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Safran

Added 2024-04-07 15:20:44 +0000 UTC

So heres a Viera bust commission I did in February.

For this one the pose and expression were both requested (arms up, simper), and its definitely not a combination I would usually do since its too "forward" for my liking. Im especially picky with open smiles which is why I rarely do them, but then again its nice to do something different once in a while, so its not always serious/stoic expressions.

And as you can see she once again has the combination of dark skin + blonde hair, which seems to be very popular. Im generally not a fan of such a strong yellow for the hair since the character ends up looking too cartoony (that goes for strong colors in general aside from red I guess, like with eyes for example), but I tried to make it work the best I could within my style. Along with that, freckles have also become a common thing with commissioned characters, which is a good sign since it means Im doing a good job with it.

Oh and you might notice she does have a tail. I wanted to make sure the tip was visible at least, despite this being a bust, in the same way I always try to include it with miqo'tes and au ra. I do think that might be part of why in game Vieras never appealed to me, the lack of a tail, even if just a small bunny one. So I was glad to include one here.

Then, given her look we both thought some kind of tribal thing would suit her so thats what I went for, along with the woodlands background. I just added the simple paint and necklace and that pretty much did the trick. The background was definitely inspired by the Fanow area in FFXIV, and Ive always liked that kind of aesthetic with a "village" among the trees with wooden bridges connecting them and such, so thats what I tried to capture.

Thats it for this one. Next Ill probably post another one of my au ra, I tried something "new" with her look and Im curious to know what people will think.