These last few days I’ve been busy packing and preparing for the upcoming Comic-Con in San Diego. Things are coming along smoothly, and I have no doubts I’ll be ready for it now.
When taking a break from all that, I kept searching for concepts and ideas to paint next. I would like to get two more done before the convention, although they’re not required by any means. I struggled for a long time trying to find something, then I looked back at a set I shot 8 or 9 months ago with model Mackenzie. The theme was a ladybug, but I didn’t really know what to do with it. I started looking at the poses, then slowly the concept bloomed in my mind. I designed the shell ‘wings’ and tried them on one pose, but something wasn’t right. I looked around again, and found a better pose (now knowing how the wings would fit). The outfit was already black and red (and gray, as well), so it didn’t require much work at all. I came up with a color scheme for the background, tweaked this and that, and now it’s ready. I have it drawn on ill. board tonight, ready for masking and airbrushing tomorrow…

model – Mackenzie