thank you!! that's definitely more of the vibe I was going for than how I typically draw her-- she's a noble! she's meant to be cooly intimidating with how she holds herself, that's just not often the side of her I try to portray, because she's... not as much there as she once was. she'll get back there, though <3

the lighting was a ton of fun to do!! I originally made it a lot warmer, but I think the cool contrast is nicer in this instance. this new method of shading's been helping out a lot too- it's your standard greyscale painting but all of the layers of shadow and light are separated so you can adjust their colours/modes once it's all done. it goes super fast!! <3 the only downside is it's a little harder to properly blend but I have no fucking idea how to blend anyway LMAO

yeah!! there's something almost freeing about not fussing too much over the exact specifics as it relates to either a character or a scene and instead altering it to better suit the intent, it lets you, just... create and it's so nice

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thank you so much!! the expression (mostly the facial proportions) was something new but a lot of fun to mess around with, and the lighting was really fun too!! really nice to have a direct reference instead of having to think about it in entirety, and contrast always makes the brain feel v good 💕