Portrait of a Replicant

Original size 11x8.5 © 2012 Alex Ledante

The full title of this piece is "Portrait of a Replicant and Other Dolls" because I filled the background with things that relate to the condition of these fine Nexxus products. One of the best parts in Blade Runner was Pris attempting to hide the physical evidence of her accelerated decrepitude with make up: Trying to pass as human by, ironically enough, looking like a doll

For once my rimlighting is appropriate since the neon was a major light source in the film. The biggest challenge was figuring out how to render that creepy pupil effect just right. Of course, having to paint everything in the next room just in case you had an image enhancer was a real pain

Now I am inspired to do more film themed portraits- Please look forward to them!