Kamikaze

I meant to write a few paragraphs but this scene stopped me in my tracks. It's a story I've been writing for 11 years and will most likely never publish, so I don't feel too guilty. (Ironically the story is called 'Deadline'.) I mostly worked on this painting during lulls at work (there were a lot today) and whenever I was waiting for emails to load or some such (office internet suuuucks). I brought in a lot of the techniques I've recently learned from watching Ahmed Aldoori, Valentina Remenar, and SinixDesign. Go watch 'em, they're great.

This character isn't hugely important to the plot except as a backstory but if you're gonna give someone the face of a 50's movie star it seems silly not to show it. This moment is about .5 seconds before she dies, so that's ... fun. I used my namesake, Lauren Bacall, as a model. That woman had some amazing cheekbones. 

“I know exactly who you are,” Sandra said, her shoulders heaving. She lifted her gaze. Her eyes were shining a brighter gold than August’s. Her pupils were glowing embers. “You won’t take anything else from me.” 

Photoshop CC + Intuos Pro, 3-ish hours, referenced 5 or 6 pics of Lauren Bacall that I found (the real challenge was finding pics where her eyes weren't all sultry----can't have my character dying seductively). 

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This is an original character. Please don't use this for anything like silly posters and music mixes without first messaging me and asking permission. Thanks!

I used it for a music mix here: 8tracks.com/mbrainspaz/snap-ou…