THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WONDERFUL COMMENTS, FAVS AND MOSTLY THANKS TO ELITHA [link] FOR THE DD

yay finally done!, took me about 15hrs or so. i should have picked something little less complex for my 2nd painter piece but i like a challenge, i guess i learn better that way. anyways it's a photo of ayumi hamasaki, a beautiful Jpop star, not a huge fan but i just love this picture, (from her "Blue bird" album cover) so i had to paint it. hope you like.

painter 9 using wacom tablet.

side note:
I'm sick of answering to this comment, it's not a "trace", and I put that it's a fan art used for PRACTICE to get better at Painter. I measure all my works to get angles and perspectives just right. I NEVER claimed it's a Original, I clearly state that it's a copy of Ayumi's photo/album cover ("Blue Bird").
Really ppl get over it, it's a copy but not a TRACE, I DON'T TRACE, the last time I've traced was in Jr. High.
I'm humbled and appreciative by the DD but I would be the first one to say that it's not really DD worthy cuz it's a copy of a photo, but I've seen worse DD's posted, with that said the DD's are all posted because ppl like the art work, so kudos to those that get them.
I hope that'll be the end of this bitchin' about it being traced, and how it's shouldn't be a DD.