The artistic process is a funny thing. It's odd how when you're working on something, you can go from being absolutely in love with it, to absolutely hating it, to absolutely hating it, to absolutely loving it again, all within the space of a few minutes. In this case, all it takes to make my inner editor flip flop is a few clicks of the mouse, a little smudge here, a little different color there...

I didn't mean too, but I was so happy with my Edouard portrait that I had to go ahead right away and start on Mark. I couldn't believe how fast he went from look from some blobs of digital paint to something actually resembling a person. With Edouard, the eyes were the first thing to come together, the first detail that made me want to keep working on the picture as a whole. How could I not finish, with those eyes watching me? Naturally, Mark's eyes are being much more troublesome. I'm probably on my fourth revision already. His nose was actually the first feature that I accomplished this time around, which is quite surprising, and I think I can avoid having to do more than the suggestion of an ear. The hair was being difficult, but I think I have if figured out now, though I'll have to wait until I finish his clothes in before I do the final version. The clothes themselves could be a trial...though the dimensions of this picture are actually smaller, the scale is smaller, too, and shows more of his upper body. Hopefully, my dolling experience will help out there!

Of course, the biggest obstacle is the fact that Mark's description (he's an RPG char, for those who don't know) says that he's "handsome", so I have to make sure he is. Which is harder than it looks, especially given that there are so many different opinions of what makes someone handsome. Hopefully I'll be able to fulfill the mental pictures of at least a few of you!

Ok, enough rambling here. Gotta go make some eyelashes or something...