Sykosan Color Contest - D.Va Entry by RBL-M1A2Tanker (large version is in this link)

The first color contest I participated in was back in 2004.  Since then, I may have entered...two others.  Generally I don't participate, not when I have plenty to do as it is.  However, while I don't play the game, I really dig the Overwatch characters and their designs, and when @sykosan put out that he was running a coloring contest, well...figured maybe now was the time to try once again?

Overall, I like how this turned out.  I tried a couple different things to try to get the look right, but I also tried out a different trick with the layers.  A trick I found, unexpectedly enough, from the back of the Star Trek Boldly Going comic by one of the artists who worked on the Mirror Universe books, by applying a Flats layer above the lineart and then changing it to Color mode.  It gave the image a much warmer feeling, and a bit more rich color, in my opinion. I may do that more often, but we shall see!

I'm glad this is finished, and turned out as decently as it did. Best of luck to the other participants!

Original Lineart and contest details can be found here: https://sykosan.deviantart.com/art/Color-Contest-705972521

Credits: Linart by @sykosan Background images and character © Blizzard Entertainment