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Chosen as a finalist in 's Actress Contest!

I was working on a second portrait of Matt Bellamy (a MAJOR failure, restarted approximately two thousand times) when I saw this reference and had to draw it immediately.

Strange that the things I DON'T set out to do turn out better than things I plan on for a while.

The reference. Gorgeous. I loved everything about it - the awesome headphones, hair, chains, sequins, etc. It's an interesting form of glamour.

CLEARLY, she's listening to Muse and therefore in a trance-like state.

Speaking of which, Muse (as in, all three of the band members) will *hopefully* be my next topic, as well as the singular portrait of Matthew. Obsession. Of course, that will take forever. And then a goldfish. And some song illustrations. And various other people.

Working on this was really fun, thanks to my iPod's shuffle being cooperative. I just need to develop better skills with fabrics, sequins, chains, etc. Spent time on them, but still didn't get very good results. Scanner took out some subtleties, but overall it's a pretty good representation. And I like Portman - she and Keira Knightley and Winona Ryder all, IMO, resemble each other, and are quite beautiful.