This was the first in my Siren series. Is she the kind of beauty that would rescue your poor soul in a time of peril, or does she desire to take you away with her to unknown realms, never to be seen or heard from again? I'll let you decide! The original is available for sale, as well as limited edition prints.
Tools Used: Charcoal and Chalk Pastel on Canson Paper
The underpainting. Trying to figure out the composition.
Adding the lighting layer to work out light source.
Phase three: the local color layer... Whoever said chalk pastels aren't paintings?
The finished piece!
Detail of the face.
Detail of the elbow fin.