天使の祈り
Prayer
The Angel's Prayer. Hmmm. This was actually just meant to be a rough sketch that I would transfer to a larger drawing space. So you'll notice a lot of vague lines, like I can't decide exactly what I want to draw. I wanted to try my hand at colouring actually. But I never got round to doing it, so in the end it's being published in this original, erm, planning state. Originally named it "巫の祈" which sort of translates to "The Priestess' Prayer". You can still see that title in my sketch book. Please ignore that celtic cross thing. It's not really part of the picture. Just, as I said earlier, some more rough sketching.
Picasa2 Editing: I hit "I'm feeling lucky" first, which basically just darkened the lines I think. That was followed by very very light tinting with a yellow-green sort of colour. Tried out the Glow function for the first time after that, using slightly heavier intensity and a small radius. Finally used the Focal B&W function which desaturates around the centre, and ended up with that mild halo effect around her body. All in all think the picture now has a rather ethereal effect, which is what I was aiming for. Yay!! Success.
