Touched

Touched was inspired by a series of songs on my playlist, particularly "Touched" by VAST. I had a lot of fun with this and was able to bring a lot of raw energy and chaos to this composition. Doing the brushwork for the background took quite awhile to do. The retouch work was also quite fun for this image. I wanted to do something different as far as the colors and I'm satisfied with how those choices turned out.

Time: 14 HRS
Tools: Photoshop, Wacom Intuos3 4x6

Stock: istockphoto [link]
All other elements are custom.