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One of my all-time favorites and a bestseller as well. This is my water mage Minami, a white Japanese-American cat from my Himeko story, with a lovely splash of her element.

This piece was pretty painstaking. I lucked out on the composition, it turned out so much more gorgeous that I had hoped for, but I had to color it to reinforce the motion. I think it worked out beautifully. I added a violet to her color scheme for the integrity of this piece, and I think it really helps. Minami was raised to refined and restrained, and I like how her formal and modest clothes contrast with the wild freedom of the water. Water is probably my favorite element to draw, both for the color and the form.

A friend and trained art critic told me my compositions tend follow figure-8s, and that is especially clear here. I wasn't conscious of it until she pointed it out. I just knew I loved sweeping curves that feel complete and somewhat self-contained. Wings, long flowing dresses and tresses do that naturally, so no wonder that's what I focus on. If I didn't catch myself, my figure drawing homework would all look like harems from the amount of fabric I use in the background

I used Pigma Micron 005 for the inked outlines, Prismacolor colored pencils and maybe two Derwent watercolor pencils for the color, and white gel pen for the highlights. Got to make that water shine! The paper is a warm gray memory book paper, my favorite color from the five-color pack it comes in. I scan the drawings into my computer, so that makes the colors a little smoother than they really are.

Description
One of my all-time favorites and a bestseller as well. This is my water mage Minami, a white Japanese-American cat from my Himeko story, with a lovely splash of her element.

This piece was pretty painstaking. I lucked out on the composition, it turned out so much more gorgeous that I had hoped for, but I had to color it to reinforce the motion. I think it worked out beautifully. I added a violet to her color scheme for the integrity of this piece, and I think it really helps. Minami was raised to refined and restrained, and I like how her formal and modest clothes contrast with the wild freedom of the water. Water is probably my favorite element to draw, both for the color and the form.

A friend and trained art critic told me my compositions tend follow figure-8s, and that is especially clear here. I wasn't conscious of it until she pointed it out. I just knew I loved sweeping curves that feel complete and somewhat self-contained. Wings, long flowing dresses and tresses do that naturally, so no wonder that's what I focus on. If I didn't catch myself, my figure drawing homework would all look like harems from the amount of fabric I use in the background

I used Pigma Micron 005 for the inked outlines, Prismacolor colored pencils and maybe two Derwent watercolor pencils for the color, and white gel pen for the highlights. Got to make that water shine! The paper is a warm gray memory book paper, my favorite color from the five-color pack it comes in. I scan the drawings into my computer, so that makes the colors a little smoother than they really are.