Splinterlands Art Contest | Jini Guise

Hello friends, it's another round of the splinterlands contest and this is my entry. I chose to recreate Jini Guise, it looks like a simple card but that pose is very chaotic, I love the colours and look on her face though

Sketching always comes first for me, I took my time with this one, I placed everything where I wanted them, it makes the whole work easier as it serves as a guide. I began to pain her skin, clothes and hair with a base colour. From the lore, I read her dress was a robe so I did a cross neck style with her top and it looked nice. I painted her facial features but faced a little challenge with her lips, getting the angle right and also her teeth.

I started the rendering phase with her inner robe then I went on to detail her skin, painting skin is always fun and makes a huge difference, it brings the work to life. I did the same for her hair and jacket, adding more volume, strands, colours and texture. I painted her necklace and added more details to it.

Like the lore says, she becomes a blur of smoke so I began painting thick smoke around her, I added some fiery colours to it too. I created a new layer and changed the blend mode, painting more shine and glow to areas like her eyes, hair, smoke and any other areas. I really love the final result of this work.