The third in the row of commissioned pieces, based on a story by the client:

The Fair are ethereal creatures - supernatural for the want of a better word - and don't often show themselves. The woods of Otherworld are their domain, but other than that not much is known about them. Some claim they are Angels, others think they are Lucifer's minions appearing as Light to lure people into their realm.

This time there was no real brief. My client and I just exchanged some ideas, rather based on the character of the Fair than their look. Though we both agreed it would be interesting to go with a genderless form.

As always with commissioned worls, I first sketched initial ideas out on paper, then transferred them to digital - manually, as I don't have a scanner.
I then used a personal reference for the pose - to get it just right, sticking closely to the first sketches. Photographic custom brushes came in handy for the tree trunk texture, and lots of custom brushes for the foiliage.

Close-ups:







Enjoy, and thanks for looking! =]