Wizard Portrait for a DnD Icon (with step-by step)

Digital Painting portrait for a basic mage icon. You can read my short descriptions for a little step by-step changes (not a lot of detail, sorry).

Just in case of curiosity, this is from where I started the painting, just a basic Idea for structure

This is the finished portrait stage, before adding some rims and a different ear!

I tried to get a lot of vibrance in the background with those greens, while keeping it about the character

And of course, he needed his flame. Do notice the subttle warm tones and lighting change in these vs the previous one.