A Magical Finish

Worked off and on yesterday, on the recent pinup I sketched. I had gotten most of it done in about 3 hours time, but it just didn't feel finished to me.

So a few hours later I came back and played around with the colors, and this is the outcome.

Soooooo much better, yet it's definitely a "Close but no Cigar" for me. So I did one last play around with the colors, and got the look I wanted, added some texture. And I made two versions, one with text, the other without. "AND" two other versions that just have some sepia tones to it. But I'm sticking with the more saturated pieces.

Still can't decide which I prefer the best,  even though the text one has a very old fashioned poster feel, I think it also seems like a cute graphic novel/Comic cover. My sister demands I now actually do that with this. Sounds fun, but for now I'll just stick to it being only an illustration.

Art is © to Claire Belyea

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