It has been way too long since I have had the opportunity and pleasure of drawing my favorite little seedrian, so I am glad I took the initiative to put together this piece. It is calm, peaceful and relaxing, so Cosmo was a great candidate to hold down the starring role for this image.

I remember my last Cosmo to be a bit of a lighting study, with strong and bright special effects, so it is rather appropriate that my newest one is in the same vein, even though it focuses on more negative values than positive ones. The overall image is very dark. Cosmo's colors that are naturally bright and vibrant have been strongly muted here, to better match her environment. The flower pedal dress has always struck me as unique, so I really played it up here. Spreading it out like that helps gives its wearer the feeling of weightlessness, which in turn lends itself to the overall "softness" of the image. That was more of a happy accident than good planning, but I will be sure to take credit for it.

The darker tones in this image create a masterful springboard to launch a few special effects at the viewer. There is no large lighting effect beating its audience over the head, but rather a number of small visual flairs that combine to help imbed the character into her surroundings.

This picture didn't have a clear direction or even a pinned down setting as far as halfway into its development, so I am more than pleased that I was able to create a cohesive image in the end. I just kept my art hand going on this one and at some point natural instinct just took over.

Take some time to enjoy this one people. I have a few other things to go work on.