The huntress was from the beginning meant to be a tuff, fears amazon/viking like female, but as I painted she just refused to look mean and didn’t fit in the background, a forest. I saw a documentary about Tolkien and was influenced by the land and people of Rohirrin, so I changed the background. I also thought she needed some companions on her hunting, so she got a bird and a dog. Her hairdo was inspired from George Lucas Star Wars movies, no special character, just some hairdo that would fit on a female in one of the Star Wars bar scenes. References was used for the shape of the bow and for the bird. My friends dog modeled for yes, the dog.

Photoshop CS2