GIMPing

 I was just screwing around in my second hour, so I decided to re-make a picture on GIMP.

A photo off Google, not mine... I wish, though :)

I sketched out the outlines, then added color. I prefer to use the pencil tool on a large setting to outline. I use the paintbrush to color, just add gobs of "paint" to the canvas. I use the smudge tool to blend it. I like to do it in layers. I have a background layer (curtain) and foreground (her). I think if I did it again, I'd go more layers, ie: face, hair, jacket

For the face, I primarily used a size 3 brush. The rest of it was mostly 5 and 7. The background started about 20 and worked down to size 9. I took the glasses off, just a little "paint" over them and some smudging.

Final Result: not quite the same, but satisfactory for a GIMP trial. :) Looking back, is it just me, or does the second picture remind you of Cate Blanchett (Galadriel)?