Sultana

Another stunning finish! (80x100 w/1 AB)

I found my way to Sultana and JGS after seeing Single & Placing's finish of Seniorita. I was shocked that a DP could look so good and lifelike. I totally loved the composition and contrasting palette of this particular image, and I loved the stage lighting that Henry Clive captured so well, so I went big. I'm not a big fan of color-blocking, but all in all this didn't take too long to complete and the finish is great! Worth every drill placed! The drape of the gown and all the other detail really comes through, and the charting of the AB in the background was perfect. The domes really look moonlit with the ABs. One thing, though, is that I finally, really learned what the pixel reference disclaimer means with this image! You can see that all the light teal light cast on the subject from outside got edited out. I concede that it could be hard to make that look natural and blended on her skin, especially at lower-resolution renderings, but that really drew me in believe it or not. Anyway, no one else who sees the DP will be the wiser. I also didn't realize till later that the full image here is itself a crop. But, again, no one else will ever know the difference. I mean, it looks too good as is anyway! This is my second JGS finish and I'm working on a (relatively) smaller canvas now and I'll be working on more after that one. I've done a couple kits from another certain popular company in between, and JGS is really the shop for me. The detail you get from hybrid rendering can't be beat, the hybrid-rendered kits are just more fun to do, and I love all the old masters' pieces to choose from. I only wish I had the time to do 100% hugest-size kits. :)