Reluctant Heroine

This is a brand new artwork I created to illustrate one of the more important aspects of Shelby’s character. Although Shelby was taught how to use a gun, she never in her life imagined she would actually need to use it one day. The very thought of having to kill anyone or anything greatly disturbs her. She’s not your typical “kill everything in sight without giving a damn” action/adventure character. It’s one of the character aspects that separates her from most of the adventure heroines I’ve read/seen in other media.

If you would like to find out more about my original graphic novel project which I am writing and illustrating myself, see the Shelby Bly Project website.

I used IDL in combination with traditional lighting to create the light setup. Truth be told, the lighting of the original render and the way the lighting looks in the final, postworked render look to be completely different. Ah the wonders of postwork! I also rendered the portrait with Poser’s depth of field to put the most emphasis on Shelby’s face rather than the weapon. In the aforementioned postwork, I used a lot of adjustment layers to create the final artwork. I didn’t repaint anything; I just edited the colors and contrast in a variety of ways plus added a soft lensflare and vignette effect. The tears on her face were rendered inside of Poser rather than added in post.

Each artwork is printed by professional printers so that your prints will look amazing and last a lifetime. Artworks were created at and will be printed at 300ppi for crisp detail. Some color variation may arise due to differences in computer monitors/mobile devices and display settings. Prints will look as the artist intends and be shipped ready for framing. The “Copyright Lizzie Prusaczyk www.d9s.co” watermark seen on preview images will not be on the printed image. All artworks are limited to a run of 50 pieces with no exceptions.

For more information about the prints available and an explanation of all print types available from Dream 9 Studios plus information about shipping, see the Prints page.

If you would like to buy a print of this artwork or use it as part of a book cover or other such project, please contact me. My prices are extremely reasonable. Please do not steal this artwork or the intellectual content. Just because something is on the internet does not make it yours for the taking. Re-posting this artwork in any other gallery or website without its copyright watermark or the creator’s permission is strictly forbidden. If you would like me to contribute to your gallery, just ask me first. Gallery sites, Facebook groups, blogs, or other such online sites which post my artwork without my permission and/or claim it as their own will be sent a cease and desist order and I will contact your host or administrator about copyright infringement. My art is my life, please don’t take it or abuse it. For more information about copyright, please click here. Thank you for your understanding.