The cover image of 2DArtist Magazine for issue #36, commissioned as the third part of a workshop on painting the human face. =]


Sephira is a potential character from the sequel to Convivium by Andrew E. Maugham, currently being written. So I cannot really say much more about her. You may notice a resemblance to another one of my characters from the book, and it's done on purpose.

Her name is the singular form of Sephiroth, of which there are - according to lore - ten good and ten bad ones. They are "a devine emenation through which God manifested His existence in the creation of the Universe. They are without limits; the infinity of the Beginning, and the infinity of the End..."


I'm aware this is pretty simple compared to what I normally do, but as said, the workshop was focussing on the human face, so that's what I had to do. I used quite a few custom brushes for the skin texture, and those brushes are included in the article in the magazine.

And here are some close-ups:






Thanks for looking! =]