I took a break from my planet series to work on this piece.

I got inspired one night to paint a beautiful empress who looks as evil as she does kind.

I have my own story in mind for this image but I want the viewer to interpret there own story. I want the viewer to also question what her emotions could be.

I painted this image in Photoshop. No references were used. I spent a lot of time on this image working on her skin especially. Painting the solders in the background was a bit tedious as well but fun at the same time.