"Gabriel's Last Song" 11X17 Print by Kipsworld Art D'Lahl I had almost given up

I had almost given up on this piece as the position of the armor was giving me a terrible time

Reference photo of model Ruby True (IG @ruby_true) for the face is courtesy Luci Alice Photography

Paula was super nice and helped me out at San Diego Comic Con one year and we were able to get some great photos to use for reference

Umbrella symbol and Alice herself are all done with traditional brush techniques in acrylic

The background was airbrushed after foreground subject was completed with tradition brush methods

"Gabriel's Last Song" 11X17 Print by Kipsworld Art D'Lahl I had almost given up11x17 Print of my original painting using acrylics and inks on paper. After God is dead or perhaps just doesn't want to help. The last angel, Gabriel, defends the gates of Heaven against the onslaught of the denizens of Hell and the underworld. Will evil triumph in the end and all that is be thrown into darkness? Or will somehow good be victorious and restore the light to the world? The sky was airbrushed first. Then the stairway in the background was