The Beauty of Snow Days

So remember that time, oh, a couple of days ago where I said I might turn a sketch into a more fully developed work? 'Might' was the operative word there. Well! Two snow days later and I did it! Yay! And I have to say I'm very, very pleased with how it turned out. First, observe the sketch again:

And now, the final piece:

Woohoo! So, I used a couple of references for a few of the images, particularly images of Nicole Kidman and Candice Accola. The entire work is a mixed media and I used Prismacolor illustration markers, watercolors, Prismaclor colored pencil, pencil, and Micron pens (my personal favorite). I also used a variety of techniques for some of the backgrounds such as salt on watercolor and sponging. The fire, which I'm particularly fond of, I just kind of rolled with. No images for a reference. I'd like to think I embraced an Impressionist style while creating it. The broken mirror I did use a reference for.

Enjoy!

<3 Kate