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In Perfect Harmony
🕑 Added 2025-05-18 15:24:05 +0000 UTCFinally managed to start doing new stuff the other week and though Ive been mostly just sketching things (because I have so many things I wanna do and can never decide what to do first), I wanted to finish at least one of them so Id have something to post today, and this was one I really wanted to see in full so I just went for it.
At first I wanted to do a sort of follow up to "Elegy" because that was my favorite pic of 2024 and one I looked at countless times throughout the year, so I knew I wanted something with a similar composition. Phone wallpaper sized (for my phone anyway), having her standing up and wearing some sort of gown and all that good stuff that always leads to a tasteful nude.
And although it still has its similarities, obviously it turned out to be an outdoors scene instead, because once I started messing around with the background I realized I really liked this and wanted to go with it instead. I think it still keeps the original gothic feel I was going for, but I really like that it adds the element of nature and how it all goes together (which is were the title comes from, along with it being a reference to the Within Temptation song from the album "Mother Earth").
It took me a while to nail the pose (especially the legs) and you will notice if you look at the sketch (in the attachments), I actually changed the hands pretty late into it. I care a lot about hands and I felt like I could definitely do better so I thought it would be worth putting in the effort, and yeah glad I did, because they add so much to the elegance of the pose as always.
Theres something really charming about this kind of full frontal view, without fancy angles or anything like that, it just has that classical nude look like the kind of thing youd see in a renaissance painting. Plus the natural breasts and pubic hair always add to it too, its something Ive gotten pretty addicted to lately, lol (currently coloring another pic with the bush in full view).
The colors were another thing that I kept tweaking until the last minute, and after experimenting around a bunch I decided to go with this high contrast look which is something Im always afraid of overdoing. But I think in this case because of the reddish tint and the muted colors overall, the contrast really helps it pop and it also helps create that "otherworldy" feel.
In the end even though it turned out very different from Elegy, I think I actually like this more, but of course I might be suffering from recency bias so Ill have to see how I feel about it in a few weeks/months.
As usual you can expect to see more of my characters, but Ill also be throwing in a few commissions here and there, especially those that are long due. Next up is probably the miqo'te though, since theres one Im already in the middle of coloring.
Comments
Rakanis
Good to see you back ! I'm a bit late on this one sorry. The scene give a morning walk and calm vibe, wich is very relaxing. Really like the pose and the overall color tone.
Sebill Fernon
It is beautiful soranamae! Very well done and worth all the wait for this new amazing and tasteful piece. I love her pose and the way she looks like shes about to just do a lil spin in this beautiful garden on a warm early summer day. Thw contrast of her gown against the more light background also fits so perfectly. I also like how you positioned her tail and how it almost goes around her ankle, drawing a bit attention towards her legs with the tip of it.
Soranamae
I love it when people get things from the drawing that I didnt talk about but that I also noticed, because it shows how universal body language is. I had the same thought a few times while I was working on it. Something about the pose gives it this sense of movement where she could start dancing at any moment, and thats part of why I love it.
KraftVS
The way the pose and expression is in here, it looks like she might start lightly dancing / spinning around while being in here own world so to say. And I am amazed every time of how much detail you put on these. Looks very beautiful.
