DIGITAL PAINTING : OLD WOMAN

I have found a couple of images from a piece I produced a couple of weeks ago. it also happens to be what I consider my first serious digital painting. The Task was to reproduce a given image using painting using no line work in Photoshop with my Wacom. This was new to me as I usually structure with my lines etc. but I enjoyed it and found it has opened up my range of styles and adds to what I can produce.

Here is a close up of  what i had done in an hour. I first blocked in sections of colour, I then added in shadows and highlights slowly to create a 3 dimensional effect. the black lines you see in the ear are how I told myself where shading was. I would first draw in these lines over the colour and then work from there. 

These images show the painting 15 - 20  minutes later. I have added shading and detail to the ear and also started on the neck and arm. I am very happy with what I produced for my first digital painting and another should be up soon.