So, check out this character. Like an old Indiana Jones posing for American Gothic. I chose him because A) he's awesome B) I wanted to try a new technique that seemed best to try first on a front facing portrait.
I cut around his head, down to his shoulders, and then folded his head down. I put a biscuit cutter around the now mostly empty space, and painted the space inside the biscuit cutter with gold gouache, creating a golden nimbus for Dr. Jones.
I wanted to use this cool symbol, but it's actually pretty large, covering too many of the details.
In the end I went a quote from my book on alchemy and a stamp, just to add a little texture to the piece.
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