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UPDATE: Already some weeks ago I worked on a better version of my old self portrait cause I didn't like it anymore the way it was.
I learned something about painting itself while I made those changes and so the technique has in my opinion nothing to do with a drawing anymore and so belongs to the drawing section finally.
I also cut the other person away cause I didn't like this part of the pic eitehr anymore.
THE OLD version is still linked below.

ORIGINAL description:
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A witch is traveling through a forest. With the mighty powers of hers she has not to fear her own reflection which suddenly appears in front of her...
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First of all, I made this pic to show something. Realism actually is not that hard; I used to work like that one year ago or so and then I was told don't do that. Because, I admit, I use tools to get that look: Like the smudge tool for the bright background, - and that's something I at least admit - as I used filters like lens flare for that pic because I simply love them.
Like my standart brushes.
But I think when people are allowed to copy my design style then I am allowed to show that I can paint in a different style as well.
*looks around*

I dropped Painter Classic. Needed my filters and layers to do this, so: Photoshop 7+ my Graphire 3.

PS: Almost forgot to say that cause this is a self portrait the reference was of course myself and I used some lightning references etc as well.

PPS: Why a self portrait? Cause my almost father wants me to make at least one self portrait per year.