Little late on today's update, I went to the gym and came back to refine more this evening. I just started watching Last Man animated series, and it really pumped me up to get some more hours in tonight.
Further refined materials and value across the entire image, added thematic elements like better god rays and motion blurred petals. I find I'm adding a lot of rendering that could have been done easy at the start had I been more patient and confirmed my values. 
Happy Monday, more lion updates
Morning update, wish I could spend more time but have adult things to do. Yesterday it was setting up COBRA, today it's calling up the IRS to confirm my identity so I can get my return....thought Turboxtax was supposed to make this easy. 
Today is a double update, first the lion illustration.
So a lot of changes. Prior to today I felt I had slowed down and begun rendering problems I hadnt fixed. Took a closer gander at my reference and realized the image fell short in a lot of areas especially the face and arm. Much happier with the direction this is going in now!
And low and behold a new project!
The goal is to bring to life this idea I have been rattling around in my head for a while for a magic shop called 'Baba Yaga's'. I got a huge burst of inspiration after finishing 'A Letter to Momo' it wasn't a Ghibli production but was really of the same caliber.
The deliverables for this project will be eveyrthing a moderler needs, turnarounds/floorplan, interior and exterior shots and sketches.
Random gif I have been tinkering on.
Looked at some other peoples work and realized I could make some better decisions concerning the background and color.
Chugging aloooong
amd am old painting I found that I just started doodling on and it became something.
Fixing hands, fixing fabrics....
Saturation adjustments, refining metals and cloth depth.
