CGAN Zodiac - Scorpio challenge - Final Entries

I seem to have run out of time with this one (I was sure I had a few more days but the calendar says no.) I blame all those hours learning to draw smooth lines!
So I didn't get chance to make the changes I wanted (especially a redesign of the simplistic clothing) and the background has ended up being a little rushed and gimmicky but it's just about presentable.

1: Scribble A Pose.
2: Life In The Slow Line.
3: First Bit Of Colour.

And the final... Scorpio Girl Manga-style.

So here we are, the first of my Zodiac challenges. I wanted to do something different here, I had 1 day and spent about 15 hours from initial idea to finished piece. I did no prep sketches and after the initial layout sketch worked on a single layer. I used no undo, no marques, no brightness/contrast adjustments and no layer effects. I attempted to just paint. I recently read an interview with Phil Hale where he described his process (traditional media) and discussed the pros and cons of creating something in a spontaneous manner, he likened it to live music where there are no reruns or second takes and it inspired me to have a go.
Here it is, warts and all, with no apologies and no post production polish:
Scorpio Live.

Wip 1
Wip 2

+1 for Atto.
An interesting idea in terms of concept, process and execution. The limitations you imposed on yourself have resulted in something fresh and stylish.
The combination of surrealism and painterly expression is very appealing and worthy of many a vote.
And if you didn't use any UNDO then I can balance that and state that I more than compensated for that absence during my own hapless attempts at linework. My CTRL-Z keys have eroded away to nothingness.

Right back at you Val - you get my vote just for naming a Wip 'Life in the slow line'
But seriously, I knew you weren't overly happy with the result and wished you had more time but I think the image works very well. I think her legs are rendered particularly successfully and you have achieved a nice sense of depth not only to her pose but across the whole image. Nice to see you got that dynamism into the whipping braid and I actually really like the background.
The real winner for me here is the creation of perspective between the two hands and the rendering on her face, especially the nose.
Congrats on a very successful image that was entirely out of your comfort zone.

A tie? I demand a recount! 1... 2... Oh yeah, it was a tie.

If it's still a tie second time around we should decide via Rock, Paper, Scissors.
And I always choose scissors! Always!

It's rock for me then! or are you just lulling be into a false sense of security with such an obvious bluff?