This image took me a long time to finish because of all the little details. I studied a TON of royal portraits, both painted and photographed alike for much of the inspiration. Probably the most obvious influences are Ingres portrait of Napoleon and Holbein the Younger's portrait of King Henry VIII.
I like red. A lot. Maybe you can tell?
Learned more about painting gold and various textile textures.
The character is one of my own, from my first book. Basically he wouldn't have ever been king except that the real king was in self-imposed exile. King Davenport (above portrait...) took his place for many years. He ends up being a general in the war to recapture his lost kingdom, which has been taken over by the enemies. He's a good guy.
Blogger chewed this one up and spit it out again, so click for the REAL image.
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