Hello, hello, hello, and hello, my dear community!!! 😘

Back again with you all! This time, I want to show you another design I created for @radaquest. After several thumbnails to clear my ideas, I focused (or rather, I got interested) in creating something with a more Asian touch specifically Japanese.

I love Japanese culture YEAH! and their way of being... So much so that if I had the money, I’d move there without thinking twice. But nahhh, money and I don’t get along very well… it wants to go its way, I want to go mine, and we never meet. 😁😁😁

Anyway, after many attempts because if you’ve never drawn in that style before, the day you try it for the first time, it’s crazy hard getting that resemblance to artists from that part of the world is complicated. But nahhh, I gave it a shot, and I’m satisfied, not 100%, but little by little, I’ll keep improving.

The thing is, today I wanted to introduce you to -Yureina (Whispering Shadow) - This is the first design, and if I have time, I’ll show you the second version of this same character tomorrow.

Yureina (Whispering Shadow)
Rarity: Legendary
Power: 16 Power
Faction: Shadow
Effect:
Base version: Increases attack/defence power by 5%
Extended version: Increases attack/defence power by 10%

I started with the values to define the pose. Although later I changed it several times until I found the one I liked the most. I also did a quick sketch without too much detail of the clothes and hair.	At this stage, I had already started refining things a lot more, even the face looked clearer. Though it went through several changes along the way because I kept tweaking things that didn’t quite convince me.

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I scaled it down a bit because it was way too big, and I needed space for everything else. At this point, I had already started adding some color and included the scroll, which works as a soul seal. The outfit was also getting more detailed.	Here comes the color for the dress! I also changed the skin tone and started playing a bit more with lights and shadows on the body. I hadn't worked much on the background until now, as I was adding things little by little, like the shape that was understood as the tree

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And here came more changes, basically to the whole design… I modified the facial features again, refined the hair, and adjusted the dress details. I also tweaked the scroll a bit.	Hmmmmmm for now, the hairstyle details were done, and I had finished everything missing on the dress. Just a few final touches left to call it completely done.

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For the final step, I added the background: a big Sakura tree with some petals floating in the air. I also worked on the hand seals, and after a lot of effort trying to get the Japanese calligraphy right, I finally managed to finish that part.

I also adjusted the last details on the dress, plus the traditional footwear, and just like that, I wrapped up this first design. I loved how it turned out, though I still have a long way to go to achieve the effect I want in Japanese-inspired illustrations. But little by little… "I hope" ☺️☺️☺️

Thank you all for checking out my art! I hope you liked it too. That’s it for now, but I’ll see you again very soon.

Bye bye! 🍻🍻🍻

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