Berelince - Mavis Dracula

What we have here is a new commission that was done for me by Berelince, a rather tasteful pinup of Mavis Dracula from “Hotel Transylvania”.   Initially when I made the lineart commission to her I was thinking that I would only get Mavis by herself and I would have to fill in the background myself.  And low and behold, Berelince went above and beyond the call of duty with this piece.  She put in a reclining couch for Mavis as well as some curtains and candle holders behind her.  Looking it over, I knew instantly from a coloring standpoint that I had my work cut out for me.  But I was in no rush so I took my time and went over it little by little by little.

Coloring Mavis was the easy part, the harder parts came in the couch and the candle holders.  And that took quite a lot of time to do.  Because instead of doing it like I usually do with only the polygon lasso tool I held the base area of color and just shaded in each part with the brush tool.

Then came the candle holder, clicking in the area for the holder itself took quite a long time to do and a little longer when it came to the shading but it was worth it.

Finally, I added in a little shading and light layers to give it that “candle lit look”. 
Even Berelince herself was impressed by the work I had done with the coloring.

And I hope all of you do as well.


Note: All character(s) depicted here are 18 years of age or older.   Seriously, Mavis is 118 in the first film and 123 in the second.  SO THERE!

© Mavis Dracula - Hotel Transylvania and Hotel Transylvania 2 - Sony Pictures

3 Elsas by Berelince Colored

Sometime ago, while I was browsing around DA, I came across an incredible piece of Elsa fan art by Berelince

The original art here:  3 Elsas

I liked it because it showed a certain juxtaposition between the three stages that we’ve seen Elsa, first as the fun loving little girl who made her sister happy with her magic.  Then growing up into a woman so consumed by fear and anxiety and guilt over what happened as a child.   So much so that she’s closed herself off from the world and bundled herself up in layers, despite the summer warmth.  Then the final stage, the Queen of Ice, in complete control of herself and her abilities.  Now that I’d call growth, wouldn’t you?

So, given that and my soft spot for Elsa, I went to Berelince and asked her if she wouldn’t mind making a digital lineart of this piece (as a commission of course).  I had explained that after the lineart was done I would be coloring it, she agreed and I waited.

After it was done, it was time for my end of it.  The first challenge was the 5 year old Elsa because I had to keep in mind the light that was coming from the magic snowball in her hand.  Plus I had to throw in some effects of the snowflakes and such around it.

For the Coronation Elsa, this one took more detail in certain area, mainly her jewels, like her broach and her crown.  Such as in the very center of the crown there’s a blue jewel set into it which wasn’t in the lineart, but that was okay since I just painted it in and there we have it.

For Ice Queen Elsa, this presented other challenges, such as her hair, which has a lot more detail to it than the others that I have colored before.  After that there was her dress which after I had finished it, I knew that it needed something more.  So I went further than I had before and threw on some sparkles into it thanks to the Star Brush Set by DodoKiller

Finally, there was the background.  I knew that there had to be something there and it had to be simple otherwise it would just overcrowd the picture.   So I settled upon a little snow, her snowflake symbol and a vignette oval.

The Snowflakes Brush were thanks to Carocha

My thanks to Berelince for the wonderful work that she did on this and I hope all of you enjoy this as well.

© Elsa - Frozen - Disney