This digital painting was commissioned for prints by Rie Sheridan Rose of Josephene Mann and Alistaire Conn, the main characters from her delightful Conn-Mann Chronicles series of Steampunk Adventure novels. Prints (minus the wording at the bottom) will be available exclusively from Rie, starting at SoonerCon in Oklahoma June 24-26, 2016. I hear she’s got quite a few steampunky goodies ready for the show. Outside of the con, you can contact her through theconnmannchronicles.com. This is a digital painting done in Photoshop. I had the best time working on this piece, really letting loose with the colors and textures, and trying to capture some of the charm of Rie's lively characters. The best part was, of course, adding Miss Priss down there hiding behind her mistress's skirts. Though the costuming runs a close second. This one was a lot of work but so, so worth it. I must have learned a million things working on this one.
I’ve also added a detail shot of the faces. And the hands - which I am very proud of.