Final Design Phase WIP
I want to make sure I know what her armor looks like before moving on.
This is taking longer than expected but I think it'll save me time in the end.
Thanks for the feedback! I did try to keep the hat on #4 but unfortunately it doesn't look good as a whole 
Geez time went by so quickly... I really hope I can make it in time
lovely stuff :3
I'd just be careful you don't take away too much of the cool stuff from your previous sketches. it feels like alot of the shapes the broke up the silhouette have been removed or made smaller so she just feels less interesting than those previous designs (which i think are fantastic btw)
It's definitely looking good, but again I would never ever think this is a bee keeper from her outfit. Probably more of a witch honestly or something from Bloodborne lol I'm excited for your final piece! (yes time is ticking lmao)
I find it hard to complete illustrations from scratch to finish without failing a lot. The only one time I did a full illustration is a fan art of a character from Aion, but it took me 2 months back and forth. This time I'm trying to reinforce what I've learned last time and apply it. It's especially hard because the design is my own, also its a full splash instead of a bust drawing. As hard as it is, I'm learning a lot and I think I can pull it off with even more effort.
Illustration Phase: setting up Heavy WIP
In this stage (the hardest stage imo) I'm mostly setting up layers and moving things around
to see what works for the final image. I will adjust the design as I go to make her more "bee-like".
The next step would be to color the image and add more lighting to it after everything is clean and properly set up. I'm hoping to complete this step on the 1st, leaving at least 5 days for rendering and adding details.
It's looking great!!! And you can do this!! 
Good luck!!
You can definitely do it, and being able to do something like this will likely open your horizons even more to bigger and bigger pieces. The bust shot is beautiful, but it won't be nearly as impressive as your ability to complete a large full scale piece
Update: the illustration is coming together, and right now I'm improving the design. Hopefully I can colour and render within the next few days!
Illustration Phase: adjustments+color and light WIP
Turbo mode on... I will start rendering once I have everything I want in place.
Making good progress so far. The colours are gorgeous on your character and I love her design. Gives me young witch vibes. The trees framed around your character is a nice touch too.
Although, those black swarms don't really look like bees. Are they just placeholders so you know where to place your bees?
Thank you, and yeah I'm like 30% done only 
I got stuck last week so I'm a bit behind schedule. I'l probably have to pull all nighters for this...
Ouch. I don't think you're the only one at least. I'm seeing a bunch of new entrants pop up in the last week out of nowhere that just recently started. You've got a leg up on them at least. 
Don't strain yourself too much. Hope you can make it man!
Thank you, I'll definitely try my best 
Illustration Phase: Final
I know you're adding effects and what not, but the bg to me feels really unfinished (whether that's intentional or not) but it looks kinda strange when faced with a really fleshed out and finished character, and I know it's too late to point this out as well but she seems to be on a different plane to the trees themselves, like in a different perspective.
Either way, good work so far and I hope you can finish it before the deadline
