SciFi and Fantasy Art: Bubbly Mermaid - steps

In aded a comment ot this ages ago, Something along the lines of * Wow, so thats how you do it. Its very helpfull and quit interesting when artists show the process of their eforts.* Well good to see you've readded it again. Maybe you should try experamenting with different water fetures. Like you could have a vampire mermaid swimming in a ocean of blood, if you wanted to try that Amazing job

Rikke Lindskov ´Gwennafran´ Loft replies: "Well, thanks again for commenting. ^-^ The idea of blood in water does sounds facinating. I'll keep it in mind if I ever get the time. ^_~"

WOW! this actually helped me on a school project, thanks! *just the design concept not the mermaid*
OMFG that is such a cool idea i mean a vampire (which i am obsesed with) Mer/maid/creature (wich i also have a moderate obsesion with) in a sea of blood (which, don't think me THAT wierd, i happen to like). if you could get the blood with that ripple effect it would be really scary, providing you actually color it. talking about ripple effect i think that it is one of the most detailed water pick EVER, and like i have been looking at these sort of pictures for years...it is just simply and amazingly the best

Rikke Lindskov ´Gwennafran´ Loft replies: "Glad to be of inspiration. And thanks a lot. ^___^"

how come you listen to HER suggestion (al beit mine is rather lame, but still choosing favorites!11!!!!!!!) *my comment was on the demon messanger one i thing*

Rikke Lindskov ´Gwennafran´ Loft replies: "Would it make you feel better, if I told you that I compleatly forgot that suggestion after a couple of days? ^_~ You don't really see anything like the suggested image in my gallery, do you?"

Wow......*faints*......Gurgle, glug *talent overload*

Rikke Lindskov ´Gwennafran´ Loft replies: "Thanks. "

Wow, this is awesome! I love it when artists put up sketches and step by step things like this to show how they do things! Thank you so much for letting us have a peek into your creative process!

Rikke Lindskov ´Gwennafran´ Loft replies: "You're welcome. ^-^"

GOD! 5-6 HOURS?! *faints* *stands up* Good pic, anyway...

Rikke Lindskov ´Gwennafran´ Loft replies: "Is that a little or a lot? :/"

woooooooow, this is sooooooo interesting to wach...!!! thank you so much for sharing this with us!!! i’m all a baby when it comes to computer colouring, i just can’t imagine how the hell that could ever work... and reading how long it takes you to do it reassures me since i now know it takes MUCH more time than i thought and it’s not only my fault it’s taking me so much time;-) hehe... she looks gorgeous in colours, you did a great job!!!

Rikke Lindskov ´Gwennafran´ Loft replies: "Computer colouring isn’t just three clicks on the mouse and the picture looks gorgeous. It takes just as long to do decent digital art as it does to make decent traditionally coloured images. And it takes a long time to learn how to use the programs as well, which means that the first computer coloured images you make will take a lot longer than the next ones.
Like everything else it pretty much comes down to practice and patience. "