Coffee Break!

Time for a coffee break! This is a pinup I did for Chandra Free's upcoming graphic novel The God Machine, which you can pre-order on Amazon right now for a great price. I will caution you that it's NOT an all-ages title like my books, but if you're a mature reader, I recommend it. Those of you familiar with Chan know that she creates beautiful artwork, and every page is lovingly crafted.

So about the pinup. Chan and I decided that since her other pinup contributors were doing drawings of Good God and other main characters, it would be best if I did something else, like the adorable Angel Kitty and Devil Kitty. So here they are, preparing coffee and consuming creamer. :3

Pencil with coloring in Photoshop CS3, and several layers of textures.

Red Shoes - Complete

This image was originally done in color, but upon completion, I found that the color detracted from the focus of the piece, her red shoes. So, I put a mask around the shoes and turned the rest grayscale. I think the result is more effective. Though it's a little bit sad to spend all that time coloring just to throw out colors at the end. Eh, c'est la vie!

Speaking of which, here is the original color version:

I tried to make everything gloomy and gray except for the girl, but I'm not too happy with how the colors turned out (another reason I went grayscale). Any opinions on it?