When In Rome

This painting kicked my butt a little. I learned a lot from this piece--even humbled. The background became a little to muddied so I lightened it in Photoshop. Part of me feels that it's cheating though so I don't like doing it too much. A big leason for the next piece though.

The illustration is for a play poster called "When in Rome". It's a comedy about gladiators, and the storyline is completely cartoonish--right up my alley.

Rendered in watercolor and watercolor pencil (what else?). The title added using Photoshop.