MIKO = PRINCESS

Originally, I had NO idea what the hell this was gonna be. Then, as I was talking on the phone with , it hit me: It's gonna be -

a) of dark complexion
b) an elf

Cause Brit was on my mind, she ended up having the signature red hair. So in all, I think this pic might be dedicated to Brit. Love ya, gurl.

Let's break this down. This took a LONG time. More than a week. And this took up so much space. Damn those layers. But I was being picky...I had layers for colored sections and then layers for their respective lines. And layers for shading. And layers for hilights. And layers for your grandma. And layers for your lil brother. Yeah, you get the picture.

But I'm so glad that I was so careful with this. It turned out so prettiful!
That damn scarf took a while...but lookie! So transparent!
And the skin..so shiney..*oogles*

Oh, enough! I can't be oogling at my own creation like some pervy old man. Bad Kaku, bad!

The background was..well..pretty simple, when compared to the actual character (who doesn't have a name, mind you).
I used a crown autoshape and shaded w/the dodge and burn tools. The lettering along the bottom is: extreme-miko-extreme-miko
Yeah, over and over again. Well, it gave it that exotic scripty feel, didn't it?
And then, there's the simple lettering of "MIKO" along the center. Nothing fancy. I didn't want to detract from the REAL hard work: the miko, herself.

For Your Info
Time: Over a week. :tired:
Tools: PS 7.0, Pen Tool, Hella Lotsa Layers!
Font: Elvish Ring NFI @ [link]
Music: "Misty Blue" by Monica