"Russian Winter"

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I couldn't go into too much detail about this situation. ;]
Though if the title weren't enough to tell you, this would be during the periods Adair has stayed in Russia.. Russian by birth and also where he's spent plenty of time residing in.
I aim for particular moods and experimentation in technique with paintings like this.. this one I wanted to draw exhaustion, somewhere cold, and fiddled around with not going overboard on shading and hairstyle.

This was meant to be a bigger project, but I made it quick and crammed a LOT more work and cut corners to make it fit into one night, and it's a smaller resolution than I normally do paintings at. I'm happy to just have it done, as the concept has changed 4 times and then the sketch got ruined.. thankfully after I scanned it. : B The bulk of the work has been done today/yesterday.
The background especially, though more than detail I have been going for the feel.. and that isn't too bad. Apart from the graffiti, I only used brushes that came with adobe to create any textures here.. quickly. _{Not only is Steph a dumbass in the face of textures, she is also nitpicky.} Fog was a first for me. I want to do more with it.. I even have had fun. I just need sleep more.

I didn't go too overboard with the skin and hair like I tend to, and am a bit happier with the turnout.. (Note that Adair is not usually this pale, and in addition to being lighter-skinned than normal it's also pretty damned cold, thus the darker lips than I usually add xDD )
I.. forgot a shitload of details... like the sweat-matted hair, snowflakes.. etc etc. Then I realize "..I can't draw that stuff anyway11!,!!.!"

Brushes to aid with the graffiti from::



Adair K. -- myself (genji-rose)