Lest you think I fixate on weird porn, I drew and painted up this little imp character based on a Dungeon magazine NPC (an exiled Hellish duke) and a description of wands featuring mummified beholder eyes. You know, standard middle-American Norman-Rockwell fare.
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Sparkyopteryx
I think how you handled such a color scheme is bold and well-done in this, including that framing and vertical composition.