Surrender

And here she is.
This one took me a bit longer than expected to color because it was one of those where after "finishing" it, I wanted to try a different version, and after spending a whole day on that, I decided I liked the previous version more after all, lol. So yeah, that was a waste of time, but the important part is I really like how it turned out regardless.

One thing Ive been wanting to do more lately is pics where the pubic hair is visible, so youre gonna be seeing a lot of that in the next few pics. For this one I wanted to keep the look of it pretty similar to "Elegy" but maybe a bit more dense, and I think having her lowering her panties to reveal it just adds to the eroticism of it all. Then another thing Ive noticed I really like is poses where the character is resting their hand on their belly, its something that works especially well with pregnancy but even without it, it still looks really appealing for some reason (especially for someone who likes hands/nails like me).

And on that note, Ive also been going harder on the skin details lately, and one of the things Ive been doing more of is stretch marks (of course, only when I feel its fitting, as with my character), which is one of those things you have to zoom in on to really appreciate. I generally do them more on the breasts but lately I found I really like seeing them on the belly as well so Ive been trying to make them more noticeable there and yeah, Im sure its not to everyones taste but I love it so its something Ill keep doing going forward. It just fits my vision of her so well.

A few more things I tried with this pic were the hair, where I went with a bit of that 90s anime look on the area above the bangs. I had already done this with the previous pic actually ("As I Am") and it fits her design surprisingly well, though knowing me Ill probably keep trying different things instead of just sticking to this, but for now I really like it so Ill keep doing it.
And then I played a bit with the makeup around the eyes, adding some white eyeliner underneath and a bit of blue/aqua eyeshadow on the eyelids. Ive drawn her with closed eyes a bunch of times before but for some reason this never occurred to me, and it goes so well with the red, its one of those little details that make a pretty big difference. Plus the idea is it would more or less match her eye color so it would work even with her eyes open anyway.

And of course I have to talk about the outfit. I love drawing her in this kind of dress/gown where it frames her body and makes her skin tone stand out so much against the background, while still looking naturally lit. Though one interesting detail about the design of this one is its a very rare situation where the shoulders are covered, lol. I would say probably at least 95% of my stuff has bare shoulders but with this one I think maybe because of the way its cut and how it frames the breasts, or how it gives off the detached sleeves vibe, it just works so well. Then the other obvious thing was to add some glitter/starry night sky pattern/gradient to it which I think looks gorgeous here (and I also had the pillows match it just for some added consistency).

The background/scene is similar to what Ive been doing lately with all of her pics. Once again Ive been enjoying that consistency and I tend to stick to something until I get bored of it, plus its been good practice to get away from all the backlit/window view pics Im used to doing, which look great, but it became such a crutch I didnt know how to do anything else for a while.

Well, this was pretty much all I worked on this week. Still playing a ton of FFXIV but after 2+ years of not playing, I guess it was expected it would feel fresh again, and Im having a lot of fun lvling different jobs and doing the new dungeons and all that. But anyway, next up will be a few more commissions I think, still got a lot more stuff to do there and people to get to.