High Contrast Amaterasu (Shinto Sun Goddess)

This another commissioned artwork for a series of Mythological Creatures and Gods, this time this one is about the Shinto Sun Goddess, Amaterasu.

Amaterasu (天照), Amaterasu-ōmikami (天照大神／天照大御神／天照皇大神), or Ōhirume-no-muchi-no-kami (大日孁貴神) is a deity of the Japanese myth cycle and also a major deity of the Shinto religion. She is seen as the goddess of the sun and the universe. The name Amaterasu is derived from Amateru and means "shining in heaven". The meaning of her whole name, Amaterasu-ōmikami, is "the great august kami (deity) who shines in the heaven".[N 1] According to the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki in Japanese mythology, the Emperors of Japan are considered to be direct descendants of Amaterasu.

Bellow you can appreciate in a GIF the initial sketch and then creation process with vectors.

Technical Info:
Digital Media
Created with Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 and Adobe Illustrator CC 2015
Creation time, around 8 hours

Full Resolution 1500x1500px at 72dpi

Creative Commons - @melooo182

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