This picture took me a lot of time, but I liked working on it.
I tried to improve the shading. In the past, a lot of my dear watchers criticised that the shadows in my pictures aren't strong enough. I think I improve my shading technique slowly, but I'll keep it in mind. I still hesitate to use very dark shadows. I fear they will look too static or artificial.
The 'bust' shows a "The Dark Eye" character I am working on for a long time now. I can say for sure that she is a magician from the so called Horasreich (a renaissance influenced setting). ^^ And I can say for sure that I will soon manage to 'finish' the character. ( If a roleplaying character can ever be finished at all.)
I am looking forward to hear your opinion about the picture. And do not hesitate to criticize it. ^^ This always helps me to improve.