Nadhera

Traditional piece, inspired of course by Alphonse Mucha. Working with ink and nib is like therapy for me, but then gotta be careful not to spoil everything with paint... :P

'Nadhera' means 'wonderful, glorious, splendid' in Czech, but for me it sounds like a name of a goddess. :)

Finished piece (with some post production details, such as snake's teeth ;)

Lineart

First wash of color

Close up

Laying down first shadows

More flat colors

Adding hair colour and more shadows

Adding contrast, background and detail work

Final touch - adding highlights with white gelpen