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This one started with me just wanting to do that pose of lying back with breasts sagging to the side, since its one of my favorites and I dont do it nearly enough, and then as I started to work on it more I added in the arms up and crossed legs which all came together into a really sexy combo.

To get the obvious out of the way, Ive been curious what she would look like with glasses for a while. Ive tried it a few times in previous pics but it never really worked, it just always felt out of place. I think its one of those things that requires a specific look and this one just happened to be it. After I added them, I couldnt go back. I kept them in a separate layer the whole time just in case I changed my mind but every time I tried taking them off, it looked so weird, lol. Its amazing how our brain works, in that once you get used to something, any change feels "wrong".

Of course this doesnt mean Ill be adding glasses to all of her pics now, its just an extra "option" for whenever I feel its appropriate, like if I draw her reading or in a secretary outfit or whatever. Either way let me know what you think, yay or nay? Which one do you prefer, glasses or no glasses?

Moving on, the hardest part was figuring out what I wanted her to be wearing. The idea was to go with a babydoll (I somehow still havent drawn her in one) but it wasnt working because I wanted her breasts to be out without anything holding them up, so I basically just took that part out. In the end its like an underbust dress I guess? Just without the piece of clothing youd usually have undernearth, covering the breasts.

Another thing is throughout the whole coloring process the dress was all black but almost at the end I started messing with it and realized this mix of black and white looked way better due to the extra contrast and how it matches the scene/background overall.

Then the stockings seal the deal with the sexy look. I think Ive gotten pretty good at drawing them and getting the texture just right. Keeping them soft and with a nice amount of transparency, but also detailed. I really enjoy drawing them actually, even though I usually prefer bare legs, its very satisfying both to draw and look at. And youll be seeing more in the near future.

Im also trying to get more practice at this kind of angle when it comes to the face, like more from below (similar to "Descent" last year). Its pretty challenging but its so good when you want to give the character an empowering, confident look, especially if she is looking down at the viewer. Just need to do it more often to get better at it.

Lastly, I realize her tail is super long on this one but I couldnt figure out any other way to make it work composition wise, since I definitely wanted it to be framing the bottom corners of the pic and coming out the other side. This is why the tail is one of those things where I like to have a lot of creative liberty and the length changes from pic to pic, lol. To me what matters the most is the overall look so I dont mind sacrificing things like that, plus its just part of the experimentation that comes with drawing a character many times. I just wanna keep trying things, seeing what works and what doesnt.

Think thats all I have to say about this one. Also the Dawntrail benchmark dropped today. Have you tried it? What do you think of the changes? Are you happy with your character?