Koivine in the Sky

This came from a late-night experiment with a new brush set I found via the Lexxercise Tumblr blog, and I’m EXTREMELY happy with this. This was about two and a half hours worth of playing with colours and digital paints, and I might use some of these techniques and brushes in later speedpaints.

This is actually an image inspired from a REALLY strange and really awesome dream I had during a nap a few days ago. It was mildly Toriko-inspired, as I remember being my chef persona, and being with my combo partner.

The most vivid image from that dream was of this gorgeous koi-headed vine stalk hanging from the sky over a sea of endless clouds. It’s not often that I have dreams where I actually feel like I’m there, rather than just observing myself from the outside like I’m watching a movie. I distinctly remember feeling utterly stunned, even scared by how ENORMOUS this living creature was, and the sensations I got from being so close to it. I had to attempt painting it in some way before I left for bed and lost the concept.