my most personal piece. A gift for someone very close to me ...


some things are better left unsaid ...



many thanks to sameer ketkar (sam4grafix) | for that crucial correction! ..
check out his gallery ( find personal snapshots of him with his loved ones, more like hidden treasures ) :
http://sam4grafix.deviantart.com/gallery/


snehal, santosh & alex | guys thanks a lot for your suggestions!


done using photoshop cs3, it took 10 hours for completion .. tools used : smudge brush, lots of layer transparencies, dodge and burn tool ...
hard edged brush for blocking ...
pen tool for linework ...


reference scene from "memoirs of a geisha"
(love that movie a lot!!)
http://images.allmoviephoto.com/2005_Memoirs_of_a_Geisha/2005_memoirs_of_a_geisha_002.jpg


cheers people!
hope you all like it!


nevs