Summer in Greece + Process

Hello people :) .  I saw that the group hellas, on deviantart was holding a contest of creating a wallpaper themed : Summer in Greece. I started on a short notice, and spent 2 days creating this image from scratch to complete.
 

For composition purposes i was saving preliminary steps, and setting them as desktop BG to check if they fit my as well as general "minimalistic" wallpaper standards.

The Manslayer

A few of my steps towards finalizing my latest deviation

Preliminary Sketches

Lineart and Tones

Here i decided to turn this into a wallpaper,  first and second idea, decided to go with number 2.

Finalized Background

Steps to finalizing the Character.

Simplified Complete

Final Wallpaper

"We once fought together for an ideal with our swords. It wasn't for power or for glory, but to create a peaceful world where people could live without fear. And, if you should forget about that, then what did we fight the revolution for? " Kenshin Himura

Hellobaby Contest steps and details

Yowza guys,
This is the first time i ever blog.  ;)
Here are the steps i took to complete the Hellobaby Contest.

Line-art by: http://hellobaby.deviantart.com/

I figured i wanted to do something different, and dynamic from all the other submissions, so i decided to create a symmetrical wallpaper.

Complete BG

Added some correction layers and edited some of the characteristics on her face

Closeup Detail.

Stick around for more ;)