I've decided to reintroduce elements from Matariel's series 1 design instead of simply redoing the version from series 2. I've also added in a lot more color by introducing much stronger yellows into the highlights and adding bright purples in as well to give it a more colorful daylit feel.
I'm really happy to have a version of this one that has a lower horizon line. I'm amazed it took me this long to start using that as a tool.
Playing with detail on the orb above his head made me excited for painting the water trickles that are going to get added towards the end of the process.
Being consistently late this last month or so has been pushing me to move things around in my schedule, but I'm still pretty unsure of my ability to finish this by Friday. I've got a birthday party for my son on Saturday, so I'm fairly sure this is going to be another Monday release unless things go crazy smooth for the rest of today.
Patreon's posting tools have been dramatically upgraded, so you don't need to download the attachment to see the full res version anymore. You can just download the one above this post.