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Happy Thor's Day, my friends!It's been quite a busy week so far, which explains my lack of updates here on the Gallery. That said, some of the work I've been doing includes many of the long overdue commissions I always speak about. Those that the clients have been kind enough to waitfor; this is one such piece. I enhanced the original request's size and doubled it, making my best effort to fill the scene with details to make up for the lost time.This is an illustration for, featuring his female Imperial Commissar, leading the brave men of the Emperor's Hammer into battle. I've always loved the depictions of female Imperial officers though some of them are, shall we say, too heavy on thefactorThis character, on the contrary, is fierce and strong and dons her Imperial rank with powerful determination. I made it an objective to make her beautiful, yet still wearing practical protective armor; I hope I've succeeded.I especially like the Dark Millenium's palette, which allows me to use darker tones. I like the fact that the background is a subdued grayscale, which enhances the main character in the foreground but also makes for a very interesting, detail-filled backdrop.I hope you all enjoy this one and see you soon with more illustrations!Nic.-