Death's Candles Conceptualization

Now that I am no longer fighting my Wacom tablet, I have decided to give my upcoming artwork a thorough revamp. Originally it's entitled "The Incoming Tempest," but now (partly due to Halloween-esque inspiration) it will be "Death's Candles." Now for a preview pic:

Click to fullview -- you know you want to ;p

The change was also to help the artwork be more "Giratina," for lack of better term. In fact, so far this is the closest I have been to the Gira in my mind, physical- and character-wise. Although it's flattering that he has many fangirls in DA (my cousin even point blank said he has more sex appeal than Dialga *coughs*), I am a bit bothered that people may be forgetting that he is first and foremost the Dragon of Shadows, the God of Death. 

And no, his chest doesn't have to be that bare in the final. Still thinking if I am going to give him a necklace or something. :D

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Or rather, my signature long-haired female character through the years. Although some of the proceeding stuff may hurt the eyes (including mine), one does get the urge to see the evolution of my art guinea pig (sorry, Kiya!) every once in a while.

Artwork: Gijinka Palkia and Dialga ver. 1.0
Comments: Oh boy, would you believe she originally looked like this?!

Artwork: Dragons of Sinnoh
Comments: Although that artwork was quite a milestone for me, well... at least my coloring was a bit better...

Artwork: Reconciliation
Comments: Woah, her hair's down for the first time!

Artwork: Cosmic Covenant
Comments: Now that I look at this artwork, I kind of like the background more than the people in the foreground. :/

Artwork: ---- (unrendered sketch)
Comments: Now, if only the final results were as pretty as the sketches...

Artwork: Part of cover page of a fanfic
Comments: Wow, so pale. Wonder what possessed me to give her the vampire-like look, considering how I don't like... ahem.

Artwork: Starmaker (revamped version)
Comments: Not half-bad, but why still so pale?! (*Facepalms myself*)

Artwork: One With the Night
Comments: I was riddled with a lot of technical difficulties here, so I might say this is only so-so. But at least she doesn't look as drained of blood as before.

So, I deeply apologize if I burned anyone's eyes out. The next pic is actually the updated preview of my only pending full artwork. Nix the earlier face you may be familiar with, because a couple o' weeks earlier, I just realized how much I needed practice in rendering semi-realistic people. Of course, the day may come when I may look at this new face and come up with the same negative reaction I now give its predecessors, but for now, it will have to do. Hopefully it's not too bad.

Note: Despite the tons of revisions, the last pic still isn't final! There's a big chance the actual output will look different.