Completion Date: 04-11-14
Time Taken: 16 hours
Medium(s):

• Ticonderoga Drafting pencil (Blue)
• 05 mechanical pencil (HB graphite lead)
• Inked in Paint Tool Sai
• Color, additional touch-up, textures, and watermark added in Photoshop CS2

Music:

• In the Garden of Souls - Vas
• Lila - Vas
• Mandara - Vas
• Kali Basa - Vas
• Color the Sky - Two Steps From Hell
• Taking A Stand - Henry Jackman ~ Captain America: The Winter Soldier Soundtrack

Comment:
I've waited and waited to finish this piece, and finally I can put the pen down and call it done. ♥
For those that follow my tumblr you'll remember both the sketch and the wips I posted last month before my life was totally overrun with work. With a day off to call my own, I decided to get this out before going to bed. I'd been restless and despite being tired, couldn't really get sleepy - so why not finish art? My beloved Ravi finally has a worthwhile portrait and my goal is to finish his six "brothers" as companion pieces.

Its been a long time since I've drawn him, let alone colored him digitally for that matter. The biggest challenge was the iridescence since he has a sheen similar to a sunbeam snake, it took some tinkering but I got it to a point I'm very satisfied with. This piece was exactly what I needed to start me out again~ ♥

Artwork, Ravishankar © 2014 P. Gaither (soulspoison)
Textures and Scale brush from obsidiandawn.com and hibbary
Henna design from http://tigers-stock.deviantart.com/art/317-India-01-262140558
Do not use without permission. Artwork and character copyright P. Gaither (soulspoison); All rights reserved. Do not alter, copy, and/or redistribute under penalty of law.