In case you haven't heard, over 27K booster packs sold yesterday! 👏 👏 👏

The Hive account@steemmonsters Alpha pre-sale is officially over and with the SM Kickstarter having met it's initial pledge of 50K, we're onto the Beta cards, which are due to be released on October 1st. Not only did the KS campaign CRUSH its initial goal, but at the 150 backers mark, the SM community also defeated the level 1 Boss fight, which unlocked $10 daily SM Tournaments!

One boss down, one to go!

Level 2 Boss Fight - '30 Articles Of SM Themed Clothing' 🤸‍♀️

This is my entry; a Lightning Dragon themed bikini top!

See here for full submission details.

Will we defeat him in time? I sure hope so!

Materials

Assorted Acrylics & Watercolors

1. White (initial dragon outline, wings & underbelly)
2. Yellow (horns, hooves & SM logo)
3. Navy Blue (main body shadow)
4. Purple (tongue)
5. Blue (main body & mixed /w/ #1 for wings)
6. Burnt Yellow (horns, hooves & SM logo)
7. WC Orange (pigment addition for SM logo, mixed /w/ #2 & #10)
8. WC Burnt Yellow (pigment addition for horns & hooves, mixed /w/ #2)
9. Pearlescent Liquid Acrylic (lightning, mixed /w/ #1 & #5)
10. Gold Acrylic (SM logo)
    The arrows point to my brushes, of which I used a #4 flat tip & lastly a can of clear acrylic paint sealant to finish the job.

...And one random Bikini top

Now that's out of the way, let's see how I made it!

Step 1 - L. Dragon - Outline 🖌

I started off with a plain black bikini top and used white for the base outline, as it provides the perfect primer for layering colors onto.

Forgot to stop and take a progress picture before I started painting the horns, whoops...😕 They were done using straight yellow acrylic for the highlights & a mixture of burnt yellows for their cast shadows.

Step 2 - L. Dragon - Color Application 🎨

Starting with my darks first (navy blue & purple), I filled out the main body shadows & tongue, before moving to the lighter blue for the highlights.

The wings were done with a mixture of white & light-blue; this mix was also used as the color base for the lightning, with a few drops of the liquid pearlescent for added shimmer.

Step 3 - SM Logo - The Finishing Touch 💪

Unlike the dragon, the SM logo was primed using straight yellow acrylic. I then mixed WC orange, WC burnt yellow & acrylic gold, to achieve a subtle transition from dark to light whilst again, adding a slight sheen. ✨

And here's the finished product!

What do you guys think?

Let me know in the comments! This will be my official SM & Art posting page, though you can also follow me on my other steemit account Hive account@ascendemonkey.

Thanks for viewing & until next time,

PEACE!✌️