Samus Paint Process

Here are the different stages of my recent Samus Aran image, mostly using Sam Nielson's painting process.

Link to his detailed walkthrough: theartcenter.blogspot.com/2010…
Link to high-resolution, finished Samus image: southpawper.deviantart.com/art…

It really helped to break away from my current way of doing things. I learned a bunch of cool tricks, on top of spending more time on details than I usually do.

Her proportions and attitude were also inspired by Gashi Gashi's work. I wanted to take his style/proportions and give them slightly more realism, while adding my own twist.

Edit: Everything was done in Photoshop CS4.