My Grandmother was a beautiful woman. I wish my reference photograph for this illustration wasn't so teeny, as I would have loved to capture more of her charm and the details of her surroundings. I did this a couple years ago and just found it as I was searching for something else, and thought it deserved a post. <3 you always Gram.
I've been trying to digitally paint in this style for weeks now, and it turns out the secret lies in PS5's new brushes. This took me an embarrassingly long time to produce but since it was a first, I know I'll be much faster next time around. I love the soft feel and the flames are almost exactly how I pictured them to be.