

As for the atmosphere in this, I think its my favorite part. Speaking as a Canadian who's still in the last throes of winter, I get chilly looking at the room and the iciness of it all! The blocking of the ice on the back well in particular is a favorite detail of mine in the piece. Danii's little details make her connected to the background and she really looks "in her element." She's so delicate! Its interesting to see visually how the females stack up against their male counterparts in the series. She's so tiny compared to Murdoch!
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~waltzinghippie Mar 10, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you so much! I agree, Danii's quirks are really interesting, and she's really fun to read! Sad it was just a novella :(
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