I was inspired by the aesthetics of Japanese Gothic dolls, and tried to create a kind of an ' alive-still life'
sweet yet slightly disturbing atmosphere.
I painted it from a scanned sketch I prepared a while before, and worked from that point solely in Photoshop.
I used several references loosely, mainly for the white cat and the embracing arms.
I'm adding a small 'in the making' image.
hope you like it

oh, the most difficult part by far were the shoes... the perspective was cruel ; ;


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* ( Update: An explanation of this Image's working process will feature in the coming 'Digital Art Masters: Vol.3')