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Roninwolf1981 — Sheida Prepares to Draw
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Published: 2018-12-29 04:08:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 9737; Favourites: 211; Downloads: 102
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I've been working on this drawing for the past 6 months, and I've been in-and-out with it. A lot has been happening in the intervening times: family visiting, trips to the VA clinic, bouts of depression and what-not. I've been meaning to finish this drawing, and I think she's finally done here.
Here's Sheida again, my centauride waifu-
*koff*
I mean...Turris's wife. Well...to be fair, I did create Turris in my 20-year-old-self's image back then. I gave Sheida a Native-American motif in this drawing; I was going for a Sioux-Lakota aesthetic, but being that I have no such ancestry in my family...all I can do is use references online and hope for the best. The feathers she is wearing in her headdress and tail band are from Turris's own wings (when he transforms into his Winged Harrier form). Being so in love with the little Harrier guy, she wishes to keep some of his shed feathers as mementos, as a way to always hold a part of him at all times.
Feeling that her Kentauri tribe is in immediate danger when the Oni wage war on the province Turris swore fealty to, she pledged to remain by Turris's side at all times during the war, and has proven herself time and time again in the field of battle. She feels that the Kentauri have as much to lose during this war that her presence in the Royal Guardsmen is interpreted as being the Kentauri's interest in defending their right to live in the woodlands within the Province. Whatever the case may be, Sheida feels it's best to be by her husband's side.
*Edit:
I had to change the title, as she was preparing to draw the the bow.
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Excellent line work and a graceful lovely character design, it feels balanced with a good layout flow and composition. Keep up the wonderful work my friend!
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Thank you, I intend to.
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My pleasure, I wish you great success with your artwork.
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np so what can you tell me about sheida?
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Like...what would you like to know about her?
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Everything ewe bio sheet wise and all of that jazz
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Oh man, where do I begin...
Name: Sheida
Sex: Female
Age: 28
Hair: Golden Brown (short)
Eyes: Hazel
Complexion: Medium
Physique: Athletic
Equine traits: Appaloosa/American Quarter Horse; Chestnut blanket
Tribe: Kentauri Woods Tribe
Occupation: Scout, Tribe Forager
Sheida is a member of the Kentauri Woods Tribe that inhabits the forest close to the Inner Kingdom. The Kentauri have largely kept their distance from the Inner Kingdom and seldom interacted with the humanoid populace, unless there were trades involved. This changed as the Oni began attacking the Inner Kingdom.
As a young filly, Sheida became smitten with an injured "human" that was brought in by a caravan of Gypsies; they claimed that they recovered the boy from a monastery razed to the ground by the vampire Mischeliv Al Kalir the night before, and was the sole survivor. Sheida requested custody for the boy, and began to treat his wounds. As the years rolled on, Sheida realized that this boy, Turris, was much different from humans...as she witnessed his winged transformation during a bear attack. Sheida became even more entranced and mystified by her Harrier companion. The rest of the Kentauri, on the other hand, felt threatened by Turris's transformation, and demanded that he leave the tribe. Despite Sheida's objections, Turris conceded and departed...but not before Sheida planted a big kiss on him.
Turris has since enlisted into the Royal Guard for the Inner Kingdom, and has become an apprentice to an old budo master by the name of Sashida-san. His training was interrupted one day when a forager scout for the Kentauri approached him and told him that Sheida was wrangled and taken away by the Oni. The Oni have had a history of abducting Kentauri and using them as cattle, and Sheida is their latest acquisition. Turris was compelled to take his leave from the service and rescue her from the Oni. Turris infiltrates the Oni stronghold, and discovers that Sheida has recently been bred to one of their stallions. Turris frees the captive mares and defeats the Oni guardsmen, clearing a path for the mares to return to the Kentauri tribe. The chief acknowledges Turris's heroism, and has taken notice of Sheida's infatuation with the Harrier, and decides to lift the banishment and return to the tribe whenever he wishes. Despite being welcomed back to the tribe, Turris is obligated to take his leave and return to the guard, but not before Sheida sees him off with a flirtatious farewell.
Roughly 2 years pass, and Turris was again contacted by a Kentauri forager scout; notified that Sheida is close to foaling. Turris takes his leave again to assist his friend in foaling, and his master Sashida-san requests he goes with Turris to the Kentauri tribe. As the chief and the Samurai master converse, Turris remains by Sheida's side while she edges close to foaling. Sheida gives birth to twins: 1 colt and 1 filly. It was here that Turris proposes to Sheida, to which Sheida ecstatically accepts. Turris declares his intention to take Sheida as his bride to both the Kentauri chief and his master, in which both acknowledge. Turris remained with the tribe for 4 weeks, as his step-children begin to learn how to walk and the tribe throw a ceremony to wed Sheida to her Harrier companion.
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interesting and nice story there. 
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Thanks. I always felt that there was some measure of beauty in force and power, if applied correctly.
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It suits well for a centauress.
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Well, the technical term for a female centaur is actually "centauride."
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Dang, this girl is like 1000% solid muscle. I don't think I'd want to be in opposition to her in a fight.
Which is a way of saying you did her anatomy pretty darn good, although since you've drawn her with more delicate features in the past, I'm not sure which of those is really her "correct" model now.
Something about the bow doesn't look quite right to me, and I can't put my finger on it. It's... too thick? Too long on her right side? Too... something? The bow and string are threaded under her arms properly. But it looks out-of-place a little, somehow. The quiver should probably be tilted a little more horizontally, too; she'd have to lift her left arm to pull out an arrow, which doesn't make for quick access.
Still, I have to search for things to nitpick here; that's one well-drawn badass woman, definitely not the kind of lady a wise man should mess with.
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I might have flubbed on the width of the bow, but the differences in length from the grip was intentional because the bow is supposed to be a Yumi (the daikyū variant).
Perhaps some of the basis on the exaggerated width of the bow might have come from the influence of playing Corruption of Champions in the past (referring to the way Kelt's and Edryn's bows are described in game).
I've always intended for Sheida to have a more athletic physique above the waist (but not heavy massive 'roid bodybuilder type), but I felt that was more towards the end of her story. I'm guessing the inconsistencies regarding physique could be a way of showing a progression in her journey.
As far as the quiver goes, I can admit I messed up on where that was placed. I wanted to have as little of her torso obstructed with the exception of the Native American beadwork, so I placed the quiver on the side of her withers as an attachment point was available through her waist band. Doing some amateur studies on kyudo, I've learned that the placement of the quiver is supposed to be on the right side of the hip; just behind the hip if you're right-handed.
Despite being a solid woman, she's still rather affectionate with her smol Harrier boy.
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It could still work on the left side of her hip. It just has to be hung a little more horizontally instead of more vertically, so that the arrows can be pulled out forward, under the bow, without hitting it. That isn't easy to do on a human, which is why the quiver is usually elsewhere on a human, but it's trivial on a centaur, who has a nice horizontal barrel to hang things off of.
Personally, I think I preferred the earlier drawings of her with more delicate features, but there's nothing wrong with a warrior woman.
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Tremendous pose, anatomy and gear. The character communicates focused, intense emotion. Great angle and perspective. Comment duly made, a Favorite!
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Thank you.
I remember drawing her with a Yumi in the past, and I've never been able to reimagine her with any other weapon...other than a spear. I definitely wanted to try out an expression of focus on her, since a lot of work I've done of her was a bit on the cheesecake side.
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Beautiful need not mean or imply harmless.
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You got a good point, there.
Besides, she's a big girl.
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I think that was meant for me...
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She looks a little bit new, and little bit old. Nice touch! I wonder if she can wear Eskimo-like clothing, whenever she went to something colder in the mountains or in the Arctic?
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Wouldn't be too far off. Her tribe isn't known to migrate far beyond the provincial forest, but...given that there are times she refuses to leave Turris's side, she may follow him to the mountain range should his garrison be given orders to patrol the mountain border.
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...unless I completely misinterpreted what your original comment was about.
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NOICE! I can’t draw a horse to save my life, let alone a centaur that looks this good.
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To this day, I still have to use references. The toughest part in drawing centaurides is the junction point between her human hips and the equine shoulders. Beyond that, there's also the matter of sizing her horse bottom; I wanted her body to be comparable in size to real-life horses and not downsize her just for her hips to be flush with her equine shoulders...and her horse body should follow the same dimensions as the horse she's based on: Quarter Horse Appaloosas (meaning her hindquarters are heavy in muscle).
Once I got the anatomy down, the next question was "how to dress her up." I was rather tempted to do her in the nude, but given how many times I've gone over her frame with pencils for the Native American beadwork, the imprints will be very noticeable should I redraw her.
I am so in love with her.
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