October 31st marks Reformation Day.  In honor, I did this quick piece of Martin Luther in photoshop.  It’s based on a painting of him I found on the internet, done by some famous and superior painter.  I made him fatter and his head a little squarer, and finished it in about 2 hours.  I intended for it to be very exaggerated, but when I finished, it seemed less caricatured than I expected.

Below is a step by step.

Some time ago I was reading George MacDonald’s book At the Back of the North Wind.  I was struck by the sensitivity of the book, and I started this picture.  My progress was interrupted by some client work.  Today I took a break from my regular work and endeavored to put enough finish on this piece to post it on my blog.  I still have some work left on it, and I’ll try to present a finished version in time.