So.... every year I do a New Years illustration. Here's my rules when I begin:

Nothing more than a sketch before the painting, sometimes less than that. It will need alcohol based inspiration. And it's only for fun. In other words, this is not a work picture, it's something that is potentially a throw away, never to be seen again. In this case I had a thumbnail that was meant to be something entirely different but fell through - so I pulled it out and began to twist it into something different.

While it has no pre-defined story, I've formed one in my own head after completing it. I'd love to hear what story you guys get from it

The technical crap: Photoshop 7, mostly default brushes - with some grungy ones thrown in for flavor. Spent nearly 10 hours total. I DO have the ability to do a walk-through of this, but I'll only do it if there's a lot of interest. I'm lacking time at the moment so it becomes one of those many things on my list of "could happen some day". These things get higher on the list depending on if people let me know they want it to exist.

None the less, don't put much stock in this image, crits will likely not be applied unless they're really juicy, and I wouldn't expect a print run. This one's just for fun