Pushing contrast in my pieces more and adding more detail as well.

Started with a grayscale underpainting and then applied gradient map overlays to create the color, which was really fun to play with! This is the first time I used this method to apply color and working in black/white really helped me understand my contrast and balance. At first it seemed complicated and kinda scary, but I'm really glad I pushed through and just learned it. x]

I followed this handy tutorial :3

http://kamakru.deviantart.com/art/Tutorial-Adding-Color-With-Gradient-Maps-353158558

Thanks for looking!

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