So I was fiddling around with Sketchup yesterday, using a model of a Stormtrooper, when it struck me that this would make an interesting base for an illustration.
I slapped several coats of Geek No. 7 on it and came up with this as a reference for the project.
After that out was time for lineart in Photoshop. I used an Intuos S tablet for that... And I seriously drew and redrew that arm about ten times. I'm STILL not happy with it.
So after that I colored it in and colored the lineart too.
The next step will be to take it into Corel Painter for shading and texturing, before bringing it back to Photoshop for compositing with an appropriate background.
Further updates to come!