shinsengumi

A pic of the Shinsengumi, not from any particular series even though they're featured in many shows. I wanted to do something recognizable for Anime Expo, but I didn't want to worry about fanart and copyright issues so I stuck with actual historical figures. Although I'm sure the real shinsengumi guys looked nothing like this. Anyway, I might make this a print here at DA later on, but for now, I'm just going to have prints of this at the convention. It's kind of weird looking since it's a bit flattened and the background is a bit abstract, but still, I hope it does well at the con.

Done the usual way. Start to finish on Photoshop. Not sure how long this one took, but I'd guess around 15-20 hours. I debated with myself a while before deciding to throw the foreground out of focus. I have a sharp version of it, but I think the leaves look too busy and cluttered that way.