I drew this direcly onto my Wacom Cintiq Tablet instead of scanning in a drawing. I was inspired by Linda Bergkvist's Master/Slave painting. I wanted to create something very beautiful but also funny in a subtle way. The model is based on Veronika, "the Perfect Muse". I tried to use a variety of texture brushes for the background. I am trying to get away from the airbrushy look of Photshop and I think this painting looks as if it was done in traditional oils.