The Sleeper Awakens

Here's a new one I did for the monthly challenge at ImagineFX. I originally had a totally different idea, but switched gears halfway through and am glad I did.

I was trying for an airy palette in this one and attempted to enhance the sense of scale with color and atmospheric perspective. I also did something new for me, which was to create a palette of basic colors beforehand. I had to modify the palette halfway through to increase the saturation, and eventually began to use the color picker late in the painting, but using a pre-determined palette deal helped keep the colors clearer than usual.

As always, comments & critique are encouraged. I got a lot of suggestions from people along the way, and it really helped.