My half of the trade for   conbadgeexchange's October 2013 trade session. This badge is for   mistystriker but the character is their mates,   thegoyle.

WOOO! This is the first badge I drew EVER! I'm so proud. :tear:

Sooo yeahhhh because it was my first badge I had a lot of hardships drawing it. This took days to make. This months theme was Halloween but it wasn't mandatory to give them a costume according to the rules. They wanted a flip-flop dress from Priscilla Queen of the Desert. I started drawing that & it looked super derpy. Sorry. Maybe I'll come back to it in the future when I have improved.

I drew his earrings but opted not to draw his collar & hide his fang behind his shoulder. The badge was meant to make him effeminate because I originally tried to draw the costume.

I have never read Fifty Shades of Gray but I head it was a sappy romance novel that's really popular. The title came from considering this is a gift for a mate, he's a gargoyle, all the hearts & all the different types of gray I used in this image.

I love the grow selection tool when making badges. It looks awesome & makes me feel like this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUelB-OSneY

I did not draw the heart background. I got it from here.... http://www.colourlovers.com/pattern...../valentine_111
Colourlovers is such a great image website.

Yay again for my first badge! Hopefully this wouldn't be my last.