Mera

Thank you! Really glad you like them!

Lee

thanks! Sometimes an endless blue sky do wonders =D

Lee

Love all your work, Krys. Keep up the beautiful work!

Alarik Darkblood

Beautiful image. The relatively simple background works well on this one.

Faxmachinen

Thanks! I used a few photos as reference to make sure I got the idea right. The scales were not draw individually btw. I used the same principle that I use on hair. I wanted "chunks" of scale and then I pop out a few of them to add interest and variation. So I made a scale "texture" (not really a texture since it was a simple outline of scales) and applied to her suit. Had to apply multiple times and "bend" it according to the shape of the body to make sure it looks like something she's wearing, and not a flat texture. Then I painted a few dozens individually, which is basically the ones that are shinning a bit more. It's a middle ground between a flat boring texture and painting each individually (if all of them are individually painted, then none of them is interesting anymore, if that makes sense) =). Tattoos are a bit more tricky. Because depending on the skin tone, ambient light, color of the tattoo and whatnot, you have to blend them in a very specific way to make it work lol

Lee

This is an amazing level of detail. You made the underwater shot look realistic, and did you hand-draw each individual scale? That takes a rare talent. On that note, if you want a challenge, would you be interested in drawing Jack from Mass Effect? I think you have the skill to take on her tattoos :) <a href="http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Jack" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Jack</a>

SmetBart

Thank you! I really liked her pose and light/shadow contrast!

Lee

I have to say it's something I really like to do. Specially when it's a type of material that I haven't done before, it's cool to figure out a way to do something new. Many of my old drawings I look nowadays and I think "man, how the hell did I do this?" lol Because unless it's something you do on a regular basis, I figure it out on the fly how to do it =D

Lee

lol! It's something I plan to fix in the coming months ... prints!

Lee

thanks!

Lee

Damn, this is just stunning work Krys! 😍

TheCollector

I am glad you took your time on the fish scales. I always knew in my guts that this is right up your alley. In my opinion, you stand out amongst your artist peers the most when it comes to artistic representation of the character's wardrobe!

How to fall in love at the first look ? Look her. I hope you have a life size print :-)

Dummy

The detail is always immense. Love it.

Will

Really glad you liked her. It was really interesting to do because of the water + the combined effects of the suit. And yes, my favourite part of the anatomy is the line going up from the leg to the upper arm. The shape of her anatomy is really defined, which creates a nice contrast. the water was really tricky to do the "shiny effect" on the legs underwater. It's a "simple" image but it had a lot of interesting effects to do. As for the colors, I'm slowly improving the technique that I used over the years, and I really liked the result!

Lee

glad you liked her. I really liked the color balance between the blues/green and the red of her hair =D

Lee

Oh I'm really proud of the nsfw version if I may say so =D

Lee

thanks!

Lee

Absolutely amazing

Vaanzyr

I make it short: I love everything about this picture. The pose, the details, the water, the outfit - it all works perfectly together. That's a picture of like to see an NSFW version of 😁

Oh I have been eagerly anticipating your Mera pinup and I am most definitely not disappointed! 😻😻😻 Getting ahead of my usual way I write these comments but I just have to gush about how fantastic her face looks! She is just beautiful with perfect skin textures, such smoothly blended colours and tones and I love the separation of the front and side planes of her face. The colours really benefit her face too with the warm skin and hair tones immediately drawing the eye amongst the cool blues and greens. Her pale blue eyes also stand out very nicely against her skin, while her lips have a great deal of detail to them. Zooming back out to the rest of the painting, the colours are terrific across the board and so very vibrant, I also love how you've done the water with the surface rippling, while we see the patterns across her legs beneath the water, that area of water to her left where we look up under the surface looks terrific too. As for Mera herself, I really like the colours and tones across her hair, how the front of it above her head is this vibrant and bright red, contrasting so well against the much darker hair that falls alongside her back with the tips of her strands tinted blue. The colours of the shadows on the left side of her face have a great colour to them that I really like. Her outfit is just fantastic, the scale effect across the whole thing looks amazing, as does the shine across the material and how it shines at different levels of brightness across her body. One area in particular that I think looks absolutely sensational is the divide in light and shadow that runs down her left arm and the further plane changes of her pec, underarm and ribs, the stark contrasts in light and dark there and definition of planes is just so eye-catching. With those dark shadows running down her left side, the brighter lights that shine on her upper right forearm and her breasts and front of her ribs provide a very nice contrast in tone too. I also really like the definition of the muscles and anatomy of her thighs, specifically the inside of her right thigh and the almost rippling of light and dark tones, as well as the greenish streak that runs down the front of her left thigh, really popping against the darker material of that section. I fear that I'm just babbling incoherently at this point and jumping from topic to topic 😅, suffice to say, you've created a truly vibrant, beautiful and sexy pinup here, a really fantastic start to a new year of delightful artwork! Terrific work on this painting 👏👏👏👏👏

Ciarán M

I love the pose. Sexy is right! I also liked the flow pun :P I also love the fish scale detail you did. This first work of the year bodes well for the rest. This is honestly bound to become one of my favourites! :)

Ziggurat