Picked up a concept sketch I made a long while back. Initially it was only the outline for the couple in the center. The background as well as facial/outfit details were added anew during the painting process.

I get this extremely aggravating feeling that the characters and the background don't match at all, even though each of them on their own are pretty good for my skill. This irks me. =_=;;;

Background was done with watercolor brushes, flames and characters were done with airbrushes.

Corel Painter 11 - 5~8 hours maybe?