Royalty

This piece has been in the works for a long time. I had wanted to do an alternate version to the royal portrait of Queen and Robot. Wich I did a few months back but was never happy with. I kept trying but after a great deal of fiddling and re-thinking I was no closer.

Then I came upon this fantastic photo by Nikxstock [link] . The mood was perfect and really caught what I'd been reaching for. And so with new inspiration I started again.

I'm not actually totally satisfied with what's here, but I can tell if I keep pushing it I'll make it worse and there are some things I really do like about where it is now, so I think it's the end of the line for this version anyways.

Thanks again Nikx for the amazing photo.

Also, I don't know where I got the awesome texture I used as a background image, so if anyone knows tell me so I can credit them.