2D

Aerah Moon Priestess
Medium:
Photoshop CS3

Aportrait originally started as a simple practice in skintones. I experimented with different painting techniques. For the first time I rendered entire image on just few layers: one for the background, one for sketch, one for the face and one for the hair. Click here to see how it was made; it's not a step by step though, because it was just a practice.
Medium: Photoshop CS3

Alkonost is divine entity, a half-woman, half-bird creature, the bird of dawn, grief and sorrow in Slavic mythology.Alkonost descends to the earth from the heaven to fascinate people with her singing. Alkonost is singing about death,calm and mercy. For Orthodox Church Alkonost personifies God's Will. However, for mortals the bird is dangerous. Hearing her sweet voice, men will forget all they know and wish, follow her blindly, and die.
Medium:Painted Photoshop CS and Painter 9. The head was originally done in Poser. It has been painted over in Photoshop for the second version of the picture. I just thought I can put it in 2D section.

Aerah Moon Priestess Milko Alkonost